Euro 2012 Draw

• Laley23

  

  Draw just took place for this Summers Tourney. The 2nd biggest International Tournament after the World Cup.
  
  Group A is an absolute joke, and Group B is as nasty a Group of death I can ever recall.
  
  Group A:
  Poland
  Russia
  Greece
  Czech Republic
  
  Group B:
  Netherlands
  Denmark
  Portugal
  Germany
  
  Group C:
  Spain
  Italy
  Republic of Ireland
  Croatia
  
  Group D:
  Ukriane
  Sweeden
  France
  England
• gorocks99

  

  The fuck, Group A? And yes, Group B is intense​. Two of those teams (Netherlands, Germany) are what I would consider top-5 in the world, and of course Portugal and Denmark are no slouches either.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  no turkey sucks...agree with rocks and laley about everything else.
• sportchampps

  Group b will be fun let's see if Portugal can get through
• Laley23

  

  Seriously. When Russia was announced, all 4 of those countries in Group A erupted in applause. I think all 4 expected to be bounced and now all 4 see a chance to advance. Maybe Poland saw a chance, since they were automatically in Pot A, but still.
  
  Another sleeper group is Group D. England is talking as if its won, and I think they are the favorites. But France is France and can get it together in the next 6 months easily. They are starting to play better, especially individually at the respective clubs. Sweeden has Zlatan Ibra and a solid club. They can throw a wrench into things, as can Ukriane with the homefield advantage.
• Mulva

  

  Jesus Christ group B.
• like_that

  

  Group C is no slouch group either. Italy beat Spain this past summer, and Ireland is a better tough team. WTF is up with Group A? SMH. Sorry, but host teams should not get automatic seeds. UEFA is paving a road for Ukraine and Poland to succeed as hosts.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  DeyDurkie5;997953 wrote:turkey sucks...

  +1
• chicago510

  

  Group A sucks and my Germans got railed with Group B. Oh well thats tournament soccer. Still think they advance, Portugal hasn't impressed lately.
• Laley23

  

  chicago510;998058 wrote:Group A sucks and my Germans got railed with Group B. Oh well thats tournament soccer. Still think they advance, Portugal hasn't impressed lately.

  Germany should still get through, but I liked all 3 of those teams, and had Denmark as a sleeper (if they had gotten like a Group A/C draw). They got no shot now. Portugal is the weak link behind the Germans and Dutch, but Cristiano is still Cristiano and Nani is playing really well. In fact, a lot of the Portuguese players are playing extremely well for their clubs right now.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Commander of Awesome;998055 wrote:+1

  they definitely do now...but can't deny they produced one of the most exciting runs back in euro 2008. This one is technically not a gingerfail, as they do suck, but close
• Commander of Awesome

  

  DeyDurkie5;998067 wrote:they definitely do now...but can't deny they produced one of the most exciting runs back in euro 2008. This one is technically not a gingerfail, as they do suck, but close

  Would have been better run if they were able to get past Germany in the Semis.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Commander of Awesome;998075 wrote:Would have been better run if they were able to get past Germany in the Semis.

  they almost did..and if I remember correctly were taking it to the jew killers.
• like_that

  

  Commander of Awesome;998075 wrote:Would have been better run if they were able to get past Germany in the Semis.

  
  Congrats on looking at Wikipedia.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;998100 wrote:Congrats on looking at Wikipedia.

  ??