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    Let's be honest. Wales and Scotland have FAT CHANCE of winning the delayed 2020 Euros.

    TBH, I don't fancy England much either. Harry Kane always disappoints me.

    NO. Happy with Italy. So far.

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    always someone who has to be a smart ass.. eat crow means be humiliated..... sad statement
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    My Honest opinion is the Scots have Zero-chance against England.

    But the real deal will be England's games against France, Belgium, Germany and Italy.

    I expect we English will lose to the Germans on Penalties. Why I am on the Italians.

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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    always someone who has to be a smart ass.. eat crow means be humiliated..... sad statement
    Indeed, and not remotely appropriate or funny! Steve, you've been warned.

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    Quote Originally Posted by system7 View Post
    My Honest opinion is the Scots have Zero-chance against England.
    You do realise that in the unlikely event Scotland win, I *will* rub your nose royally in it like you wouldn't believe!!



    Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting a look at Spain shortly

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    The main interest tonight is Spain against Sweden.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/50940780

    If it was played in Stockholm, I might fancy Sweden. But in Spain, with the high temperature, you gotta fancy Spain to slow the game down.

    Spain gonna qualify. I always concentrate on the next game.

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    Hopeless effort by Spain tonight! Could'nt even beat Sweden!

    Not that I am looking to either team for much eventual success.

    NO. Happy with the 3-0 Azzurri. Italy.

    We are winning.

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    Default Group E: Spain 0 Sweden 0

    Gawd, Spain are dull! What a total bore-fest, and the complete antithesis of the exciting match last night between the Netherlands and Ukraine, which was a proper game of football.

    TBH, I've never been a big fan of the Spanish national team, even when they had their 'golden era', as for me they tended to wear teams down by passing them to death, rather than playing particularly scintillating football.

    I've always preferred teams who play a more dynamic style of football, with high pressing and lots of energy, rather than the 'tippy-tappy' methodical approach, with often no end product, and that was certainly Spain tonight. Toothless, boring and lacking in urgency! Admittedly though against notoriously dogged opposition in Sweden, who actually had better chances to win the game, with one of their strikers missing an open goal...

    Anyway, on this evidence at least (unless they markedly improve) I can't see Spain winning the competition, as they lack penetration/goal threat up front and, IMO, aren't at the same level right now as Italy, Belgium, Holland or even England.

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    I thought Holland versus Ukraine was good game.

    Meaningless game tonight!

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/57458621

    After you French Pascal, NO, after you German Fritz.

    Both will qualify. It's a fix. 1-1, I suppose.

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    Interesting, hardly a comment on (already) a goal of the tournament.
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