Euro 2008

[BtownJay]

Wow, they won Euro 2004? Yet they can't ever qualify for the World Cup? Soccer is weird.

[ssigman]

Originally Posted by ssigman

final 8 is set and we have some doozies happening

sunday: italy vs. spain

today: portugal vs germany

by far the best matchups of the final 8

here are my predictions

portugal vs. germany - winner germany...as much as i like the portugese side and how they dominated there group, they always choke and who better to lose to than germany..a team that hasn't looked up to par but always shows up in big tournaments...i expect klose to have a big game..i'd happily be wrong on this result - well i picked this one right...portugal once again chokes and germany will make the final despite a rough start to the tourney

croatia v. turkey - the turks had the best comeback by far this tournament against the czech in a winner take all game..croatia dominated the group and i expect them to win this one and a new star will emerge on the big stage...luka modric - ok well turkey just keeps winning or tying on really late goals so i'll no longer watch the game till the 89th minute

netherlands v russia - i didnt figure on russia beating sweden to get here but the ruskies have guus hiddink..my choice for best international coach in the world..unfortunately they are running into the brick wall that is holland...holland should win this one...i say they win 3-0...somehow van persie scores making gunny happy up there in the big sky on the cloud he's sharing with george best(one of the best players in the history of the game) - definitely didn't think this would happen..russia has 1 guy playing abroad and are a young team while the netherlands breezed thru the group stages and looked stacked as a team...but russia has guus hiddink..see bolded line above

spain v. italy - wow..spain went undefeated and italy just got in by beating france in the last game and spain beating romania...but the italians are the reigning world cup champs so no game is a gimme against them...unfortunately i think spain is the better, younger side and despite following the trend of the nation they share a land with(portugal for all you non geography people) i think they pull this game out in a shootout...fabregas as a sub scores the winner(again in tribute to gunny) - it was just like i thought...spain was better and younger but the italians did a great job of being the soccer version of the nj devils by playing defense mostly and not allowing any good soccer to be played...fabregas did come on as a sub and scored the game winning penalty kick so i was pretty close there

RIP GUNNY

[ssigman]

yep it was a shock win though..not like they were a favorite

[AndyC0803]

Here are some more hot Euro chicks...

[ssigman]

semi final game #1 today

germany vs. turkey..stupid forgot to set his dvr so hopefully they show a replay of it tonite somewhere

i think germany will win but at this point you'd have to root for turkey to win since they are the underdog and the way they've played has given great entertainment thus far...so this one goes out to deniz whever you are in turkey...good luck

[BtownBeers]

woo hoo my boys (Turkey) are still going strong...well done my friends!

[ssigman]

oh yea...name one without looking it up

[BtownBeers]

Who cares if I can't name them, I picked them as my boys and they are just that...don't make me get them to go all jihad on your ass biatch!

[ssigman]

while being mostly muslims, they do have a decent sized christian population and they hate greek people...they also are annoyed by the typical towelhead..so i doubt they will do a jihad

[BtownBeers]

OH they will if I want them to, if not...I'll jihad on your ass myself!