Euro 2004 predictions - first round

[the_ceebs]

Would have been different if any of the portuguese team new what the far post was.

[Solly]

Or if Figo realised there were ten other players also in red..

[Paul]

That was such a big surprise that nobody predicted it, so we all still have zero points in the prediction game.

[child of Thor]

I'm now a secret supporter of Greece........as i was all along
Congrats MarkG

[alva]

Mark was playing??? Ahh, that's why Poly was down..

[MarkG]

Originally posted by Monk
If there are two words that sum up Greece it's 'German efficiency'.

yes, Otto Rehagel is gradually becoming (if he hasnt already become after tonight's first ever victorry in a Euro championship) a legend for greek football....

[alva]

Some amazing piece of trivia I just head;

Spain has never won a game at the EC with more than 1 goal difference.

[Paul]

Portugal - Greece 1-2
Spain - Russia 1-0

 1 Sloth              4
 1 MikeH              4
 1 CyberShy           4
 1 paiktis22          4
 1 OneFootInTheGrave  4
 1 Zopperoni          4
 1 Jamski             4
 1 germanos           4
 9 Footie Mad         2
 9 VJ                 2
 9 TheArsenal         2
 9 Park Avenue        2
 9 Laertes            2
 9 Al'Kimiya          2
 9 lightblue          2
 9 Drogue             2
 9 Kropotkin          2
 9 Solver             2
 9 Kitschum           2
 9 Victor Galis       2
 9 Locutus            2
 9 Dauphin            2
 9 Wernazuma III      2
 9 End Is Forever     2
 9 Paul               2
26 mapet              0
26 Ambro2000          0
26 Monk               0
26 Colon              0
26 Winston            0

[Footie Mad]

I hope it's not to big a hassle if i predict two games a day for you Paul.

England - France 2-2
Switzerland - Croatia 1-0

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by alva
Some amazing piece of trivia I just head;

Spain has never won a game at the EC with more than 1 goal difference.

, that's really !!

[Zopperoni]

Paul, I'd like to submit two changes:

13-06-2004, Group B:
Switzerland - Croatia 0-1

15-06-2004, Group D:
Czech Republic - Latvia 2-0

[Az]

Will Spain EVER break through the mediocre level? such fine players, and yet the game dynamics are.. lacking.

[Robert]

For the first time in.... like.... ever..... I'm leading in the paul-poly-prediction game!

A day to remember!

[Kropotkin]

Did you notice the greatest difference from the world cup? The referees; I hardly noticed them in the fist two games. And as most of you know, it's hard not to notice Collina. Good grades both for him and Urs Meier from me.

Otherwise, it think the first game was nice, kind of like the first game in the world cup, but without the 'post-colonial implications' of Senegal vs. France. I think it's nice when a competition starts with a shock. Hopefully it'll make the other favorites understand that you have to really put your effort into it, even against poor teams. Wonder why Portugal never can make an effort at all. It's kind of pathetic really.

[alva]

To be honest I thought both games were boring, not really unexpected on the opening day, a pitty none-the-less.

In the second game, the referee was a bit yellow card trigger happy, but at least nothing as bad as most opening games in the WC.