UEFA European Championship 2012 - Official thread

[BettingHandle]

COMPLETE EURO 2012 FIXTURE GUIDE

Friday, June 8
Warsaw, Group A: Poland v Greece (17:00)
Wroclaw, Group A: Russia v Czech Republic (19:45)

Saturday, June 9
Kharkiv, Group B: Holland v Denmark (17:00)
Lviv, Group B: Germany v Portugal (19:45)

Sunday, June 10
Gdansk, Group C: Spain v Italy (17:00)
Poznan, Group C: Republic of Ireland v Croatia (19:45)

Monday, June 11
Donetsk, Group D: France v England (17:00)
Kiev, Group D: Ukraine v Sweden (19:45)

Tuesday, June 12
Wroclaw, Group A: Greece v Czech Republic (17:00)
Warsaw, Group A: Poland v Russia (19:45)

Wednesday, June 13
Lviv, Group B: Denmark v Portugal (1700)
Kharkiv, Group B: Holland v Germany (1945)

Thursday, June 14
Poznan, Group C: Italy v Croatia (17:00)
Gdansk, Group C: Spain v Republic of Ireland (19:45)

Friday, June 15
Kiev, Group D: Sweden v England (17:00)
Donetsk, Group D: Ukraine v France (19:45)

Saturday, June 16
Wroclaw, Group A: Czech Republic v Poland (19:45)
Warsaw, Group A: Greece v Russia (19:45)

Sunday, June 17
Kharkiv, Group B: Portugal v Holland (19:45)
Lviv, Group B: Denmark v Germany (19:45)

Monday, June 18
Gdansk, Group C: Croatia v Spain (19:45)
Poznan, Group C: Italy v Republic of Ireland (19:45)

Tuesday, June 19
Donetsk, Group D: England v Ukraine (19:45)
Kiev, Group D: Sweden v France (19:45)

QUARTER-FINALS
Thursday, June 21
QF1: Warsaw: Winner A v Runner-up B (19:45)

Friday, June 22
QF2: Gdansk: Winner B v Runner-up A (19:45)

Saturday, June 23
QF3: Donetsk: Winner C v Runner-up D (19:45)

Sunday, June 24
QF4: Kiev: Winner D v Runner-up C (19:45)

SEMI-FINALS
Wednesday, June 27
SF1: Donetsk: Winner QF1 v Winner QF3 (19:45)

Thursday, June 28
SF2: Warsaw: Winner QF2 v Winner QF4 (19:45)

FINAL
Sunday, July 1
Kiev: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (19:45)

* All times BST

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[stephane76]

No betting going on?

[BettingHandle]

Euro betting

Spain 5/2
Germany 10/3
Holland 7/1
England 10/1
France 12/1
Italy 14/1
Portugal 18/1
Russia 20/1
Croatia 40/1
Ukraine 40/1
Poland 50/1
Czech republic 50/1
Sweden 66/1
Ireland 80/1
Greece 80/1
Denmark 100/1

[CunningStunt]

I'm sorry, it's illegal to bet on the interweb.

You have to close your account.

Btw, Spain will win again.

[Ross]

Spain are without David Villa and perhaps a few more key players, normally I'd say they will win it easily but it could prove a bit more of a challenge this time. Germany were on good form until recently but they can pick it up when it matters.

I think it's going to be a good tournament, I'm still pitching for Spain but I wouldn't be surprised either if they got kicked out before the final.

[Bryan G]

As long as those diving bastard Italians don't win I don't care lol

[BettingHandle]

Originally Posted by Bryan G

As long as those diving bastard Italians don't win I don't care lol

have you heard for new betting scandal in Italy?

http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/...67768005.shtml

[joerudy1988]

Portugal!

[seeandsee]

I vote HOLLAND, i dont know why, but germany will fail, and also france,england,portugal,itally. Only SPAIN can mess up in!

[PR_Chi]

There is always one group that catches the eye in a major tournament and this year it is Group B, which sees some people's bankers to win the whole competition, Germany take on Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark. Each side in this group is more than capable of making it through the group of death but Germany and Portugal are arguably worthy favourites to proceed to the next round. You can count on the first game between Germany and Portugal on the 9th of June to get off to a good start. As long as Portugal play as a team instead of relying to much on Ronaldo, my vote is on Portugal to make it far.

[k0nr4d]

Obviously Poland will win. I have no idea why you left the clear winners off of your pole. Clearly you want everyone on your poll to be wrong.

[adamneve]

Italy look very strong

[lucas131]

argentina

[Ross]

Originally Posted by adamneve

Italy look very strong

Yeah when they cheat and bribe officials

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by k0nr4d

Obviously Poland will win. I have no idea why you left the clear winners off of your pole. Clearly you want everyone on your poll to be wrong.

LOL, Awww

[k0nr4d]

Originally Posted by Verbal

LOL, Awww

No no, it makes perfect sense. If he runs a betting site and doesn't let you bet onthe team that will obviously win...

[PR_Chi]

Originally Posted by Ross

Yeah when they cheat and bribe officials

lol

[Double trouble]

Voted for Holland

Originally Posted by lucas131

argentina

[BettingHandle]

France has a record of 6-1-3 since the start of 2011 in international friendlies. That includes wins over Brazil, Germany and England at Wembley.

[stephane76]

Originally Posted by BettingHandle

France has a record of 6-1-3 since the start of 2011 in international friendlies. That includes wins over Brazil, Germany and England at Wembley.

My team is looking real good this year. Not the best defense but we are looking Good up front and in the mid field

[djroof]

Easy... like 2004

[2intense]

Germany

88

[BettingHandle]

Group A
Czech Republic
Goalkeepers: Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Jaroslav Drobný (Hamburger SV) , Jan Laštůvka (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).

Defenders: Theodor Gebre Selassie (FC Slovan Liberec), Roman Hubník (Hertha BSC Berlin), Michal Kadlec (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), David Limberský (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Sivok (Beşiktaş JK), Marek Suchý (FC Spartak Moskva).

Midfielders: Vladimír Darida (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Hübschman (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Petr Jiráček (VfL Wolfsburg), Daniel Kolář (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Milan Petržela (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Václav Pilař (VfL Wolfsburg), Jaroslav Plašil (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), František Rajtoral (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Rosický (Arsenal FC).

Forwards: Milan Baroš (Galatasaray AŞ), David Lafata (FK Jablonec), Tomáš Necid (PFC CSKA Moskva), Tomáš Pekhart (1. FC Nürnberg), Jan Rezek (Anorthosis Famagusta FC).

Greece
Goalkeepers: Kostas Chalkias (PAOK FC), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Thessaloniki FC), Alexandros Tzorvas (US Città di Palermo).

Defenders: Vassilis Torossidis (Olympiacos FC), Kyriakos Papadopoulos (FC Schalke 04), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (SV Werder Bremen), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiacos FC), José Holebas (Olympiacos FC), Giorgos Tzavellas (AS Monaco FC), Stelios Malezas (PAOK FC).

Midfielders: Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos FC), Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos FC), Giannis Maniatis (Olympiacos FC), Giorgos Fotakis (PAOK FC), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens FC), Giannis Fetfatzidis (Olympiacos FC), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos FC), Kostas Fortounis (1. FC Kaiserslautern).

Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK FC), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic FC), Fanis Gekas (Samsunspor), Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens FC), Kostas Mitroglou (Atromitos FC).

Poland
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczęsny (Arsenal FC), Przemysław Tytoń (PSV Eindhoven), Grzegorz Sandomierski (KRC Genk).

Defenders: Sebastian Boenisch (SV Werder Bremen), Marcin Kamiński (KKS Lech Poznań), Damien Perquis (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard), Łukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), Marcin Wasilewski (RSC Anderlecht), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warszawa), Grzegorz Wojtkowiak (KKS Lech Poznań).

Midfielders: Jakub Błaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund), Dariusz Dudka (AJ Auxerre), Kamil Grosicki (Sivasspor), Adam Matuszczyk (Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895), Adrian Mierzejewski (Trabzonspor AŞ), Rafal Murawski (KKS Lech Poznań), Eugen Polanski (1. FSV Mainz), Ludovic Obraniak (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), Maciej Rybus (FC Terek Grozny), Rafał Wolski (Legia Warszawa).

Forwards: Paweł Brożek (Celtic FC), Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund), Artur Sobiech (Hannover 96).

Russia
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vyacheslav Malafeev (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Anton Shunin (FC Dinamo Moskva).

Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Aleksei Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Sergei Ignashevich (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vladimir Granat (FC Dinamo Moskva), Yuri Zhirkov (FC Anzhi Makhachkala), Dmitri Kombarov (FC Spartak Moskva), Roman Sharonov (FC Rubin Kazan), Kirill Nababkin (PFC CSKA Moskva).

Midfielders: Igor Denisov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Denis Glushakov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Igor Semshov (FC Dinamo Moskva), Marat Izmailov (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Alan Dzagoev (PFC CSKA Moskva).

Forwards: Andrey Arshavin (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Aleksandr Kokorin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Roman Pavlyuchenko (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham FC).

Group B
Denmark
Goalkeepers: Stephan Andersen (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Anders Lindegaard (Manchester United FC), Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester City FC).

Defenders: Lars Jacobsen (FC København), Daniel Wass (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Daniel Agger (Liverpool FC), Simon Kjær (AS Roma), Andreas Bjelland (FC Nordsjælland), Simon Poulsen (AZ Alkmaar), Jores Okore (FC Nordsjælland).

Midfielders: Christian Poulsen (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Jakob Poulsen (FC Midtjylland), William Kvist (VfB Stuttgart), Niki Zimling (Club Brugge KV), Thomas Kahlenberg (Évian Thonon Gaillard FC), Christian Eriksen (AFC Ajax), Michael Silberbauer (BSC Young Boys), Lasse Schøne (NEC Nijmegen).

Forwards: Dennis Rommedahl (Brøndby IF), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal FC), Michael Krohn-Dehli (Brøndby IF), Tobias Mikkelsen (FC Nordsjælland), Nicklas Pedersen (FC Groningen).

Germany
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München), Tim Wiese (SV Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96).

Defenders: Holger Badstuber (FC Bayern München), Jérôme Boateng (FC Bayern München), Benedikt Höwedes (FC Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal FC).

Midfielders: Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Toni Kroos (FC Bayern München), Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München), Mesut Özil (Real Madrid CF), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid CF), Marco Reus (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach), André Schürrle (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München), Mario Götze (Borussia Dortmund), İlkay Gündoğan (Borussia Dortmund).

Forwards: Miroslav Klose (S.S. Lazio), Mario Gomez (FC Bayern München), Lukas Podolski (1. FC Köln).

Netherlands
Goalkeepers: Tim Krul (Newcastle United FC), Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma), Michel Vorm (Swansea City AFC).

Defenders: Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Wilfred Bouma (PSV Eindhoven), John Heitinga (Everton FC), Joris Mathijsen (Málaga CF), Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (AFC Ajax), Jetro Willems (PSV Eindhoven).

Midfielders: Mark van Bommel (AC Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City FC), Stijn Schaars (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Wesley Sneijder (FC Internazionale Milano), Kevin Strootman (PSV Eindhoven), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur FC).

Forwards: Ibrahim Afellay (FC Barcelona), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (FC Schalke 04), Luuk de Jong (FC Twente), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool FC), Luciano Narsingh (sc Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC), Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München).

Portugal
Goalkeepers: Eduardo (SL Benfica), Rui Patrício (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Beto (CFR 1907 Cluj).

Defenders: João Pereira (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Fábio Coentrão (Real Madrid CF), Bruno Alves (FC Zenit St Petersburg), Rolando (FC Porto), Ricardo Costa (Valencia CF), Pepe (Real Madrid CF), Miguel Lopes (SC Braga).

Midfielders: Raúl Meireles (Chelsea FC), Miguel Veloso (Genoa CFC), João Moutinho (FC Porto), Rúben Micael (Real Zaragoza), Hugo Viana (SC Braga), Custódio (SC Braga).

Forwards: Nani (Manchester United FC), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF), Hugo Almeida (Beşiktaş JK), Ricardo Quaresma (Beşiktaş JK), Silvestre Varela (FC Porto), Hélder Postiga (Real Zaragoza), Nélson Oliveira (SL Benfica).

[BettingHandle]

Group C
Croatia
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (FC Rostov), Ivan Kelava (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Danijel Subašić (AS Monaco FC).

Defenders: Jurica Buljat (Maccabi Haifa FC), Vedran Ćorluka (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Danijel Pranjić (FC Bayern München), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Josip Šimunić (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Darijo Srna (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Ivan Strinić (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Domagoj Vida (GNK Dinamo Zagreb).

Midfielders: Milan Badelj (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Tomislav Dujmović (FC Dinamo Moskva), Ivo Iličević (Hamburger SV), Niko Kranjčar (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Ivan Perišić (Borussia Dortmund), Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla FC), Ognjen Vukojević (FC Dynamo Kyiv).

Forwards: Eduardo (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Nikica Jelavić (Everton FC), Mario Mandžukić (VfL Wolfsburg), Ivica Olić (VfL Wolfsburg).

Italy
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (SSC Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain FC).

Defenders: Ignazio Abate (AC Milan), Federico Balzaretti (US Città di Palermo), Andrea Barzagli (Juventus), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Christian Maggio (SSC Napoli), Angelo Ogbonna (Torino FC).

Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna FC), Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus) Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (ACF Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Antonio Nocerino (AC Milan), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus).

Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Manchester City FC), Fabio Borini (AS Roma), Antonio Cassano (AC Milan), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese Calcio), Sebastian Giovinco (FC Parma).

Republic of Ireland
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Aston Villa FC), Keiren Westwood (Sunderland AFC), David Forde (Millwall FC).

Defenders: John O'Shea (Sunderland AFC), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa FC), Stephen Ward (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Sean St Ledger (Leicester City FC), Darren O'Dea (Celtic FC), Stephen Kelly (Fulham FC), Paul McShane (Hull City AFC).

Midfielders: Glenn Whelan (Stoke City FC), Keith Andrews (West Bromwich Albion FC), Aiden McGeady (FC Spartak Moskva), Darron Gibson (Everton FC), Paul Green (unattached), Damien Duff (Fulham FC), Stephen Hunt (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), James McClean (Sunderland AFC).

Forwards: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Shane Long (West Bromwich Albion FC), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City FC), Simon Cox (West Bromwich Albion FC).

Spain
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid CF), Víctor Valdés (FC Barcelona), Pepe Reina (Liverpool FC).

Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF), Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona), Jordi Alba (Valencia CF), Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid CF), Raúl Albiol (Real Madrid CF), Juanfran (Club Atlético de Madrid), Javi Martínez (Athletic Club).

Midfielders: Xavi Hernández (FC Barcelona), Sergio Busquets (FC Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid CF), David Silva (Manchester City FC), Santi Cazorla (Málaga CF), Jesús Navas (Sevilla FC), Cesc Fàbregas (FC Barcelona), Andrés Iniesta (FC Barcelona).

Forwards: Fernando Llorente (Athletic Club), Juan Mata (Chelsea FC), Fernando Torres (Chelsea FC), Pedro Rodríguez (FC Barcelona), Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla FC).

Group D
England
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Manchester City FC), Robert Green (West Ham United FC), Jack Butland (Birmingham City FC).

Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton FC), Gary Cahill (Chelsea FC), Ashley Cole (Chelsea FC), Glen Johnson (Liverpool FC), Phil Jones (Manchester United FC), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City FC), John Terry (Chelsea FC).

Midfielders: Phil Jagielka (Everton FC), Stewart Downing (Liverpool FC), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC), Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC)**, James Milner (Manchester City FC), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal FC), Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Theo Walcott (Arsenal FC), Ashley Young (Manchester United FC).

Forwards: Andy Carroll (Liverpool FC), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United FC)*, Daniel Welbeck (Manchester United FC).

*Suspended for first two games.

**Replaced by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool FC).

France
Goalkeepers: Cédric Carrasso (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyonnais), Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille).

Defenders: Gaël Clichy (Manchester City FC), Mathieu Debuchy (LOSC Lille Métropole), Patrice Evra (Manchester United FC), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal FC), Philippe Mexès (AC Milan), Adil Rami (Valencia CF), Anthony Réveillère (Olympique Lyonnais).

Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United FC), Alou Diarra (Olympique de Marseille), Florent Malouda (Chelsea FC), Marvin Martin (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Yann M'Vila (Stade Rennais FC), Samir Nasri (Manchester City FC).

Forwards: Hatem Ben Arfa (Newcastle United FC), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid CF), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier Hérault SC), Jérémy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München), Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique de Marseille).

Sweden
Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven), Johan Wiland (FC København), Pär Hansson (Helsingborgs IF).

Defenders: Mikael Antonsson (Bologna FC), Andreas Granqvist (Genoa CFC), Olof Mellberg (Olympiacos FC), Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich Albion FC), Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers FC), Behrang Safari (RSC Anderlecht), Mikael Lustig (Celtic FC).

Midfielders: Emir Bajrami (FC Twente), Rasmus Elm (AZ Alkmaar), Samuel Holmén (İstanbul BB SK), Kim Källström (Olympique Lyonnais), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland AFC), Anders Svensson (IF Elfsborg), Pontus Wernbloom (PFC CSKA Moskva), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal FC).

Forwards: Johan Elmander (Galatasaray AŞ), Tobias Hysén (IFK Göteborg), Zlatan Ibrahimović (AC Milan), Markus Rosenberg (SV Werder Bremen), Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven).

Ukraine
Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Goryainov (FC Metalist Kharkiv), Maxym Koval (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Pyatov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk).

Defenders: Bohdan Butko (FC Illychivets Mariupil), Olexandr Kucher (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Taras Mikhalik (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yaroslav Rakitskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Yevhen Selin (FC Vorskla Poltava), Yevhen Khacheridi (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Vyacheslav Shevchuk (FC Shakhtar Donetsk).

Midfielders: Olexandr Aliyev (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Denys Garmash (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Oleh Gusev (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Konoplyanka (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Serhiy Nazarenko (SC Tavriya Simferopol), Ruslan Rotan (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (FC Bayern München), Andriy Yarmolenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv).

Forwards: Andriy Voronin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Marko Dević (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Artem Milevskiy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Seleznyov (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv).

[SZNY]

Votes for my country "The Netherlands", hope they will find the right shape and that we have luck

[v4 media]

If Portugal can get it right, they're worth it at 18/1, if they can get out the group they can win it.

I think Spain may not even get out the group. Ireland will play super defensive, which Spain struggles against. They hate playing Italy and Croatia are a big team, so high balls into the area. They're also knackered, a lot of that team played 60+ matches this year.

I think Germany will get it though, great team.

[CamTraffic]

Forwards: Andy Carroll (Liverpool FC)

wow, really?

[Bryan G]

Originally Posted by djroof

Easy... like 2004

Lmao ya right. Greece should not even be allowed in the tournament. I wonder if germany is paying for the greeks flight, hotel and food while they're at the euro.

[BettingHandle]

Boost for Roy Hodgson and England as Gary Cahill broken jaw and John Terry hamstring fears eased. Gary Cahill will have a scan to determine the extent of a strain that forced him off in the second half but there was better news for Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker

[lagcam]

Germany or Holland for me.

Very happy to oppose Spain.

[MaDalton]

i hope Germany of course but you never know, that group is really tough. And i would hope the Czechs make it to the next round, but i dont see it yet

[rogueteens]

I can tell you how England will play. They will play dreadfully in the first two games, one loss and one draw; they'll scrape through the round with a lacklustre win in their last group game. They'll come up against a powerhouse team in the quarterfinals, play a blinder but lose in a penalty shoot out.

[ThumbLord]

I hope the Netherlands will win, but to be honest I think it will be Germany.

[Scott McD]

I'm going for Germany. And maybe Holland to finish 2nd.

I expect England to flop once again...

[Bryan G]

Originally Posted by Scott McD

I'm going for Germany. And maybe Holland to finish 2nd.

I expect England to flop once again...

I'd normally say the same but something tells me england will do well this year. Dunno why but I think they will.

[Scott McD]

Originally Posted by Bryan G

I'd normally say the same but something tells me england will do well this year. Dunno why but I think they will.

The injuries and usual "unrest" in the camp seems to have arrived once again. Which simply makes me think it won't be any different than any other campaign for England...

[JFK]

I dont see Hungary on the list, did they win already ?

[Shagbunny]

Originally Posted by Bryan G

As long as those diving bastard Italians don't win I don't care lol

I agree

[BettingHandle]

[BettingHandle]

Originally Posted by JFK

I dont see Hungary on the list, did they win already ?

Hungary didn't qualified for Euro 2012

[BettingHandle]

Spain has won the last two major tournaments, and despite missing both Villa and Puyol, still has more than enough talent to capture the title again this summer. The Dutch showed in 2010 that they are a force to be reckoned with as they very easily could have edged Spain in the final to win their first World Cup. And then there is Germany, a team that consistently performs well at almost every major tournament and one whose core group of players has hit its prime.

[Emma]

Lampard is out? He has started in every England match at a major tournament since Euro 2004. So, lay England to qualify for the quarter-finals.

[BettingHandle]

Originally Posted by Emma

Lampard is out? He has started in every England match at a major tournament since Euro 2004. So, lay England to qualify for the quarter-finals.

[MasterBlow]

Lethal: Weapons confiscated from Polish football hooligans by police

Polish thugs attack English-speaking fans and hurl racist abuse at Holland stars as trouble flares at start of Euro 2012. About 50 hooligans punch and kick foreign supporters at a pub in Lodz, Poland. Masked thugs targeted fans speaking English and Russian.

[pclit]

Originally Posted by MasterBlow

Lethal: Weapons confiscated from Polish football hooligans by police

Polish thugs attack English-speaking fans and hurl racist abuse at Holland stars as trouble flares at start of Euro 2012. About 50 hooligans punch and kick foreign supporters at a pub in Lodz, Poland. Masked thugs targeted fans speaking English and Russian.

complete false story, check the origin of it first and then make statements

[Matyko]

a 'famous' hungarian ex-football player just did an Epic Fail on TV this morning saying several times that Swiitzerland will win and they are the surprise team... LOL. Hungary is laughing on this lame ass mofo

[BettingHandle]

Alan Dzagoev of Russia scores their opening goal past Petr Cech of the Czech Republic

Dimitris Salpingidis led Greece back from a goal and a man down to draw with co-hosts Poland in the opening game of Euro 2012. Also, a vibrant Russia took command of Group A on the opening day of the European Championships with a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic.

[MasterBlow]

Originally Posted by pclit

complete false story, check the origin of it first and then make statements

Here you go full story http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...rs-Krakow.html

[BettingHandle]

June 9, 2012 5:00 PM BST
Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist — Kharkiv
Referee:‬ D. Skomina‎

Holland: Maarten Stekelenburg, Gregory Van der Wiel, Johnny Heitinga, Ron Vlaar, Jetro Willems, Mark van Bommel, Nigel de Jong, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Ibrahim Affelay, Robin van Persie
Denmark: Stephan Andersen, Lars Jacobsen, Simon Kjaer, Daniel Agger, Simon Poulsen, Christian Poulsen, William Kvist, Dennis Rommedhal, Christian Eriksen, Michael Krohn-Dehli, Nicklas Bendtner



June 9, 2012 7:45 PM BST
L'viv Arena — L'viv
Referee:‬ S. Lannoy‎

Germany: Neuer, Boateng, Badstuber, Mertesacker, Lahm, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Muller, Ozil, Podoslki, Gomez
Portugal: Patricio, Lopes, Alves, Pepe, Coentrao, Veloso, Meireles, Nani, Moutinho, Ronaldo, Almeida


TV: ESPN (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), BBC One (U.K.), TSN 2 (Canada)

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Danish midfielder Michael Krohn-Dehli celebrates after scoring a goal against the Netherlands at Euro 2012 at the Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Denmark beat the Netherlands 1-0.


Germany's Mario Gomez celebrates after scoring against Portugal during their Group B Euro 2012 soccer match at the new stadium in Lviv (final score 1:0)