Holders Spain got off to a winning start in a bid to be the first side to win a trio of successive European Championship but they left it very late in which to do so Gerard Pique broke Czech hearts with a 87th minute header but in fairness it wasn’t …
Read More »Portugal vs Iceland – Match Preview
Portugal will go into this tournament looking to improve on a miserable 2014 World Cup in which they failed to get out of the group stage. It’s the European Championships where they have slightly better luck but still failed to land a first ever major tournament success It’s arguably the …
Read More »Austria vs Hungary – Match Preview
It’s not quite the battle of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but when these two sides were paired together in the draw for the group stages then this game would have certainly raised some eyebrows and created a wave of interest in both Vienna and Budapest The key man for Austria will …
Read More »Copa America – Uruguay vs Jamaica in less than 4 minutes
Uruguay avoided the Group C Copa America Centenario wooden spoon with a comfortable 3-0 win over Jamaica. Although they ended their participation with a win over their Caribbean opposition the question will still be asked as to how they haven’t got out of the group stage In this dead rubber …
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Read More »Germany vs Ukraine a few quick thoughts
World Champions Germany got off to a winning start last night at Euro 2016 and although the 2-0 scoreline suggests a relatively comfortable victory they were certainly made to work for their three points Toni Kroos was exemplary in Midfield as he didn’t put a foot wrong during the game …
Read More »Poland vs Northern Ireland a few quick thoughts
Northern Ireland’s first major tournament appearance in 30 years was highly anticipated but after all the anticipation the performance on the pitch yesterday evening would have fallen somewhat short Poland dominated the game from the start and deservedly came away with a win and also their first European Championships victory …
Read More »Turkey vs Croatia a few quick thoughts
Croatia went someway to exacting revenge for their dramatic Euro 2008 defeat at the hands of Turkey after winning their opening Group D encounter yesterday Afternoon It was quite a scrappy game at times it was always going to take a moment of brilliance to separate the sides And it …
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