UEFA EURO 2024 (63 Viewers)

[CCFCSteve]

So if both games end in a draw in group E and either Czechia or Georgia win we play 3rd in E?

This stuff fries my brain. Just expand the tournament to 32 teams FFS,ight as well, gives 8 shit nations a go and avoids this 3rd place bollocks

I think so. Have to keep referring back to the screen shot …I’m a simple man and this is confusing

 

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

gives 8 shit nations a go

I mean even Scotland made this one to be fair

 

[Liquid Gold]

None of the top teams are doing well apart from Germany and maybe Portugal.

I think it’s the groups allowing third place teams through. None of them are putting top effort in cos they know they can bimble through on minimum effort.

Hopefully that’s what England have done and will turn it on in knockouts. Doesn’t look like it though.

 

[oscillatewildly]

What an absolutely mad group - Somebody is likely to be eliminated on 4 pts.

 

[Alkhen]

None of the top teams are doing well apart from Germany and maybe Portugal.

I think it’s the groups allowing third place teams through. None of them are putting top effort in cos they know they can bimble through on minimum effort.

Hopefully that’s what England have done and will turn it on in knockouts. Doesn’t look like it though.

Southgate master plan to lull teams into a false sense of security

 

[Nick]

Cheeky shot from the corner. Nearly caught the keeper out.

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

So if both games end in a draw in group E and either Czechia or Georgia win we play 3rd in E?

This stuff fries my brain. Just expand the tournament to 32 teams FFS,ight as well, gives 8 shit nations a go and avoids this 3rd place bollocks

I honestly think it’s ruining the group stages at the Euros. To reflect on last nights game, but this applies elsewhere too, Slovenia were happy for a draw even if they finished 3rd place.

In this round of games, Romania and Slovakia both know they’re through irrespective of that happens in the other game.

Ironically, Belgium’s coach is highly regarded and they’re likely to finish second in the only group ranked lower than ours.

 

[Evo1883]

I honestly think it’s ruining the group stages at the Euros. To reflect on last nights game, but this applies elsewhere too, Slovenia were happy for a draw even if they finished 3rd place.

In this round of games, Romania and Slovakia both know they’re through irrespective of that happens in the other game.

Ironically, Belgium’s coach is highly regarded and they’re likely to finish second in the only group ranked lower than ours.

They need to go back to 4 groups( tough competition ) , or it has to be 8 (weaker competition )..

Can't have 3rd placed failures going through it's stupid

 

[oscillatewildly]

Bottom straight to top gone in that chance.

 

[robbiekeane]

honestly think it’s ruining the group stages at the Euros. To reflect on last nights game, but this applies elsewhere too, Slovenia were happy for a draw even if they finished 3rd place.

I agree. Get rid of the 3rd placed teams nonsense. Top two go through again. Will make teams stop playing chess and actually play attacking football trying to win games

 

[Tommo1993]

Bottom straight to top gone in that chance.

Thought it was Kasey Palmer, had to rub my eyes. Straight at the keeper.

 

[Evo1883]

Belgium are also not very good

 

[oscillatewildly]

Belgium are also not very good

We genuinely are in very good company.

 

[Evo1883]

We genuinely are in very good company.

How they are 3rd in the world is beyond me

 

[Nick]

We genuinely are in very good company.

Kompany?

 

[Nick]

That game was boring.

 

[Evo1883]

Think it's been a competition without much quality at all this year ... really is a poor tournament compared to years ago

 

[Mucca Mad Boys]

I agree. Get rid of the 3rd placed teams nonsense. Top two go through again. Will make teams stop playing chess and actually play attacking football trying to win games

They need to go back to 4 groups( tough competition ) , or it has to be 8 (weaker competition )..

Can't have 3rd placed failures going through it's stupid

Realistically, UEFA will only expand it and I’m not against that, but let’s reduce the qualification process because I agree the competition would be weaker.

It’s fundamentally unfair, for example, that the teams in the later groups know exactly what they need to progress so it becomes like a chess match and not in a good way.

It really irritates me that all the weaker teams are happy to have 20-30% possession to force draws. Compare to the World Cup where we battered Wales because they needed a result against us.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

So it seems to me we will play the Netherlands unless Czechia beat Portugal by 2 and Turkey win.

 

[Evo1883]

 

[xcraigx]

Georgia need to beat Portugal by 2 or more and Czechia need to beat Turkey. I think it's fair to say we will be playing the Dutch.

 

[oscillatewildly]

How they are 3rd in the world is beyond me

Who is?

 

[Evo1883]

Who is?

Belgium

 

[oscillatewildly]

Belgium

I didn't know that. Then again, we were constantly in the top 5 for so long, for god knows what reason.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Georgia need to beat Portugal by 2 or more and Czechia need to beat Turkey. I think it's fair to say we will be playing the Dutch.

I reckon the Czech Republic beat Turkey.....

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

I didn't know that. Then again, we were constantly in the top 5 for so long, for god knows what reason.

England were fifa ranked 4th at start of the tournament....they're 5th now

 

[oscillatewildly]

England were fifa ranked 4th at start of the tournament....they're 5th now

 

[oscillatewildly]

For anybody who doesn't know (I didn't) Czech v Turkey is on Dave.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

if we play holland we lose

 

[Liquid Gold]

Come on Czechia. Give us a piss easy route.

 

[Earlsdon_Skyblue1]

if we play holland we lose

They aren't very good at all and figuratively we should win quite easily.

It's more about us playing ourselves. Put in a performance like yesterday and we will indeed lose.

 

[SeaSeeEffCee]

To be honest I’d rather we play the Netherlands as opposed to Slovakia at this point. We need a proper test to see whether we’ll sink or swim. Play Slovakia and we’ll probably just scab our way past them playing like we have done and then get whacked by Italy or the Swiss in the quarters.

 

[CCFCSteve]

Think it's been a competition without much quality at all this year ... really is a poor tournament compared to years ago

I think it’s only fair to judge when the tournaments over. The set up has encouraged a pretty flat third round of games. Having said that I thought the first round of games was better than usual, when everyones usually just trying not to be beaten

The real tournament begins at the knock outs

 

[Evo1883]

Straight forward goal

 

[Alkhen]

Comms just said that Eng would play Slovenia if Georgia win... I have zero idea if that is true