UEFA Euro 2012 Poland-Ukraine: Germans Glowing with Anticipation

[FunkMonk]

My predictions:

Quarterfinalists:
Russia vs. Germany - Germany
Holland vs. Poland - Holland
Spain vs. Sweden - Spain
France vs. Italy - France

Semifinalists:
Germany vs. Spain - Germany
Holland vs. France - France

Finalists:
Germany vs. France - Germany

[The Larch]

It's still a bit early for predictions (the Spanish squad hasn't even been announced yet, for instance), but right now I'll go with:


Group stage:
A: Poland Greece Russia Czech Rep.
1st Russia, 2nd Czech Republic

B: Holland Denmark Germany Portugal
1st Germany 2nd Holland

C: Spain Italy Eire Croatia
1st Spain, 2nd Italy

D: Ukraine Sweden France England
1st France, 2nd England

1. Russia - Holland
2. Germany - Czech Republic
3. Spain - England
4. France - Italy

Semis:
Holland - Spain
Germany - France

Final
Spain - Germany

[Valmy]

Not picking your friendly neighboring porkchops to make it out of group play?

[Martinus]

My predictions:

Quarterfinalists:
Russia vs. Germany - Germany
Holland vs. Poland - Holland
Spain vs. Sweden - Spain
France vs. Italy - France

Semifinalists:
Germany vs. Spain - Germany
Holland vs. France - France

Finalists:
Germany vs. France - Germany

No way Poland gets out of the group, imo.

[Valmy]

No way Poland gets out of the group, imo.

Even hosting?  Remember Greece won this thing not too long ago almost entirely on homefield advantage.

[Martinus]

I look forward to the inevitable mud slinging between Geman BILD "Newspaper" and Polish FAKT . . . which are incidently owned by the same publisher.

Honi soit qui mal y pense.

[The Larch]

Not picking your friendly neighboring porkchops to make it out of group play?

In any other group they could pass. Inthe group of death I doubt it.

And in related news, Villa won't make it in time for the competition.

[The Larch]

No way Poland gets out of the group, imo.

Even hosting?  Remember Greece won this thing not too long ago almost entirely on homefield advantage.

Portugal is now part of Greece?

[Valmy]

Portugal is now part of Greece?

Whoops brain fart there.

[dps]

While Ukraine is not a pretty place, I wouldn't necessarily consider thugs beating each other up to be a human rights abuse - unless there is something about this picture I do not get.

Well you might have heard that the gay pride march in Kiev got cancelled due to the police couldnt guarantee their safety. 

The police can't guarantee anyone's safety anywhere.

[Sheilbh]

I enjoy watching the teeth-gnashing from the English press when their brave lads "underperform." Good entertainment for this 'Murrican.

But expectations are so low this time round.  If they get out of the groups that'll be considered a result.

[Josephus]

But if this happened in front of the Reuters camera, what were the Reuters cameramen doing?

His job.

[Josephus]

I enjoy watching the teeth-gnashing from the English press when their brave lads "underperform." Good entertainment for this 'Murrican.

But expectations are so low this time round.  If they get out of the groups that'll be considered a result.

Yeah, that's what I said early on in this thread. No one expects England to do anything this time, not even the media...that they just may well take it all.

[Zanza]

And in related news, Villa won't make it in time for the competition.

What about Puyol?

[The Larch]

And in related news, Villa won't make it in time for the competition.

What about Puyol?

Neither him, but that was already known.