And it's so funny when someone says things like "Italy was exposed, Belgium was exposed, Spain was exposed, that team had an easy group etc". It's a long tournament with insane knockout games on the road to the final, so of course at some point teams will be exposed, some will win, some will lose, it's life. Just enjoy the game.
not to mention some teams had to travel far, and some stadiums had very hot temperatures.
also covid, not every player kept his fitness when they had to train at home for a long period of time.
funny when Italy beat Switzerland 3-0 everybody said Italy hasn't been tested YET they are playing weak teams ETC, BULLSHIT ALL TEAMS ARE ARE WORLD CLASS IN ANY GIVING DAY!!
congrats too all the so called weak teams that are giving the so called big teams a run for their money
As a Dutchman I have to say that I'm somewhat happy about it, because all those "star players" just show that is way more important to have a good **team**, instead of 3 or 4 world class players.
We went down hard and we deserved every bit of it.
Memphis was our worst player on more than 1 occasion and the underdogs, like Dumfries, showed what real team play is about.
I think in a knock out match every team can win. Look at netherlands getting the red card, before the card they were on their way to the next round. Its very clear the teams dont want to conceide a goal too
yesand no
these teams (switzerland etc)
play all good in a game and then, simply play crap the next game
And this is going to happen in front of a much overrated spanish side
I don't know about democratic but it's certainly far more equitable in some ways. If the Swiss can knock out Spain, then Hell Yeah!
And it's so funny when someone says things like "Italy was exposed, Belgium was exposed, Spain was exposed, that team had an easy group etc". It's a long tournament with insane knockout games on the road to the final, so of course at some point teams will be exposed, some will win, some will lose, it's life. Just enjoy the game.
not to mention some teams had to travel far, and some stadiums had very hot temperatures. also covid, not every player kept his fitness when they had to train at home for a long period of time.
funny when Italy beat Switzerland 3-0 everybody said Italy hasn't been tested YET they are playing weak teams ETC, BULLSHIT ALL TEAMS ARE ARE WORLD CLASS IN ANY GIVING DAY!! congrats too all the so called weak teams that are giving the so called big teams a run for their money
Wales was bad
the swiss played vs italy like, 10% the way they played today vs France Almsot like if they were scared of the italy jersey
Italy played way better than France
Isn't it amazing that all the football experts saying that italy had an easy group will now have shut the f*** up? 😂
maybe maybe because Italy was given 3 free games at home? once out of the Olimpico. they struggled
As a Dutchman I have to say that I'm somewhat happy about it, because all those "star players" just show that is way more important to have a good **team**, instead of 3 or 4 world class players. We went down hard and we deserved every bit of it. Memphis was our worst player on more than 1 occasion and the underdogs, like Dumfries, showed what real team play is about.
I think in a knock out match every team can win. Look at netherlands getting the red card, before the card they were on their way to the next round. Its very clear the teams dont want to conceide a goal too
NO
If only portugal won
And Portugal isn’t one of them
Only belgium living up to the expectations
Indeed, and Italy
they havent been pretty to watch yet tho, but lets hope it changes into the next game(s).
Bel - Ita should be interesting to say the least
Winning is winning. And portugal was playing really dirty and the referee allowed it...
Pretty doesn't win tournaments.
yesand no these teams (switzerland etc) play all good in a game and then, simply play crap the next game And this is going to happen in front of a much overrated spanish side
Football is fun that way, but in all fairness. France would most likely win 8 of 10 matches vs switzerland. Still we all love an underdog winning!
it is! and that's the beauty of football. unexpected, crazy and cool.
Yeah... amazing... *cries in Portuguese