Euro 16 gamethread

[Schnerres]

So...Croatia-Germany final?

Anyhing is possible. I know it was a pyro stopping the match and Modric came off, but why should that not happen again in any knockout match and Croatia losing vs. any of those teams? I could also see Poland from that side of the bracket that goes through. They are great in defending so far and get a few counters each game. But Switzerland - Croatia is also a tough road for them.
Let´s wait and see. On a good day, Belgium or Portugal could thrash any team 4-0. (on a bad day, they get shut down by Iceland..anything´s possible!)

 

[Zomp]

So today...is goals scored second tie breaker?

If Portugal wins they're in. If they draw they need a scoring draw with more goals than Iceland if they draw, correct?

 

[Vinho Tinto]

So today...is goals scored second tie breaker?

If Portugal wins they're in. If they draw they need a scoring draw with more goals than Iceland if they draw, correct?

If they draw, they are in via the top 4 3rd place. I'm worried that they won't be all in on winning since the path of least resistance in the knockout round is to draw this match.

Ronaldo has his game face on

 

[nolasoxfan]

If they draw, they are in via the top 4 3rd place.

Ronaldo has his game face on

Two observations: (1) He seems to be shuffling awkwardly while walking. Is he hurt? Groin injury? (2) What an A**hole.

Edit: ‘He’ not ‘we.’ Although reading a comment about CR7 in a Gollum-like voice is oddly satisfying.

 

[ifmanis5]

Came here to post the Ronaldo video. Absolute classic.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

(2) What an A**hole.

It's funny how people can pivot their takes based on the parties involved. If that was Papi doing that to Dan Shaughnessy, it'd be the greatest thing ever.

 

[BaseballJones]

So far, on one half of the bracket we have:
Switzerland
Poland
Croatia
Wales

On the other half of the bracket we have:
Germany
Italy
Spain
France
England

 

[SocrManiac]

Yeeeeeeeeah...

Juventus pulls Bayern in the Round of 16 in CL, now Italy gets Spain. Their prize for a win there is... Germany.

Bah.

 

[nolasoxfan]

It's funny how people can pivot their takes based on the parties involved. If that was Papi doing that to Dan Shaughnessy, it'd be the greatest thing ever.

CR7 owns a documented history of being a douche. He brings it on himself.

 

[sachmoney]

Anyhing is possible. I know it was a pyro stopping the match and Modric came off, but why should that not happen again in any knockout match and Croatia losing vs. any of those teams? I could also see Poland from that side of the bracket that goes through. They are great in defending so far and get a few counters each game. But Switzerland - Croatia is also a tough road for them.
Let´s wait and see. On a good day, Belgium or Portugal could thrash any team 4-0. (on a bad day, they get shut down by Iceland..anything´s possible!)

Just throwing darts really. The question mark was more to speak of the uncertainty of what will happen than making an educated guess. Both sides seem hard to predict since there are a bunch of seemingly evenly matched teams on either side. It is going to make the knockout stages very fun. We might have an out of nowhere winner like Greece in 2004. That would be something.

 

[The Price Is Wrong]

Yeeeeeeeeah...

Juventus pulls Bayern in the Round of 16 in CL, now Italy gets Spain. Their prize for a win there is... Germany.

Bah.

How do you feel if you're an England fan, where even one goal vs Slovakia would have put you on the other side of the draw? Just a brutal outcome for the big 5.

And a huge opportunity for Belgium today. Finish runner-up and you're on the other side of the draw playing Hungary or Iceland (Group F winner); finish 3rd, and you're still 50-50 to face Croatia on the easy half, rather than France on the half of death.

Meanwhile, Italy really, really doesn't want to win their group now. In theory they (6 pts, +3) could lose their game while Belgium (3 pts, +1) wins theirs making up the GD. As if they need an invitation for shenanigans.

 

[teddykgb]

This Nike kit template bullshit for this tournament and the upcoming season is a complete abomination. Portugal in mint green.

 

[soxfan121]

Portugal in uniforms that even the Oregon Ducks would find embarrassing.

FWIW, Go Hungary! Let's not forget that Nani is involved in this game and not enough bad things can ever happen to Nani. Fuck that guy.

 

[teddykgb]

Portugal's "cross it to Ronaldo like he's Lewandowski" attack is really getting on my nerves. He's good in the air but they've got to find ways to open teams up.

 

[CodPiece XL]

Stunning goal

 

[teddykgb]

Quite a strike. Poor clearance but quite a strike.

 

[nolasoxfan]

If the soccer gods are just, they’ll allow the current Group F scores to hold.

 

[teddykgb]

Gera with an actual American football tackle there. Would make the best of our cornerbacks proud

edit: Out wide....cross to Ronaldo. Out wide....Cross to Ronaldo. Out wide....cross to Ronaldo. Free Kick for Ronaldo from 80 yards....into row Z.

 

[CodPiece XL]

Can't get beaten at the near post like that.

 

[coremiller]

Is there a more easily hateable assist-to-scorer combination than Ronaldo-to-Nani?

 

[nolasoxfan]

If the halftime scores hold, Iceland wins the group, Hungary runner-up, and Portugal qualifies as a third, correct?

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Is there a more easily hateable assist-to-scorer combination than Ronaldo-to-Nani?

John Terry to Jamie Vardy.

 

[thehitcat]

John Terry to Mother Teresa would still rate higher but Ronaldo to Nani is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

John Terry to Jamie Vardy.

Terry to Diego Costa seems more hateable and also plausible.

 

[Vinho Tinto]

Let's not forget the underage hooker brothers: Ribery and Big Benz.

 

[CodPiece XL]

Nice deflected goal.

 

[ifmanis5]

Portugal is a mess. Totally disorganized.

EDIT: and then they score. go figure.

 

[CodPiece XL]

And Ronaldo scores to make it 2 : 2

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Holy shit what a goal

 

[coremiller]

John Terry to Jamie Vardy.

But they never played in the same team. John Terry to Ashley Cole is the worst I can think of, although I don't know if they ever actually assisted each other.

 

[Infield Infidel]

Dzsudzsák, it's so weird seeing players in real life for the first time when you've only seen on them video games

 

[BaseballJones]

Holy shit what a goal

Unbelievable skill right there by Ronaldo.

 

[Dummy Hoy]

The man is an ass, but jeez.

 

[ifmanis5]

What a strike. Crazy game.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Wbooooo another Hungary goal off a deflection

 

[CodPiece XL]

Lmao .. Another deflected goal

 

[teddykgb]

This is ridiculous. They're going to go home.

 

[blueguitar322]

Holy crap, this Hungary-Portugal game

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

This match is bonkers!

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

As a casual fan of the game so has a couple friends who are Albanian fanatics, this score pleases me.... But they need a lot more help

 

[swiftaw]

The contrast between Bale and his Wales team-mates and Ronaldo and his Portugal team-mates is funny. They are both clearly the best players on their teams but whereas Bale is encouraging of his lesser skilled countrymen, Ronaldo just yells at his.

 

[coremiller]

Portugal have been horrifically unlukcy the whole tournament.

That guy who just took the ball off Ronaldo and shot and missed is probably going to be found dead in a ditch tomorrow. You don't do that to Cristiano!

 

[Clears Cleaver]

that Crissy goal was ridiculous. what skill

 

[teddykgb]

I know plenty of folks who really rate William Carvalho but my god it's like watching present day Yaya Toure out there. He's big and strong and can win a tackle but so immobile and slow with the ball.

 

[fletcherpost]

The contrast between Bale and his Wales team-mates and Ronaldo and his Portugal team-mates is funny. They are both clearly the best players on their teams but whereas Bale is encouraging of his lesser skilled countrymen, Ronaldo just yells at his.

It's a distinction thathas been noted. Bale always talks about the team, and all his team mates talk about how down to earth he is...one of the boys, and it shows on the park, and after the matches when it's a hug fest.

 

[CodPiece XL]

Who else ? 3:3

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Terrible first touch by Nani

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Holy crap

 

[nolasoxfan]

And now Austria goes level with Iceland.

 

[Clears Cleaver]

what an enjoyably bad game this is!