Euro 2008 Austria-Switzerland

[NEW.ERA 159]

Turkey will be with out keeper Volkan Demirel for the next match against Croatia huge loss but with that said probably the best game so far of the tournament

[SDX 30]

Boy, between this and losing the Champions' League final, it must not be much fun being Petr Cech these days.

Said Petr Cech on Saturday:

"I believe penalties won't have to take place at all and we'll beat Turkey. We have it all in our hands."

Well, you did, Petr. Unfortunately, you then dropped it.

Turkey will be with out keeper Volkan Demirel for the next match against Croatia huge loss but with that said probably the best game so far of the tournament

Probably bring back Rustu Recber who has some mad moments and also looks like the guy in the Mummy Returns.

[TFoA 54]

Euro 2008 continues to get wilder and wilder...both coaches in the Austria-Germany game were sent off at the same time. They are now watching the game from the stands.

[NEW.ERA 159]

lol at Hickersberger and Low getting sent off, then shaking hands

[DarkJourney 186]

Can't wait for Portugal-Germany. Good stuff.

[TFoA 54]

Can't wait for Portugal-Germany. Good stuff.

Portugal's gonna mollywock Germany. They lost to Switzerland, but it wasn't like it was their A-Team out there. Germany just had to fight off the Austrians. Home field advantage or not, Germany should've throttled Austria, IMO.

[Shane Does Art 4]

If Portugal beats Germany than I think they have enough to win it all.

[NEW.ERA 159]

I like that games chances of going to penalties

[BCBoy 1]

Can't wait for Portugal-Germany. Good stuff.

Portugal's gonna mollywock Germany. They lost to Switzerland, but it wasn't like it was their A-Team out there. Germany just had to fight off the Austrians. Home field advantage or not, Germany should've throttled Austria, IMO.

The Germans are having a major problem finishing plays off. The defense is solid, and the mid, save Frings, are doing a good job distributing, so I'm still optimistic the Germans can get by Portugal.

[TFoA 54]

Oranje definitely have their B-side out there today. Romania's going 100%, since it's do or die for them.

So yeah, it's gonna be mighty interesting. I just hope that Oranje is using this game to stay sharp and worrying about their own form instead of matters in the other game.

[TFoA 54]

Double whammy for the French...Abidol commits a foul in the box and gets sent off, and Italy scores off of the PK (go figure). So Italy's now in position to move on.

[NEW.ERA 159]

Double whammy for the French...Abidol commits a foul in the box and gets sent off, and Italy scores off of the PK (go figure). So Italy's now in position to move on.

Plus losing Ribery

[TFoA 54]

Oranje up 1-0 in the second. Right now it's looking like Italy's gonna advance.

[Shane Does Art 4]

I wouldn't mind seeing Romania win just to see them Italians fail to make it out of the groups.

EDIT: Well then... So much for that.

[TFoA 54]

van Persie puts one in at 86', and puts the Romanians out of the tournament.

[NEW.ERA 159]

The Dutch will play Sweden or Russia Saturday

[TFoA 54]

Well, overall, I am more than impressed with how this group turned out. It was the group of death, and Holland won it undefeated. Not only did they do that, they did it with a +8 goal differential! So yeah, I am supremely satisfied with Oranje's play in the group stages. Even the B-Side looked like they could've turned it on at any point against the Romanians.

So now it's onto the knockout stages. Hopefully Oranje will continue to go undefeated, because that's what it'll take to win the cup.

[DarkJourney 186]

Italy moves on. Whew!

[NEW.ERA 159]

Italy moves on. Whew!

And on to play Spain, should be a great match

[DarkJourney 186]

Italy moves on. Whew!

And on to play Spain, should be a great match

Fantastic match up. Can't wait.