Euro 2012: Who's Cheering For Whom?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the Euro 2012 football tournament, focusing on participants' support for various national teams, their expectations for match outcomes, and reactions to ongoing games. The conversation includes personal anecdotes, team performances, and predictions, reflecting a mix of enthusiasm and disappointment among fans.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express support for the Netherlands and Portugal, noting their challenging position in the tournament's "group of death."
  • Others mention their support for teams like Germany, the Republic of Ireland, and Denmark, highlighting varying levels of optimism based on recent performances.
  • Concerns are raised about Spain's lineup and effectiveness, particularly regarding their lack of strikers.
  • Participants discuss the implications of match outcomes, with some predicting that Germany may perform strongly against the Netherlands.
  • There are mixed feelings about the performance of teams like Sweden and Ukraine, with some praising Ukraine's improvement during their match.
  • Comments about the unpredictability of matches, such as the potential for Denmark to win against Portugal, are shared.
  • Participants reflect on the significance of individual player performances, such as Antonio Di Natale's impact as a striker.
  • Some express a general ambivalence towards international football, preferring club football, while still engaging with the tournament.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express differing views on team performances and match predictions, indicating that multiple competing perspectives remain without a consensus on which teams will succeed.

Contextual Notes

Participants' opinions are influenced by recent match results and personal biases towards their favorite teams, leading to a variety of predictions and expectations that may not align with actual outcomes.

Who May Find This Useful

Fans of Euro 2012, sports analysts, and individuals interested in football discussions may find this thread engaging due to the diverse opinions and predictions shared by participants.

  • #31
Good result for Poland I reckon. Was a good goal by Blaszczykowski as well. Probably the best of the tournament so far.
 
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  • #32
I didn't see the first half, but I watched the second half in my office with a Polish mathematician. He was happy when Poland scored their nice equalizer, but I was quite surprised when he then said that he hoped the game would end in a draw. He seemed to care more about the actions of fans than the actual game result, and he felt that a draw would be best for both sets of fans.
 
  • #33
This EU tournament is not obliging to my rules, almost none of my predictions are coming true :frown:
 
  • #34
Monique said:
This EU tournament is not obliging to my rules, almost none of my predictions are coming true :frown:

So which ones *did* come true? :biggrin:
 
  • #35
Grpmhf, only one: Germany-Portugal 1-0. For tomorrow I wrote down Netherlands-Germany 0-1, now I hope I'm wrong about that! :biggrin:

The previous EU and World championships I was 1st place in correctly predicting the outcome, which made me think I could earn some serious money placing bets.. good thing that I didn't have time to do so :smile:
 
  • #36
George Jones said:
He seemed to care more about the actions of fans

I am not surprised. It wasn't a pleasant day in Warsaw and it is probably not going to be a pleasant night. Russians worked hard for several hundred years to loose our sympathy and they are definitely not seen here as a friendly nation, so they are an obvious target for our hooligans. And while the huge majority of Russian fans came here came just for fun and soccer, some came looking for troubles. It was a no-win situation from the very beginning, tensions started weeks ago (or in 16th century, depending on how general you want to be). From what I know already around 100 people were stopped by police (mostly Polish but not only).
 
  • #37
Poland v. Russia was probably the best game I have seen so far and what a goal from Poland! The Russian left back in particular was doing a good job.

Netherlands v. Germany should be a good one tonight, I like the way both teams play.
 
  • #38
Muhahahahahaha! Portugal beat Denmark, which is good for us Dutch people.

<.<

>.>

...Now we only need to not lose to Germany. :rolleyes:
 
  • #39
Hm...
Monique said:
For tomorrow I wrote down Netherlands-Germany 0-1, now I hope I'm wrong about that! :biggrin:
...You will be. It's 0-2 now. :frown:
 
  • #40
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  • #41
1-2! :approve: I'd say a few more things about what those Germans could do with that football, but I don't want Evo to ban me. o:)

Hup Holland hup! :biggrin:
 
  • #42
Sigh. I hate to say it, but the Germans really deserved to win this match.
 
  • #43
:frown:
 
  • #44
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We didn't deserve to lose. Not that we were better, but we were not worse.
 
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  • #45
The results from today's matches were ... bizarre. Russia is out, Greece is in? Whoa!
 
  • #46
Borek said:
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We didn't deserve to lose. Not that we were better, but we were not worse.

If you have any influence in the UEFA, would you also tell them about the Danish for us disillusioned Dutch people? :wink:

D H said:
The results from today's matches were ... bizarre. Russia is out, Greece is in? Whoa!

They'll most likely have to play against the Germans in the quarter-finals. That's bound to become an interesting match. :biggrin:
 
  • #47
Well, that's that. Portugal - not altogether surprisingly - beats Holland and goes to the quarter-finals (congrats, Infinitum :wink:). Germany, too, wins.
 
  • #48
Would you believe it? Germany beaten by Italy?
 
  • #49
Germany looked good, real good for the first 10 minutes. Games last 90 minutes.
 
  • #50
Borek said:
Would you believe it? Germany beaten by Italy?

History wasn't exactly on their side. :wink:

Admittedly, I thought Germany would win at the beginning. But after 90 minutes, I was rather surprised Italy didn't score more than 2 goals.

D H said:
Germany looked good, real good for the first 10 minutes. Games last 90 minutes.
The last two minutes were pretty exciting, too.
 
  • #51
Borek said:
Would you believe it? Germany beaten by Italy?

I was betting on Germany too, but Pirlo did a really awesome job assisting that first goal.

Overall I believe Italy deserved to win :smile:
 
  • #52
I love France,but they were shut out :(
 
  • #53
It's only ten minutes in, but I really like the pace of this final.
 
  • #54
Italy out of luck.
 
  • #55
Man, I forgot all about the final match. :(
 
  • #56
To summarise: it was a really cool final. Spain scored 1-0, and were better, but Italy weren't bad either. Just before the end of the first half, Spain made the 2-0. Italy got of to a reasonably good start in the second half, but Spain was still quite clearly the better team. Italy used up their third and final substitute at (I think) approximately 20 minutes into the second half, but had to continue playing with only 10 players when this very player got an injury to his hamstring. After that, Spain totally demolished Italy, ending the match in an impressive 4-0.

I'm convinced this was one of the most enjoyable finals I've watched, even though I was silently hoping Italy would win. :)
 

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