arwebb Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Not sure I'd say they overly cracked, given what the ITV commentators were saying about this being a young side building towards the next World Cup. Plenty to be optimistic about, I would have thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 All of yesterday's results: Group B Russia - Armenia 3-1 Slovakia - Andorra 1-0 Macedonia - Ireland 0-2 This group is becoming really interesting. Now Ireland, Russia and Slovakia have all 13 points and are battling toughly for the lead, which currently Ireland has based on goal difference. Group F Latvia - Israel 1-2 Greece - Malta 3-1 Another interesting group. Greece has regained the lead, with both Croatia and Israel now only one point behind. But Israel has one more match played than the other two teams. Group G England - Switzerland 2-2 Montenegro - Bulgaria 1-1 No major changes, England and Montenegro still on top with the same number of points. Montenegro is still the biggest surprise among the teams in these qualifiers. Group H Iceland - Denmark 0-2 Portugal - Norway 1-0 And another interesting group. Portugal, Denmark and Norway now all have ten points, with Portugal taking the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 The matches on Tuesday: Group A Azerbaijan - Germany Group C Faroe Islands - Estonia Group D Belarus - Luxembourg Bosnia and Herzegovina - Albania Group E Sweden - Finland San Marino - Hungary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Missed most.of the match. Looks like Bulgaria saved our bacon. As you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I really want Montenegro to qualify. I think it would be a great story. And I want Belgium to get through too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I really want Montenegro to qualify. I think it would be a great story. It'll be a great achievement and a great story, but I'm in two-minds as to whether I want them at Euro 2012. As much as it'd be a great boost for the young nation and a good story, they're a really awful footballing side. I've rarely seen a team not want to win as much as Montenegro. Their football is completely negative, completely defensive, zero attacking intent. It's really dire. Effective, but dire. I'd even go as far as calling it anti-football. If they reach the finals, all the pre-match hype and optimism about such a small, young nation being there will not be matched by the action on the pitch. So be careful what you wish for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Tomorrow is a minor matchday. The only really big game I see is Germany vs. Azerbaijan. A German win and they are all but assured of a place in (hopefully) Ukraine next year. Needing just 1 point from their 3 remaining games to win the group. The other games are Faroes vs. Estonia, Luxembourgh vs. Belarus, Bosnia vs. Albania, Sweden vs. Finland and San Marino vs. Hungary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Germany 3 -1 Azerbaijan Germany close to Euro 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Germany seems to become the first team to qualify for EURO 2012. After only less 30 minutes, they lead 3-0 over Austria. A draw would be sufficient for qualification. This German team really plays dream football! First the highly deserved victory against Brazil in the excellent friendly in August (one of the best friendlies I've ever seen of a German team), now a football party which will lead to the ticket to Poland and Ukraine. I'm very proud of those boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 GER vs. AUT 4:2 at 60:27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Bulgaria 0-3 England And Montenegro losing in Cardiff, so great night for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citius Altius Fortius Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 5:2 GER vs AUT 85:31 6:2 88:22 Its over - Germany has qualified... 1 : 0 - Mesut Özil (8.) 2 : 0 - Mesut Özil (24.) 3 : 0 - Lukas Podolski (28.) 3 : 1 - Marko Arnautovic (42.) 4 : 1 - Mesut Özil (47.) 4 : 2 - Martin Harnik (51.) 5 : 2 - André Schürrle (84.) 6 : 2 - Mario Götze (88.) Bulgaria 0-3 England And Montenegro losing in Cardiff, so great night for us. has england qualified too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 has england qualified too? No, but they distanced their rival for the top spot in group G, Montenegro, with 14 to 11 points now. Still two more matches for both teams to play, so everything is still possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Bulgaria can expect a fine from UEFA after monkey chants directed at England's black players tonight. To be honest, I can't remember an England match in Eastern Europe over the past 5 or 6 years where this hasn't happened. I wonder what UEFA do with all the money they accumulate in fines. As it is, Bulgaria are a very poor side. They've no player who can score goals since Berbatov retired and England sliced them apart pretty easily at the back. I'm liking the look of Young and Rooney together too, especially now they're at the same club. Congrats to Germany, efficient as ever And Netherlands, 11-0. Who says there are no easy games in international football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Happy that Germany has qualified and rendered the game in Istanbul meaningless (I mean denying Turkey a chance at the finals is meaningful enough). Disappointed Slovenia lost at home to Estonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Much as I'm pleased with England's win on Friday night, I'm absolutely furious for my friends north of the border who were cheated by a diving Czech turd and a pathetic, despicable Dutch referee at Hampden Park yesterday. I have never seen a more blatant dive not punished. Absolutely disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Finland 0 - 2 Netherlands other results so far: Group A: Azerbaijan 3-2 Kazakhstan Group B: Russia 0-0 Rep of Ireland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 England 1 - 0 Wales Romania 0 - 0 France Italy 1 - 0 Slovenia Netherlands and Italy qualified for the finals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 England 1 - 0 Wales Romania 0 - 0 France Italy 1 - 0 Slovenia Netherlands and Italy qualified for the finals Only Italy is qualified for certain now. The qualification of the Netherlands is very highly probable, but not completely secured yet. If the Netherlands lost both remaining matches (against Moldova and Sweden) while Sweden and/or Hungary won both remaining matches with many goals, the Netherlands could be forced to second or even third place. But as I said, that's highly improbable. By the way, also England's qualification is almost secured now, after their 1-0 win against Wales. They now have a six-point lead over Montenegro which still has two matches to play (with a maximum of six points to be awarded). So if England achieves at least a draw against Montenegro on October 7, they are through. Oh, and Spain is about to secure qualification tonight, too. They are leading 3-0 over Liechtenstein right now, which gives them an eight-point lead over the Czech Republic which also has only two further matches to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotosy Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 ^Hungary have only one more match (oct 11 vs Finland), so even Netherlands finish second they are guaranteed go through as group runners-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 ^Hungary have only one more match (oct 11 vs Finland), so even Netherlands finish second they are guaranteed go through as group runners-up No, if the Netherlands fail to gain any further points and stay at 24 points, Croatia (19 points currently, with two matches to go) and Greece (18 points currently, also with two matches to go) can still tie the Netherlands' number of points or even surpass it and thus maybe take the role as "best second-ranked team of the qualification" away from the Netherlands. You know: Only one of the second-ranked teams can qualify directly for the EURO (namely the best), all other second-ranked teams have to go to the play-offs. No, if the Netherlands fail to gain any further points and stay at 24 points, Croatia (19 points currently, with two matches to go) and Greece (18 points currently, also with two matches to go) can still tie the Netherlands' number of points or even surpass it and thus maybe take the role as "best second-ranked team of the qualification" away from the Netherlands. You know: Only one of the second-ranked teams can qualify directly for the EURO (namely the best), all other second-ranked teams have to go to the play-offs. Sorry, I just learned that for the role as "best second-ranked team", not simply the points total counts, but the performance against the other four best teams of the respective group. Really complicated! But I suppose that even according to that rule, the Netherlands are not qualified for certain yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deawebo Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Ooo the in the group of Portugal, Norway, Denmark... Who will qualify? (GERMANY the best team by the moment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 So the big guns of Europe have qualified. Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 So the big guns of Europe have qualified. Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Germany. Again, the Netherlands' qualification isn't completely secured yet, just as England's qualification. They won't qualify before October 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Again, the Netherlands' qualification isn't completely secured yet, just as England's qualification. They won't qualify before October 7. Yes it is. Turkey: Maximum points 14 Russia: 17 Ireland: 15 Armenia: 14 Slovakia: 14 Estonia: 13 Serbia: 14 Bosnia: 16 France: 17 Romania: 12 Netherlands: minimum of 18 to a maximum of 24 Sweden: 18, if Sweden finishes with 18 points they will be group winners. Hungary: 15 Croatia: 19 (but if they obtain 19 points it will mean they are the group winners), if they are not the group winners they will have 16 Greece: 12 to 18, but if they have an 18 it would mean they are the group winners as they would have defeated Croatia and won the group and Croatia would finish with a maximum of 16. England: Same deal, they can finish with 18 to 20 points but they would mean they are the group winners Montenegro: 17 Switzerland: 14 Portugal: 19 but group winners, not the group winner they will finish with 13 or 16 Denmark: 19 as group winners, 13 or 16 as non-group winner Norway: 16 Czech Republic: 16 Scotland: 14 So yes, Netherlands with their 18 points in comparison to all groups has secured qualification. They need one point to secure victory of the group, but not for qualification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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