Euro 2008 Draw thread

Takes place at 11am GMT on Sunday. Don't bother tuning in on time though, because apparently there'll be a 52 minute "show" of some sort preceding the actual draw.

Should be very interesting, especially with the way the pots are this time. As a reminder, here they are again.

1 Switzerland (hosts) 1.800
1 Austria (hosts) 1.500
1 Greece (holders) 2.167
1 Netherlands 2.417
2 Croatia 2.409
2 Italy 2.364
2 Czech Republic 2.333
2 Sweden 2.273
3 Romania 2.250
3 Germany 2.250
3 Portugal 2.192
3 Spain 2.182
4 Poland 2.167
4 France 2.091
4 Turkey 1.958
4 Russia 1.958

Let's hope for Deutschland says I...only match that really matters!!

Seeds are stupid, I say the hole event is stupid

The toughest group EVER in the history of international competitions has been the one from World Cup 1982 in Spain: Italia, Perú, Poland, and Cameroon.

Italia won the World Cup that year, Poland finished in third place beating Platini's France. All the matches in this group of death were epic. Italia nearly lost to both Perú and Cameroon.

This Euro '08 may throw another group of death comparable with the strength of the one from WC 1982 IF: Netherlands, Italia, Germany, and France end up in the same group.

i want the group of death for germany and kick some asses

Toni Kroos wrote:i want the group of death for germany and kick some asses

of course you do...

You have to swap Croatia for England because the UEFA will ban Croatia within two months due to the betting scandal. England will join the group...

It's already a done deal

BTW

Who will join us in the group of death? I hope Italy, Portugal and France!

This ranking is the sickest I've ever seen ... Why not to use the FIFA ranking...? That's a better comparisson how strong teams are at the moment! Every poster always criticise the FIFA ranking but so far there isn't a much better ranking!

List would have been then:
Pot 1
Austria
Switzerland
Greece
Italy

Pot2
Spain
Germany
Czechia
France

Pot3
Portugal
Netherlands
Croatia
Romania

Pot4
Turkey
Russia
Poland
Sweden

Hope we get an easy draw something like Italy, Germany & France.

Are the Swiss & Austrians going for the worst draw ceremony ever?

Bring it on. There will at least be two group of death. Interesting to know who will end up in these pots. France and Holland are almost guaranteed a difficult group.

Super group of death would be brilliant providing the Germans end up there.

This draw is boring why can't they immediately start with the draw. Each time the guy talking wants to say the swiss, he says the chou-eece. Lol.

Group A

- Switzerland
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Group B (the group to be)

Austria

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Group C

- Holland
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Group D

- Greece
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Netherlands in C, i.e. in Switzerland
Greece in D, i.e. in Austria

Come on pick up France now

Turkey to Switzerland
not the opening game though

Poland to Austria

jdg loves st. nicholas wrote:Are the Swiss & Austrians going for the worst draw ceremony ever?

It's pretty poor aint it?

Poland with Austria lol

Group A
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Switzerland
Turkey


Group B
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Austria
Poland

Group C
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Netherlands
France

Group D
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Greece
Russia

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Good starts for the host nations. Netherlands get France!

France to Netherlands

so that leaves Russia to Greece

the nightmare draw is all set

France in with Holland.

Group A
Switzerland
Turkey

Group B
Austria
Poland

Group C
Netherlands
France

Group D
Greece
Russia

Group of Death started well.

France with Holland. Starts well

Holland France!

all teams on position 4, so they are the last matches

will germany fluke group B?

COTR wrote:will germany fluke group B?

lucky lucky bastards

Germany get it easy in Group B.