Euro 2004

As i love soccer threads :), this is a follow up to World Cup 2006 poll, although it s much nearer today and our predictions can be more precise.... (can work as a betting guide too, who knows ). Notice that teams with * still havent secured their pisition to the finals, but my guess is they will eventually make it.

God i hate the Eurovision song contest, i mean, what is the point of it all? Maybe France could win if they got Stereolab to do a song, but that will never happen.

Jeff mate, Sweeden's over there... I wouldnt bet a cent on them though, even Greece has won them in a friendly 2 months ago, and believe me for Greece, being in the finals is a big achievement already :) . As for Eurovision contest , Turkey won the last one, so i think on soccer, it will be someone else's turn this time Almanso ;). Italy is my guess. Seriously now, Turkey's a very good team, but i think they reached their peak in last world cup. A good outsider I could suggest is Chech R. They were first in their group, with 7 wins and one draw, against Netherlands, and that wasnt a surprise, as they have a bunch of top class players (Nedved, Rositski, Kohler etc.)

Originally posted by almanso first... Buffer Low, what are you smoking? share with us! Eurovision? now, on topic. i´ll put some coins to Turkey. as a matter of fact i said they would do a great job and they passed to the second round. then i said they would play a great World Cup and they finished 3rds loosing only 2 games for only 1 goal difference against the champions, Brazil. so i must stay with those guys. Turkey, it is!

I'm smoking chop chop (under the counter stuff) mate. Why has this thread turned into talking about footy?

Ze Germans - went close in the World Cup and will be determined to win, also they just have that habit of winning when everyone writes them off. Achtung!

Vive la France! If France has a healthy team they should win, but if not the Germans will definitely win the cup on their home turf

I would have voted for Greece but I'm slightly sane so... Spain it is for me :D .

Originally posted by World in Commotion Vive la France!If France has a healthy team they should win, but if not the Germans will definitely win the cup on their home turf

It'll be their home turf during the world cup, the euro one is taking place in Portugal :)

Originally posted by feline > Originally posted by World in Commotion Vive la France!If France has a healthy team they should win, but if not the Germans will definitely win the cup on their home turf

It'll be their home turf during the world cup, the euro one is taking place in Portugal :) lol I'm stupid tonight, maybe it's all the smoke form the nearby fires; I forgot this thread was about the Euro 2004. I was thinking about 2006; that's what really matters to me.

Actually Almanso, Holland has won somethin, the Euro cup 1988 in Germany, where they beat the late USSR in the final 2-0 (what a great goal Van Basten scored then btw ). Todays team however, although it has plenty of talent, seems to be missin something... Probably a big soccer personality, like Van Basten or Gullit. Keep all in mind that never a team who won the previous Euro Cup, repeated that in the next (a reason i didnt pick France, even though they seem to have an impressive team again). Also, unlike the World Cups, there's always room for "smaller" teams and surprises (i can remind u Denmark in 1992 also Chech R. in 1996 who lost in extra time in the final). Anyway, im looking really forward to that one, as there are no clear favourites, hoping that this time, unlike the last World Cup in Asia, we ll see some good plays, and less "slaughters" by the referees .

Originally posted by dub Ze Germans - went close in the World Cup and will be determined to win, also they just have that habit of winning when everyone writes them off. Achtung!

I think it was Garry Lineker (pls correct me if im wrong) who once said "soccer is a game that 22 players play, and in the end, the Germans win"

Originally posted by almanso first, thanks for sharing! and second, this thread IS about football! try other drugs!

Fuck me, this thread is about footy and all i was doing was smoking under the count tobacco.

Originally posted by Jeff White Elias, where is Sweeden???

its in northern europe - next to norway & finland.

Originally posted by Jeff White > Originally posted by devastating dave> > > > Originally posted by Jeff White> > Elias, where is Sweeden??? >

its in northern europe - next to norway & finland.

no...that's Sweden...still not sure where Sweeden is... near the land of the shitting skunks

Originally posted by Jeff White > Originally posted by devastating dave> > > > Originally posted by Jeff White> > Elias, where is Sweeden??? >

its in northern europe - next to norway & finland.

no...that's Sweden...still not sure where Sweeden is...

It's near Norwgay. Close to Damnmark.

Guys here's a link that will ask all ure questions about geography: http://www.maps.com/reference/phypol/atlas/phy/europe.html :D . I must say though i pretty dissapointed with that poll (only 9 votes so far). Are we 9 the only ones interested in soccer here ???

Lucky europeans!!!

Brazil wont't be in this championship

Portugal is my choice just because of Mauricio's red skirt and green kerchief

Originally posted by Elias Melissas I must say though i pretty dissapointed with that poll (only 9 votes so far). Are we 9 the only ones interested in soccer here ???

People care about soccer; the people on NOOL are just lazy pricks

Originally posted by Jeff White > Originally posted by Elias Melissas> Guys here's a link that will ask all ure questions about geography: http://www.maps.com/reference/phypol/atlas/phy/europe.html> :D .> I must say though i pretty dissapointed with that poll (only 9 votes so far). Are we 9 the only ones interested in soccer here ???

what's a map?

and did you just call the beautiful game soccer??? what did u expect? sock her? ;)

Originally posted by Jeff White well...I thought it was called football...but what the hell do I know???

football is the game with the weird-shaped ball with laces; soccer is the game with the ball with pentagons and hexagons, but this is my American point of view. I could hardly care less about soccer unless it dealt with Man U losing (they r my bro in law's favorite team) or the French national team winning.

Soccer, Football, it's all the same; kicking a ball around for no apparent reason. We have the Rugby World Cup here at the moment; i don't see any plausable reason for it (go All Blacks);)

Originally posted by Buffer Low Soccer, Football, it's all the same; kicking a ball around for no apparent reason. We have the Rugby World Cup here at the moment; i don't see any plausable reason for it (go All Blacks);)

It's not the same.We were football world champions 5 times. Never heard about soccer in brazil before.Is it any kind of sandwich?

Let's see:

We have 22 players in a "soccer" game, and only 2 can hold the ball with the hands, in a restricted area. The others must use their feet.

Football is played almost all the time with the hands, and when they use the feet they must call a mexican to do the dirty job.

So, could someone complete the thought? I just can't reach a conclusion...

In the backwards society of the US, football is soccer, and this game played w/ hands is football.

Originally posted by almanso football is football.and NFL is NFL. is not football.period.btw, guessing which one was invented first?

I dont like the word soccer either, but i use to so i can be understood by US members here. As i see it football means the game played by feet, not hands (that can be only an exception as in goalkeepers). As for what it was invented first, football (with feet ) is as old as human civilisation. Rudby and NFL and all other "football" games was invented afterwards as an exception to the feet rule.....

Balompi ?

Probably France, won't be Engalnd

How could i vote against England? I think we stand a good chance. It`d be nice to try & get over for a couple of games but car & house are sayin no (as is the missus!)

I thought this was a poll for Eurovision 2004.