MyRandomName: I'm just waiting the post game "russian fans are racist" update now that FIFA threatened the country with a 6 point hit if they don't stop the racism.

considering the behavior of half the fan bases at the euros i'm still not sure why uefa decided to pick on the russians.

Russia just doesn't seem like they're being accurate with their passing/ball control...the ball's never where it needs to be.

GREECE WINS!!!! YES!

Yes! The human filth countries are out. Hopefully Ukraine follows them next match.

Wow. This is an upset special. WHo would have thought Greech and the Czechs would be going through?

i would have liked to have seen the quarterfinals.

ADubs86
Wow. This is an upset special. WHo would have thought Greech and the Czechs would be going through?

I had Greece and Poland. Apparently the home advantage wasn't enough.

Greece is still screwed in the next round for that card for "Diving" that was not diving.

The Voice of Doom: ADubs86
Wow. This is an upset special. WHo would have thought Greech and the Czechs would be going through?

I had Greece and Poland. Apparently the home advantage wasn't enough.

If you didn't have them both, it doesn't count. Even still, after that first day, not too many people didn't have the Russians going through.

ADubs86
If you didn't have them both, it doesn't count. Even still, after that first day, not too many people didn't have the Russians going through.

Yeah, I made that bet before the first game. ;)

MyRandomName: Greece is still screwed in the next round for that card for "Diving" that was not diving.

It wasn't diving... but it was still a flop. Karagounis had nothing else on his mind there except "get fouled". He actually forced the contact and fell after he'd landed on his feet. Him being suspended for the next game because of it scores a solid "meh" on my chart.

rumpelstiltskin: MyRandomName: Greece is still screwed in the next round for that card for "Diving" that was not diving.

The Greeks were flopping all over the field like they were a load of fish released by helicopter. So the only Greek who actually had a reason to fall down was called? I have no sympathy.

Yes, a team should be punished for flopping.. It's why France and Italy never have any players for games, all the cards they get for that...

Do you even watch the game? That wasn't even top 20 in teams with flopping.

neaorin: MyRandomName: Greece is still screwed in the next round for that card for "Diving" that was not diving.

It wasn't diving... but it was still a flop. Karagounis had nothing else on his mind there except "get fouled". He actually forced the contact and fell after he'd landed on his feet. Him being suspended for the next game because of it scores a solid "meh" on my chart.

He didn't force contact, the defenders thigh moved into the path of his stride. Have you ever ran full sprint and had someone clip a foot? It doesn't take much to go down.

MyRandomName
Do you even watch the game? That wasn't even top 20 in teams with flopping.

As far as this tournament has progressed, England is the team to beat if you're aiming for the flopping crown.

MyRandomName: neaorin: MyRandomName: Greece is still screwed in the next round for that card for "Diving" that was not diving.

It wasn't diving... but it was still a flop. Karagounis had nothing else on his mind there except "get fouled". He actually forced the contact and fell after he'd landed on his feet. Him being suspended for the next game because of it scores a solid "meh" on my chart.

He didn't force contact, the defenders thigh moved into the path of his stride. Have you ever ran full sprint and had someone clip a foot? It doesn't take much to go down.

He could have easily avoided the tackle if his intention was to try and score. But it wasn't, and he didn't. He left his foot to be clipped, and still managed to land it afterward.
Going by the rulebook it was a foul, but I'll live with it not being called.
I do play football quite a lot - I live two countries north of Greece.

The Voice of Doom
Meh, that was a rather simplistic attempt to draw a penalty by the Greek guy.
Usually people complain when players aren't carded for something like that.

/card was probably for biatching about the call, though

Okay, having seen a replay, the card clearly wasn't for biatching and thus BS.
Penalty is 50-50. From the back it looks like he's trying to draw a penalty, from the front it looks like he deserved one.

Now the real important fixture is tomorrow.

Assuming they get over their hangover, Greeks have to elect someone to sit next to Angela Merkel for the quarterfinal.

Just got back to the apartment from the screening in Moscow...

fark you, Greece.

neaorin
Now the real important fixture is tomorrow.

That's another one where you need to get out the calculators.
Let me try...

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Germany does NOT advance
if Portugal beats Netherlands and Denmark also beats Germany 1:0, 2:1 or with more than two goals difference.

Denmark advances with
a) a win
b) a draw if Netherlands beat Portugal
c) a loss as long as Netherlands doesn't win by two or more goals or scores less than 4 goals

Portugal advances with
a) a win or a draw if Denmark doesn't win
b) a win if Denmark beats Germany 1:0, 2:1 or by two or more goals

Netherlands advances
if Denmark loses and if they beat Portugal by two or more goals or if they win and score four times or more, i.e. they need a 2:0, 3:1, 4:3, 5:4,.. or something better

One correction to that. If Germany beats Denmark and the Dutch beat Portugal by 1 goal, I believe Portugal advances regardless of how many goals are scored (if it's 2-1 or higher, Portugal advances on goals scored in games between tied teams. If it's a 1-0 win, then first the Dutch finish in 4th because of goals scored, then they reapply the head to head tiebreak and Portugal finishes ahead of Denmark).

Woo Hoo! Guess I get to spend more time in the beer garden.

kevinatilusa: MyRandomName: kevinatilusa: Also goodbye Russia, unless they get a goal back.

Wasn't expecting that after they demolished the Czechs last week.

I thought goal differential was the 1st tie break. Greece would need 2 more goals.

Euro uses head-to-head tiebreakers first.

That's pretty lame, actually. So scoring a lot of goals doesn't pay off?
How European of them. Hard work never pays.

kevinatilusa
One correction to that. If Germany beats Denmark and the Dutch beat Portugal by 1 goal, I believe Portugal advances regardless of how many goals are scored (if it's 2-1 or higher, Portugal advances on goals scored in games between tied teams. If it's a 1-0 win, then first the Dutch finish in 4th because of goals scored, then they reapply the head to head tiebreak and Portugal finishes ahead of Denmark).

I believe you're right; I must have looked for results that would push Netherlands past Denmark and ignored that they would be behind Portugal in that 3-way-comparison, despite beating them.
So Netherlands wouldn't advance with a 4:3 and a Danish loss, they would just end up 3rd behind Portugal and in front of Denmark.
That also means that Denmark is out if they lose, no matter how the other game ends.
So:

Germany does NOT advance
if Portugal beats Netherlands and Denmark also beats Germany 1:0, 2:1 or with more than two goals difference.

Denmark advances with
a) a win
b) a draw if Netherlands beat Portugal


Portugal advances with
a) a win or a draw if Denmark doesn't win
b) a win if Denmark beats Germany 1:0, 2:1 or by two or more goals
c) a loss if it's just by one goal and Germany beats Denmark

Netherlands advances
if they beat Portugal by two or more goals and Germany beats Denmark

midpoint: expobill: all final UEFA-FIFA groups stages are played at once so the teams play without controversy.

COUGH - see my link: Link

Also, that strip quiz is biatchin' hard!

what if Italy wins, Spain wants to win, whereas if they knew their fate- they would not play to win.

marius2: Russian game will be the most entertaining if you want to see a beating


marius2: Russia greeceing the cogs and winning 5-0

Gonna be a beating sort of day.


Please never talk about football on Fark again.

gtfan92: Just got back to the apartment from the screening in Moscow...

fark you, Greece.


Greece?? You don't even have the balls to blame your own team for choking?

intelligent comment below: gtfan92: Just got back to the apartment from the screening in Moscow...

fark you, Greece.


Greece?? You don't even have the balls to blame your own team for choking?

Well, I'm American, sooo...

gtfan92: intelligent comment below: gtfan92: Just got back to the apartment from the screening in Moscow...

fark you, Greece.


Greece?? You don't even have the balls to blame your own team for choking?

Well, I'm American, sooo...

Sir, we're going to have to see your longform birth certificate.

marius2: intelligent comment below:


Please never talk about football on Fark again.


Hah, not my fault Russia dropped the ball :P They had the talent and ability to destroy Greece, but they just couldn't get it together. I don't think a single person predicted what actually happened.

I did. I had absolutely no faith in the Russians qualifying and was fully prepared for them choking. I said this to people before the tournament. The Russians will fail and the Italians will somehow scrape through.

Now I've probably jinxed the Italians though.