robin 06.15.12

we are not going to win.

insomniac15 06.15.12

both teams haven't been spectacular at this edition, but still I'd like Sweden to win because of all their great music.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

lol at the photo

anarchistfish 06.15.12

England will win 1-0

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

i'd be happy with that. even better would be young getting the goal for my fantasy team as captain.

insomniac15 06.15.12

I think & hope it'll be 2 - 1 for Sweden, but then again my predictions are rarely of any good.

anarchistfish 06.15.12

"a French side who may struggle to score goals." Where'd you get this? I support England and France and France are much more likely to score more goals

Fortheloveofmusic 06.15.12

I'm hoping England win 2-0. Mostly because I forgot to sub Olsson back into my team and I'd feel like an idiot if he gets clean sheet points.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

ugh, they should have taken milner out if they wanted to put carroll in and kept oxlade-chamerlain

anarchistfish 06.15.12

"I'm hoping England win 2-0. Mostly because I forgot to sub Olsson back into my team and I'd feel like an idiot if he gets clean sheet points." Lol same. Although I don't think I'd have put him in anyway

Pentagon 06.15.12

Guys Carrol is playing England will win no problem

heyadam 06.15.12

I love blog posts like this. I haven't been able to follow the Euro12 that much this year, but I was super stoked that Chelsea was able to pull off the UEFA, especially since it was Drogba's last season with them.

Lelle 06.15.12

Sweden is the greatest country in the wooooorld

Havey 06.15.12

"both teams haven't been spectacular at this edition, but still I'd like Sweden to win because of all their great music." ^Pretty much this. Isaksson is a great goalkeeper, too.

AngelofDeath 06.15.12

Could've just posted a Storm Corrosion track and been done with it.

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

That would've been so uninspired, Angel. Not gonna lie, not sure about this game as of now. Seems like both could score or this could end in a draw.

AngelofDeath 06.15.12

Yeah, neither side is really outplaying the other at current.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

those are the options available wolf

Fortheloveofmusic 06.15.12

ANDY CARROL!!!!

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

Why does this happen EVERY time I say/think something like I just did? lol.

Fortheloveofmusic 06.15.12

CARROLL* DANG IT

henryChinaski 06.15.12

2 minutes ago i thought this match is going to be boring. Nice goal

Havey 06.15.12

That was beautiful

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

milner's delivery has been pants a few time, he played much better for city when he was in the center

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

lol at the photo [2] What's wrong between Ibra and Mellberg ?

Adabelle 06.15.12

"even better would be young getting the goal for my fantasy team as captain." < I'd be happy with that, seeing as I'm against you in the head-to-head and I made Young captain. Shame I swapped out Carroll for Arshavin though..

SaneTBP 06.15.12

and sweden scores!

robin 06.15.12

will we ever beat sweden, ever

SaneTBP 06.15.12

quite lucky goal

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

Ibrahimovic didn't even celebrate with Mellberg.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

well carroll would negate any good he did by giving away that free kick...

anarchistfish 06.15.12

typical england johnson was unlucky that his clearance hit the post though

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

the dispute between mellberg and ibrahimovic seems to involve bare bottoms and all http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/sweden-split-into-factions-for-zlatan-ibrahimovic-and-olof-mellberg-ahead-of-england-match-7848819.html

anarchistfish 06.15.12

and ibrahimovic was lucky that it fell to mellberg

SaneTBP 06.15.12

wow 2-1!

AngelofDeath 06.15.12

Uh oh.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

"I'd be happy with that, seeing as I'm against you in the head-to-head and I made Young captain. Shame I swapped out Carroll for Arshavin though.." oh man i need lescott to get a goal or an assist now or i've lost!

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

MEEEEEEELLBEEEEEEEERRRGGGGGGG !!!!

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

ibra seems to like mellberg now

phishing 06.15.12

Mellberg you legend

anarchistfish 06.15.12

Why did I swap Rami with Lescott? I don't think any of my transfers have turned out well

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

Mellberg should go for the hat-trick now.

Fortheloveofmusic 06.15.12

My fantasy team is falling apart. That's what I get for keeping the same team from matchday one.

Quen 06.15.12

this is such an awesome game

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

Fuck

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

Holy shit, there you are away for 10-15 minutes and you already passed on the 2:2.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

WWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLCCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Fortheloveofmusic 06.15.12

Maybe they should play Walcott as a striker . . .

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

Too bad for Isaksson. He made an unbelievable save and then he conceived that stupid goal. Tuth is he was tricked.

anarchistfish 06.15.12

YES WALCOTT "My fantasy team is falling apart. That's what I get for keeping the same team from matchday one." Well I used my wildcard, changed seven and it's all fucked it up. Took two players out who ended up scoring, took a player out who'd have got a clean sheet and put in Lescott instead, put in a player who's now injured. "Fuck" nya

insomniac15 06.15.12

Goddamnit, just when I wanted to comment here that my prediction came true, some English man scores and now it's 2 - 2. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck! Still, Mellberg is the hero of the match.

phishing 06.15.12

At least you guys can access your fantasy team, I can't even reset my password because apparently my email address isn't registered. Oh and fuck England.

anarchistfish 06.15.12

fuck you "At least you guys can access your fantasy team, I can't even reset my password because apparently my email address isn't registered." I get this sometimes but I just go onto the site and I'm logged in anyway

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

Shit, they patented Mellberg's first goal as an own goal. Fuck you UEFA.

FictionalFlames 06.15.12

Sweden will win 3-2

Fortheloveofmusic 06.15.12

Ibrahimovic is just as selfish as Robben.

insomniac15 06.15.12

@FictionalFlames - I'm with you man. Mellberg looks like he should be in some hard rock/stoner band.

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

YEEEAAHHHH

SaneTBP 06.15.12

fuck

insomniac15 06.15.12

Oh crap...not again...damn you England!!

Havey 06.15.12

Fuck.

FictionalFlames 06.15.12

Oh I love the way how England scores right after I make my prediction for Sweden.

rockandmetaljunkie 06.15.12

Unbelievable match.

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

"Sweden will win 3-2" Irony. "Mellberg looks like he should be in some hard rock/stoner band." He actually reminds me of someone from some [stoner/psychedelic] rock/metal band, I just don't remember who.

insomniac15 06.15.12

As much as the first half was so boring, the second is amazing.

kris. 06.15.12

hahahaha dirty swedes

FictionalFlames 06.15.12

he go it off his back heel.... wtf?

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

"As much as the first half was so boring, the second is amazing." Totally agree. "he go it off his back heel.... wtf?" Some call it 'luck'. Maybe with a little skill.

anarchistfish 06.15.12

THANK FUCK FOR BLACK PEOPLE

FictionalFlames 06.15.12

He's black so it's skill. of course it's luck, he didn't even try to shoot for the goal he just got lucky.

Havey 06.15.12

Sweden had this so fucking hard what the fuck happened FUCK

insomniac15 06.15.12

@Wolfhorde - I really think he looks very similar to some stoner rocker but I can't tell the name. Aaargh

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

[inser obligatory Uncle Ruckus comment about them 'African negro brains'/]

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

"@Wolfhorde - I really think he looks very similar to some stoner rocker but I can't tell the name. Aaargh" Yeah, same here. Might even be from the Swedish scene but I'm not sure..

insomniac15 06.15.12

@Wolfhorde - However, until I find the name, he looks like the older Obi-Wan Kenobi

insomniac15 06.15.12

http://www.chronofoot.com/humour/olof-mellberg-et-obi-wan-kenobi_pic23203.html

anarchistfish 06.15.12

"of course it's luck, he didn't even try to shoot for the goal he just got lucky." Well he obviously intended to do that though. Sweden's first goal was lucky

thumbcrusher 06.15.12

welbeck's goal was definitely intended, maybe lucky it came off but it;s what he meant to do.

Havey 06.15.12

lol bias

Wolfhorde 06.15.12

It was quite a bit slippery though. Also could've been an attempt at preparing one, but what does it matter now? It was quite a nice goal.

insomniac15 06.15.12

Ibrahimovic is a good player but he wasted a lot of chances in these two games only by being stubborn and not pass any ball to anyone.

FelixCulpa 06.15.12

God dammit! Sucks were already out of the tournament, still it was a good fight til the end so, now to just beat those damned french so we at least got one ore three points.

JamieTwort 06.15.12

Great second half.

Kiran 06.15.12

fuck fuck fuck

ApplicationToHeaven 06.15.12

second half was so ridiculously tense

ZombieParty 06.15.12

EN-G-LAND EN-G-LAND EN-G-LAND!! & goodbye Sweden!!

Recspecs 06.16.12

THEEEEOOOOOO

Sanders 06.16.12

Holy shit I don't even like football and that was a fun game to watch

SaneTBP 06.16.12

First half was a bit boring tho but still agreed, great game. even when sweden lost

Wolfhorde 06.16.12

"Holy shit I don't even like football and that was a fun game to watch" I actually wanted to pass on it since the first half was so lethargic, but when I came back it looked kinda interesting so I stayed.

Sanders 06.16.12

Yeah we were playing a beer pong tournament during the first half so we didn't miss much, but the 2nd half ramped up the tension no end

anarchistfish 06.16.12

"now to just beat those damned french so we at least got one ore three points. " come get us fuckers

Sanders 06.16.12

^ aren't you like half English?

anarchistfish 06.16.12

yeah that's why I've been supporting both

anarchistfish 06.16.12

How the hell are Greece going through over Russia?? Wow. Russia will be gutted if they finish 3rd.

MalleusMaleficarum 06.16.12

i thought deciding factor was goal differencial?

ApplicationToHeaven 06.16.12

if it's between two teams they look at the score from when they played

Fortheloveofmusic 06.16.12

Nope, head to head. World Cup is goal difference. Russia's sloppy finishing is going to knock them out of the tournament.

ApplicationToHeaven 06.16.12

it's goal difference if more than two teams are level

anarchistfish 06.16.12

this is a fucking travesty hope Greece get annihilated in the quarters cos they really don't deserve to go through

Fortheloveofmusic 06.16.12

And I thought Russia could win this . . . Hard to see a bigger upset coming than this.

MalleusMaleficarum 06.16.12

cry about it buddy, the Russians dont deserve to either after that match

MalleusMaleficarum 06.16.12

that was directed @ fish

Metalstyles 06.16.12

I'm real happy that the Czechs advanced AND that they won't have to play Germany in the quarterfinals. This was a good evening for me.

anarchistfish 06.16.12

"cry about it buddy, the Russians dont deserve to either after that match " They dominated, as they have dominated the group. They deserve to go through. Greece have played mostly awfully and don't. Czech Republic don't really either.

MalleusMaleficarum 06.16.12

*shrugs* this was bound to happen with a collection of unstellar teams all thrown into one group

Metalstyles 06.16.12

The Czechs have been playing better and better with each passing game. They deserved to go through.

anarchistfish 06.16.12

Not really. They were bad compared to Russia and that was reflected in the scoreline. They were good against Greece but only because Greece were even worse. And Poland had so many good chances, they didn't really deserve to lose.

MalleusMaleficarum 06.16.12

Czechs are the first team to ever make it through with a negative GD

Metalstyles 06.16.12

The Czechs had an equal amount of good chances and they defended pretty damn well in the midfield area - yes, they indeed deserved to win because they played that game with true hart (as opposed to the game against Greece where, and I can agree with you here, they just cruised till the end of that match)

DeadBeat 06.16.12

This means we'll probably have Germany vs Greece and Portugal vs Czech Republic

thumbcrusher 06.16.12

group A is the wrong way up

DominionMM1 06.16.12

The Czechs are a very different team without Rosicky. I was disappointed that he didn't play.

Voivod 06.17.12

With respect to the qualification of Greece, I have only two things to say. 1. Russians have always been self-destructive in sports. Whereas they can smash ANY team in basketball or football, they can be defeated by ANY team as well. 2. Greeks always take a a while to get started, and that showed on the previous two matches as well. On critical games though, we tend stand up to the task, especially after 2004. For those who haven't taken notice, Greece is not the ante-2004 looser team, as it will sell its hide at a high price before falling. The match with Germany in the final 8 will be epic, due to political reasons too...

anarchistfish 06.17.12

"The Czechs had an equal amount of good chances and they defended pretty damn well in the midfield area - yes, they indeed deserved to win because they played that game with true hart" Unlike Poland?

Metalstyles 06.17.12

Not denying Poland's will or anything here, all I'm saying is that the Czechs played well (especially considering that their main man and the guy who distributes and takes control over the ball, Rosicky, didn't play) and have been playing better with each new game.

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

i am gonna hijack this blog for the 2 new games: germany - denmark and holland - portugal. i'll be watching the german game so please keep me updated on how the other match is going ;)

anarchistfish 06.17.12

Huntelaar starting at last 1-0 to the Dutch COME ON DENMARK

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

the prince scored for germany. germany is playing beautiful, its not tiki-taki but still great passes. özil is giving great passes. and muller is also shining. agger and bender from denmark are the best from their team so far.

anarchistfish 06.17.12

Prediction, Netherlands 3 - 1 Portugal Germany 1 - 0 Denmark

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

ehm i meant bendtner

anarchistfish 06.17.12

oh Podolski scored I didn't pick him cos he hasn't been playing amazingly internationally lately, hmmm...

anarchistfish 06.17.12

I do have Ozil and Muller though, so just maybe..

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

the girls from denmark look awesome ;)...oh fuck no...1-1 ger-den

anarchistfish 06.17.12

"the girls from denmark look awesome" want them to qualify just for that would be so funny if they actually did. fuck you, group of death

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

the last assault by denmark was very "german". this is a great game so far.

anarchistfish 06.17.12

every team has scored now

DeadBeat 06.17.12

"Prediction, Netherlands 3 - 1 Portugal" lol Netherlands won't beat Portugal

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

hummels make the defense position look so sexy. he is great. ozil one great pass after the next, only no one to execute them :( (though muller is trying his best). denmark is getting very good in their attacks

anarchistfish 06.17.12

my predictions are already wrong anyway

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

the defense of denmark is remarkable, while against holland they had soo much luck that holland was too stupid too score, this time they are saving with every part of their body.

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

exciting game so far the gen - den, "Geiles Spiel" as i would say in german. how is the other game in terms of watchability?

Adabelle 06.17.12

C'MON BENDTNER! I'll have to re-name my team if Denmark get knocked out...

anarchistfish 06.17.12

Would be gutting if Denmark held off Germany and still didn't go through

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

denmark is playing so good, we might even lose this one (GOD I HOPE WE DON'T)

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

how does the pro - ned game has to finish so that denmark can still make it without germany losing? coz so far denmark are playing great and i want them to remain in the EM but i also want germany to not lost.

anarchistfish 06.17.12

yesss, my captain gets an assist. I knew I could count on you Ozil

Oblivioncry 06.17.12

germany won, sad thing that denmark are out now. denmark was really good.

Dreamflight 06.17.12

Yeahh quarterfinals, here we go. And finally CR7 woke up, marvellous game.

anarchistfish 06.17.12

and so the dutch are out with 0 points

Pentagon 06.17.12

Oh my as a dutchman Im completely embarrassed, that was pathetic. Sneijder is the only player who can walk off the pitch with his head held high, the rest sucked. RVP and Huntelaar were just out for a stroll in the park, right?

Nagrarok 06.17.12

Our team showed some actual football again with the opening phase, a really great goal by Van der Vaart too, was happy to see him in the starting line-up, but everyone knew we were never going to beat Portugal by 2 goals. It's a major dissapointment considering where we were 2 years ago.

Aids 06.17.12

man all my teams are losing lately. Bayern Munich, Holland, Vancouver Canucks.... I think I'm cursed...

anarchistfish 06.18.12

Croatia with the best chance of the match so far... Would be gutting if France won group D and had to face Spain in the Last 16. Euro rules in the case of a tiebreak are dumb

anarchistfish 06.18.12

*QFs

Aids 06.18.12

this Spain/Croatia game is fucking boring. I never thought I'd say that about a Spain game by shit like, fuck. DO something.

anarchistfish 06.18.12

come on Ireland, just equalise, just knock Italy out, you can do it

Aids 06.18.12

finally Spain. fuck.

anarchistfish 06.18.12

If Croatia score now they'll still go through, knocking Italy out

DuMont 06.18.12

I still can't believe England won. I literally can't remember the last time I was happy after England played.