I really paid out on Croatia after their opening match of this tourny, but since then, they’ve done a complete 360 and have shown the passion that they’re capable of playing with. What impressed me was that they were able to grab all 9 points from a mediocre group and field 2 almost completely different [...]
Matches between Austria and Germany are always heated affairs. National pride is the key motivator and emotions run wild, so what better way to see them in action other than putting them in a crammed stadium and watching them slog it out to the death… well almost. I lost track of the foul count early [...]
I wish, I wish upon a star, that Italy and France do not go far,knocked out in the first round of another tournament,tomorrow they’ll fell nothing but lament,for taking Holland too lightly in their thoughts,a lesson by the football gods they have been taught. I predict:France 1 v 1 Italy Another Fratalian rant:Review – Italy [...]
Finally the Swiss fans were able to cheer for their team and after two matches of nothing but heart break, the team walked away with their heads high after a moral boosting win over a second string Portugal side, who now face Germany in the quarters… not the semi’s like I’d once predicted. Hopefully, Portugal [...]
So the last couple of days have been one big party which as a result have been one big blur and just like Mr.Reliable-in-goals, Peter Cech, I’ve dropped the ball (on the blogging front)… only this hasn’t cost my team a spot in the quarters; at worst it has cost me a blow-job by a [...]
The Socceroos have won through to the final stage of Asian World Cup qualifying, two Brett Emerton goals and one to Harry Kewell sealing a 3-1 victory over Qatar in Doha. Emerton scored once in each half to bury the Qataris, while Kewell iced the result in the 74th minute to put Pim Verbeek’s side [...]
Grüezi everyone!Looking at the pic it would be hard to believe I’m in Bern at the moment… especially cause everything is Orange and everywhere you turn they’re speaking Dutch. The mood has been really fun… one constant party. Along with Portugal, there is a true belief that the Dutch will make the finals and that [...]
The focus will be on the winner-takes-all meeting of the Czech Republic and Turkey in Geneva. After a win and a loss each, the two teams are level in second place on points, goal difference and goals scored, so if they draw over 90 minutes, under UEFA regulations there will be a penalty shoot-out. I [...]
This match is likely to be uneventful. Portugal have qualified and Switzerland have been eliminated. At best the Swiss, still licking their wounds will want to walk away with some pride and Portugal will probably field their B team so everyone gets a run. I predict:Switzerland 1 v 1 Portugal
Wow… Greece love breaking records. In 2004 they were the first team in Euro history to win their opening match and the final against the same opponent. In ’06 they were the first team ever to have won the Euro and not qualified for the World Cup and now in ’08, Greece are the first [...]
Losing a match in stoppage time is one of the most demoralising things that can happen to you in football and for that I almost feel bad for Sweden. They possibly deserved a draw from this match cause even though they were the underdogs going into the game, they still played as well as they [...]
Otto Rehhagel spoke out after his teams opening defeat to Sweden four days ago and said that they played a game plan even unknown to himself. I mean he set up his team with 5 defenders and couldn’t believe that they so conservatively… go figure!Guus Hiddink on the other hand came out and said: We [...]
This is going to be an interesting match up cause both teams won their first game of the tournament and another win will put either of them through to the next round. Out of the two, Spain impressed me most cause they kept possession and passed the ball around a lot better than what the [...]
The Dutch put on another stunning display to destroy World Cup finalists France, in what was an action packed match. It was the second elusive scalp they’d taken in the matter of four days. Quite simply the Dutch were a masterclass above their experienced opponents and very much deserved the win. For 30 minutes in [...]
I really did expect more from Italy in this tournament… and the same applies with France, so I hope that in the next match they both self destruct and play out a scoreless draw thus giving Romania a chance to make it to the quarters. At least Romania came to this tournament to give it [...]