Euro 2012 Groups

[KMFJD]

Well the groups are set:

Group A- Poland, Czech Republic, Greece, Russia

Group B- Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Germany

Group C- Spain, Ireland, Croatia, Italy

Group D- France, Ukraine, Sweden, England

Friday 8 June 2012
#1: POL v GRE, 18.00CET, Warsaw
#2: RUS v CZE, 20.45CET, Wroclaw

Saturday 9 June 2012
#3: NED v DEN, 18.00CET, Kharkiv
#4: GER v POR, 20.45CET, Lviv

Sunday 10 June 2012
#5: ESP v ITA, 18.00CET, Gdansk
#6: IRL v CRO, 20.45CET, Poznan

Monday 11 June 2012
#7: FRA v ENG, 18.00CET, Donetsk
#8: UKR v SWE, 20.45CET, Kyiv

Tuesday 12 June 2012
#9: GRE v CZE, 18.00CET, Wroclaw
#10: POL v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw

Wednesday 13 June 2012
#11: DEN v POR, 18.00CET, Lviv
#12: NED v GER, 20.45CET, Kharkiv

Thursday 14 June 2012
#13: ITA v CRO, 18.00CET, Poznan
#14: ESP v IRL, 20.45CET, Gdansk

Friday 15 June 2012
#15: SWE v ENG, 20.45CET, Kyiv
#16: UKR v FRA, 18.00CET, Donetsk

Saturday 16 June 2012
#17: CZE v POL, 20.45CET, Wroclaw
#18: GRE v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw

Sunday 17 June 2012
#19: POR v NED, 20.45CET, Kharkiv
#20: DEN v GER, 20.45CET, Lviv

Monday 18 June 2012
#21: CRO v ESP, 20.45CET, Gdansk
#22: ITA v IRL, 20.45CET, Poznan

Tuesday 19 June 2012
#23: ENG v UKR, 20.45CET, Donetsk
#24: SWE v FRA, 20.45CET, Kyiv

Dutch Supporter and very happy about the group they are in!

 

[busydude]

Standard ATOT response :

USA is not playing- do not care.

Is there any potential to see women playing with big balls? No? Don't care.

 

[KeithTalent]

Damn, Ireland got hosed! Can't wait for this tournament, so much better than the World Cup!

KT

 

[Newbian]

So is this a sports thread or something?

 

[silverpig]

Go Holland!

That's a tough group they're in. Gonna be some good games though.

 

[Via]

Group B - most lethal group of death ever? Maybe.

 

[Herr Kutz]

Are these the next groups of countries to be bailed out?

 

[Newbian]

Are these the next groups of countries to be bailed out?

What I thought at first but with no information what it's about lets go with that.

 

[coreyb]

wtf is this?

 

[iCyborg]

Group B is definitely a killer, A is boring/weak-ish. C and D are well balanced with a couple of great match-ups.
Plenty of great games ahead though, looking forward

People who aren't into this shouldn't worry, I'm sure some channel will be showing 'How I met your mother' reruns

 

[gevorg]

Group B will be a bloodbath.
Group A is a walk in a park for Russia.

 

[Newbian]

wtf is this?

The line up for the next bail outs.

 

[busydude]

England and France in one group.. that should be a good match.

 

[davmat787]

What, Hungary didn't make it? :'(

Too bad its not water polo.

 

[Broheim]

I've got my fingers crossed that we(Denmark) pull another '92, but my hopes are not that high.

 

[iCyborg]

http://www.euroodds.co.uk/

You can get good odds for Denmark though

@davmat787
Hungary? One would have to dig into the history books to find out when was the last time they competed at a major tournament, I don't even know a single player and I follow major European leagues...

 

[sjwaste]

Groups C and D got hosed - those are tough draws.

 

[Gintaras]

@davmat787
Hungary? One would have to dig into the history books to find out when was the last time they competed at a major tournament, I don't even know a single player and I follow major European leagues...

1986 WC in Mexico...Hungary lost to USSR 1:6

 

[Gintaras]

I've got my fingers crossed that we(Denmark) pull another '92, but my hopes are not that high.

Keep on dreaming...best done while you asleep, if you dream while you awake - needs medical attention.

If german players would quit running and scoring...your dreams may become true...

 

[davmat787]

1986 WC in Mexico...Hungary lost to USSR 1:6

1991: USSR loses Hungary

You just love living in the past glory of the old USSR, don't you Gintaras? And speaking of the past, are you familiar with what happened in 1956 in the Olympics? When Hungary kicked the ass out of the USSR in Water Polo, upsetting the heavily favored Russians and went on to win Gold? The Blood In The Water Match? The summer olympics in Melbourne where Hungarians were cheered by everyone due to the 1956 revolution against the soviet occupiers?

Or did state run news block that?

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

B is the group of death... C will be interesting as well

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

I've got my fingers crossed that we(Denmark) pull another '92, but my hopes are not that high.

Denmark .... I'm sorry

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

< portuguese

FFs, Holland, Portugal, Germany and Denmark in the same group? What were they thinking? Its outright retarded, ALL of them are good candidates to the title

As much as I love the hype Portugal has been getting lately, theyre not gonna make it lol they always lose against germany, and holland is a tough cookie... That group will probably end like Germany > Holland > Portugal > Denmark

 

[busydude]

Is Holland still cheating a lot.. these days? I always thought they play extremely aggressively.

 

[iCyborg]

FFs, Holland, Portugal, Germany and Denmark in the same group? What were they thinking? Its outright retarded, ALL of them are good candidates to the title

It was a seeded draw, but still a draw, so some amount of chance is there. I think they shouldn't have put Poland and Ukraine in the first pot just because they're hosts. Group B ended up tough mostly at the expense of group A that's the easiest.
It's pretty hard to avoid at least one strong group, look at the teams - in C you have Spain and Italy, Croatia as 1/4-finalist from last Euro, in group D France and England, and Sweden ain't bad either, Ukraine might not be as good as Denmark on paper, but they're playing all their games home. Except for A, none of the others are cakewalks for any team...
It could have been worse if say France was in group B instead of Denmark, which could have happened.

Groups with FIFA rankings in parentheses:
Group A: Poland (66), Greece (14), Russia (12), Czech Republic (33).
Group B: Netherlands (3), Denmark (11), Germany (2), Portugal (7).
Group C: Spain (1), Italy (9), Croatia (8), Ireland (21).
Group D: Ukraine (55), Sweden (18), France (15), England (5).