Euro 2024 Qualifiers & Tournament

(18-06-2024 05:06 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  

(17-06-2024 20:52 )Geriisgreat Wrote:  Well the euros got flipped upside down earlier with Romania and Slovakia both winning

Form book gone out of the window you mean?

Well yeah don't think many people would backed thought Romania to score 3 against Ukraine and Belgium again falling asleep against Slovakia
Whilst in a prediction tournament in doing with work friends none out of the 11 of us got them right

(18-06-2024 16:21 )Geriisgreat Wrote:  

(18-06-2024 05:06 )lovebabes56 Wrote:  

(17-06-2024 20:52 )Geriisgreat Wrote:  Well the euros got flipped upside down earlier with Romania and Slovakia both winning

Form book gone out of the window you mean?

Well yeah don't think many people would backed thought Romania to score 3 against Ukraine and Belgium again falling asleep against Slovakia
Whilst in a prediction tournament in doing with work friends none out of the 11 of us got them right

Better luck next round

France are getting a nose protector made so that Mbappe can continue in the Euros with his broken nose.

The experts said that he'd be a marked man. He is now.

Love me some ChatGPT.
With all the chatter about England’s (underwhelming?) performance against Serbia, I asked for a list of all the first games played by the eventual winners of every Euros / World Cup since 1982.
Here they are with the eventual tournament winners in bold.


1982: Italy 0-0 Poland
1984: France 1-0 Denmark
1986: Argentina 3-1 South Korean
1988: Soviet Union 1-0 Netherlands
1990: Yugoslavia 1-4 West Germany
1992: Denmark 0-0 England
1994: Brazil 2-1 Russia
1996: Germany 2-0 Czech Republic
1998: France 3-0 South Africa
2000: France 3-0 Denmark
2002: Turkey 1-2 Brazil
2004: Greece 1-2 Portugal
2006: Italy 2-0 Ghana
2008: Spain 4-1 Russia
2010: Spain 0-1 Switzerland
2012: Italy 1-1 Spain
2014: Germany 4-0 Portugal
2016: Iceland 1-1 Portugal
2018: Australia 1-2 France
2020: Italy 3-0 Turkey
2022: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia

In summary:

The eventual winner has won their first match 62% of the time in the last 40 years. And 70% of those wins have been by more than one goal. Eventual winners have lost their first match only 19% of the time.

So what you're saying is, with that 19%, Scotland could still clinch it? I'm seeing that as us still having a chance

Scotland loss tonight that not a spoiler it's a fact

^ I don't know where you're from, but if it's not Scotland, check yourself. There's no harm in being hopeful, we're realistic, unlike some others.

Cracking lunchtime game today between Croatia and Albania - a breathless 2-2 draw being the final score. Goals galore so far, well in most of the games anyway.

Great stuff.

(18-06-2024 18:39 )Goodfella3041 Wrote:  Love me some ChatGPT.
With all the chatter about England’s (underwhelming?) performance against Serbia, I asked for a list of all the first games played by the eventual winners of every Euros / World Cup since 1982.
Here they are with the eventual tournament winners in bold.


1982: Italy 0-0 Poland
1984: France 1-0 Denmark
1986: Argentina 3-1 South Korean
1988: Soviet Union 1-0 Netherlands
1990: Yugoslavia 1-4 West Germany
1992: Denmark 0-0 England
1994: Brazil 2-1 Russia
1996: Germany 2-0 Czech Republic
1998: France 3-0 South Africa
2000: France 3-0 Denmark
2002: Turkey 1-2 Brazil
2004: Greece 1-2 Portugal
2006: Italy 2-0 Ghana
2008: Spain 4-1 Russia
2010: Spain 0-1 Switzerland
2012: Italy 1-1 Spain
2014: Germany 4-0 Portugal
2016: Iceland 1-1 Portugal
2018: Australia 1-2 France
2020: Italy 3-0 Turkey
2022: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia

In summary:

The eventual winner has won their first match 62% of the time in the last 40 years. And 70% of those wins have been by more than one goal. Eventual winners have lost their first match only 19% of the time.

It was Brazil 2:0 Russia in 94, Greece 2:1 Portugal in 2004,

(18-06-2024 17:29 )Charlemagne Wrote:  France are getting a nose protector made so that Mbappe can continue in the Euros with his broken nose.

The experts said that he'd be a marked man. He is now.

Is there any rule that says what it can & can't be made of?

I get the feeling it won't be just his nose now.