Men's Football UEFA European Championship 2024

[vlad 285]

8 hours ago, hckošice said:

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Draw between SVK - ROU, Ukraine win and Belgium go home....what about that?

[heywoodu 13,811]

Dutch TV had a piece on why the Netherlands is so godawful at penalty shootouts, losing 6 out of 8 in World Cups and European championships. The hit rate of penalties isn't that bad, but the stoppage rate is horrible, basically lower than any other top European country. However, we have Bart Verbruggen now, and the show called upon giving him an international reputation as a penalty killer (which he is, he stopped three of Ludogorets' penalties in European competition last year, in one shootout!) and made an English-language video with 10 Bart Verbruggen facts for all non-Dutch people to know and fear  

 

If you're bored, the English part starts at 7:00 or so.

 

Edited Tuesday at 02:44 PM by heywoodu

[heywoodu 13,811]

Also, I must say I really missed the 'Orange marches'  

 

Last time was probably 2012, since after that we had 2014 (too far away), 2016 and 2018 (not qualified), 2021 (too spread around to feel like a tournament) and 2022 (Qatar, so yeah). 

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Thagard 45]

Anyone fancy this scenario?

 

Denmark beats Serbia, England "destroy" Slovenia (sorry for our Slovenian users), Turkye beats Czechia and Cristiano Ronaldo help Portugal beating Georgia by scoring at least a brace.

 

Thus Modric' Croatia goes on.

[AsensioWillemsen 134]

Just now, Thagard said:

Anyone fancy this scenario?

 

Denmark beats Serbia, England "destroy" Slovenia (sorry for our Slovenian users), Turkye beats Czechia and Cristiano Ronaldo help Portugal beating Georgia by scoring at least a brace.

 

Thus Modric' Croatia goes on.

Won’t happen because Portugal then plays Croatia. They will just draw against Georgia if this scenario looms.

[kungshamra71 723]

6 minutes ago, AsensioWillemsen said:

Won’t happen because Portugal then plays Croatia. They will just draw against Georgia if this scenario looms.

Since group win is already done I’m really expecting a match with the “second squad”, so without the best players.

 

that being said, it still might be possible that Ronaldo plays because he might want to score to beat some other record that he still has not beaten 

[Thagard 45]

Of course, anything is possible but it's hard for me to see Georgia being any trouble for Portugal.

 

I'd rather bet of Weghorst becoming the top goalscorer coming as substitute in every single match up to the final.

[hckošice 13,646]

Own Goal is having one hell of tournament this year

[thepharoah 2,385]

 

 

[kungshamra71 723]

1 hour ago, kungshamra71 said:

Since group win is already done I’m really expecting a match with the “second squad”, so without the best players.

 

that being said, it still might be possible that Ronaldo plays because he might want to score to beat some other record that he still has not beaten 

This was confirmed btw, Ronaldo will be in the starting squad against Georgia as well.