Euro 2012

[tail end charlie]

Northern Ireleand drew 1-1 with the Faroes today luckily Tutankamun has retired.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Italy and Serbia was canceled after only 7 minutes of play time due to Serbian Hooligans shooting flares at Italian fans. The Serb Hooligans also sent death threats to the Serb Goalkeeper for switching clubs.

I hope Serbia is disqualified for this.

[tail end charlie]

Italy and Serbia was canceled after only 7 minutes of play time due to Serbian Hooligans shooting flares at Italian fans. The Serb Hooligans also sent death threats to the Serb Goalkeeper for switching clubs.

I hope Serbia is disqualified for this.

Ive just read about it, no doubt the Italians will make a meal of it because they have problems too but Serbia should be banned, every player of mixed race gets abuse there. Dunno why white supremacists fixate on football (soccer) most of the great football players (cruyff and best excluded) are black or latin.


On the positive side Scotland got beat again and England fought out a difficult draw against might mentenegro, who I was advised tonight are a difficult opponent. Montenegro has a population of 650,000.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Ive just read about it, no doubt the Italians will make a meal of it because they have problems too but Serbia should be banned, every player of mixed race gets abuse there. Dunno why white supremacists fixate on football (soccer) most of the great football players (cruyff and best excluded) are black or latin.

It actually has nothing to do with White Supremacists. They are just football Hooligans.

The problem is that Serbia does nothing to try and stop their Hooligans. I remember when my team Bayern Munich went and played in Serbia against Belgrad, the German fans were attacked and beaten up. Germany stopped the Bayern Hooligans at the border and would not let them leave Germany. England does the same. When these international games happen they take the passports away from the Hooligans so that they can not leave the country.

Serbia should be automatically disqualified from the Euro 2012.

[tail end charlie]

N. Ireland (as well as Republic of Ireland) has always been an underrated team that plays with a lot of heart. I always think it is rather funny how the English team is full of million dollar men with no heart and the Irish teams are made up of lesser known players but they play to win. Says a lot if you ask me. A lot like Italy if you ask me, who are a very overrated team that is only a shell of its former self.

Adler

Its even more comical the more you go into it. Soccer is hardly played in the Irish Republic and N Ireland and Wales leagues are very small. Many of the Irleand wales and some scots could play for England but would never get selected coz they arnt big names or "world class" . Rooney has scored more with hookers lately than for Enland but the manager hasnt the balls to drop him. In 1994 Ireland qualified for the world cup and England didnt, but few of the Irish would have been selected for Ireland who even had an English manager. Football (soccer) is a team game the best team wins not always the best 11 individuals.

[Colin1]

Italy and Serbia was canceled after only 7 minutes of play time due to Serbian Hooligans shooting flares at Italian fans. The Serb Hooligans also sent death threats to the Serb Goalkeeper for switching clubs.

I hope Serbia is disqualified for this.

UEFA pledge full investigation into violence at Italy-Serbia match - CNN.com

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Last Tuesday we had the next round of qualifications:

Azerbaijan 1:0 Turkey
Germany 3:0 Kazakhstan
Austria 4:4 Belgium
Armenia 4:0 Andorra
Slovakia 1:1 Republic of Ireland
Russia 1:0 FYR Macedonia
Faroe Islands 1:1 Northern Ireland
Slovenia 1:0 Estonia
Italy - Serbia (Matched Abandoned after 6 minutes of play.)
Belarus 2:0 Albania
France 2:0 Luxembourg
Hungary 2:1 Finland
Netherlands 4:1 Sweden
Moldova 2:0 San Marino
Latvia 1:1 Georgia
Greece 2:1 Israel
Switzerland 4:1 Wales
England 0:0 Montenegro
Denmark 2:0 Cyprus
Portugal 3:1 Iceland
Czech Republic 2:0 Lichtenstein
Spain 3:2 Scotland

Standings

Teams in Bold and Underlined are in direct qualification spot and team that are only bold are in playoff spot.

Group A
1. Germany - 12
2. Austria - 7
3. Turkey - 6
4. Belgium - 4
5. Azerbaijan - 3
6. Kazakhstan - 0

Group B
1. Russia - 9
2. Republic of Ireland - 7
3. Armenia - 7
4. Slovakia - 7
5. FYR Macedonia - 4
6. Andorra - 0

Group C
1. Italy - 8
2. Slovenia - 7
3. Estonia - 6
4. Serbia - 5
5. Northern Ireland - 5
6. Faroe Islands - 1

Group D
1. France - 9
2. Belarus - 8
3. Albania - 5
4. Bosnia Herzegovina - 4
5. Romania - 2
6. Luxembourg - 1

Group E
1. Netherlands - 12
2. Hungary - 9
3. Sweden - 6
4. Moldova - 6
5. Finland - 0
6. San Marino - 0

Group F
1. Greece - 8
2. Croatia - 7
3. Georgia - 6
4. Israel - 4
5. Latvia - 4
6. Malta - 0

Group G
1. Montenegro - 10
2. England - 7
3. Switzerland - 3
4. Bulgaria - 3
5. Wales - 0

Group H
1. Norway - 9
2. Portugal - 7
3. Denmark - 6
4. Cyprus - 1
5. Iceland - 0

Group I
1. Spain - 9
2. Czech Republic - 6
3. Scotland - 4
4. Lithuania - 4
5. Liechtenstein - 0

Teams already qualified:
Poland (host)
Ukraine (host)

With this being the last games of the year 2010 (qualifications continue in March of 2011), here are the stat leaders:

Most Goals Scored by a Team
1. Germany - 13
2. Netherlands - 12
3. Hungary - 12
4. Spain - 10
5. Portugal - 10
6. Austria - 9
7. Armenia - 9
8. Sweden - 9
9. Belgium - 8
10. England - 7

Least Goals Allowed by a Team
1. Montenegro - 0
2. Belarus - 0
3. Germany - 1
4. England - 1
5. Italy - 1
6. France - 1
7. Croatia - 1
8. Czech Republic - 1
9. Northern Ireland - 1
10. Netherlands - 2

Most Goals Scored by Player
1. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands) - 8
2. Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 6
3. Ádám Szalai (Hungary) - 4
4. Fernando Llorente (Spain) - 3
5. Marvin Ogunjimi (Belgium) - 3

Most Assists by a Player
1. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) - 4
2. Zlatko Junuzović (Austria) - 3
3. Kim Källström (Sweden) - 3
4. Wayne Rooney (England) - 3
5. Lucas Podolski (Germany) - 3

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Last night we had the next Qualification games, with more games today and on Tuesday.

Belgium 2:0 Austria
Serbia 2:1 Northern Ireland
Italy 1:0 Slovenia
France 2:0 Luxembourg
Netherlands 4:0 Hungary
Spain 2:1 Czech Republic

Today's Qualification games:

Germany - Kazakhstan
Russia - Armenia
Slovakia - Andorra
Republic of Ireland - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Bosnia Herzegovina - Romania
Albania - Belarus
Georgia - Croatia
Israel - Latvia
Malta - Greece
Wales - England
Bulgaria - Switzerland
Cypress - Iceland
Norway - Denmark

and on:

29 March

Turkey - Austria
Belgium - Azerbaijan
Estonia - Serbia
Norther Ireland - Slovenia
Romania -Luxembourg
Sweden - Moldova
Netherlands - Hungary
Israel - Georgia
Czech Republic - Liechtenstein
Lithuania - Spain

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

And yesterdays matches:

Germany 4:0 Kazakhstan
Russian 0:0 Armenia
Slovakia 1:0 Andorra
Republic of Ireland 2:1 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Bosnia Herzegovina 2:1 Romania
Albania 1:0 Belarus
Georgia 1:0 Croatia
Israel 2:1 Latvia
Greece 1:0 Malta
England 2:0 Wales
Cypress 0:0 Iceland
Norway 1:1 Denmark

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The last group of Qualification games are over until May/June. Here are the results of today's games:

Turkey 2:0 Austria
Belgium 4:1 Azerbaijan
Estonia 1:1 Serbia
Northern Ireland 0:0 Slovenia
Romania 3:1 Luxembourg
Sweden 2:1 Moldova
Netherlands 5:3 Hungary
Israel 1:0 Georgia
Czech Republic 2:0 Liechtenstein
Spain 3:1 Lithuania

Standings

Teams in Bold and Underlined are in direct qualification spot and team that are only bold are in playoff spot.

Group A
1. Germany -15
2. Belgium - 10
3. Turkey - 9
4. Austria - 7
5. Azerbaijan - 3
6. Kazakhstan - 0

Group B
1. Slovakia - 10
2. Russia -10
3. Republic of Ireland - 10
4. Armenia - 8
5. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 4
6. Andorra - 0

Group C
1. Italy - 13
2. Slovenia - 8
3. Serbia - 8
4. Estonia - 7
5. Northern Ireland - 6
6. Faroe Islands - 1

Group D
1. France - 12
2. Belarus - 8
3. Albania - 8
4. Bosnia & Herzegovina - 7
5. Romania -5
6. Luxembourg - 1

Group E
1. Netherlands - 18
2. Sweden - 9
3. Hungary - 9
4. Moldova - 6
5. Finland - 3
6. San Marino - 0

Group F
1. Greece - 11
2. Croatia -10
3. Israel - 10
4. Georgia - 9
5. Latvia - 4
6. Malta - 0

Group G
1. England - 10
2. Montenegro - 10
3. Switzerland - 4
4. Bulgaria - 4
5. Wales - 0

Group H
1. Norway - 10
2. Portugal - 7
3. Denmark - 7
4. Cyprus - 2
5. Iceland - 1

Group I
1. Spain - 15
2. Czech Republic - 9
3. Scotland - 4
4. Lithuania - 4
5. Liechtenstein - 0

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well the qualification games start again tonight? How does everyone feel about their team?

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Well the main qualifications are over. The 12 teams that have qualified directly for the Euro 2012 are:

Ukraine (Host)
Poland (Host)
Germany
Spain
England
Netherlands
Sweden
Russia
Denmark
Greece
Italy
France

The following 8 teams will play a playoff game to determine the 4 final team to qualify for the Euro 2012 tournament:

Portugal
Montenegro
Turkey
Czech Republic
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Estonia

The playoff games will be held in on 11/12 and 15 November.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The groups for the Euro 2012 are drawn. I must say this is going to be an exciting tournament and there are going to be some epic matches with a few upsets during the group stages.

Group A
Poland
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic

Group B
Germany
Netherlands
Denmark
Portugal

Group C
Spain
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Croatia

Group D
Ukraine
England
France
Sweden

[Readie]

Group B is a tough one Chris. I wouldn't bet on the winners there !
We may qualify but, not if we play at the poor level we have so far.
My lad and I have seen a few games at Wembley and come away..er, a bit worried !!
John

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Group B is a tough one Chris. I wouldn't bet on the winners there !
We may qualify but, not if we play at the poor level we have so far.
My lad and I have seen a few games at Wembley and come away..er, a bit worried !!
John

It is going to be very very tough.

My "way way too early" predictions for the group winners are:

Group A
Russia
Czech Republic

Group B
Germany
Netherlands

Group C
Spain
Croatia (Yeap I predict Italy to fall on their ass's)

Group D
England
France