View Poll Results: Which team will win Euro 2012?
Spain
18
27.69%
Portugal
0
0%
Holland
6
9.23%
Germany
23
35.38%
England
7
10.77%
Italy
3
4.62%
France
1
1.54%
Croatia
1
1.54%
Sweden
4
6.15%
Russia
1
1.54%
Ukraine
0
0%
Greece
1
1.54%
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Euro 2012 Thread
#621
06-25-2012, 08:41 AM
England is a country that has been living in denial for as long as I can remember. They just aren't a very good football nation and haven't been for a very long time. Still they always get their hopes up EVERY TIME and seem to honestly believe they have a team that can win a major tournament.
Maybe now England will wake up and realize the truth. Imo they were lucky to even go to the quarters. Italy isn't even close to being as good as they were 2006, yet they completely dominated the game yesterday. On thursday we will see how good Germany really is. I still hold them as a big favourite but Italy will be the toughest opponent so far.
Maybe now England will wake up and realize the truth. Imo they were lucky to even go to the quarters. Italy isn't even close to being as good as they were 2006, yet they completely dominated the game yesterday. On thursday we will see how good Germany really is. I still hold them as a big favourite but Italy will be the toughest opponent so far.
I honestly dont rate Italy that highly, but they were better than us, and the better team won.
I think you'll a huge difference in class between Italy and Germany. I dont see anyone beating Germany, not even Spain.
#622
06-25-2012, 10:05 AM
I think England are average. We always get our hopes up because we have this deep rooted knowledge that we invented the game, therefore we should be great. But as was said in a previous post, we basically were as good as where we got too.
I honestly dont rate Italy that highly, but they were better than us, and the better team won.
I think you'll a huge difference in class between Italy and Germany. I dont see anyone beating Germany, not even Spain.
I honestly dont rate Italy that highly, but they were better than us, and the better team won.
I think you'll a huge difference in class between Italy and Germany. I dont see anyone beating Germany, not even Spain.
#625
06-25-2012, 11:16 AM
From Wiki
Games revolving around the kicking of a ball have been played in many countries throughout history like woggabaliri in Australia, harpastum in the Roman Empire, cuju in China, ... The modern rules of association football are based on the mid-19th century efforts to standardise the widely varying forms of football played at the public schools of England. The history of football in England dates back to at least the eighth century.[16]
#627
06-25-2012, 12:12 PM
I think your nitpicking.
People dont go around saying "we play woggabiliri, or cuju".
Until we started the official modern day sport, it was just kicking something around, probably a rock, or so poor guys decapitated head.
People dont go around saying "we play woggabiliri, or cuju".
Until we started the official modern day sport, it was just kicking something around, probably a rock, or so poor guys decapitated head.
