Bon_Mot Posted May 8, 2008 Report Posted May 8, 2008 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up The tournament is less than a month away! Here are the groups: Group A: Czech Republic • Portugal • Switzerland • Turkey Group B: Austria • Croatia • Germany • Poland Group C: France • Italy • Netherlands • Romania Group D: Greece • Russia • Spain • Sweden In the knock-out stage, the Group A winner will play the Group B runner up and the Group B winner will play the Group A runner up, and then the winner of those two games will play each other in the semi's. Groups C and D will follow the same format. Since Greece was the 2004 winner, it's hard to go with one of the usual suspects, but here's my picks Group A Winner - Portugal Runner up - Czech Rep Group B W - Germany R - Poland Group C (The Group of Death!) W - Italy R - Holland Group D W - Spain R - Sweden Portugal over Poland, and Germany over the Czech Republic in the A&B quarters. And Holland over Spain (upset special!) and Italy over Sweden in the C&D quarter finals. Germany beats Portugal and Italy beats Holland in the semi's. And Germany lifts the hard ware... ...wait now I like Spain!
Bon_Mot Posted May 9, 2008 Author Report Posted May 9, 2008 EURO 2008 SCHEDULE: Group A June 7 in Basel Switzerland vs. Czech Republic ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 7 in Geneva Portugal vs. Turkey ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, 2: 30 pm June 11 in Basel Switzerland vs. Turkey ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 7 in Geneva Czech Republic vs. Portugal ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 15 in Basel Switzerland vs. Portugal ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 15 in Geneva Turkey vs. Czech Republic ESPN Classic, 2:30 pm, ESPN Deportes, 5 pm Group B June 8 in Vienna Austria vs. Croatia ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 8 in Klagenfurt Germany vs. Poland ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 12 in Klagenfurt Croatia vs. Germany ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 12 in Vienna Austria vs. Poland ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 16 in Klagenfurt Poland vs. Croatia ESPN Classic, 2:30 pm, ESPN Deportes, 5 pm June 16 Vienna Austria vs. Germany ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm Group CJune 9 in Zurich Romania vs. France ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 9 in Berne Netherlands vs. Italy ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 13 in Zurich Italy vs. Romania ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 13 in Berne Netherlands vs. France ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 17 in Zurich France vs. Italy ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 17 in Berne Netherlands vs. Romania ESPN Classic, 2:30 pm, ESPN Deportes, 5 pm Group D June 10 in Innsbruck Greece vs. Sweden ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 10 in Salzburg Spain vs. Russia ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 14 in Innsbruck Greece vs. Russia ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 14 in Salzburg Sweden vs. Spain ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 11:50 am June 18 in Salzburg Greece vs. Spain ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 18 in Innsbruck Russia vs. Sweden ESPN2, 2:30 pm, ESPN Deportes, 7 pm Quarterfinals June in 19 Basel 1. Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 20 Vienna 2. Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 21 Basel 3. Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group D ABC, 2:30 pm June 22 Vienna 4. Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group C ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:55 pm Semifinals June 25 Basel 1. Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 ESPN, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm June 26 Vienna 2. Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, 2:30 pm Final June 29 in Vienna Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2 ABC, 2:30 pm
RonBurgundy68 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 Group A: Czech Republic • Portugal • Switzerland • Turkey Group B: Austria • Croatia • Germany • Poland Group C: France • Italy • Netherlands • Romania Group D: Greece • Russia • Spain • Sweden Quarterfinals Czech Republic vs Poland Germany vs Portugal Italy vs Greece France vs Spain Semi's Czech Republic vs Germany Italy vs Spain FINAL Germany 2-1 Spain
RonBurgundy68 Posted May 9, 2008 Report Posted May 9, 2008 Also kind of hard not seeing England in there... Oh well though, you snooze you lose!
SFA Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Not sure how you can pick Poland to advance. Are they not one of the few European teams that can't beat the U.S. on their home soil?
RonBurgundy68 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Not sure how you can pick Poland to advance. Are they not one of the few European teams that can't beat the U.S. on their home soil? Besides getting beat by the U.S., Poland has been getting alot of great results...
Bon_Mot Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Posted May 13, 2008 Poland actually finished ahead of Portugal in group play leading up to the tournament. I'm glad I'm off this June so I can catch all of the games! I've got my 2 1/5 year old watching soccer with me already (I've got him calling it football with a British accent.) Now I gotta work on getting my 1 year old to understand that he needs stay out of trouble from 11:00 to 4:00 every day, my life will be easier this summer.
RonBurgundy68 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Poland actually finished ahead of Portugal in group play leading up to the tournament. I'm glad I'm off this June so I can catch all of the games! I've got my 2 1/5 year old watching soccer with me already (I've got him calling it football with a British accent.) Now I gotta work on getting my 1 year old to understand that he needs stay out of trouble from 11:00 to 4:00 every day, my life will be easier this summer. Haha, not gunna lie that was the funniest thing I've seen all day...
Bon_Mot Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Posted May 14, 2008 Haha, not gunna lie that was the funniest thing I've seen all day... The wife works for CPS, so I'm well-aware of the term "neglectful supervision" and all, but I'm just saying that if he finds himself in a bind in a crucial part of meaningful game, he might be on his own for a while...
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