UEFA Euro 2016

[Sheilbh]

The worst game I've sen so far.

Clashes between Germany and Ukrainian fans apparently

Also in theory Russia and Ukraine could meet in the next round.

[Zanza]

Poland looks fairly strong offensively, but lacklustre in the back. Northern Ireland is not strong enough to compete in the tournament.

Just heard some German chants during the NI - Poland game...

[Zanza]

The worst game I've sen so far.

Clashes between Germany and Ukrainian fans apparently

Also in theory Russia and Ukraine could meet in the next round.

Not sure if you can call those people "fans". Pretty sure they are only there to stir up trouble...

[Malicious Intent]

An estimated 150 hooligans from Germany have managed to come to France. Most are also said to be from the far right political spectrum. Little surprise there, judging from the picture above.

[Admiral Yi]

Those fishing hats are terrifying and should be outlawed.

[Sheilbh]

Mustafi. Released on a free by Moyes

[Zanza]

Germany has the youngest and most experienced team at the Euro.

[The Larch]

Germany has the youngest and most experienced team at the Euro.

How do they measure experience? I read somewhere that Spain was the national team with more caps of the whole tournament.

[HVC]

Germany's looking a little shakey defensively.

[Zanza]

Germany has the youngest and most experienced team at the Euro.

How do they measure experience? I read somewhere that Spain was the national team with more caps of the whole tournament.

I just read that Germany has the highest median number of caps. Maybe Spain has the highest average?

[Zanza]

Germany's looking a little shakey defensively.

Like in the last few tournaments. But Ukraine was also stronger and more offensive than I would have expected. Good fun game so far with some really close calls for Germany, especially the last 15 minutes.

[The Larch]

Germany has the youngest and most experienced team at the Euro.

How do they measure experience? I read somewhere that Spain was the national team with more caps of the whole tournament.

I just read that Germany has the highest median number of caps. Maybe Spain has the highest average?

Don't know, we have a mixture of long term veterans and newcomers in the national team at the moment. 4 of the Top 10 playes in terms of caps in Spanish football history are in the team at the moment (Casillas, Ramos, Iniesta and Cesc, all of them over 100 caps, with Casillas topping the list at 167), and by the time the competition will be over it will be 5, as Silva will surely overtake Puyol and maybe Raúl as well. At the same time we have almost half the team with less than 10 caps. So maybe Spain has the most total caps and Germany the most average caps?

[Zanza]

Germany has a slightly lower average than Spain (41 to 43 caps) but a much higher median (46 to 15). Germany could field an entire team of 50+ caps players, Spain has just 8.

[Liep]

I like Jens Lehmann as colour commentator on BBC5, great insights.

[Zanza]

Schweinsteiger!  The Captain is back.