Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Today the qualification for the EURO 2012 starts: A Germany Turkey Austria Belgium Kazakhstan Azerbaijan 3 September 2010 Kazakhstan v Turkey Belgium v Germany 7 September 2010 Turkey v Belgium Austria v Kazakhstan Germany v Azerbaijan B Andorra Armenia Slovakia Republic of Ireland Russia FYRO Macedonia 3 September 2010 Armenia v Republic of Ireland Andorra v Russia Slovakia v Macedonia 7 September 2010 Russia v Slovakia Macedonia v Armenia Republic of Ireland v Andorra C Estonia 2-1 +3 Northern Ireland Italy Serbia Slovenia Faroe Islands 1-2 0 11 August 2010 Estonia 2 – 1 Faroe Islands 3 September 2010 Faroe Islands v Serbia Estonia v Italy Slovenia v Northern Ireland 7 September 2010 Serbia v Slovenia Italy v Faroe Islands D Luxembourg Belarus Albania Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina France 3 September 2010 Romania v Albania Luxembourg v Bosnia and Herzegovina France v Belarus 7 September 2010 Belarus v Romania Albania v Luxembourg Bosnia and Herzegovina v France E Finland Sweden Moldova Hungary Netherland San Marino 3 September 2010 Moldova v Finland Sweden v Hungary San Marino v Netherlands 7 September 2010 Sweden v San Marino Hungary v Moldova Netherlands v Finland F Israel 3-1 +3 Latvia Croatia Greece Georgia Malta 1-3 0 2 September 2010 Israel 3 – 1 Malta 3 September 2010 Latvia v Croatia Greece v Georgia 7 September 2010 Georgia v Israel Malta v Latvia Croatia v Greece G Wales England Montenegro Switzerland Bulgaria 3 September 2010 Montenegro v Wales England v Bulgaria 7 September 2010 Bulgaria v Montenegro Switzerland v England H Norway Iceland Cyprus Portugal Denmark 3 September 2010 Iceland v Norway Portugal v Cyprus 7 September 2010 Denmark v Iceland Norway v Portugal I Lithunia Czechia Spain Liechtenstein Scotland 3 September 2010 Lithuania v Scotland Liechtenstein v Spain 7 September 2010 Czech Republic v Lithuania Scotland v Liechtenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 ISL - NOR 1:2 ENG - BUL 4:0 FRA - BLR 0-1 RSM - NED 0-5 SLO - NIR 0-1 BEL - GER 0-1 GRE - GEO 1-1 LIE - ESP 0-4 SVK - MKD 1-0 EST - ITA 1-2 LTU - SCO 0-0 LUX - BIH 0-3 LAT - CRO 0-3 ROU - ALB 1-1 SWE - HUN 2-0 MNG - WAL 1-0 FAR - SER 0-3 MDV - FIN 2-0 AND - RUS 0-2 KAZ - TUR 0-3 ARM - IRL 0-1 POR - CYP 2-2 at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Couldn't ask for any more than that; 4-0 opening day win against Bulgaria. Bulgaria look like a nothing team in all honesty, perhaps they're better when they're at home, who knows? I didn't realise Berbatov had given up on international football - they ought to be begging for him to change his mind after tonight's performance because he's their only real world class player. Nice to see Defoe on form, good hattrick. Montenegro beating Wales in our group as well....perhaps they'll pose more of a challenge to us in a few weeks than I supposed. I'll be at Wembley for that one anyhow so I'll let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 When do the matches Wales vs. England resp England vs. Wales take place? Will you go to one of the matches, Rob? These results "surprised" me resp. worth to "mention" as unsual: FRA - BLR 0-1 GRE - GEO 1-1 LTU - SCO 0-0 MNG - WAL 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Next March is the first time we'll meet the Welsh, and then again in September at Wembley. No plans to go to either, but the home fixture is a year off yet so who knows. http://www.thefa.com/England/Fixtures France lost again, and to Belarus, wow! Close win tonight for Germany, did you watch the match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Close win tonight for Germany, did you watch the match? I have to admit that I didn't watch it - I am just watching the "short reviews" of the different matches (EST vs. ITA - at the moment) Well I did expect a "close" win for Germany, since Belgium isn't a "bad" team - they know how to play!!! The next match for Germany will be vs. Azerbaijan... the England match is shown right now and the goal keeper just got a very good critic by hte german commentator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Tottenham can be very proud of Defoe - I wonder how Werder Bremen will play vs. Tottenham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Hart didn't have much to do, but what he did he did well. I think our commentators went over the top with the flattery they gave him, but he made one very good save and looked strong on crosses, and his distribution was good. Hopefully he can keep playing as he is. Yep, Defoe did us proud. But a bad night for Spurs overall with a nasty looking injury to Dawson in the second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Hart didn't have much to do, but what he did he did well. I think our commentators went over the top with the flattery they gave him, but he made one very good save and looked strong on crosses, and his distribution was good. Hopefully he can keep playing as he is. Yep, Defoe did us proud. But a bad night for Spurs overall with a nasty looking injury to Dawson in the second half. yeah - that save was quite good - the Bulgarians were quite weak and made it Enland quite easy... Are there any national football matches in Tottenhams stadium or do they always take place in Wembley when they are in London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 England always play in London and always at Wembley. Whl hosted a friendly against Holland while Wembley was being rebuilt though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 England always play in London and always at Wembley. Whl hosted a friendly against Holland while Wembley was being rebuilt though. I think that is a pitty - so they can never play in another stadium resp. get supported by fans from e.g. Manchester, Liverpool etc. etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Rob, the game was in Belgium so getting a win is a good thing no matter the closeness. Belgium is one of the pot three teams that scared me before the draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Didn't say it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Whilst not strictly germane to the Euro qualifiers I certainly enjoyed last night's friendly between the Socceroos and the Swiss. As 0-0 draws go you'd be hard put to find a more open and interesting game. The Swiss may have fielded a few B teamers however they were stout opposition and forced Schwarzer into a couple of brilliant saves. Plus the absolute shocker of a spot kick from Frei showed how not to shoot for a penalty. It was refreshing to see the Socceroos attack with style and vigour, using plenty of cross-pitch passing without also manning up in defence. I'd say Rob the Three Lions will have a very good win if they can get over the Swiss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luffy Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I really don't know what's happening to France right now. So many good players from top clubs in europe and it's disaster after disaster. Don't mean to be rude to them but Belarus's team was worth nothing. Unable to play correctly, unable to even control the ball and we were unlucky not to score again and again although we didn't at all made a great match last night. But then again like China before the WC, only one lucky occasion and because the ball hit a french player a belarussian is alone in front of the keeper one shot, one shot on target, one goal once again, this is really depressing. There is no way we're winning in Bosnia Tuesday and we will be close to euro's exit after two matchs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Belgium did a great job last night, they really fought like crazy and were great in defence as well as in defence. They only had the misfortune of not using their scoring opportunities. Team Germany was apparently very impressed by that performance and committed some mistakes, but they didn't let the match slip out of their hands as they usually do when they play against rather defensive teams. They really wanted to get those three points, and thus their victory isn't totally undeserved, although a tie might have been more appropriate. Anyway, I'm happy about that result and I'm confident that the German team will also perform well in the rest of the qualification. Playing Belgium abroad was already a big test for a start. Of course, it should be "and were great in defence as well as in offence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Looking at your group again, it's not easy is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Looking at your group again, it's not easy is it? No, it isn't. Turkey, especially with Guus Hiddink as manager, is a very serious opponent, and also Austria and Azerbaijan can be tough tasks, especially in the away matches. But if our team manages to maintain or, which would be better, to improve its performance in this qualification, it should qualify directly nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Germany 3 vs. 0 Azerbaijan (half time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 And Germany defeats Azerbaijan 6-1. The team is still showing a splendid performance -- a great start for the EURO qualification. Due to the high number of scored goals, Germany is now leading group A with Turkey on second rank. Turkey meanwhile showed its strength by defeating Belgium 3-2. That promises an exciting match between Germany and Turkey in Berlin on October 8, my birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 1-3 to England vs the Swiss. Sounded pretty comfortable. If it wasn't for the double header against another British side, I'd say we've got our hardest game out of the way, and with a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 In my opinion, Montenegro is quite a surprise in the English group. They defeated Wales 1-0 at home, now Bulgaria (the formerly fourth-best team in the world) 1-0 away -- not bad, not bad at all. Especially for a country of that size. I dare to say that their matches against England might become interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 All results of today: Group A Turkey vs. Belgium 3-2 Austria vs. Kazakhstan 2-0 Germany vs. Azerbaijan 6-1 Group B Russia vs. Slovakia 0-1 Macedonia vs. Armenia 2-2 Ireland vs. Andorra 3-1 Group C Serbia vs. Slovenia 1-1 Italy vs. Faroe Islands 5-0 Group D Belarus vs. Romania 0-0 Albania vs. Luxembourg 1-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. France 0-2 Group E Sweden vs. San Marino 6-0 Netherlands vs. Finland 2-1 Hungary vs. Moldova 2-1 Group F Georgia vs. Israel 0-0 Malta vs. Latvia 0-2 Croatia vs. Greece 0-0 Group G Bulgaria vs. Montenegro 0-1 Switzerland vs. England 1-3 Group H Denmark vs. Iceland 1-0 Norway vs. Portugal 1-0 Group I Czech Republiv vs. Lithuania 0-1 Scotland vs. Liechtenstein 1-1 And by the way: World and European Champion Spain is currently drowning with 0-3 against Argentina in Buenos Aires. elmundo.es Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Scotland beat Liechtenstein 2-1 in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRATK Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 I'm impressed with Montenegro too... it would be great if they can keep that performance in the next matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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