Good game, USA Ecuador, this was after Dempsey's header.
Posted on 06/16/2016 2:55:15 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
The decision to expand Euro 2016 to a 24-team tournament suggested that the group stage would be somewhat cagey, particularly in the first matches, but the opening round of fixtures has met expectations. Who would have thought that Hungary would be the only team with more than a single-goal lead going into added time at this stage? There haven’t been many goals but a number of players have caught the eye. Here is our statistically calculated team of the round:
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I figure Poland will need to score 4 or 5 to win the group, but Northern Ireland has looked much better than people expected, so you never know.
Overall the British Isles have done well. Poor Scotland, bet they’re feeling a bit left out.
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Police in Cologne have confirmed five Russia fans travelling back from Euro 2016 have been placed in custody after an attack on two Spanish tourists and their companion in the German town.
Thanks to DFWGator and BerlinFreeper for these informative threads.
Article says 1 of those assaulted was hurt badly (??). Sorry criminal crumbs.
Good game, USA Ecuador, this was after Dempsey's header.
Deutsche Welt, they, Russian Ultras, attacked people in front of the Cathedral in Cologne.
” Six Russian nationals were arrested, authorities said, “on their way to the airport to fly back to Moscow this evening.”
A seventh suspect, thought to be around 30 years old, evaded officers. A police spokesman said that the Cologne Airport had been informed that the seven men had tickets for a flight scheduled to leave for Moscow shortly before 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT/UTC).
According to the city’s “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” news organization, the assailants were wearing gloves and balaclavas.
The attack occurred in the early evening as the seven met set upon a group of tourists, reportedly from Spain, breaking the nose of one man and severely injuring two others.”
Bad stuff, Mafia Russian Youth, YORS I guess, Youth of Russia.
USA 1 0 Ecuador 60th minute. Both teams are down to 10 men and a lot of fouling.
The Euro in comparison is tame per fouls, bad tempers. Rather gentlemanly. Not much diving either, that’s really a world cup phenomenon and it was real bad at the ‘94 USA World Cup.
USA scores again, nice development, couldn’t stop that one.
2 0.
Brazil were eliminated in this tournament per a hand ball and that is reported in the stories widely, not what some fan says happened. Peru beat them.
Ecuador pulled one back 2-1, Valencia, #13 had two chances to sink a header; real good game now.
USA WINS!!!!!!!
One day we’re going to win without me pulling my hair out the entire second half.
Maybe we can keep it within three against Argentina.
Unfortunately we lose Bedoya, Jones and Wood for the semis because of accumulated yellows. It’s going to take a miracle.
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