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Euro 2016 - who's watching?

DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
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My Germany gear showed up last night! I am ready for the Euro to start.



Lots of folks picking France to run it, but it's anybody's to win really. England, Spain, Germany, France seem to be the consensus, but Belgium better not be discredited as well (ranked #2 in FIFA right now).



Looking forward to the kickoff this afternoon with Romania/France.



Also, anybody watching Copa Americana? The US / Costa Rica game was ridiculous the other night. That penalty kick call to start the game was way soft, shouldn't have been a PK. I was texting with my co-worker in Costa Rica during the game and she was like 'wtf, this is ugly', ha!

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Just finished watching the US/Paraguay game. Physical match.



    Euro2016 - Once again England blew it. Glad to see Wales win.

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ajaan

    Just finished watching the US/Paraguay game. Physical match.



    Euro2016 - Once again England blew it. Glad to see Wales win.




    Boy did England cough that win up



    The US did what they needed to do. It was a nice 1-0 result especially since they played perry much the entire second half down a player in the heat



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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wales earned it for sure.



    They were throwing yellow cards out during USA/Paraguay like rice on a freshly married couple. Surprised another man didn't get sat down, on either side.



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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    CRC is up at the half. That's good for the US.

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ajaan

    CRC is up at the half. That's good for the US.




    Wow. That was nuts. Good for the USA



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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Go Germany!! Despite the fact that my muse for the past 3 years is Ukrainian, Deutschland uber alles!!
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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Brazil out of Copa.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Caught the Portugal/Iceland game yesterday. With as many shots as Portugal had, the Iceland goalie Halldorsson was absolutely crushing it.
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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cristiano Ronaldo showed no class after that match.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ajaan

    Cristiano Ronaldo showed no class after that match.




    Agreed, on 2 fronts - the jersey and the comments. Think he was peeved that Halldorsson blocked all those shots, ha!



    Germany/Poland today, got my superfan gear on! Talked to my colleagues in Warsaw this morning and they are excited for todays game. Wish I was over there to feel the energy, they say it's crazy nuts over there, especially since that office is one of our main Europe branch offices with multinationals there.



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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    US/Ecuador tonight as well. Gonna be a long day of soccer watching for me, ha!
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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very disappointed in the Germany/Poland game yesterday. Total lack of aggression by Germany to score. I can see a stretch to say - well they got all those yellow cards early and didn't want to press - but c'mon.



    Sad to see Ukraine get whomped by NIreland.



    Fell asleep during US/Ecuador for the copa, but nice seeing the W on the scoreboard this morning.
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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Czech/Croatia game just had flares and/or something else thrown on the field. Something small blew up when one of the crew tried to pick it up, .
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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Germany is going to have to play a lot better than they have.



    Looks like the US will probably play Argentina while missing a few key players. I am neither an Argentine or Barcelona fan, quite the opposite, but Messi is one player I would pay to see.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Buddy of mine is Barcelona super fan and we watch games weekly across the board. Messi is a talent with few equals now, maybe 2 tops and that's pressing it outside of Ronaldo.



    US/Argentina would be a better final than semi...



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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Germany should have lost 3-0, ugly ass game.
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    vintagefunvintagefun Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭
    Spain's 3rd goal yesterday...end to end. 48 seconds. 23 passes. Involving 9 of the 11 players. And ending in a goal.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    US vs Messi Copa semi...who you got???







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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wales 3 Russia 0 84th minute.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That Russia/Wales game was ugly and England/Slovakia was a snorefest.



    The Germans better show up today, NIrelanders will be hungry to score. All of those BS yellows though during the last game might have Germany wearing some nancypants again.
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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Once again Germany squeaks by.

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Spain loses. Tonight's Copa game should be interesting. I would love to see the US win, but if I was a betting man I would pick Argentina with Messi getting 2 goals.

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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ajaan

    Once again Germany squeaks by.




    Squeaks by how? Should have been at least 2-0 krauts
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    DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ajaan

    Spain loses. Tonight's Copa game should be interesting. I would love to see the US win, but if I was a betting man I would pick Argentina with Messi getting 2 goals.




    Messi and crew will be tough as nails, I'd bet there are long and prop/side bets aplenty on the game.

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    ajaanajaan Posts: 17,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What a goal by Messi!!!!!

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