Euro 2008 open thread

Can either host score in their opener? Can the Germans live up to their high expectations? Is it a replay of Slavic Europe vs Germanic Europe, or is it just a game with a ball?

All this and more in Sunday’s games…

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1. P O Neill Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 2:11 pm

   Having the three Polish born players on the German squad makes the geopolitical interpretation a bit more complicated.

2. Guy Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 2:41 pm

   Not to mention the fact that two of the Slav squads are coached by Dutchmen.

3. P O Neill Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

   Looking at this match in Vienna is a reminder of the downside of using multi-purpose venues for the tournament — crowd is very far from the action, especially at the ends.

4. Doug Merrill Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

   No goals for the hosts…

5. Toader Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

   Poor Poland. They lost because the Polish-born Podolski scored two goals.

6. P O Neill Says:
   June 8th, 2008 at 9:08 pm

   Of course the host team struggles a part of it but it would be nice if any match had featured more than one team scoring.

7. theodor Says:
   June 9th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

   I guess it was a fair deal this sunday: poland’s podolski made germany win and germany’s bmw allowed poland’s kubica to win.