Voinjama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 France to surprise everyone and beat Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 i see england fans are happily getting ahead of themselves for a change, we've gone from being the worst team in the tournament playing boring football to the germans being overrated and beatable in the semis in the space of a week falling in to our old pitfalls, was much more enjoyable when everybody believed we were as shit as we are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 We have never beaten a major footballing nation in the knock out phase of a competition other than at Wembley. Please tell me that this stat is incorrect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 We have never beaten a major footballing nation in the knock out phase of a competition other than at Wembley. Please tell me that this stat is incorrect Well it depends what you class as a major footballing nation. Secondly remember the Euros only had 8 teams before 1996 and 4 teams in the 60s and 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 And also the stat has too many permutations, 3 of them. knock out phase, top footballing nation and away from Wembley. England have beaten top footballing nations in tournaments, so not too shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnbull Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Gotta love those Germans. Much as some (most?) of us hate them, you have to admire the fact that time after time there they are in the semis or final of yet another tournament. How do they do it? Well as a footballing nation we'd do well to find out. BTW, isn't it weird that even the players that aren't technically German, still look it? Well, Izal excepted. :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Germany Semis or further in Euros 8 times Semis or further in world cup 10 times They are an incredible footballing nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Mario Gomez looks like Gotz Otto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 BTW, isn't it weird that even the players that aren't technically German, still look it? Well, Izal excepted. :nod: this old chestnut! out of the current squad only 2 players were born outside of germany, podolski and klose, podolski was born in gliwice, klose in opole, both in silesia, an area that was part of the original germany (i think) and over the last 100 years has chopped and changed from german to polish, meaning that depending on when their grandparents / parents were born they could have been german or polish khedira, gomez, have one foreign parent, ozil has foreign grand parents its a bit of a myth that the german national team is made up of foreigners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Ozil playng for Germany is no different to Defoe or Welbeck playing for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 BTW, isn't it weird that even the players that aren't technically German, still look it? Well, Izal excepted. :nod: this old chestnut! out of the current squad only 2 players were born outside of germany, podolski and klose, podolski was born in gliwice, klose in opole, both in silesia, an area that was part of the original germany (i think) and over the last 100 years has chopped and changed from german to polish, meaning that depending on when their grandparents / parents were born they could have been german or polish khedira, gomez, have one foreign parent, ozil has foreign grand parents its a bit of a myth that the german national team is made up of foreigners Pedantically only two players in the squad were born in Germany. Two were born in Poland. The rest of the **** are divided between East Germany and West Germany as they were all born before reunification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 its a bit of a myth that the german national team is made up of foreigners Cacau is a foreigner though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oaks Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 If Germany do not win this tournament i will be very surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 We have never beaten a major footballing nation in the knock out phase of a competition other than at Wembley. Please tell me that this stat is incorrect footballing heavyweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 its a bit of a myth that the german national team is made up of foreigners Cacau is a foreigner though. he is the only one but isnt in the squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Ozil playng for Germany is no different to Defoe or Welbeck playing for England. Yeah but on TV you never see him singing "Deutschlandlied." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 France will try and stagnate Spain tonight Seems to be a worrying pandemic in football since that Chelsea game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 France will try and stagnate Spain tonight Seems to be a worrying pandemic in football since that Chelsea game Chelsea aside, how often does it work though? Not many times. The Czechs and Greeks tried to and both deservedly lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folski Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Can anyone tell me if Gomes was rested or dropped last night? Have him backed for top goal scorer and was shocked to see him on the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted June 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 23, 2012 France will try and stagnate Spain tonight Seems to be a worrying pandemic in football since that Chelsea game You think that has started happening since the Chelsea game? Have you only been following football for the last few weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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