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Final is 2 years off, so saying it will between Germany, Spain or Holland is a bit premature. 2 years is a long time in football.. players get older, replacements are not as good and of course there are injuries.
Sorry guys - I didn't mean this thread to be about predicting who will be in the final itself - but who will make it to the championships themselves and who won't.
I looked at the qualifier groups -
Group H - Norway (1st place) Denmark (2nd place) Portugal (4th place)
Group F - Croatia (1st place) Israel (2nd place) Greece (5th place)
Hopefully some upsets on the way, would be good to see Israel make it to the championships proper and I don't mind seeing Portugal or Greece drop out..
Israel is unlikely to make it to the Euro itself, we always fall because of the goals differential between us and Croatia/Greece, it's almost predetermined.
Oh right, Greece and Georgia share the same position right now.
Well, Israel didn't help themselves with a goalless draw last night. They used to produce some good strikers - I remember one guy spent time at Liverpool FC some years ago.
Yeah, but positive thinking and if the competition ended right now would mean Greece were 5th. I know local rivalries (and agreements) means some teams will help each other (Argentina vs Peru for example) but come on - Israel can beat Latvia and Malta easily.
Sorry guys - I didn't mean this thread to be about predicting who will be in the final itself - but who will make it to the championships themselves and who won't.
I looked at the qualifier groups -
Group H - Norway (1st place) Denmark (2nd place) Portugal (4th place)
Group F - Croatia (1st place) Israel (2nd place) Greece (5th place)
Hopefully some upsets on the way, would be good to see Israel make it to the championships proper and I don't mind seeing Portugal or Greece drop out..
-- the "one guy" is Yossi Benyaoun, presently of Chelsea FC --
-- Only big-wig in the group is Croatia, and even here I give Israel on the day a 50/50.
-- I forgot the masochism needed to watch. We were dire throughout, and only fumbled in the winner in the 97th minute. Even the home commentators were saying that "Get out of jail" didn't describe the result! Roll on Spain and the Czechs! Not.
Well, Israel didn't help themselves with a goalless draw last night. They used to produce some good strikers - I remember one guy spent time at Liverpool FC some years ago.
Yeah, but positive thinking and if the competition ended right now would mean Greece were 5th. I know local rivalries (and agreements) means some teams will help each other (Argentina vs Peru for example) but come on - Israel can beat Latvia and Malta easily.
There's no disgrace getting second place. have to check if the top two or the 1st place get to go to the qualifiers.
You're referring to Benayoun and he's playing now for Chelsea--
Both the winner and the runner-up of each of the 8 groups are moving on to the final tournament in the qualifications taking place in the host country where the 16 teams get seperated into 4 groups of 4.
Thanks Apocalypse, but I'm old enough to have been referring to Ronny Rosenthal. I remember watching a couple of his games for Liverpool in the 80's. Have to confess Benayoun slipped my mind though before PeteEU and you reminded me.
Thanks Apocalypse, but I'm old enough to have been referring to Ronny Rosenthal. I remember watching a couple of his games for Liverpool in the 80's. Have to confess Benayoun slipped my mind though before PeteEU and you reminded me.
In which case, Israel has an even better chance unless some of the others "do a favour" for Greece...
-- Rosental.
Greece's "buddy" in world competitions is usually Cyprus, though I can see Malta losing to them 0-16 so they can pass on the qualifications.
My bad if I spelt his surname wrong.
Should I take an educated guess that Greece vs Malta is the last match of the group?
Both the winner and the runner-up of each of the 8 groups are moving on to the final tournament taking place in the host country where the 16 teams get separated into 4 groups of 4.
-- Ronney --
- Greece's final match is against Malta!
No, it's different this year, they have to keep changing it because Europe keeps getting more countries :mrgreen: . There are 9 qualifying groups, all the winners progress, as well as the single best 2nd place team, the other eight 2nd placed teams have a play-off to qualify. Also, remember there are 2 hosts so they both get to qualify.
Scotland have a good chance off making the play-off, but only because both Lithuania and Czech Republic are terrible teams. It's a bit tragic how far the Czechs have fallen.
OK, now I KNOW you're pulling my leg. He is known as "Ronny" here.
haha!
Maybe there should be a pool thread to guess how many goals Malta have to let through to let Greece get 2nd place.
I'd put £5 on them needing 4 clear goals.
-- There's a limit to how wide they can open their legs without people realizing that there's something stinky going
--Imagine if Greece needs for example 8 goals to progress? (obviously a rare situation, but possible)
I just remembered - I was thinking of Ronny Rosenthal, he had an amazing start at Liverpool. Completely forgot about Benayoun. He played at Liverpool for a while too if I remember?
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