Group D

[dark_horse]

Who will go to the quarterfinals?

[plato-ny]

According to the Eurobet odds, Spain is favored to be first, Greece second, and Sweden third

[Irlandos]

Spain is like an old car: break them up and maybe you have something worthwhile. :tdown:

I've seen Sweden in Windsor Park...In the immortal words of Shania: They don't impress me much. :tdown:

Look for the Orthodox duo to qualify with Russia's surprising performance to continue well past this stage...

[Genome]

Greece and Spain.

[plato-ny]

Euro 2008 Groups - To Win Group D (Betting odds)

Spain 1.83

Greece 4.50

Sweden 5.50

Russia 6.00

[DUDE]

i look for sweden to disappoint (backline shaky, injury problems) the anti-greece football world and not advance from this group. the points are here for the taking - i just feel that greece's continuity (especially in the midfield) will overcome russia for 2nd place. spain looks to play villa out wide a bit, which falls into greece's hands (playing 2 quick strikers in the box upsets greece's defense)...so, greece may manage to squeeze out a draw against spain and perhaps pique spain for 1st place.

of course, i'm assuming that various individual players on the greece side up their game to reasonable expectations.

1) spain

2) greece

3) russia

4) sweden

I pray you're right, but i think you're being a bit to optimistic file mou :(

[The2ndMouse]

Sweeden & Spain

(For good luck! :D )

[NYPAO13]

you almost can never trust Spain.

Greece, Russia advance for me, Greece is my bias choice B)

[Crazy]

I know who voted for Greece and Sweden to advance from this group but i am looking for the one that voted Spain and Sweden.......... :angry: show your self..... :D

[The2ndMouse]

What will you do ?

Come to Greece and... ?

I 've heard those threats before!

:LOL:

[Lazarus]

And here's somebody that is definitely not a fan of Greece!

Toronto Sun: Just like Britney, Greece's style is behind the times ( by GARETH WHEELER)

Catching lightning in a bottle- is there any other way to describe Greece's run to European glory in 2004? Actually there is. It's called BORING! ....

...If you're looking for a Cinderella team, look to the other underdogs in Group D. Both the short-handed Russians and the experienced Swedes are prime breakout candidates.

Read more

[Genome]

What will you do ?

Come to Greece and... ?

I 've heard those threats before!

:LOL:

We all have ...

quite disappointing tbh ...

I had put some serious money on the outcome but then one of you two chickened out ... :rolleyes:

...

:LOL: :tup:

And yeah to quote a small piece from that article:

"Although the game has changed, Greece hasn't. In 2004, the Greeks were afforded the chance to sit back and take the very little the other sides had to offer. In Austria-Switzerland, they will not have that luxury.

Greece is a well-organized defensive machine that lacks offensive creativity. With the current squad, it's unlikely they can play any other way."

Which tournament was that guy watching back then? :D

[cyberfish]

AGGGRRRR, no email address attached to the article :evil:

Another untalented sports writer with a BORING article that fails to appreciate the rise of the underdog through sound tactics and hard work that also outsmarted and outplayed the opposition. No there is no lesson here for Canadian sports writers.

The Spartans and Athenians did not display much OFFENSIVE CREATIVITY (the way the sports writers mean it). The Persians had all the flare, but the Greeks lined up and plowed right through them. :bangin:

[REY]

Group D, day 1, Innsbruck (AUT), game 7

Spain Vs. Russia 4:1 (Villa-asst. Torres 20', Villa- asst. Iniesta 45', Villa 74', Fabregas 90+1'.....Pavlyuchenko-asst. Shirokov 86')

Ref. Konrad Plautz

Formation/Line-ups:

-------------------------Casillas (cap.)--------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------

S.Ramos--------Puyol------------Marchena----Capdevila

--------------------------------------------------------------

------------------Senna-------------------------------------

------------------------------------Xavi---------------------

----------Iniesta--------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------Silva----

---------------------------------------------------------------

------------------Villa-------------Torres--------------------

===================================

--------------------------Pavlyuchenko----------------------

--------------------------------------------------Sychev-----

Bilyaletdinov-------------------------------------------------

-----------Semak (cap.)---Semshov----Zyrianov---------

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Zhirkov---------------------------------------------Anyukov

---------------Shirokov---------Kolodin---------------------

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-------------------------Akinfeev-----------------------------

Substitutions:

Spain: Fabregas (Torres) 54', Cazorla (Iniesta) 63', Xabi Alonso (Silva) 77'

Russia: Bystrov (Sychev) 46', Torbinskiy (Semshov) 57', Adamov (Bystrov) 70'

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Group D, day 1, Salzburg (AUT), game 8

Sweden Vs. Greece 2:0 (Ibrahimović- asst. Larsson 67', Hansson 72')

Ref. Massimo Busacca

Formation/Line-ups:

------------------------Isaksson----------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------Mellberg(cap.)----Hansson------------Nilsson

Alexandersson----------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------Svensson---------------------------

-----Wilhelmsson------Andersson--------Ljungberg------

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------Ibrahimović-------Larsson--------------------

===================================

---------------------------Gekas-----------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------Charisteas------

Karagounis---------------------------------------------------

----------------Basinas (cap.)----Katsouranis--------------

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Torosidis-------------------------------------------Seitaridis

---------------Antzas-----------------Kyrgiakos------------

----------------------------Dellas----------------------------

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---------------------------Nikopolidis-------------------------

Substitutions:

Sweden: Elmander (Ibrahimović) 71', Stoor (Alexandersson) 74', Rosenberg (Wilhelmsson) 78'

Greece: Samaras (Gekas) 46', Amanatidis (Dellas) 71'

Yellow cards:

Greece: Charisteas 2', Seitaridis 52', Torosidis 61'

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Standings:

Or.Team.................Pl...W....D...L...GS..GC..GD..Pts

1. Spain..................1....1....0....0....4....1...+3....3

2. Sweden..............1....1....0....0....2....0...+2....3

3. Greece................1....0....0....1....0....2....-2....0

4. Russia.................1....0....0....1....1....4....-3....0

[haydar]

We saw yesterday Grecee doesnt have a ''B''plan and they lost the game discipline after the goal. But i beleive Grecee will play to Spain better (because Spain plays attack) and still they have chance to be second. Actually Samaras or Gekas and some more players are star players but in Greek team they dont seen like a star because of the game plan...Yesterday a star ''Ibrahimovic'' has turned the match , Grecee needs star players or a system will alow to show stars...

[Crazy]

After our really disapointed performance and aftermath of our defeat from Sweden,i believe that we will be more prepared and determined in the last 2 games and if we want to stand a chance of advancing,we got to beat Rusia.

[Irlandos]

Spain defeated Sweden 2-1 thanks to a dreadful mistake by Swedish defender Hansson in the 92 minute.

The result is not what Greece (or Russia to a lesser extent) would have hoped for as the Greek NT could now very well be eliminated even with 6 points...

[Irlandos]

Russia - Greece 1-0 thanks to Nikopolidis.

Spain are group winners, Greece are last, second place to be played between Sweden (1-X) or Russia (only win).

[dark_horse]

Sweden can get a result from Russia, luckly losing is not our option. :LOL:

God, I wish Greece would join us.

[REY]

Group D, day 2, Innsbruck (AUT), game 15

Sweden 1 - 2 Spain

half-time (1 - 1)

Ref. Pieter Vink

Formation/Line-ups:

------------------------Isaksson----------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------Mellberg(cap.)----Hansson----------Nilsson

Stoor---------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------Andersson--------Svensson------------------

--Elmander------------------------------------Ljungberg---

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------H.Larsson---------Ibrahimović---------------

===================================

--------------Villa----------------Torres---------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

Silva--------Xavi----------------------------------Iniesta---

-----------------------------------Senna---------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

Capdevila---Marchena----------Puyol------------S.Ramos

---------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------Casillas(cap.)-------------------------

Substitutions :

Sweden

46' Markus Rosenberg (Ibrahimovic)

79' Sebastian Larsson (Emander)

87' Kim Källström (H. Larsson)

Spain

24' Raul Albiol (Puyol)

58' Cesc Fabregas (Xavi)

59' Santiago Cazorla (Iniesta)

Match Details :

15' [0 - 1] F. Torres, asst. Silva

34' Z. Ibrahimovic [1 - 1], asst. Stoor

53' C. Marchena YC

55' A. Svensson YC

90' [1 - 2] D. Villa, asst. Capdevila

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Group D, day 2, Salzburg (AUT), game 16

Greece 0 - 1 Russia

half-time (0 - 1)

Ref. Roberto Rosetti

Formation/Line-ups:

---------------------------Akinfeev--------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

-----------Ignashevich---------------Kolodin---------------

Anyukov--------------------------------------------Zhirkov

---------------------------Semak----------------------------

-----------Zyrianov-------------------Semshov------------

Torbinskiy-------------------------------------Bilyaletdinov

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------Pavlyuchenko---------------------

===================================

---------------------------Lymberopoulos-------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

-------Amanatidis--------------------------Charisteas-----

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------Katsouranis----Basinas(cap.)--Patsatzoglou------

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----------------------------------------------------------------

Torosidis------Kyrgiakos---------Dellas----------Seitaridis

----------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------Nikopolidis-------------------------

Substitutions :

Greece

40' Giorgios Karagounis (Seitaridis)

60' Theofanis Gekas (Lymberopoulos)

79' Stylianos Giannakopoulos (Amanatidis)

Russia

69' Ivan Saenko (Bilyaletdinov)

88' Vasili Berezutski (Zhirkov)

Match Details :

33' [0 - 1] K. Zyrianov, asst.Semak

42' G. Karagounis YC

58' N. Liberopoulos YC

77' I. Saenko YC

84' D. Torbinski YC

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Standings:

Or.Team.................Pl...W....D...L...GS..GC..GD..Pts

1. Spain..................2....2....0....0....6....2...+4....6

2. Sweden..............2....1....0....1....3....2...+1....3

3. Russia.................2....1....0....1....2....4....-2....3

4. Greece................1....0....0....2....0....3....-3....0

[Irlandos]

and the final games of this group:

Russia - Sweden 2-0

Spain - Greece 2-1

Spain play Italy

Russia try their luck against Holland :whistle:

[REY]

Group C, day 3, Innsbruck (AUT), game 23

Russia 2 - 0 Sweden

half-time (1 - 0)

Ref. Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Formation/Line-ups:

------------------------Isaksson----------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------Mellberg(cap.)----Hansson----------Nilsson

Stoor---------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------Andersson--------Svensson------------------

--Elmander------------------------------------Ljungberg---

---------------------------------------------------------------

--------------H.Larsson---------Ibrahimović---------------

===================================

--------------------------Pavlyuchenko----------------------

------------Arshavin------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------

----Bilyaletdinov------Semshov---------Zyrianov---------

-----------------------Semak (cap.)--------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------

Zhirkov---------------------------------------------Anyukov

---------------Kolodin------------Ignashevich---------------

----------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------Akinfeev-----------------------------

Substitutions :

Russia

66' Ivan Saenko (Bilyaletdinov)

90' Vladimir Bistrov (Pavlyuchenko)

Sweden

56' Kim Kallstrom (Andersson)

79' Marcus Allback (Nilsson)

Match Details :

10' A. Isaksson YC

24' R. Pavlyuchenko [1 - 0], asst. Anyukov

49' J. Elmander YC

50' A. Arshavin [2 - 0], asst. Bilyaletdinov

57' S. Semak YC

66' A. Arshavin YC

76' D. Kolodin YC

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Group D, day 3, Salzburg (AUT), game 24

Greece 1 - 2 Spain

half-time (1 - 0)

Ref. Howard Webb (England)

Formation/Line-ups:

---------------------------Reina----------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------

Arbeloa--------R.Albiol-----------Juanito------F. Navarro

--------------------------------------------------------------

------------------Xabi Alonso-------------------------------

------------------------------------Fabregas----------------

----------Iniesta--------De La Red-------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------S.Garcia------------

----------------------Guiza----------------------------------

===================================

--------------------------Charisteas-------------------------

-------Amanatidis--------------------------Salpingidis-----

---------------------------------------------------------------

----------Karagounis-----Basinas------Katsouranis-------

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Spyropoulos------Kyrgiakos---------Dellas---------Vyntra

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---------------------------Nikopolidis-------------------------

Substitutions :

Greece

63' Paraskevas Antzas (Kyrgiakos)

74' Alexandros Tziolis (Karagounis)

86' Stylianos Giannakopoulos (Salpingidis)

Spain

58' Santiago Cazorla (Iniesta)

Match Details :

34' G. Karagounis YC

41' D. Guiza YC

42' A. Charisteas [1 - 0], asst. Karagounis

45' A. Arbeloa YC

61' [1 - 1] R.D.l. Red, asst. Guiza

72' A. Basinas YC

88' [1 - 2] D. Guiza, asst. S. Garcia

90' L. Vyntra YC

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Standings:

Or.Team.................Pl...W....D...L...GS..GC..GD..Pts

1. Spain..................3....3....0....0....8....3...+5....9

2. Russia.................3....2....0....1....4....4.....0....6

3. Sweden..............3....1....0....2....3....4....-1....3

4. Greece................3....0....0....3....1....5....-4....0

[dark_horse]

Sweden played so horrible, they never have the urgency like Turkey to get back in the game after we copped the 1st goal. So pathetic Lars must get fired! :angry:

Thanks for the memories Henrik, it's time you call it a carrer FOR GOOD! Don't embarass yourself like this again.