OT: EURO 2024 Thread
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Belgium has dominated 2 games and just 1 win. They had another disallowed goal today, this one should have stood. They have just two goals so far and 3 disallowed. The first was warranted. The second one was a disaster. They didn't have clear evidence of the hand ball but deemed it close enough to call it. I thought video calls in soccer and baseball would get it right like 99% of the time. It's really no better than what they had before with just official's making the call.
Liking this thus far but early.
Hope Mild is watching the Swiss. Thinking he would love the masterclass of pressing they are doing right now. Long way to go and Germany may figure it out, but super impressive to this point.
I don't claim to be an expert but the refs seem to be "letting them play"
First time in recent memory I recall rooting for Germany, I’d rather face the Swiss in the next round if we are fortunate enough to advance
I think you’ll beat them but they are a pain in the ass to play against. You may need a little extra wine for this one.
I’d be thrilled if we reached the quarters
Would Take a minor miracle
Which game? A few minutes ago the Croatian goalie made a superb reaction save on a header from in close.
Edit - ok, they just showed the Spanish goalie's save on a rocket of a shot...
Wow, what a save on the Modric PK, but then a minute later, Modric puts a rebound away after another great save by Donnaruma. 1-0 Croatia. Great stuff.
Italy knows they have to score now and they're really applying the pressure to Croatia, who are defending desperately, but Italy looks almost bound to score.
It's been rare that a team with 3 points goes through, but who knows? 8 minutes of stoppage time is an eternity, lol.
And Italy ties it with about 40 seconds left in stoppage time. This is so much fun to watch.
Question is how does Croatia allow the Italian player to be so wide open in the box? They were spending too much time attacking at the end, IMO, and should've had everyone back, but didn't.
Question is how does Croatia allow the Italian player to be so wide open in the box? They were spending too much time attacking at the end, IMO, and should've had everyone back, but didn't.
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Can you see how much better the game is when not on a crappy field? 😉
Point is moot now, but here's my explanation. Had Italy lost 1-0, they would have had three points and -1 goal difference. They would have needed to finish ahead of two other third place finishers
They had one in the bank. They would have definitely finished ahead of Hungary, who has three points but a -3 goal difference.
And they would have almost certainly finished ahead of the Group F third place finisher. For that not to be true, Georgia would have to beat Portugal.
Just regained consciousness
Had to be necessitated after tying goal
- phenomenal run (follows through the middle and gets ball back after his initial touch) and pass by a defender
- phenomenal goal
....NO WAY IN HELL should there have been 8-minutes of extra time.
- phenomenal goal
....NO WAY IN HELL should there have been 8-minutes of extra time.
My viewing was a little sporadic. Why do you say that? Were there extra delays around the penalty? I know I saw some Croatia guys cramping up causing a few more delays. But 8 is a lot of extra time.
I'm saying it for the same reason the announcers said it: stunning that "8" was put on the board. Should've been 5-6 tops.
Yes, that’s what I was thinking about or if there is some kind of fan disruption. Although they didn’t stop play in the matches I saw when the fans threw crap on the field.
8 was a lot
Maybe it was positive referee revenge for the South Korea debacle in 2002 with the phantom offsides bs or the Euro 2000 final when they gave France too much extra time and they tied it then proceeded to win it we’re golden goal
Either way, I’ll take it and run
Maybe it was positive referee revenge for the South Korea debacle in 2002 with the phantom offsides bs or the Euro 2000 final when they gave France too much extra time and they tied it then proceeded to win it we’re golden goal
Either way, I’ll take it and run
Those losses still sting, particularly the Euto final versus France.
We got revenge at the World Cup in 06, but like they say, those crushing losses will always stay with you, sometimes even more so than dramatic wins.
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