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The level of the Dutch team is an absolute disgrace at this point.
?why?
EURO 2016 they didn't qualify, EURO 2012 they lost every single match, now the opponents aren't that good but at least they're winning.. most players are not world class but they've got some quality in the defence imho
The Dutch national team has played first division level (Dutch Standards) on this tournament so far.
Agains teams like Belgium, Denmark there will be trouble already, let alone the Portugese. France, Italy or Germany will wipe the floor with the Dutch team, unless miracles happen: More focus, playing with a decent plan that creates scoring opportunities, decent ball possession and not going easy once the team scores a goal.It's the Dutch press that is very optimistic, naturally. I give the Dutch team on or two more games in this tournament.
I wrote in a previous message that Italy and Belgium were serious outsiders for the title....Lukaku is very dangerous, he can beat any defense on his own...and of course Hazard too when he is in a good shape.Quote
tioms
So far so good to read about the football. But I see nobody is talking about my country: Belgium: The Red Devils! Maybe not good enough???
If France ends up at the third place tomorrow after the game vs Portugal, then, your team will play against mine.Quote
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TheflyingDutchman
The level of the Dutch team is an absolute disgrace at this point.
?why?
EURO 2016 they didn't qualify, EURO 2012 they lost every single match, now the opponents aren't that good but at least they're winning.. most players are not world class but they've got some quality in the defence imho
The Dutch national team has played first division level (Dutch Standards) on this tournament so far.
Agains teams like Belgium, Denmark there will be trouble already, let alone the Portugese. France, Italy or Germany will wipe the floor with the Dutch team, unless miracles happen: More focus, playing with a decent plan that creates scoring opportunities, decent ball possession and not going easy once the team scores a goal.It's the Dutch press that is very optimistic, naturally. I give the Dutch team on or two more games in this tournament.
Yeah well.. the days of Van Basten and Gullit are over, you can't expect Wout Weghorst to play like Ronaldo, but I don't think it's an absolute disgrace, they got 9 points. Hopefully they don't draw Portugal already in the next round, but I'd give them a 30% winning chance if they do, and then it's either Denmark or Wales, then it's probably more than 50% winning chance, and then they're in the semi finals. Might be against Germany, maybe a suprise win like when they elimitated Brazil in 2010, and then it's just the final that needs to be won. If Greece could do it in 2004.. yes I can dream.
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Paris75014If France ends up at the third place tomorrow after the game vs Portugal, then, your team will play against mine.Quote
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TheflyingDutchman
The level of the Dutch team is an absolute disgrace at this point.
?why?
EURO 2016 they didn't qualify, EURO 2012 they lost every single match, now the opponents aren't that good but at least they're winning.. most players are not world class but they've got some quality in the defence imho
The Dutch national team has played first division level (Dutch Standards) on this tournament so far.
Agains teams like Belgium, Denmark there will be trouble already, let alone the Portugese. France, Italy or Germany will wipe the floor with the Dutch team, unless miracles happen: More focus, playing with a decent plan that creates scoring opportunities, decent ball possession and not going easy once the team scores a goal.It's the Dutch press that is very optimistic, naturally. I give the Dutch team on or two more games in this tournament.
Yeah well.. the days of Van Basten and Gullit are over, you can't expect Wout Weghorst to play like Ronaldo, but I don't think it's an absolute disgrace, they got 9 points. Hopefully they don't draw Portugal already in the next round, but I'd give them a 30% winning chance if they do, and then it's either Denmark or Wales, then it's probably more than 50% winning chance, and then they're in the semi finals. Might be against Germany, maybe a suprise win like when they elimitated Brazil in 2010, and then it's just the final that needs to be won. If Greece could do it in 2004.. yes I can dream.
Would you be happy with that ?
usually, it's always a pleasure to play against the world champion team and above all to defeat it.
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tioms
So far so good to read about the football. But I see nobody is talking about my country: Belgium: The Red Devils! Maybe not good enough???
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Stoneage
Yep, congrats Denmark! What a game. Denmark and Belgium through to the last 16 round. Finland has to wait and see. Russia out. I wonder what Dictator Putin will say about that?
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Paris75014I wrote in a previous message that Italy and Belgium were serious outsiders for the title....Lukaku is very dangerous, he can beat any defense on his own...and of course Hazard too when he is in a good shape.Quote
tioms
So far so good to read about the football. But I see nobody is talking about my country: Belgium: The Red Devils! Maybe not good enough???
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NilsHolgersson
You have to qualify but now with 24 teams almost every country can take part
Blue = Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
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You have to qualify but now with 24 teams almost every country can take part
Blue = Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
Kind of sucks for the countries that don't make it!
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You have to qualify but now with 24 teams almost every country can take part
Blue = Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
Kind of sucks for the countries that don't make it!
They can still take part in the Eurovision Song Contest tough
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You have to qualify but now with 24 teams almost every country can take part
Blue = Team qualified for UEFA Euro 2020
Kind of sucks for the countries that don't make it!
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DGA35
So for us that don't follow soccer, is every European country represented in the championship or do you have to qualify? Is this held every year?
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NilsHolgersson
In Euro 1976 only 4 teams participated
Then 8, 16 and now 24
Maybe 32 in the future?
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Silver Dagger
Bet against Germany at your peril! So typical for them to play a few off matches before the tournament and then even lose their opening game.
We saw the real Germany team against Portugal - a team with one of the meanest defences in the world - and they put 4 past them.
If England finish top of their group, and Germany finish behind France in 2nd place, they will play each other. That will be one hell of a game.
Unfortunately, the German team took a leaf out of the English team's bad habit at major tournaments and went home after the preliminary round (WC 2018) ... I hope that was an exception ... but I'm not sure because of the bad coach.
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Bet against Germany at your peril! So typical for them to play a few off matches before the tournament and then even lose their opening game.
We saw the real Germany team against Portugal - a team with one of the meanest defences in the world - and they put 4 past them.
If England finish top of their group, and Germany finish behind France in 2nd place, they will play each other. That will be one hell of a game.
Unfortunately, the German team took a leaf out of the English team's bad habit at major tournaments and went home after the preliminary round (WC 2018) ... I hope that was an exception ... but I'm not sure because of the bad coach.
I guess a coach who wins the World Cup can't be bad buy Low has made some questionable decisions in recent years - dropping Hummels and Muller being one of them. It will be interesting tonight as I expect France to beat Portugal and if Germany beat Hungary they will meet England in the first knock-out round. And that should be a great match. It always is.
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In Euro 1976 only 4 teams participated
Then 8, 16 and now 24
Maybe 32 in the future?
Yes, why not 64? Then the greedy UEFA - btw: they didn't have the balls to allow the Munich stadium to be illuminated in rainbow colours - can make more money money money...Quote
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In Euro 1976 only 4 teams participated
Then 8, 16 and now 24
Maybe 32 in the future?
Why not 64? More countries than Europe has ... The greed of football officials doesn't stop at borders. The price is that the first two weeks are usually filled with football that is almost unbearable. Almost any match in the Champions League is on a higher level.
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MAF
they didn't have the balls to allow the Munich stadium to be illuminated in rainbow colours - can make more money money money...
Gary Lineker tweet: Do it Munich. Do it. Light it up for the world to see.
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MAF
It's not about polics it's about human rights. For respect and against discrimination.
And now the UEFA has changed the logo - for a moment or today: