Eddage Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Holland have been brilliant so far! At the start of the tournament I wanted either Portugal (I support Man United so there's the Ronaldo and Nani link) or Holland (Van der Sar and the fact that I have 'orange' (ginger) hair ) to win, but I think I'm just gonna support Holland from now own, I've enjoyed watching their games much more than Portugal's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 It was the best match in the tournament so far. The Dutch are playing deadly, its going to be incredibly hard to stop them. I really hope to see Romania pass through this, but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddage Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 What happens if Italy and France draw and Holland beat Romania, all three will be on 2 points and they would have drawn with each other so head to head would be useless?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I think it comes down to goals scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Goal difference. I think Romania shouldnt lose to more than 2 if that is the case and they should be through. If not then Group C would be in a bit of a pickle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddage Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 and if France and Italy draw 0-0 and Romania lose 3-0 then they will each have scored 1 goal and conceded 4? Would be interesting to see that happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UziT Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Holland have been brilliant so far! At the start of the tournament I wanted either Portugal (I support Man United so there's the Ronaldo and Nani link) or Holland (Van der Sar and the fact that I have 'orange' (ginger) hair ) to win, but I think I'm just gonna support Holland from now own, I've enjoyed watching their games much more than Portugal's. Same here with the Man United support, but I always had this thing for Holland and I love Van Der Vaart :S :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 What happens if Italy and France draw and Holland beat Romania, all three will be on 2 points and they would have drawn with each other so head to head would be useless?! Head to head results, then goals scored, then FIFA rankings which would put Italy through I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klimop Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I heard something about the last matches being played at the same time, so that if there would be 2 teams on 2nd place, penaltys would be takin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnas Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I've seen bits of the France-Holland game. Good stuff. If Portugal loses, it better be against the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddage Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Head to head results, then goals scored, then FIFA rankings which would put Italy through I think. Going by Fifa rankings is retarded though, why should the so called better teams who have struggled be rewarded when the 'worse' teams did so well to get into that position just be chucked out, very harsh I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Holland looked fucking sick yesterday! Love the dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Going by Fifa rankings is retarded though, why should the so called better teams who have struggled be rewarded when the 'worse' teams did so well to get into that position just be chucked out, very harsh I say! Yeah it's pretty harsh, also if only 2 teams are tied and they play each other in the final match it goes to a penalty shoot out. (which we could see if the Czechs and Turkey draw on Sunday) Also while Holland have been fucking excellent they will bottle it at some point, probably in the next round. They much like Spain have a history of walking the group stages then imploding in the knockout rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I just watched the highlights of the Netherlands game last night, and, by god, Sneijder's goal was amazing. My money is on the Dutch to win it all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I just watched the highlights of the Netherlands game last night, and, by god, Sneijder's goal was amazing. My money is on the Dutch to win it all... I do love the dutch and hope they win it too...I just have this gut feeling that they are peaking too soon....and that when it comes to the quarters or semi finals, they will go out. It always happens IMO. Look at Argentina in the last world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I do love the dutch and hope they win it too...I just have this gut feeling that they are peaking too soon....and that when it comes to the quarters or semi finals, they will go out. It always happens IMO. Look at Argentina in the last world cup. Hmm, true. I think their main opposition will be the Spanish, who were certainly on form, and we'll see how they do against Sweden later. :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Nice game yesterday. I kind of felt we stole the victory and France deserved more though. We're just so incredibly effective all of the sudden, and our offense is the best of the tourney without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Yeah going by fifa rankings does suck, surely the lower ranked team should be rewarded for finishing level with a higher ranked team... Anyway beats a coin toss which they used to do...before penalties came around they used to use to decide matches...madness... Still supporting my original bet of Croatia and my boy Niko Kranjcar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Yeah going by fifa rankings does suck, surely the lower ranked team should be rewarded for finishing level with a higher ranked team... Anyway beats a coin toss which they used to do...before penalties came around they used to use to decide matches...madness... Still supporting my original bet of Croatia and my boy Niko Kranjcar... as far as I'm aware if 2 teams finish level on points, head to heads, gd, goals scored, then they have penalties to decide who goes through. This will happen tomorrow if Czech Republic and Turkey draw. Don't know what happens with 3 teams though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Bloody hell. Spain have just nicked the points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babooo Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 That Spain/Sweden game was boring as shite. Waste of valuable revision time! Think I might just stick to watching the dutch and their uber sexy football! haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 as far as I'm aware if 2 teams finish level on points, head to heads, gd, goals scored, then they have penalties to decide who goes through. This will happen tomorrow if Czech Republic and Turkey draw. Don't know what happens with 3 teams though I think that only happens if the two teams are actually playing each other...what would they do if the two teams weren't playing? arrange a penalty shoot out between the teams err... no... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I've just checked it out and it comes from the co-efficients from the last 2 qualifying tournaments (WC 06 and Euro 08) if teams are level. If the 2 teams that are level on every stat (points, GD, GS, etc) are playing each other it goes to penalties, other wise it goes to the co-efficient. so in Group A, it'll go to penalties between the Czechs and Turks group B Poland go through if tied with Austria for 2nd due to better co-ef group C if the 3 teams are tied then Italy go through as their co-ef (2.36) is better than Romania (2.25) and France (2.09) although if Romania lose by more than 3 goals and France and Italy draw then it's penalties again group D can't end this way due to Sweden's superior GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noku Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Bloody hell, if Spain plays like this from now on, even Romania can take'm on. Tomorrow will provide clarity on Puyol's injury, though I think it's likely it'll have a detrimental effect on his performances: think about it, when PUYOL walks off the field, you know something's got to be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I've just checked it out and it comes from the co-efficients from the last 2 qualifying tournaments (WC 06 and Euro 08) if teams are level. If the 2 teams that are level on every stat (points, GD, GS, etc) are playing each other it goes to penalties, other wise it goes to the co-efficient. so in Group A, it'll go to penalties between the Czechs and Turks group B Poland go through if tied with Austria for 2nd due to better co-ef group C if the 3 teams are tied then Italy go through as their co-ef (2.36) is better than Romania (2.25) and France (2.09) although if Romania lose by more than 3 goals and France and Italy draw then it's penalties again group D can't end this way due to Sweden's superior GD So kinda what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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