UEFA Euro 2024: Mod Note Added 2/7/24

Had that been England that beat Gibraltar 14-0 all the talk would have been about how great England are, it was France so it’s all about how poor Gibraltar are. Least we forget Gibraltar we’re the only side Ireland beat in the group and in one of the games with Ireland at home we won 3-0 and it took us 52 minutes to break them down and there was no talk about how Gibraltar should not be in the competition. I remember when Greece used to be the whipping boys and then they won the Euros.

If its a draw ?

Face-saving equaliser for England there. Are they on telly anywhere?

this is all I'm seeing on C4

So glad Iraly made it through. At least they tried to win the game tonight throughout the entire 90min.

Ukraine only tried to attack in the last 10min, strange tactics for a team that had to win.

And as usual, irish commentator said, "typical Italian performance". I thought they were very good.

Yeah thought it was nailed on.

Then again, had Mudryk spent the entire game up to then diving about, he may have got it. Think he cried wolf too often.

And to be fair to them, the Ukranians didn't make a big deal of it during game or after.

Would love to see someone other than Greece get through path C

Got lucky in the tickets draw and got Slovenia v Serbia in Munich. Not likely to be the most exciting match of the group, but happy to have gotten something.

Absolutely delighted for Georgia

Cheapest decent tickets €150 each :(

It's a joke of a system. Queued for 4 hours, then nearly no tickets available and none for the dates and location that i can manage. Yet there's hundreds for each match up on stubhub.

I see UEFA have come out and said only captains can speak to refs and other players "risk" being booked. Haven't we heard this before. I'd love to see it happen. I know refs can't book every player that challenges them but a warning then a booking in the 1st few games might help.

Portuguese squad

Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa, Sá, Patrício.

Defenders: António Silva, Danilo Pereira, Dalot, Inácio, Cancelo, Nélson Semedo, Nuno Mendes, Pepe, Rúben Dias.

Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes, João Neves, Palhinha, Otávio, Rúben Neves, Vitinha.

Forwards: Bernardo Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Conceição, Gonçalo Ramos, João Félix, Pedro Neto, Leão.

Haven't heard much about them as potential winners but I think they're up there with that squad.

Interesting that Matheus Nunes has been dropped from the Portuguese squad. That Man City move has been a real disaster for him.

Also, so many inexperienced players in that England midfield collection too, bit surprised they wouldn't just bring someone like Ward-Prowse along as well for that bit of experience and composure. Obviously best known for his set pieces, but a very solid player otherwise too and would suit that work-horse double-6 Southgate likes. Let's say you start with Rice and Mainoo - if you're hanging on in a knockout tie a goal up with 20 minutes left, I'd much rather be bringing on a steady lad like Ward-Prowse than Wharton, or more naturally attack-minded guys like Jones or Gallagher, or even Trent. Maybe there's Stones, but he should already be starting CB.

Bellingham - Rice - Trent

Saka - Kane - Foden

That's some exciting 6 if they could get the midfield to gel.

The defence is a different story. Shaw's a decent rather than brilliant left back, but if he doesn't make it (which Southgate suggested is a distinct possibility), they are down to 0 proper left backs. Gomez has done reasonably well as left back this season, but just as a stop-gap, there's no way he'd ever be Liverpool's first choice LB. Maybe Stones or one of the RBs would be switched.

I think Toney gets the nod over Watkins as Kane's back-up, given England's obsession with having penalty takers.

Considering the season Watkins had I reckon he's a lock for the squad. Think Toney will miss out. If Watkins doesn't get in this time he might as well retire

Portugal is where I'll be putting my money. Think they have a very good team. A lot will depend on if the 2 young benfica lads play, and how ronaldo fares.

their biggest handicap may be their manager but it may be penalty shootouts or it may be their defence

Well yeah, I did say. Think I counted seven that I’d genuinely never heard of. Trafford, Braithwaite, Konsa, Guehl, Quansah Wharton and Eze. I’d see bits and pieces of Match of the Day but I wouldn’t follow it closely.