OT: Euro 2016

How good are France's chances? Is olivier giroud any good?

Brilliant tackle from Dier.

TommyBrady12 said:

How good are france's chances? Is olivier giroud any good?

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France's chances are very good, if they can play better earlier in games. They've escaped twice which they'll not get away with against the likes of Spain, Germany or even Italy.

Giroud misses too many easy chances when the game is on the line. If it's 3-0 or whatever he tucks them away, but he seems to struggle with pressure. If I was Didier Deschamps, I'd play Martial or Gignac down the middle against Switzerland and leave him on the bench.

Bale with a stunner to put Wales 1-0 up. Poor keeping from Hart, the more you look at it.

Very weak. Mass indecision.

Half time. In modern football, with the way players can manipulate the ball, especially the likes of Bale and Ronaldo who are in the top 1% of free kick tackers in world football, then the value of a wall is much diminished. Especially from long distance. I'm a goalkeeper myself, and I value the ability to see the ball coming at me. In the middle of the goal, no keeper in the world is getting beat more than once or twice out of a hundred attempts.

Finally! Sturridge and Vardy coming on for Sterling and Kane.

Sturridge with the cross, Ashley Williams inadvertently heads the ball down to Vardy and he smashes home. 1-1!

I'm so disappointed I'm at work and unable to watch this game. Hoping England can avoid yet another letdown.

Vardy 2 touches... One goal one ass

I've just gone absolutely mental with Sturridge's goal

England win, with an instinctive finish from Daniel Sturridge in added time.

patsbrasilpatriotas said:

Vardy 2 touches... One goal one ass

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Yeah, he's a talented ass though.

Gotta love the Irish.

New for me...hail at a major tournament. N. Ireland vs Ukraine. Torrential rain then hail.

TommyBrady12 said:

How good are france's chances? Is olivier giroud any good?

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Giroud is a sissy boy who specializes in missing sitters at Arsenal....

i am not a soccer fan but i always follows our national team when we play Euro and-or World Cup

it looks that this year team is one of the worst ever in our soccer history but as usual 'we' play at best when it counts...

so it was a huge and great win against Belgium

now we see if we can continue tomorrow against Sweden

so....FORZA AZZURRI FORZA ITALIA

First draw of the tourney. Poland flubbed a few good shots, and just couldn't put Germany away despite playing a top notch game.

Seemed like Germany wasn't afraid of playing to a draw.

Germany looking less than stellar....

Die Mannschafft has nothing up front and not much more on the wings.... disappointed today. Credit to Poland, but since Brazil Germany has been less than impressive.... hopefully Germany is just pacing themselves...back 4 has been much better than I thought they'd be.... Über Alles!!!!!!

I'm Copa América news, USMNT leading at the half vs Ecuador in the quarterfinals