Euro 2004 thread

[TurboSmoke]

Hey folks...at the moment its just the qualifying stages....

Because the finals are to be held in Portugal, they automatically qualify for the final..

This is the deal from UEFA:

Ten groups :
UEFA has decided that the qualifying competition shall be staged in ten groups of five teams, with the qualifying matches to be played on the ten allocated international matchdays between September 2002 and October 2003.

Five play-offs :
The ten group winners will qualify automatically for the final tournament. The ten runners-up will take part in five play-off matches on a home-and-away basis in 15 and 19 November 2003, with the five winners progressing to the finals.

Final tournament :
In the final tournament, which will take place between 12 June and 4 July 2004, the 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarter-finals, with a knockout system in force from that stage.

who are your favourites to win....here are the teams..

Group 1
Cyprus
France
Israel
Malta
Slovenia

Group 2
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Denmark
Luxembourg
Norway
Romania

Group 3
Austria
Belarus
Czech Republic
Moldova
Netherlands

Group 4
Hungary
Latvia
Poland
San Marino
Sweden

Group 5
Faroe Islands
Germany
Iceland
Lithuania
Scotland

Group 6
Armenia
Greece
Northern Ireland
Spain
Ukraine

Group 7
England
F.Y.R. Macedonia
Liechtenstein
Slovakia
Turkey

Group 8
Andorra
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia

Group 9
Azerbaijan
Finland
Italy
Serbia and Montenegro
Wales

Group 10
Albania
Georgia
Republic of Ireland
Russia
Switzerland

 

[Sheron]

Spain ended 2nd of its group and must play the play-off.
Last Saturday played Spain-Armenia and Greece-Northern Ireland.
My team won 3-0 but they could have been 15-X because the failed lots of oportunities.
Nothern Ireland only had to draw the game or win (win?) against Greece. Northern Ireland hadn't made a goal for 13 matches (more than a year), and I saw both matches at the same time (TV and PC), and then I understand why the N. Irelands haven't made a goal in 14 matches. They're awful players, as a team they don't play bad, but the net is the right place if you don't want to get hurt by the ball.

 

[TurboSmoke]

Originally posted by Sheron
Spain ended 2nd of its group and must play the play-off.
Last Saturday played Spain-Armenia and Greece-Northern Ireland.
My team won 3-0 but they could have been 15-X because the failed lots of oportunities.
Nothern Ireland only had to draw the game or win (win?) against Greece. Northern Ireland hadn't made a goal for 13 matches (more than a year), and I saw both matches at the same time (TV and PC), and then I understand why the N. Irelands haven't made a goal in 14 matches. They're awful players, as a team they don't play bad, but the net is the right place if you don't want to get hurt by the ball.

yeah, its a shame about NI...there just not on form these days...

my team (scotland) are alos in the play offs...against Holland....

i have hopes for a win, but we shall have to wait and see...

we performed well against Germany who must be one of the favourites to win....i hope it wasnt a fluke

my other favourite teams are Sweden and Czech Republic

i hope they do well..

 

[Sheron]

I don't know who's against Spain in the play-offs.

 

[TurboSmoke]

Originally posted by Sheron
I don't know who's against Spain in the play-offs.

check out http://www.euro2004.com/competitions/euro/index.html

maybe it hasnt been drawn yet...

Spanish football has a big following in the UK....we always wish Spain well....

EDIT:

it was drawn today...you got Norway....a tough one...

 

[Sheron]

Tough?? You doesn't know who's Raul.

 

[TurboSmoke]

Originally posted by Sheron
Tough?? You doesn't know who's Raul.

yeah i know...you got the best players Sheron....but Norway are a tought and resiliant side....they can beat anyone if they put thier minds to it.....but i would have to put my money on Spain on that one:

Norway 1 - 3 Spain

 

[Sheron]

mmmm.... I say 4-2. They're tough.

BTW we're keeping alive the "football" thread. 👍

 

[TurboSmoke]

Originally posted by Sheron
mmmm.... I say 4-2. They're tough.

BTW we're keeping alive the "football" thread. 👍

you mean you'll lose 4-2?...okay...

yes we keep this forum alive...i think you and I should moderate it...there are just too many people interested in damn console gaming on this board.....

 

[Sheron]

Originally posted by TurboSmoke
you mean you'll lose 4-2?...okay...

yes we keep this forum alive...i think you and I should moderate it...there are just too many people interested in damn console gaming on this board.....

Spain loosing? And who the hell is going to stop Scotland then?
I meant 2-4. Hey! The players are going to freeze in Norway.


In fact this site was made thinking about the Gran Turismo series.
And just notice there's no specific moderator in this "football" thread.

 

[Sheron]

Finally Spain won 2-1 vs. Norway.
In the last 5 minutes, Spanish team arrived far more times than in the other 85.

TurboSmoke: Your team won 1-0.

 

[Sheron]

Now I'm happy and I'm sad (all together).
The Spanish team won in Norway 0-3, and they'll be at Portugal's Eurocup. But Spain sub21 lost against Sweeden and won't be at Athens' Olympics 2004.

And TurboSmoke, your team won't be at Portugal, what a pity!

 

[Race Idiot]

Heh Holland 6, Scotland 0.

So it's an agrogate score of Holland 6 Scotland 1.


Oh and Wales lost to Russia, which I watched I was kinda hoping they'd beat Russia at home in the second leg.

 

[TurboSmoke]

Spain

Scotland

TurboSmoke

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

Liverpool is out.

 

[MistaY]

Originally posted by DRIFT4EVA
Liverpool is out.

That's the Uefa cup, not euro 2004.