Euro 2012 - Predict the Group Winners

bili · Post edited by Blue_and_White_Army at 2012-06-04 14:49:22

Let's see who knows their stuff and who doesn't.

Predict which two nations advance out of each group:

Group A - Greece Russia

Group B - Germany Netherlands

Group C - Spain Ireland

Group D - France Sweden (ooops - originally had Ukraine but meant Sweden. Got my Blue and Yellow flagged countries mixed up)

(apologies if this thread has been started but it's not on first two pages - that means it doesn't exists

Mod edit: moved to World Football

prawnsideFC

Group A - Russia Czech Republic

Group B - Germany Netherlands

Group C - Spain Croatia

Group D - France England

I spent a lot of time deliberating on whether England would make it through, but in the end I think they have enough to do it, despite the annual choke job. Also how the hell are they 7 in fifa rankings

Good thread btw.

StateSide_Cap

A - Czech Republic Russia B - Germany Netherlands C - Ireland Spain D - Sweden Ukraine

Dutch beat Czechs, Russians beat Germans, Ireland beats Ukraine, Sweden beats Spain.

Dutch beat Irish, Russians beat Swedes.

Russia beats Netherlands 2-1 in Final.

Van

A - Russia, Greece

B - Netherlands, Germany

C - Spain, Croatia

D - France, England

Russia upset Germany

Netherlands wollop Greece

Spain over England on penalties

Croatia beat France

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Russia or Croatia get it done.

rodderzzz · Post edited by rodderzzz at 2012-06-04 11:52:03

If you want a sneaky bet that I think could come in, have a look at both finalists coming from the same group. That's what ill be having a punt on!

A - Russia, Poland B - Germany, Holland C - Spain, Ireland D - France, Ukraine

QF - Holland bt Russia, Germany bt Poland, Spain bt Ukraine, Ireland bt France

SF - Holland bt Spain, Germany bt Ireland

F - Germany bt Holland

bili

rodderzzz said: If you want a sneaky bet that I think could come in, have a look at both finalists coming from the same group. That's what ill be having a punt on!

A - Russia, Poland B - Germany, Holland C - Spain, Ireland D - France, Ukraine

QF - Holland bt Russia, Germany bt Poland, Spain bt Ukraine, Ireland bt France

SF - Holland bt France, Germany bt Ireland

F - Germany bt Holland

Who beats Spain?

prawnsideFC

bili said:

rodderzzz said: If you want a sneaky bet that I think could come in, have a look at both finalists coming from the same group. That's what ill be having a punt on!

A - Russia, Poland B - Germany, Holland C - Spain, Ireland D - France, Ukraine

QF - Holland bt Russia, Germany bt Poland, Spain bt Ukraine, Ireland bt France

SF - Holland bt France, Germany bt Ireland

F - Germany bt Holland

Who beats Spain?

didn't you know? he's predicting a scandal :)

bili

prawnsideFC said:

bili said:

rodderzzz said: If you want a sneaky bet that I think could come in, have a look at both finalists coming from the same group. That's what ill be having a punt on!

A - Russia, Poland B - Germany, Holland C - Spain, Ireland D - France, Ukraine

QF - Holland bt Russia, Germany bt Poland, Spain bt Ukraine, Ireland bt France

SF - Holland bt France, Germany bt Ireland

F - Germany bt Holland

Who beats Spain?

didn't you know? he's predicting a scandal :)

Where's Italy?

bili

Van said: A - Russia, Greece

B - Netherlands, Germany

C - Spain, Croatia

D - France, England

Russia upset Germany

Netherlands wollop Greece

Spain over England on penalties

Croatia beat France

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Russia or Croatia get it done.

Can I have some of what you're smoking? I hope you're right though :D

prawnsideFC

Croatia have a really good team, last euro they won their group and beat Germany 2-1. They are my dark horse for this year. Also I dont think people can critisize any picks considering Greece won in 2004...

The_Real_Deal

Croatia have lost their main striker Olic

bili

Here's a tip for Croatia matches - there will be lots of goals scored so take the over.

If they make it out of the group stages, it will be a miracle.

Trust me - I know.

rodderzzz

Ugh, fucked up that bit! Holland beat Spain in the Semi's, bit of revenge for the world cup final!

Italy dont get out of the groups

FootyMonster · Post edited by FootyMonster at 2012-06-04 12:21:13

The Croats have to be the dark horse of the tourney, no miracle required. They should comfortably finish in the second spot behind a loss to Spain.

The_Real_Deal said: Croatia have lost their main striker Olic

Olic is not/was not their main striker, Jelavic and Kalinic along with Eduardo should provide some surprises.

I've seen enough of this squad over the last couple of cycles to know they're poised to make an impact before Bilic is gone.

BianconeroSouthsider

Group A: Greece, Russia

Group B: Germany, Netherlands

Group C: Spain, Ireland (my home country is going to flop, I'm afraid)

Group D: France, England

FootyMonster

Group A - Russia - Poland

Group B - Germany - Netherlands

Group C - Spain - Croatia

Group D - France - Sweden

bili · Post edited by bili at 2012-06-04 12:28:49

FootyMonster said: The Croats have to be the dark horse of the tourney, no miracle required. They should comfortably finish in the second spot behind a loss to Spain.

The_Real_Deal said: Croatia have lost their main striker Olic

Olic is not/was not their main striker, Jelavic and Kalinic along with Eduardo should provide some surprises.

I've seen enough of this squad over the last couple of cycles to know they're poised to make an impact before Bilic is gone.Not to turn this into a Croatia thread -

Olic is their main striker. His loss cannot be understated. Jelavic has done nothing on the international stage. I think I would be better than Kalinic - he sucks. Eduardo is underrated. Mandzukic is in form and has produced for the national team - I rate him better than Jelavic.

Their back line is in absolute shambles. They are playing people out of position and playing people that have no business on the sqaud.

They'll finish bottom of the group with 1 or 2 points.

BianconeroSouthsider

Unless we flop, then they'll be 3rd. We're either going to do really well, or really poorly, we're not going to squeak in or barely miss out.

Canadianspur

A - Russia, Czech

B - Germany, Netherlands

C - Spain, Croatia

D - France, Ukraine

FootyMonster

bili said:

FootyMonster said: The Croats have to be the dark horse of the tourney, no miracle required. They should comfortably finish in the second spot behind a loss to Spain.

The_Real_Deal said: Croatia have lost their main striker Olic

Olic is not/was not their main striker, Jelavic and Kalinic along with Eduardo should provide some surprises.

I've seen enough of this squad over the last couple of cycles to know they're poised to make an impact before Bilic is gone.Not to turn this into a Croatia thread -

Olic is their main striker. His loss cannot be understated. Jelavic has done nothing on the international stage. I think I would be better than Kalinic - he sucks. Eduardo is underrated. Mandzukic is in form and has produced for the national team - I rate him better than Jelavic.

Their back line is in absolute shambles. They are playing people out of position and playing people that have no business on the sqaud.

They'll finish bottom of the group with 1 or 2 points.

Good, was more fishing for information... thanks!

bili

You could have just asked.

FootyMonster

I think you're being a bit hard on Jelavic though, for my money hes on better form with his club than any other aside from Da Silva.

Most of the action will come from the mids which even you have to admit is one of the best in the tourney. They've been together almost as long as the Dutch.

Srna, Modric, Kranjcar, Rakitic, Vukojevic and the dude from Hamburg I forget how to spell his name and I dont want to wikipedia right now.

As for the defense, if they don't play that hack Simunic I'll be happy.

Van

Just call Croatia and Russia a hunch... all you need is a bit of lightning in a bottle to do well in this tournament... and I really rate Perisic and Jelavic and think they will have a breakout tournament to add to guys like Modric, Mandzukic for some goal production.

Same goes for Russia... Dzagoev is the one I am watching closely with high hopes for some dazzling performances on the world stage.

Just really excited for some top class match ups, no matter who is playing.

Kaiser_Franz

A - Russia, Greece

B - Germany, Netherlands

C - Spain, Croatia

D - France, Sweden

Evil_Bert

And now my series of outragous predicitions

A - Russia, Poland B - Germany, Denmark C - Italy, Spain D - France, Ukraine

QF - Denmark over Russia, gmernay over Poland, Italy over Ukraine, Spain over France SF - Italy over Denmark, Germany over Spain F - Germany over Italy

MATT1CUS

group A: Russia, Czech group B: Germany, Dutch group C: Spain, Croatia group D: England, France

barca99

A: Russia, Czech Rep. B: Germany, Holland C: Spain, Italy D: Sweden, France

Holland vs. Germany in one semi Spain vs. Italy in the other semi By the way, I hate that they don't cross over with the other pools until the final.

Spain vs. Holland in the final

Spain wins

rodderzzz

Holland cannot meet Germany in the semis, likewise Spain cant meet Italy!

barca99

Just noticed that that was changed this time around. I hate that in 08 Spain met Russia. Thanks.

Oh yeah, doesn't change my prediction of Spain winning.

cdusdal · Post edited by cdusdal at 2012-06-06 10:47:14

Group A: Greece, Czech
Group B: Germany, Portugal
Group C: Spain, Croatia
Group D: France, Sweden

DannyBoy · Post edited by DannyBoy at 2012-06-06 11:03:52

A: Czech, Russia B: Holland, Germany C: Italy, Spain D: France, England

Brenton

Surely the Czechs will score tons, having Milan Baros up top still.

brrrrrradley · Post edited by brrrrrradley at 2012-06-06 12:10:07

Group A: Russia and Poland
Group B: Germany and Denmark
Group C: Spain and Ireland
Group D: France and Ukraine

Predictions are non binding and no money will be gained/lost by the maker of said picks.

RastaTC

Predictions: For advancing:

Group A: Czech R. & Greece (darkhorse: Poland) Group B: Germany & Holland (darkhorse: Portugal) Group C: Spain & Ireland... yes my heart tells me so not head (darkhorse: Italy) Group D: France & Sweden (as with group c - darkhorse & 'heart pick' is England)

Now for the reality game: Diving Scores (max score is 6.0):

Group A: Russia (3.5) & Greece (3.0) Group B: Portugal (4.5) & Holland (4.0) Group C: Spain (6.0) & Italy (5.0) Group D: France (5.5)

Spain are runaways with this unless Iniesta draws an injury from someone connecting during simulation....(how times have changed - Italy will finish 3rd in this category)

NOTE: Petition to bring back Graham Scott for fan reports!!!! This man was entertaining getting drunk at pubs when providing reports with fans in '98... Please bring him back!!!

Brenton

Group A: Russia and Poland
Group B: Germany and Holland
Group C: Spain and Italy
Group D: France and maybe England

Holland to beat Germany in the finals

RastaTC said:

Predictions: Diving Scores (max score is 6.0):

Group A: Russia (3.5) & Greece (3.0) Group B: Portugal (4.5) & Holland (4.0) Group C: Spain (6.0) & Italy (5.0) Group D: France (5.5)

Spain are runaways with this unless Iniesta draws an injury from someone connecting during simulation....(how times have changed - Italy will finish 3rd in this category)

There is no way anyone beats Portugal. Pepe will imagine a hand near his face and immediately stab his own eye. Ronaldo will slap the ground in frustration from a sitting position every four minutes. Only Meireles' tattoos won't dive.

Proggie

A: Russia, Poland B: Germany, Holland C: Spain, Croatia D: France, Ukraine

Poland will beat Germany in quarters! :)

Bad_Gones

Proggie said: Poland will beat Germany in quarters! :)

Your optimism is so adorable! ;-)

danimal

A: Russia / Czech

B: Germany / The Netherlands

C: Spain / Croatia

D: Ukraine / England

Brenton

Why do people think the Czechs will do well? They don't have much of a team anymore.

danimal

Brenton said: Why do people think the Czechs will do well? They don't have much of a team anymore.

Weak group. I just don't have much confidence in Poland or Greece.

Brenton

Home teams get a good bump at tourneys. I figured that's probably enough for Poland to squeak through in a weak group.

RastaTC

Brenton said:

There is no way anyone beats Portugal. Pepe will imagine a hand near his face and immediately stab his own eye. Ronaldo will slap the ground in frustration from a sitting position every four minutes. Only Meireles' tattoos won't dive.

LOL I wrestled with that Brenton. Portugal was my darkhorse for that predection as well - it's like you read my mind.... Such talented sides in this competition... if only they could stay on their feet we as fans of the sport would all be rewarded for it... but I won't hold my breath....

slamo · Post edited by slamo at 2012-06-07 21:07:22

danimal said:

Brenton said: Why do people think the Czechs will do well? They don't have much of a team anymore.

Weak group. I just don't have much confidence in Poland or Greece.

What the group of death - group A is. Has the 10th 12th 15th and 16th best teams in the tourney!

A: Russia, Czech B: Germany, Netherlands C: Spain, Croatia D: France, Sweden

Portugal is going to get through somehow and ruin all the fun and group A will be exciting to watch and erratic. France is going to beat Germany in the final 2-1 with all three goals from Ribery.

Oh, and the semis will be the top two from B and the top two from D.

stratasaurus

A - Poland/Russia B - Germany/ Netherlands C - Spain/Italy D - France/Sweden

Markus

slamo said:

danimal said:

Brenton said: Why do people think the Czechs will do well? They don't have much of a team anymore.

Weak group. I just don't have much confidence in Poland or Greece.

What the group of death - group A is. Has the 10th 12th 15th and 16th best teams in the tourney!

Can't remember where I read it (G+M or Vancouver Sun?) but they called group C the "group of debt" with Italy, Spain and Ireland =))

My picks: Group A - Russia and Greece Group B - Germany and Netherlands Group C - Spain and Croatia D - France and England

dochawk

Group A Russia, Czech Rep Group B Germany, Netherlands Group C Spain, Rep of Ireland Group D Sweden, England

Netherlands over Russia, Germany over Czech Rep, Spain over Rep of Ireland, Sweden over England

Netherlands over Spain, Sweden over Germany

Final Sweden 2 Netherlands 1

Brenton

Sweden won't play England and Spain won't play Ireland in the Quarters.

Woosang

Group A: Greece, Czech Republic Group B: Germany, Denmark Group C: Spain, Italy Group D: England, Sweden

cdusdal

haha who is minusing(real word?) my picks. Funny. Dont care still too happy from this win.

bili

So after round 1 of games complete... anybody wanna change their picks?

I know I do... I don't like Sweden, Holland and Ireland's chances.

Brenton

bili said:

So after round 1 of games complete... anybody wanna change their picks?

Brenton said:

Group A: Russia and Poland
Group B: Germany and Holland
Group C: Spain and Italy
Group D: France and maybe England

Holland to beat Germany in the finals

I'm happy with mine still, though the Dutch will have to nick a point against Germany.

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