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Feel a bit sorry for Finland but let's be honest they should never have been in with a shout of qualifying to begin with. If that incident never happened in game 1 i doubt they'd have won it.

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What a great 30 minutes

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Really not looking forward to being both the underdogs and the bad guys in our next game. Would have preferred anyone else given our recent record against Denmark.

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This also means that Sweden can lose to Poland with 10 goals and we will still advance.

Hopefully this means more offensive players starts in that match.

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Zylothewolf posted...

This also means that Sweden can lose to Poland with 10 goals and we will still advance.

Hopefully this means more offensive players starts in that match.

That's right. Everyone with 4 points is now through, which includes Czech Republic, England, Sweden and France.

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shane15 posted...

Feel a bit sorry for Finland but let's be honest they should never have been in with a shout of qualifying to begin with. If that incident never happened in game 1 i doubt they'd have won it.

Oh no doubt, I feel sorry for them too, but the rest if that match is among the worst we've ever played and that's despite our current team being among the best we've ever had.

We're very delighted to be facing Wales of all possible opponents. We're back on track as the dark horses to go far.

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Well shucks on Finland. Looks like I'll set my interests on Netherlands and Belgium going forward. My father-in-law is Dutch but also lived in Belgium for like 20 or more years and that's where my wife was born.

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Finald is actaully not completely out yet, but it looks so bad that you should not have many hopes. They need at least two if the three remaining groups to finish somewhat specifically.

Group D:
- Croatia and Scotland to draw

Group E:
- Spain to lose or alternatively beat Slovakia by at least 3 goals
- Poland to not win

Group F:
- Portugal to lose by 4 goals
- Hungary to not win or alternatively beat Germany by at least 4 goals

Their best hope is obviously group D and E finishing as I wrote. Doesn't help them out that they lose on goals scored to all teams they can tie with so they need superior goal difference.

For the record, Ukraine needs just one of the three groups to finish as I wrote to move on.

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Thank you for that primer, ctes. I will be paying close attention to the results.

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Anyone else gonna invest in wtfcoin by the way? Was a decent ad in the Belgium - Finland game.

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You're welcome, it's somewhat fun to keep track of, even if I find it a bit ridiculous that 16 of 24 teams move on.

I'm expecting all eyes to be on England later, but Croatia vs. Scotland should be a great match to watch since both sides are guaranteed to move on with a victory and guaranteed to be elimated with anything but.

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For anyone wondering here is how things stand. If you scroll down a bit it also shows you what combinations are still available.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020#Ranking_of_third-placed_teams

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shane15 posted...

For anyone wondering here is how things stand. If you scroll down a bit it also shows you what combinations are still available.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2020#Ranking_of_third-placed_teams

Also this is a good source of info

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/026a-1286c3028f34-c072d2f81d9b-1000--who-s-through-who-can-join-them/

On a separate note Mount and Chilwell self isolating because they were in close proximity to Scotland's Gilmour who has tested positive for COVID. They'll both miss tonight's game

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^ It's all over the news

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What I want to know (and maybe it's been reported why and I haven't seen it) is why do Mount and Chilwell have to isolate die to proximity but zero of the Scotland players do.

ShatteredElysium posted...

What I want to know (and maybe it's been reported why and I haven't seen it) is why do Mount and Chilwell have to isolate die to proximity but zero of the Scotland players do.

and how are they managing to catch this virus when they're meant to be in a bubble?

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Hoping for an England win tonight. May as well play one of the world class teams first at Wembley. Who knows if by some miracle they beat France/Germany/Portugal they'll be in with a shout of getting to the semi-final back at Wembley.

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Sterling, Grealish and Saka with Kane in front. Foden is not even on the bench it seems.

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No point risking him when he's on a yellow for a game that isn't as important as the next one.

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Sterling had a go but will probably vanish mid-game.

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It's in!

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Ah gonna be enjoyable (See: Miserable) when our reward for topping the group is facing....*checks notes* probably France or Germany??? Dear God.

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I think England match up better vs France than Germany oddly enough!

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Topping the group is the lesser of the 2 evils.

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Kane, u shoulda passed.

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No chance that you guys will go up against Portugal?


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Need Germany and Portugal to win for England to face Portugal.

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Oh fuck... Portugal.

We lose, Police gonna have be on FULL alert in South London. Cafes and Bars will more than likely be kicked in.

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It's not that unlikely though.

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Job done but not too convincing.

I give it a 6.

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Well of the 3 i'd rather play Portugal. Can't see them beating France though.

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Alright Italy and England got it done for me. Either need a France win or a draw and Hungary getting a result to put my parlay through.


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England hasn't really looked too convincing in any of their games imo. Not sure they'd beat the Croatia we saw today. Wonder how it'd have went if they weren't awarded three home games in the group stage which was not initially the plan. They're lucky enough to hit the 1/8 final at home too, which was also not initially planned to be at Wembley.

Finland and even Ukraine looking extremely unlikely to go through as the draw today was the most likely chance of a third place doing worse than them.

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Trouble with England is everyone wants to be a superstar in moments when they really should pass.

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Ukraine are still in with a shout as you'd think Spain would beat Slovakia. That would just mean Sweden getting something from Poland and they'll be playing for the win to top the group.

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You're right, they just need a winner in that match (unless Spain wins 4-3 or something) and Poland to drop points. A draw sees Ukraine out though.

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ctesjbuvf posted...

A draw sees Ukraine out though.

Ukraine can also get through if Portugal lose to France by 3+. And Hungary not beating Germany

Also worth pointing out that the team that ends up finishing 3rd in Group F will be playing either Belgium or Holland. You'd think Belgium are the more likely opponent given the situation we discussed about Group E.

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England's gonna get Germany in the round of 16 aren't they

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I say this in a non-sarky tone.

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also great to see Bukayo Saka getting the start and putting in MOTM performance.

Pre-match a lot of whining (from United fans in particular) that it wasn't Rashford or Jadon Sancho who got the start. Saka shut them all up. :)

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https://twitter.com/dlameirinhas/status/1407027894434643968?s=19

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<3 Forsberg!

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why did I even bother watching this game

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Morata denied!

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fucking morata

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