UEFA Euro 2021 But Yet Somehow Still Euro 2020 Finals

[NAXEHT]

Brutal to lose with ~120 seconds left. Awful. But that horrible tackle by Danielson at that point in the match is such a poor decision by him. Made us lose, no doubt. Super clear red card. Congrats, Ukraine.

 

[eran0004]

Sweden started well but ran out of steam after 75 minutes or so. 90-120 was brutal, injuries everywhere. The red card was well deserved. Congratulations to Ukraine.

I predict England vs Italy in the final. Would love to see Denmark make it all the way though.

 

[Dreadmed]

Are these teams going to go play in the Olympics also?

No, I believe there's an age limit for teams fielded in the Olympics (<23/24?), with an exception for 2 or 3 players over that limit which (naturally) rules out a sizeable majority of those currently playing in this tournament.

 

[Milouse]

I wonder if the teams frome the group of death are falling apart due to, not only dhaving less time to rest between the group stage and last 16, but also the way that group was comprised of high intensity games until the end, where literally no team had an easy game, compared to the other groups.

I also heard that France would "up his game" once they got out of the group, and yet it didn't happened.

France played two group games in very hot condition - so hot that the UEFA inserted refreshing pauses during the game.
I'm used to see Mbappe play (like once a week), and i never saw him look this tired, and it was very early in the yesterday game.
France has been unbalanced by a lot of injuries in group stage, which led Deschamps to change his system during the first half against Switzerland to adapt to players, using Lenglet in defense despite him not having played one single minute for a month - he's responsible for the first Switzerland goal and was replaced at half-time. Once France switched back to its usual system in second half, despite Rabiot moving to an unusual position, France was back on track. Stats show 26 attempts at goal, not bad at all...
The major error occurred in the last 15 minutes, as the team didn't choose between keeping his pressure and pace to continue to overwhelm Switzerland, or lock the game and switch full defense. They took the middle path and got what they (and Switzerland) deserved.

 

[Famine]

As a light illustration of the madness, here's the current table if the tournament was a league, and taking results at 90 minutes (but counting all goals):

1 -

Belgium - P4 - W4 D0 L0 - +8 -1 GD+7 - 12pt
2 -

Italy - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +9 -1 GD+8 - 10pt
3 -

England - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +4 -0 GD+4 - 10pt
4 -

Netherlands - P4 - W3 D0 L1 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 9pt
5 -

Sweden - P4 - W2 D2 L0 - +5 -4 GD+1 - 8pt
6 -

Czech Republic - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -2 GD+3 - 7pt
7 -

Austria - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -5 GD0 - 7pt
8 -

Spain - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +11 -4 GD+6 - 6pt
9 -

Denmark - P4 - W2 D0 L2 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 6pt
10 -

France - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +7 -6 GD+1 - 6pt
11=

Switzerland - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
11=

Croatia - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
13 -

Portugal - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +7 -7 GD0 - 4pt
14 -

Germany - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +6 -7 GD-1 - 4pt
15 -

Ukraine - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +5 -6 GD-1 - 4pt
16 -

Wales - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +3 -5 GD-2 - 4pt
17 -

Finland - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +1 -3 GD-2 - 3pt
18=

Slovakia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
18=

Russia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
20 -

Hungary - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +3 -6 GD-3 - 2pt
21 -

Poland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +4 -6 GD-2 - 1pt
22 -

Scotland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +1 -5 GD-4 - 1pt
23 -

North Macedonia - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +2 -8 GD-6 - 0pt
24 -

Turkey - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +1 -8 GD-7 - 0pt

And then split by tournament stage progress, so teams that got further in the competition are ranked ahead of those that didn't:

1 -

Belgium - P4 - W4 D0 L0 - +8 -1 GD+7 - 12pt
2 -

Italy - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +9 -1 GD+8 - 10pt
3 -

England - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +4 -0 GD+4 - 10pt
4 -

Czech Republic - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -2 GD+3 - 7pt
5 -

Spain - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +11 -4 GD+6 - 6pt
6 -

Denmark - P4 - W2 D0 L2 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 6pt
7 -

Switzerland - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
8 -

Ukraine - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +5 -6 GD-1 - 4pt
9 -

Netherlands - P4 - W3 D0 L1 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 9pt
10 -

Sweden - P4 - W2 D2 L0 - +5 -4 GD+1 - 8pt
11 -

Austria - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -5 GD0 - 7pt
12 -

France - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +7 -6 GD+1 - 6pt
13 -

Croatia - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
14 -

Portugal - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +7 -7 GD0 - 4pt
15 -

Germany - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +6 -7 GD-1 - 4pt
16 -

Wales - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +3 -5 GD-2 - 4pt
17 -

Finland - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +1 -3 GD-2 - 3pt
18=

Slovakia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
18=

Russia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
20 -

Hungary - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +3 -6 GD-3 - 2pt
21 -

Poland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +4 -6 GD-2 - 1pt
22 -

Scotland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +1 -5 GD-4 - 1pt
23 -

North Macedonia - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +2 -8 GD-6 - 0pt
24 -

Turkey - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +1 -8 GD-7 - 0pt

That second one shows very clearly that Netherlands, the best eliminated team, have as many points as the two worst remaining teams combined... and a better goal difference!


Also all four Euro 2016 semi-finalists are now out - and only one quarter-finalist will survive, as Italy face Belgium...

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Tough on Sweden to lose in the 120th minute like that, it was a bad tackle but it looked like he went for the ball and just followed through, it always looks worse in slow-mo.

Last 16 done, and what a few days that was! Quarter finals start on Friday.

 

[JoeDaSnow]

Tough on Sweden to lose in the 120th minute like that, it was a bad tackle but it looked like he went for the ball and just followed through, it always looks worse in slow-mo.

Last 16 done, and what a few days that was! Quarter finals start on Friday.

...and the quarterfinals are now set for Friday and Saturday.

 

[Dreadmed]

I'm going to miss Jochi's antics.

 

[andrea]

Welp this is the last time we'll have to watch him sniff his finger-balls.

 

[TexRex]

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I'm going to miss Jochi's antics.

Did he...did he just pick a booger and eat it?

[vomits a little bit in mouth]

 

[dacc10]

France played two group games in very hot condition - so hot that the UEFA inserted refreshing pauses during the game.
I'm used to see Mbappe play (like once a week), and i never saw him look this tired, and it was very early in the yesterday game.
France has been unbalanced by a lot of injuries in group stage, which led Deschamps to change his system during the first half against Switzerland to adapt to players, using Lenglet in defense despite him not having played one single minute for a month - he's responsible for the first Switzerland goal and was replaced at half-time. Once France switched back to its usual system in second half, despite Rabiot moving to an unusual position, France was back on track. Stats show 26 attempts at goal, not bad at all...
The major error occurred in the last 15 minutes, as the team didn't choose between keeping his pressure and pace to continue to overwhelm Switzerland, or lock the game and switch full defense. They took the middle path and got what they (and Switzerland) deserved.

Now pair that with 3 highly demanding games very close between eachother, 2 of them against top opposition and 2 of them with the opponents having home advantage. Pair that with being the group with less time to rest between the group stage and Last 16, and then, atleast Portugal and Germany, facing top opposition that were already through to the last 16 after their 2nd group game, so they could rest some key players if needed. Not to mention that atleast England played at home.

Funny how Italy had been the most consistent team in the group stage, yet once they play a game away from home, they struggle a lot.

 

[Dreadmed]

Did he...did he just pick a booger and eat it?

[vomits a little bit in mouth]

Only he can answer that...

 

[Whitestar]

Did he...did he just pick a booger and eat it?

[vomits a little bit in mouth]

It's not the first time. He has a habit of picking and flicking.

 

[dacc10]

He is known for doing stuff like that. There's one where he sniffs is a** and then smells it in the middle of a game.

 

[Touring Mars]

England have become Joachim Low's bogey team.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Famine]

Did he...did he just pick a booger and eat it?

[vomits a little bit in mouth]

No, definitely not.

It was a bogey.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

It was only a small sampler, an appetizer perhaps.

 

[TexRex]

It was only a small sampler, an appetizer perhaps.

Finger food.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

20.6 million in the UK watched the England game yesterday, if you add the streams from BBC iPlayer the figure goes up to over 27 million, massive number!

 

[Brend]

As a light illustration of the madness, here's the current table if the tournament was a league, and taking results at 90 minutes (but counting all goals):

1 -

Belgium - P4 - W4 D0 L0 - +8 -1 GD+7 - 12pt
2 -

Italy - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +9 -1 GD+8 - 10pt
3 -

England - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +4 -0 GD+4 - 10pt
4 -

Netherlands - P4 - W3 D0 L1 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 9pt
5 -

Sweden - P4 - W2 D2 L0 - +5 -4 GD+1 - 8pt
6 -

Czech Republic - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -2 GD+3 - 7pt
7 -

Austria - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -5 GD0 - 7pt
8 -

Spain - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +11 -4 GD+6 - 6pt
9 -

Denmark - P4 - W2 D0 L2 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 6pt
10 -

France - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +7 -6 GD+1 - 6pt
11=

Switzerland - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
11=

Croatia - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
13 -

Portugal - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +7 -7 GD0 - 4pt
14 -

Germany - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +6 -7 GD-1 - 4pt
15 -

Ukraine - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +5 -6 GD-1 - 4pt
16 -

Wales - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +3 -5 GD-2 - 4pt
17 -

Finland - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +1 -3 GD-2 - 3pt
18=

Slovakia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
18=

Russia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
20 -

Hungary - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +3 -6 GD-3 - 2pt
21 -

Poland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +4 -6 GD-2 - 1pt
22 -

Scotland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +1 -5 GD-4 - 1pt
23 -

North Macedonia - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +2 -8 GD-6 - 0pt
24 -

Turkey - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +1 -8 GD-7 - 0pt

And then split by tournament stage progress, so teams that got further in the competition are ranked ahead of those that didn't:

1 -

Belgium - P4 - W4 D0 L0 - +8 -1 GD+7 - 12pt
2 -

Italy - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +9 -1 GD+8 - 10pt
3 -

England - P4 - W3 D1 L0 - +4 -0 GD+4 - 10pt
4 -

Czech Republic - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -2 GD+3 - 7pt
5 -

Spain - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +11 -4 GD+6 - 6pt
6 -

Denmark - P4 - W2 D0 L2 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 6pt
7 -

Switzerland - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
8 -

Ukraine - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +5 -6 GD-1 - 4pt
9 -

Netherlands - P4 - W3 D0 L1 - +8 -4 GD+4 - 9pt
10 -

Sweden - P4 - W2 D2 L0 - +5 -4 GD+1 - 8pt
11 -

Austria - P4 - W2 D1 L1 - +5 -5 GD0 - 7pt
12 -

France - P4 - W1 D3 L0 - +7 -6 GD+1 - 6pt
13 -

Croatia - P4 - W1 D2 L1 - +7 -8 GD-1 - 5pt
14 -

Portugal - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +7 -7 GD0 - 4pt
15 -

Germany - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +6 -7 GD-1 - 4pt
16 -

Wales - P4 - W1 D1 L2 - +3 -5 GD-2 - 4pt
17 -

Finland - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +1 -3 GD-2 - 3pt
18=

Slovakia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
18=

Russia - P3 - W1 D0 L2 - +2 -7 GD-5 - 3pt
20 -

Hungary - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +3 -6 GD-3 - 2pt
21 -

Poland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +4 -6 GD-2 - 1pt
22 -

Scotland - P3 - W0 D1 L2 - +1 -5 GD-4 - 1pt
23 -

North Macedonia - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +2 -8 GD-6 - 0pt
24 -

Turkey - P3 - W0 D0 L3 - +1 -8 GD-7 - 0pt

That second one shows very clearly that Netherlands, the best eliminated team, have as many points as the two worst remaining teams combined... and a better goal difference!


Also all four Euro 2016 semi-finalists are now out - and only one quarter-finalist will survive, as Italy face Belgium...

We're better than 2 teams! Get the open top bus out. 😂

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Quarter final schedule.

Friday.
Switzerland v Spain (5pm, St Petersburg ITV)
Belgium v Italy (8pm Munich BBC)

Saturday.
Czech Republic v Denmark (5pm Baku ITV)
Ukraine v England (8pm Rome BBC)

 

[Liquid]

I am, of course, devastated and fuming at being pumped and dumped 0-4 by Denmark but, given the circumstances, Wales exceeded all of my expectations with a squad very much in a generational transition.

 

[sirjim73]

Finger lickin' good

 

[Jimlaad43]

10 minutes in and Spain are already running rings around Switzerland. 0-1 to the Spanish after a deflected Alba shot. Will they get mods or can Switzerland get back into the game?

 

[andrea]

Here's your halftime entertainment.

 

[Touring Mars]

Whoever came up with this absurd new rule for not calling offsides immediately should be disciplined... preferably by the North Korean military.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Oh dear. Spain gifting away a comedy opener for their opponent for the second match in a row.

 

[Touring Mars]

Great finish though, lovely composure from the assist and a clean finish from Shaqiri... lovely stuff, and I have him in my FF team too 😘

 

[andrea]

English refs at it again.