Euro 2012 Pool - Anyone up for it?

[mulligan]

I can run it if there are no objections.

Draw will be made using http://www.psychicscience.org/random.aspx
Each player will be given a random number between 1 - 16
Each team will be given a random number between 1 - 16

$20 per entry - Winner takes all.
PM will be sent on how to make paypal payment .. No payment - No entry.

Only 16 spots available so first come first served.

The teams:

Poland
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Portugal
Spain
Italy
Republic Of Ireland
Croatia
Ukraine
Sweden
France
England

ADD BY MODERATOR:
THE PLAYERS:
Your teams:

mulligan --> Czech Republic
alpha --> Portugal
555 --> Ukraine
yanni --> Greece
Drewbert --> Sweden
glow --> Spain
bwhhisc --> England
Fka200 --> Germany
Ben --> Russia
chrisofmel --> France
idn --> Netherlands
IdnHost --> Poland
welkin --> Croatia
jose --> Republic Of Ireland
phio --> Italy
alexd --> Denmark

wot --> Brazil

[alpha]

Count me in. I'll take a 2nd too if there's leftovers

[555]

Count me in. I'll take a 2nd too if there's leftoversSame please.

[yanni]

I'm in.

[Drewbert]

Is this a "win a football match" or "who will be first to ditch the Euro" contest?

[yanni]

both

[glow]

+1

[bwhhisc]

Im in....

[bwhhisc]

Any more ready to join?

[Fka200]

+2

[mulligan]

7 spots taken - 9 still open

Tournament starts in 4 days so book your place!

[Ben]

in

[chrisofmel]

i am in

[mulligan]

Entrants so far:

mulligan
alpha
555
yanni
Drewbert
glow
bwhhisc
Fka200
Ben
chrisofmel

10 spots taken - 6 left

[idn]

OK

[IdnHost]

im in

[mulligan]

12 spots taken - Only 4 left!

Entrants:
mulligan
alpha
555
yanni
Drewbert
glow
bwhhisc
Fka200
Ben
chrisofmel
idn
IdnHost

[welkin]

i'm game

[mulligan]

3 spots left!

[jose]

ok, I am in.

[mulligan]

14 spots taken - 2 left!

Entrants:
mulligan
alpha
555
yanni
Drewbert
glow
bwhhisc
Fka200
Ben
chrisofmel
idn
IdnHost
welkin
jose

[yanni]

I'll take another one if no takers.

[IdnHost]

same here.. but there are like 5 of us who would like to have additional enrollments so I don't see this working out. There must be two more soccer fans in here :)

[phio]

I'm in if any slots are left

[mulligan]

15 spots taken .. 1 left

Entrants:
mulligan
alpha
555
yanni
Drewbert
glow
bwhhisc
Fka200
Ben
chrisofmel
idn
IdnHost
welkin
jose
phio

[Ben]

Where do we send the $20?

[alpha]

15 spots taken .. 1 left

I think I had first dibs in post #2 on a 2nd spot.. so if there are no more takers...

[mulligan]

Where do we send the $20?
PM coming


I think I had first dibs in post #2 on a 2nd spot.. so if there are no more takers...

Yep, noted

[mulligan]

Closing this in 12 hours from this post

[alexd]

Go on - I'll take the last one ( if its still available ! )

[mulligan]

All places are taken ...

PMs on the way.

Players and teams will be posted shortly

Remember, No payment - No entry.

Entrants:
mulligan
alpha
555
yanni
Drewbert
glow
bwhhisc
Fka200
Ben
chrisofmel
idn
IdnHost
welkin
jose
phio
alexd

[mulligan]

I'm in if any slots are left

phio, your mailbox is full ..

[Fka200]

phio, your mailbox is full ..

Just sent him a text message.

[phio]

Fixed

[bumblebee man]

soccer

It's called football.

[IdnHost]

It's called football.

In Europe. In Canada, they reffer to the game as "soccer". Silly, I agree

[mulligan]

About as silly as the baseball 'world series'

[mulligan]

Draw coming up in the next 12 hours

[jose]

I joined in just for the fun of it. I am very unlucky on this kind of things.

Thanks for the trouble mulligan!

[alexd]

Never received a PM about the payment yet !!

[bumblebee man]

I am very unlucky on this kind of things.


You might end up with England then. :lol:

[Wot]

Never received a PM about the payment yet !!

It's OK Alex, you can send Drachma. ;)

Only just noticed the thread so if any non payers I will take up the slack as long as I can have Brazil!

[alpha]

.. as long as I can have Brazil!

is Brazil in Europe now?

[mulligan]

PM sent

Never received a PM about the payment yet !!

[Wot]

is Brazil in Europe now?

Not far away is it? :p

[alexd]

It's OK Alex, you can send Drachma. ;)

Only just noticed the thread so if any non payers I will take up the slack as long as I can have Brazil!

Gotta dig up all those of Drachma I used to have and used as monopoly money !

As for Brazil, you do realize this is the European Championship ??

[Wot]

Gotta dig up all those of Drachma I used to have and used as monopoly money !

As for Brazil, you do realize this is the European Championship ??



Yes of course, the last one that ran here I think I had a team that were eliminated before they got off the team bus. :)

Limiting my options to Brazil saves me 20 bucks. :p

[Drewbert]

You might end up with England then. :lol:

POTW.

[IdnHost]

If anyone needs the schedule for the Euro Cup, I have taken the liberity of looking it up on wikipedia :)

Schedule: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2012
(scroll down)

Good Luck to all and let the games begin!
*as soon as we get an assigned team that is lol

[mulligan]

Your teams:

mulligan --> Czech Republic
alpha --> Portugal
555 --> Ukraine
yanni --> Greece
Drewbert --> Sweden
glow --> Spain
bwhhisc --> England
Fka200 --> Germany
Ben --> Russia
chrisofmel --> France
idn --> Netherlands
IdnHost --> Poland
welkin --> Croatia
jose --> Republic Of Ireland
phio --> Italy
alexd --> Denmark

wot --> Brazil :p

[jose]

Thanks. May we know how/why have you assigned each team to each user?

[jose]

Ordered by FIFA:
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glow --> Spain
Fka200 --> Germany
idn --> Netherlands
bwhhisc --> England
welkin --> Croatia
alexd --> Denmark
alpha --> Portugal
phio --> Italy
Ben --> Russia
chrisofmel --> France
yanni --> Greece
Drewbert --> Sweden
jose --> Republic Of Ireland
mulligan --> Czech Republic
555 --> Ukraine
IdnHost --> Poland


I've told you I have absolutely no luck at all for this type of games. :)

[mulligan]

Using http://www.psychicscience.org/random.aspx to generate random numbers.

Each player was assigned a number - 1 through to 16
Each team (as they appear in my opening post) was assigned a number - 1 through to 16

Match them up and there you have it.


Thanks. May we know how/why have you assigned each team to each user?

[mulligan]

Ordered by FIFA:
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glow --> Spain
Fka200 --> Germany
idn --> Netherlands
bwhhisc --> England
welkin --> Croatia
alexd --> Denmark
alpha --> Portugal
phio --> Italy
Ben --> Russia
chrisofmel --> France
yanni --> Greece
Drewbert --> Sweden
jose --> Republic Of Ireland
mulligan --> Czech Republic
555 --> Ukraine
IdnHost --> Poland


I've told you I have absolutely no luck at all for this type of games. :)

I'll give you the Czech Republic for Republic Of Ireland though ... :)

[IdnHost]

Ordered by FIFA:
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glow --> Spain
Fka200 --> Germany
idn --> Netherlands
bwhhisc --> England
welkin --> Croatia
alexd --> Denmark
alpha --> Portugal
phio --> Italy
Ben --> Russia
chrisofmel --> France
yanni --> Greece
Drewbert --> Sweden
jose --> Republic Of Ireland
mulligan --> Czech Republic
555 --> Ukraine
IdnHost --> Poland


I've told you I have absolutely no luck at all for this type of games. :)

Relax Jose, its not like your team is up against Spain ;)

[Wot]

wot --> Brazil :p

Earwig O,earwig O,earwig O. :D

[sbe18]

is group B...the group of Death...?
germany/portugal/Netherlands/....?

and Denmark as usual gets to play Hamlet....

good luck to all....

hopefully not too much flopping.....

[phio]

Good Luck to All! 8)

[alexd]

Looking forward to Euro 2012 !!

Though I am absolutely gutted that I will miss Greece's game tomorrow !!

http://www.gr1.info/costanza-denmark.jpg

[IdnHost]

me and yanni go head to head for the match opener tomorrow.. G.L.

[yanni]

I'm ready for a 2004 repeat :)

Good Luck to all.

[Rubber Duck]

Merkel definitely won't lend them any money after that happens.

I mean what chance has Cameron of getting her to listen after Chelsea beat Bayern?

[Ben]

me and yanni go head to head for the match opener tomorrow.. G.L.

Followed by me and mulligan. GL

[IdnHost]

Followed by me and mulligan. GL

Save your energy Ben, we battle it out June 12th :)

[alpha]

if anyone has problems switching their avatar out for a flag, drop me a PM, it seems vb can be a little pedantic, but I have some workarounds.

[alpha]

is group B...the group of Death...?
germany/portugal/Netherlands/....?

looks like it :o

[bumblebee man]

is group B...the group of Death...?
germany/portugal/Netherlands/....?

and Denmark as usual gets to play Hamlet....


Yes, for Portugal / Netherlands / Denmark.

[glow]

Hope Ben will win :D

[Ben]

Hope Ben will win :D

If you want to swap teams I'm up for it (assuming it's not against any rules). ;p

[bwhhisc]

Hope Ben will win :D

Russia could be the sleeper...

http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2012/06/08/could-russia-spring-a-surprise-at-euro-2012/?iid=sp-article-mostpop1

[bumblebee man]

Did Greece hire an English coach for penalty training? They missed 2 in their latest friendly already.

Good comeback though.

[Ben]

Russia up 2-0 already. :)

[Rubber Duck]

Russia up 2-0 already. :)

Prvni vyhrani z kapsy vyhani !

[alexd]

Did Greece hire an English coach for penalty training? They missed 2 in their latest friendly already.

Good comeback though.

Only managed to catch the last 5 mins on the tv. Had the radio on trying to follow the commentary on the way home - couldn't believe there were ads breaks during the "live" commentary.

[bwhhisc]

Poland 1-1 Greece
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) – Stadium: National Stadium Warsaw, Warsaw (POL)

Russia 4-1 Czech Republic
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG) – Stadium: Municipal Stadium Wroclaw, Wroclaw (POL)

[mulligan]

Russia is playing well.

[glow]

If you want to swap teams I'm up for it (assuming it's not against any rules). ;p

Thanks, I want to keep Span as insurance in case if Russia does not reach the final ;)

[bumblebee man]

Сборная России was pretty impressive. If they continue to play like that they could even be a title contender.

Can't wait for Germany to enter the tournement. It's time to bring home the trophy. WC 2002: 2nd, WC 2006: 3rd, Euro 2008: 2nd, WC 2010: 3rd. The current team is stronger than all those previous ones and they are playing some brilliant stuff. Defence is a little shaky but we can outscore ANY opposition.

[mulligan]

Can't wait for Germany to enter the tournement. It's time to bring home the trophy. WC 2002: 2nd, WC 2006: 3rd, Euro 2008: 2nd, WC 2010: 3rd. The current team is stronger than all those previous ones and they are playing some brilliant stuff. Defence is a little shaky but we can outscore ANY opposition.

Love the optimism ....

[bumblebee man]

Love the optimism ....

That's how you call it. Germany and Spain currently are the best national teams in the world. You can't quite plan to win a tournament like this but we'll almost certainly be a contender.

[bumblebee man]

Wow, that was a shitload of luck.
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[jose]

Wow, that was a shitload of luck.
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Indeed!

[alpha]

England, France

1 goal up to England... blimey

[bumblebee man]

England, France

1 goal up to England... blimey

And since then they are begging for an arse-kicking. They will get it. :yes:

[IdnHost]

Update: Ukraine 2 Sweden 1

[sbe18]

Football Happiness at its best....

Ukraine fans delirious about a national hero stepping up to the stage with
2 rapid world class headers after being down a goal, at a
First appearance in a Euro tournament by the country ever, on home soil.

granted I am not expecting Ukraine to win the tourney.... but it is really great to watch a nation have a great collective sports moment ...

Swedes had their chances...

Ukraine/German/Irish headers have been top notch...

Interesting to watch England play the back line like Germans.
Low expectations is a boon so far. Hopefully Rooney in game 3 will be memorable for his cap record.


Interesting to watch Spain w/o a striker at all.


Nice to see Italy and France at least returning to reasonable Euro level form.

[Wot]

The England team visited an orphanage in Poland today."It's heartbreaking to see their sad faces with no hope" said Igor, aged 6.

[bwhhisc]

The England team visited an orphanage in Poland today."It's heartbreaking to see their sad faces with no hope" said Igor, aged 6.

Final Score: England 1 - France 1

[alpha]

The England team visited an orphanage in Poland today."It's heartbreaking to see their sad faces with no hope" said Igor, aged 6.

lol

[sbe18]

did any of the English players leave any of their kids in any pubs in Poland yet ?

a new skill for MP's or PM's it would seem....

" Honey, I think we left Bunny-boo at the Rat and Pedophile......

[IdnHost]

Russia 1 - Poland 1

[bumblebee man]

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[glow]

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What is it. Wins of Germany? :D

[phio]

Another draw. :bored:

[bwhhisc]

Italy 1- Croatia 1
German 2- Holland 1
Portugal 3- Denmark 2
Spain 4- Ireland 0 (maybe still playing)

[IdnHost]

Another draw. :bored:

same for me.. 2 draws

[IdnHost]

Italy 1- Croatia 1
German 2- Holland 1
Portugal 3- Denmark 2
Spain 4- Ireland 0 (maybe still playing)

Na, game is long over.. Rep. of Ireland is packing their bags by now

[Ben]

That's a surprise, Russia out. :(

[alexd]

Well done Greece !!!! Lets repeat Euro 2004 again !!!

[bumblebee man]

congrats Greece!
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[alexd]

congrats Greece!
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Next game should be interesting ;)

[bumblebee man]

Next game should be interesting ;) Indeed. Btw: one of my favorite players plays for Greece: Kyriakos Papadopoulos. The match ban for Karagounis is a joke.
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[bumblebee man]

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[bwhhisc]

TODAY:
Germany2 Denmark 1
Portugal2 Netherlands 1

Germany wins Group B and plays Greece in the quarterfinal;

Portugal plays Czech Republic in Warsaw.

UPCOMING:
06/18 Croatia vs Spain
06/18 Italy vs Rep. of Ireland
06/19 Sweden vs France
06/19 England vs Ukraine

[bumblebee man]

Next game should be interesting

When reading the Greek newspaper headlines it seems like a war against Merkel for some Greeks.

BTW:

http://cdn.thegamehunter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/merkel-thinks-were-at-work-flag.jpg

Gotta love those Irish bastards. :lol:

[Wot]

I was wrong about England and Brazil are still nowhere to be seen!

[bwhhisc]

I was wrong about England and Brazil are still nowhere to be seen!

England beats Ukraine 1-0 to advance at Euro 2012
By ROB HARRIS | The Associated Press –

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) Wayne Rooney returned from suspension Tuesday and scored on a header in the 48th minute to give England a 1-0 victory over Ukraine and a spot in the European Championship quarterfinals.

England won Group D and will next face Italy in Kiev on Sunday.

[jose]

No surprises championship:

Next:

Portugal x Spain and Germany x Italy

Final:

Spain x Germany, which Germany wins.

[Drewbert]

I was kinda hoping Sweden would.

[alexd]

No surprises championship:

Next:

Portugal x Spain and Germany x Italy

Final:

Spain x Germany, which Germany wins.

Has Bumblebee Man hacked into Jose's account ???

[alpha]

No surprises championship:

Next:

Portugal x Spain and Germany x Italy

Final:

Spain x Germany, which Germany wins.

we can't have a championship without an England Germany showdown.

[bumblebee man]

Has Bumblebee Man hacked into Jose's account ???

:D

Needless to say I could live with that outcome.

we can't have a championship without an England Germany showdown.

I agree that beating England on penalties would be a classic but I prefer Italy in the semis for 2 reasons:

- I want a real challenge
- revenge for 2006

[bumblebee man]

well done, Portugal! Ronaldo =
pure class
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[alexd]

Just 20 mins from the start of tonight's game. See you on the other side of 90 minutes Falco - here's hoping the Greeks can pull off another surprise result !

[bumblebee man]

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[bwhhisc]

Matches-Teams-Statistics

06/17 Portugal 2 - 1 Netherlands
06/17 Denmark 1 - 2 Germany
06/18 Croatia 0 - 1 Spain
06/18 Italy 2 - 0 Rep. of Ireland
06/19 England 1 - 0 Ukraine
06/19 Sweden 2 - 0 France
06/21 Czech Republic 0 - 1 Portugal
06/22 Germany 4 -2 Greece
06/23 Spain vs France ‎-2:45 PM (ET)
06/24 England vs Italy ‎-2:45 PM (ET)
06/27 Portugal vs Winner quarter-final 3 ‎-1:45 PM (ET)

[jose]

I was 100% right on my predictions. On June 20th I said:

Next: Portugal x Spain and Germany x Italy

21 June 2012 -> Portugal x Czech Republic -> Portugal won

22 June 2012 -> Germany x Greece -> Germany won

23 June 2012 -> Spain x France -> Spain won

24 June 2012 -> Italy x England -> Italy won

[alpha]

:D

Needless to say I could live with that outcome.



I agree that beating England on penalties would be a classic but I prefer Italy in the semis for 2 reasons:

- I want a real challenge
- revenge for 2006

No probs, we'll lose against Italy on penalties then

[bumblebee man]

lol England. They played like they wanted the shoot-out. Who do they think they are?
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[bumblebee man]

No probs, we'll lose against Italy on penalties then
Business as usual. Anyway one of the most deserved penalty winners I've seen in a while. England was incredibly bad.
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[Drewbert]

Next: Portugal x Spain and Germany x Italy



Open up! It's the PIGS!

[jose]

Open up! It's the PIGS!

LOL. Indeed, but there's Italy instead of Ireland and Germany instead of Greece.

[sbe18]

England and PK's..... the footie gods simply will not smile on the 3 Lions after 120 minutes..

The battle for Iberia should be a nice match.
Germany getting 48 hours more rest than the Azurris seems very unfair.

A Spain / Germany final should be fascinating, since German play is unlikely to let the Rojas keep possession at 60% +++.

[jose]

As I predicted, Portugal is out.

[bumblebee man]

They were pretty close though. Portugal can be proud of their team.
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[JamesD]

I agree that beating England on penalties would be a classic but I prefer Italy in the semis for 2 reasons:

- I want a real challenge
- revenge for 2006

35 minutes in...and one of your wishes has come true ;-)

[phio]

Let's. See what happens the 2nd half.
Go Super Mario !

[Ben]

Well done Super Mario.

[alexd]

Well I didn't expect that - Well done Italy - they could have won by a few more goals if their players ( apart from Mario ) knew how to shoot !

[alpha]

:D

Needless to say I could live with that outcome.



I agree that beating England on penalties would be a classic but I prefer Italy in the semis for 2 reasons:

- I want a real challenge
- revenge for 2006


So England only just lost on penalties against Italy. Whereas Italy handed Germany their arse on a plate.

Auf wiedersehen

[Rubber Duck]

So England only just lost on penalties against Italy. Whereas Italy handed Germany their arse on a plate.

Auf wiedersehen

This end tippling a bottle of Chianti through the second half, but cursing BT for not being able to give us an even half decent picture.

Glad we emigrating to CZ at back end of the year! At least we might get a half decent TV signal.

[jose]

I was wrong about Germany. Go Italy, the Euro2012 is yours!

[Rubber Duck]

Well done Super Mario.

Never mind Monti, can we have a comment from Angela?:lol:

[bumblebee man]

So England only just lost on penalties against Italy. Whereas Italy handed Germany their arse on a plate.

Auf wiedersehen

Yeah, whenever our team plays Italy or comes close to silverware they all seem to turn into a bunch of sissies. This is annoying because unlike England they can do a lot better.

BTW: Is England looking for a new manager?

[Rubber Duck]

Yeah, whenever our team plays Italy or comes close to silverware they all seem to turn into a bunch of sissies. This is annoying because unlike England they can do a lot better.

BTW: Is England looking for a new manager?

Yes, ours cannot even do bloody meetings!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165965/Debt-crisis-Shattered-Cameron-heads-home-Euro-leaders-hammer-late-night-agreement.html

Perhaps we could have Mario Monti once he has finished as Caretaker for Italy?

[JamesD]

Yeah, whenever our team plays Italy or comes close to silverware they all seem to turn into a bunch of sissies. This is annoying because unlike England they can do a lot better.

BTW: Is England looking for a new manager?

Why? His remit for this championship was to make the quarter-finals...that's the best we could hope for really.

[alpha]

Why? His remit for this championship was to make the quarter-finals...that's the best we could hope for really.

exactly. same every time; yet we still manage to hype it up that we have a chance of going further

[alpha]

BTW: Is England looking for a new manager?

yes we're always looking for someone new to blame

[JamesD]

yes we're always looking for someone new to blame

We're still within the timescale to be able to blame Capello for this one :)

[sbe18]

I was expecting Germany to play better in the 2nd half , but Italy beat them soundly.


Also, I hope that the Sp/ IT match is not decided at 120 with PK's .
Finals should be played with 15 minute periods extra times, no golden goal.

If players pass out, so be it, at least a team that is most fit can hoist the trophy from a gurney....

[bwhhisc]

Also, I hope that the Sp/ IT match is not decided at 120 with PK's . Finals should be played with 15 minute periods extra times, no golden goal.
If players pass out, so be it, at least a team that is most fit can hoist the trophy from a gurney....

Or make the net a little larger. :-p

[mulligan]

Euro 2012 Final

1st July 21:45 GMT in Olympic Stadium, Kiev

Spain (glow) v Italy (phio)

Good luck to both!

[phio]

Thanks. Going to be fun to watch!

[idn]

I'll buy a 50% interest in either team for $75 if either one of you are interested. :)

[glow]

phio look good deal :-D

[jose]

Congrats glow!

On a side note, Portugal was the only team able to stop Spain. Too bad we weren't lucky on the penalties.

[Ben]

Congrats glow. :)

[phio]

Looks like I missed a good deAl. Congrats to Spain,
They kicked Italy's ass. Congrats glow!!!

[idn]

Congrats on your 40 new regs.

[bumblebee man]

congrats glow and congrats Spain. This was pure class.
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[sbe18]

congrats glow...
what a great team display today...

the next Euro is going to have 24, with a round of 16.
Sad to change the format, for the cash.

although Denmark, Croatia, Ukraine, Poland played well...
Can one really say there are 8 teams absent that really should have been there this year ?

In terms of 'long knives', it would seem that the Dutch need the lash.

A Brazilian friend emailed me that he is distressed that the Pele led teams are losing their perch as the greatest team of history.

I wrote him to worry about Uruguay, since they won the world cup in Rio the last time ....(grin...)

[mulligan]

Congrats glow, PM sent

[glow]

Thanks all! Lucky draw, lucky Spain in penalties with Portugal.
See you next Euro2016 :-D

[JamesD]

Great football from Spain - that's why in England it's called 'the beautiful game'.

[mulligan]

Winnings paid out, now go register some domains ..:-p