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Well , thats mean if Netherlands win against Portugal and Denmark lose against Germany, they still gonna be disqualified because Denmark has beaten Nethelands ?
No, it didn't.
The above scenario would have created a 3 way tie.
Netherlands beat Portugal, Portugal beat Denmark, Denmark beat Netherlands.
The result would have produced a 3 way tie.
The next tie breaker is goal differential.
Bottom line is, the Dutch could still have qualified with a win, Denmark win over Germany and sufficient goal differential.
But as I am writing this, the Dutch have already lost, so it's irrelevant. |
Today's matches:
Spain vs Croatia
Italy vs Ireland
Spain's chances:
Spain advances with a win or a tie. Spain can also advance if Italy losses or ties.
So, they are almost in, almost...
Croatia's chances:
They have a good chance of advancing but this is a complex one.
Croatia advances with a win. They can also advance if Italy losses. They can advance if they tie and Italy ties. Finally they can advance with a tie if Italy wins by 1 goal, possibly by 2 goals, depending on how many goals total.
Italy's chances:
Although Italy only has 2 points this far, their chances are not bad.
Italy must win to advance but they also need either:
Croatia or Spain win.
Croatia and Spain tie and Italy wins by 3 goals.
Ireland's chances:
none. |
| Which countries are still in the running? |
the three team need a win to ensure their position in quarter final. thing is more complex if italy win, and spain - croatia draw. this is analize fro other site:
An Italy win and a draw in the Spain-Croatia game would leave all three sides level on five points, and with the games involving the three sides all finishing as a draw it goes down to goals scored in the mini-league.
If Spain-Croatia finishes 0-0 then Italy would go through as group winners, they will have scored two goals to Spain and Croatia's one, with second place decided by overall group goal difference. That means Spain would go through in second with +4 to Croatia's +2.
If Spain-Croatia finishes 1-1 then it would come down to group goal difference between the three sides, as all three matches will have been drawn by the same scoreline. Spain would be guaranteed to qualify by virtue of their better goal difference with Croatia. If Italy beat Ireland by one goal, or 2-0, they will only finish third in the group. If Italy beat Ireland 3-1 then records will be level and qualification will be decided on each nation's position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system - and that would put Italy though in second ahead of Croatia.
That means that a 3-1 win for Italy, or a two-goal victory of a larger score, or victory by three goals or more, would guarantee their place with a 1-1 draw between Spain and Croatia. With that 1-1 draw Italy can only top Group C if they beat Ireland 5-0, or with a four goal victory of a scoreline 5-1 or higher.
The 2-2 draw, or higher scoring draw, would guarantee Spain and Croatia go through on head-to-head goals scored with Italy eliminated no matter what margin they beat Ireland by. Spain would top the group with Croatia in second.
At Euro 2004, the same fate befell Italy when a Denmark-Sweden draw of 2–2 or higher would eliminate Italy on goals scored in matches between the three sides regardless of Italy's result. Denmark and Sweden draw 2-2.
If Italy win and either Spain or Croatia lose, then Italy will go through in second ahead of the losing side. Which means a winner in the Spain-Croatia tie is guaranteed to top the group. Ireland are the first nation to be eliminated from Euro 2012. |
| Spain and Italy are in. |
Tomorrow:
France - Sweden
Ukraine - England
France's chances:
Very good. All they need is a win or a tie. They can also advance even if they loose and if England wins or ties. There is a complicated goal scenario which can have them advance even if both France and England loose.
England's chances:
British advance with a win or a tie. They can also advance if they loose and France looses and France looses by more goals than England lost by.
Ukraine's chances:
Ukraine can advance only with a win.
Sweden's chances:
none. |
France - Sweden 0-2
Ukraine - England 0-1
Ukraine - "the end" :'( |
France almost made the most nightmarish scenario come to live.
The only way for France not to make it was to loose by 2 or more goals and for Ukraine to win by one goal.
France did manage to loose to Sweden 2-0 which seemed nearly impossible yesterday.
Meanwhile, Ukraine got robbed of a goal, it should have been at least 1-1 vs England and then who knows what could have happened in the last minutes...
Well France moved on, saved by the English and a bad call by a referee. |
| If only Sweden had started the tournament playing like that :p |
What do you think is going to happen today?
Portugal 2-2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic wins at penalty? (I think Portugal is going to win but this scenario would be fun :D) |
Portugal won 1-0.
First team to the semifinals. |
| german second |
quarterfinal 2: 4-2
nice match! |
| spain - france 1 - 0 |
great score : Spain 2 - France 0
Now lets see against Portugal |
semi final 1
Spain - Portugal
semi final 2
Germany - Italy
great matches, think spain hasnt won yet, expecting interessting match
and germany always did bad vs italy during last decades, this time germans will make it and beat italy |
Hey don't jinx it. We gotta win. And allow me a lil' joke then:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUGeA2lur4&fmt=18
Change the last "a" of the song title with an "i"...no offence intended! .) |
| SPAIN GOT IT^^ |
| they weren't playing like spain though :S |
| SPAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
