Argy Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 So it's official: Group A Switzerland Czech Republic Portugal Trukey Group B Austria Croatia Germany Poland Group C Netherlands Italy Romania France Group D Greece Sweden Spain Russia We cannot be disappointed with this draw, We avoided the "big boys." There is no such thing as an easy group in the finals, but there is a level of difficulty we avoided. Good luck to our Palikaria! I cannot wait for next summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geok Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Agree with Argy 100%. It is a rather good draw, but to use Otto's approach, only after the first 3 games we can know if it was a good draw. The first reaction is that we have a rather good draw, one of which we need to take advantage of. If we win Sweden, I believe we qualify. We need to start with a win. I am happy with the Russians as the 4th team. I think Turkey will be improved in 6 months and the Polish, despite being loosers have metal, so I am happy that we avoided them. Spain, perhaps is the strongest of the teams in pot 3, but they are so superficial in the competitions and we already know them, so I definitely do not fear them, given that we will have to play against them in the end and we will know what result we need to qualify. The Swedish were the weakest in pot 2 and of course I am delighted. What can I say? Otto is one of the most fortunate people in the World and if he continues coaching us, we may even win the World Cup in 2010. I actually believe firmly in this. We have all the elements there for qualification to the last 8 and this makes me happy. The knockout games will be easy for us, we know how to approach them from our Euro 2008 campaign. Only one think I need to start to believe: 3 points against Sweden. We can do it. :gr: :gr: :gr: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxiotis7 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Im very happy :) ... well not very happy cause weve done nothing yet but satsified. Its the same group as the euro only we take out sweeden and put out portugal! That sweeden game is gonna be VERY hard and i can tell you right now that our fate will depend on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakos13 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 there was no such thing as a good draw there all good teams in UEFA... Good draw considering were NOT in Group A (3 teams that absolutley have it out for us, Portugal, Czech and Turkey) and we didnt get Italy Romania France which is nightmare.... Sweden is defintily the most important game....we have to win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEK-MTL Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 A good draw to be sure. I remember waking up this morning and praying that we didn't get Germany or Italy. This draw gives Greece a good chance to advance to the quarterfinals, where we would then face either the winner or runner-up of that "group of death" (depending on whether we win our group or not). Let's face it, all teams who make it to the finals are reasonably good teams. Sweden will be a huge test but I think we can take them. They just don't seem as dangerous as they did when they had Larsson. Spain is Spain. We'll see which team shows up. They will definitely be a tough opponent but I think a draw is very plausible. I think Russia is probably one of the weaker teams in the tournament and I think we should win this game no question. As everyone has already stated, the first match against Sweden will be pivotal. If we win, I think we'll make it to the quarterfinals but even a draw wouldn't be too bad a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genome Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Tough start guaranteed for Greece Otto Rehhagel insisted that "2004 belongs in the past, now we have to focus on 2008" as European champions Greece look ahead to defending their title at UEFA EURO 2008™ after being drawn in Group D alongside Sweden, Spain and Russia. Read the full article here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athinaios Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I like the draw. We got Sweden (I wanted a Scandinavian team... we seem to do OK with them), Russia is beatable, and Spain, well, it's an open game... Also the order of the matches is perfect! :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrylos Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 I agree with athinaios. The order of the matches is crucial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Greece has a perfect schedule. Since Spain is the last match and are a heavy favorite for first place, then it would be to Greece's benefit to root for Spain against Sweden and Russia so that the Greece-Spain match will have less meaning for Spain and to push back Sweden and Russia. It also a small advantage that Greece is playing in only one city whereas our opponents will have to do some traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 During the draw between Grecece and Holland to determine who would top Groups C and D, respectively, Greece was fortunate to have been atop of Group D. Otherwise, they would have had Italy, France and Romania in Group C and Holland would have had Sweden. Spain and Russia in Group D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argy Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 During the draw between Grecece and Holland to determine who would top Groups C and D, respectively, Greece was fortunate to have been atop of Group D. Otherwise, they would have had Italy, France and Romania in Group C and Holland would have had Sweden. Spain and Russia in Group D. Sound observation, Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athinaios Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Group C is the toughest (at least on paper) so we're lucky to be seeded in Group D. I checked the UEFA site and couldn't find the next stage. Are the groups matched A & C, B & D with winners of groups playing second place teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEK-MTL Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Group C is the toughest (at least on paper) so we're lucky to be seeded in Group D. I checked the UEFA site and couldn't find the next stage. Are the groups matched A & C, B & D with winners of groups playing second place teams? I think the groups are matched A and B, C and D. Winner of each group plays opposing group's runner up.This means that should Greece make it to the quarterfinals, they will have a VERY tough opponent waiting for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 A1-B2 B1-A2 C1-D2 D1-C2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_horse Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Final tournament match schedule 07-29 June 2008 1 07/06 Grp A Switzerland 18:00 Czech Republic Basel 2 07/06 Grp A Portugal 20:45 Turkey Geneva 3 08/06 Grp B Austria 18:00 Croatia Vienna 4 08/06 Grp B Germany 20:45 Poland Klagenfurt 5 09/06 Grp C Romania 18:00 France Zurich 6 09/06 Grp C Netherlands 20:45 Italy Berne 7 10/06 Grp D Spain 18:00 Russia Innsbruck 8 10/06 Grp D Greece 20:45 Sweden Salzburg 9 11/06 Grp A Czech Republic 18:00 Portugal Geneva 10 11/06 Grp A Switzerland 20:45 Turkey Basel 11 12/06 Grp B Croatia 18:00 Germany Klagenfurt 12 12/06 Grp B Austria 20:45 Poland Vienna 13 13/06 Grp C Italy 18:00 Romania Zurich 14 13/06 Grp C Netherlands 20:45 France Berne 15 14/06 Grp D Sweden 18:00 Spain Innsbruck 16 14/06 Grp D Greece 20:45 Russia Salzburg 17 15/06 Grp A Switzerland 20:45 Portugal Basel 18 15/06 Grp A Turkey 20:45 Czech Republic Geneva 19 16/06 Grp B Poland 20:45 Croatia Klagenfurt 20 16/06 Grp B Austria 20:45 Germany Vienna 21 17/06 Grp C Netherlands 20:45 Romania Berne 22 17/06 Grp C France 20:45 Italy Zurich 23 18/06 Grp D Greece 20:45 Spain Salzburg 24 18/06 Grp D Russia 20:45 Sweden Innsbruck 25 19/06 QF Winner Grp A 20:45 Runner-up Grp B Basel 26 20/06 QF Winner Grp B 20:45 Runner-up Grp A Vienna 27 21/06 QF Winner Grp C 20:45 Runner-up Grp D Basel 28 22/06 QF Winner Grp D 20:45 Runner-up Grp C Vienna 29 25/06 SF Winner #25 20:45 Winner #26 Basel 30 26/06 SF Winner #27 20:45 Winner #28 Vienna 31 29/06 F Winner #29 20:45 Winner #30 Vienna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Guys, this is a nightmare draw! If we do get through the group we will face either France, Italy or Holland in the quarters! I wanted an winnable passage to at least the semis. That's when anything can happen. But if we draw Italy for example do you honestly think we can get a result? I'm gutted! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphoria Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Russia and Spain.... It's Euro 2004 all over again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omonoia9 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 If I had to pick the most winnable match between Italy, France and the Netherlands, I'd want the Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxiotis7 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 If I had to pick the most winnable match between Italy, France and the Netherlands, I'd want the Dutch. Id say italy... i bet the dutch fast passed game would ruin us. I still think italy is very overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEK-MTL Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Would be pretty hilarious if we met France again in the quarterfinals and beat them. :tup: Oh well, let's just concentrate on getting through the group first. HELLAS!!!! :gr: :gr: :gr: :box: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 ODDS (Bet365) In RED = To Win Group In BLUE = To Qualify From Group GROUP A Portugal 2.38 1.30 Czech R. 2.88 1.53 Switzerland 5.00 2.25 Turkey 8.00 3.00 GROUP B Germany 1.55 1.13 Croatia 3.75 1.35 Poland 8.00 3.00 Austria 17.00 4.40 GROUP C Italy 2.50 1.35 France 2.75 1.40 Holland 3.75 1.85 Romania 13.00 5.00 GROUP D Spain 1.75 1.13 Greece 4.50 2.10 Sweden 6.00 2.35 Russia 6.50 2.40 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Denmark NT coach, Morton Olsen, said in the German magazine, KICKER, that Spain and Greece are the favorites to pass ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greece v Russia *Dmitri Kirichenko and Dmitri Bulykin were on target inside the opening 17 minutes as the Russians overcame Greece 2-1 in Faro-Loule in 2004. Greece sneaked through, however, and the rest is history. *The teams qualified together for the 1994 FIFA World Cup from the same group. Greece finished top, and unbeaten, after winning the final qualifier 1-0 against Russia in Athens. It was the first appearance at the competition for both countries. *In the qualifying tournament for EURO '96™, Russia beat Greece home and away to advance to England at their expense. Greece v Sweden *The teams have never met in a UEFA European Championship or FIFA World Cup but they did face each other at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Sweden running out 9-0 winners. *In five friendly meetings since then, Sweden have failed to record a victory. The most recent encounter, on 20 August 2003, brought Greece's first success on Swedish soil as they overcame their hosts 2-1 in Norrkoping. Greece v Spain *Greece and Spain drew 1-1 in the 2004 finals, Fernando Morientes opening the scoring for Spain and Angelos Charisteas equalising for Greece. *The two countries also met in qualifying for that tournament. Each team registered an away victory, with Greece surprisingly topping the group and forcing Spain to qualify via a play-off against Norway. *Spain won a friendly at the start of this season 3-2 in Salonika thanks to two goals from David Silva, his second coming three minutes into added time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Our home for the group stage. The artificial pitch will be replaced with real grass for the tournament. Full name: EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Location: Salzburg, Austria Built: 2003 Opened: 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plato-ny Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 The ENTIRE Euro 2008 Ceremony Rehhagel after the draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangas21 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 f*ck the groups.....f*ck the draw......bring it on....doesn't matter who.....as long as we do our best, then whatever happens, happens......we can hold our head up high.....all this business of i wish we avoided this or i wish we avoided that, is getting kind of tiresome..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akritis_1944 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Guys, this is a nightmare draw! If we do get through the group we will face either France, Italy or Holland in the quarters! I wanted an winnable passage to at least the semis. That's when anything can happen. But if we draw Italy for example do you honestly think we can get a result? I'm gutted! :( There is a lot to play out before we even can think about getting out of the group, but I do not fear Italy. This is the same Italy right, the team that beat Australia with a dubious penalty in the last WC? The same Italy that drew at home to Lithuania or who got done 3 - 1 to France or just beat Scotland in the last few seconds? I fear our Greek mentality and some of the bizarre selections our esteemed manager makes, but Italy I fear NOT if we should ever get as far getting napolitana sauce on our new jerseys. Why does it seem that everyone is fearing Italy and Croatia....if anything, these two teams are exactly the type of countries we do well against. Our recent record suggests we are horrible against Brittish/South American and Asian opposition, but we do okay against the Slavs, Scandinavians and continental Europeans barring probably Germany and Netherlands. We'll all see. I can only say that everyone in our group are extremely happy and fortunate they draw Hellas. SO let's make them look like fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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