We're in the knockout rounds now. This is where things get really interesting. So, how did your team fair & how do you like your chances?
Wales v Denmark
Italy v Austria
Netherlands v Czech Republic
Belgium v Portugal
Croatia v Spain
France v Switzerland
England v Germany
Sweden v Ukraine
We got Portugal. I honestly like our chances. Portugal haven't necessarily been THAT great. They have too many defensive issues in my opinion
Germany. And it was looking like we could be playing Hungary. Ah well.
shareWhat starting 11 would you have for England?
shareI’m not sure about the whole team but i’d take Kane out and give someone else a chance. Definitely keep Grealish in. Suppose we are the only team not to concede so they are doing something right.
How about you?
For real though, I like Kane. He's one of the best strikers in Europe but his club form isn't necessarily translating well to his international one.
Don't know why Southgate just won't take him out. Calvert-Lewin deserves his chance in my opinion. Kane has been really poor
Absolutely, great for Spurs but has done nothing so far.
Definitely give Calvert-Lewin a chance. There will be serious questions if Kane does nowt against Germany and we go out.
Exactly! It's honestly baffling that he still gets into that starting 11 with his poor form at the tournament. The likes of Calvert-Lewin, Rashford & Sancho deserve to get a chance imo
Same with Spain. Morata's accuracy in front of goal is so shite. And yet, he still starts every game. Wtf is up with that?
Belgium-Portugal and England-Germany the best matches!
shareEngland vs Germany will be very one sided.
In which direction,in your opinion?
shareGood question...
shareGermany will win naturally.
shareI think Germany in the last few years wasnt very good. And yeah,usually they always win against England,but there are exceptions in there "traditions" of football. For example,Germany usually also always lose against Italy,but in 2016 they did qualify against them! So i think this time England can change the "tradition" of always losing against Germany. We'll see.
shareGermany will win naturally
I guess it's England's year.
While the others are running around, England has every match at home, in the same stadium. UEFA had to help the babies.
While the others are running around, England has every match at home
I think you're the clueless one.
No team has ever done every game in the same stadium. Even France in 98 had to travel and run around in their own country. And the stadiums are always sold 50/50.
This year, for reasons that no one knows, England is the only host playing 6 out of 7 games in the exact same city and same stadium, in a special time that causes their stadium to be filled with basically home fans.
I'm not even going to comment on, for example, K. Philips the lumberjack, not seeing red cards for his wood cracking moves.
No team has ever done every game in the same stadium
in a special time that causes their stadium to be filled with basically home fans
This year, for reasons that no one knows
England is the only host playing 6 out of 7 games in the exact same city and same stadium, in a special time that causes their stadium to be filled with basically home fans.
So to justify this obvious benefit that England has in this euro, you justify it by using euro 96... Another euro where England was benefited once more? This just proves England is the baby country that needs extra advantage to have a chance at doing something.
Austria got out in the group stage and would eventually play in Basel after the group stage.
I laughed at the GMT comment. Obviously it was not about the "hour" of the match, but the comment was referring to a time in our society where traveling between countries is difficult, especially to and from UK, so it's natural that matches in London will have almost only English supporters.
What do you mean "important enough"? Like Azerbaijan and Hungary are super important countries, right? It's necessary to be super important to have the honor of hosting an euro...
Don't worry. My country has hosted the euro. And unlike England, which has an embarrassing record in the euros in spite of being a host regularly, my country has been to several euro finals and has won the euro already.
Also:
"Would it have been better for France to play there games at home"
In here you should use "their". It's the English language after all.
It proves nothing other than England was chosen as host of certain stages. Why? Because UEFA deemed it so.
If England win the Euros will this have been a massive advantage? Yes, absolutely. But again, that's the way it is. England won the world cup at home. Germany won the world cup in 74 on home territory. Argentina followed this up by doing the same 4 years later. France did the Euros and world cup on home soil. Of course it is an advantage. Is that Englands fault? Did they ask for this special treatment? If they were to win it then it is down to the fact that they (since after the group stages) will have won every match (including the quarter finals which are not on home soil). Nobody knocks France, Germany and Argentina for doing the same. Home advantage did nothing for the hosts who didn't win it the year they hosted it. In fact it can hinder a team at times because of the expectation level of the fans.
I would love England to win it but if they don't then at least we finally won our opening game and beat Germany in a knock out game. Anything from now is a bonus.
Just sound bitter personally and when you end with pointing out a spelling mistake just makes you look foolish.
Every tournament has a host or host nations which have home advantage. Were you bothered about all of those like the poster above said or just because it is England. Let me guess you are a wales fan because they were not deemed important enough to host games and so had to travel over 7000km.
So finally as this is getting boring. UEFA chose England not the other way around.
Boohoo if people have to travel, big whoop, not Englands fault or problem, get over it.
You just sound like you hate England for whatever reason and making a poor arguement to justify that.
Will you be having a go at Germany at Euro 2024, they will have home advantage, not travel, have more fans or is it just England you have a problem with.
I agree, it's getting boring.
shareLOL
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EmFbP1wX0AA6bxI.png
What is there to "own"?
England is cruising in this Euro with its home and referee advantage, to not see that is just being blind. But it's ok, everyone has their limitations. And I guess they deserve, otherwise they would continue and maybe reach a full century with zero finals. Even Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia reach finals, but poor England hasn't been to one since what, 66? The last home tournament as well.
Perhaps you should write a stern letter to UEFA.
shareI don't need to, UEFA knows what they are doing.
In Covid times especially they should have scraped this "tour around Europe".
Obviously I have no issue with host nations, but it's ridiculous that for example Switzerland has to travel from Rome, to Baku then Rome again, traveling 8000kms, while England is chilling with 0km.
If it was a single host country Switzerland would lose a couple of hours, not entire days. The advantage would be minimal.
Perhaps you could provide UEFA with a link for Googlemaps.
shareObviously I have no issue with host nations
referee advantage
I'm not a Welsh supporter, they are too close to England.
Aside from jokes and memes you have no arguments for my point though, so I guess that's admission of proof. Let's see if K. Philips doesn't break anyone's legs next round.
So you are German then.
Your team got beat by England, suck it up. We've had to do it many times over the years after losing to Germany.
England got through.
I think they might narrowly defeat Germany on this occasion.
I would not bet on it...
shareI’m fairly upbeat. I’m not saying England will destroy Germany or anything stupid like that - it’ll be a close, low scoring match (but who knows?).
shareI would also usually say that England should be the favourite in this match, but thinking that Germany is still alive playing like this and that in the last years die Mannschaft did not lose at Wembley I believe Germany will win 1-2 (🙈🙈).
shareLet the penalty shoot outs begin... 🙄
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