Euros and Copa America 2024 soccer thread

#27      
Following today's 2:0 win for Belgium over Romania, each team in Group E will have a chance at the knockouts on the final group stage match day on Wednesday as all 4 teams are currently at 3 points.
 
#29      
Albania forward Mirland Daku has been suspended the next two matches by UEFA for leading his nations supporters in singing anti-North Macedonia and anti-Serbia songs following Albania's 2:2 draw with Croatia on Wednesday.
 
#31      
Switzerland-Germany finishes in a 1:1 draw.

Hungary with a stoppage time goal at 90+9' to defeat Scotland 0:1.

Germany finishes atop Group A. Switzerland are runners-up in the group.

While Hungary has a chance to make the knockouts as one of the top 4 3rd place teams, their GD of -3 means they'll have to have a lot break their way for it to happen.
 
#39      
Wonder how many women’s Euro matches Fix will farm out to Fubo?

Lol. Well I'd think they'll have a similar time difference since the tournament next year is in Switzerland. My assumption with the mid-morning U.S. time matches is that the local Fox affiliates around the country don't want to give up whatever morning shows they have (and probably wouldn't except for MAYBE the World Cup) and that FS1 doesn't really want to give up whatever they have on in the mornings.

That being said, the matches that were moved to Fubo aren't exactly ones that would have moved the needle to the casual soccer fan.
 
#40      

OrangeBlue98

Des Moines, IA
Lol. Well I'd think they'll have a similar time difference since the tournament next year is in Switzerland. My assumption with the mid-morning U.S. time matches is that the local Fox affiliates around the country don't want to give up whatever morning shows they have (and probably wouldn't except for MAYBE the World Cup) and that FS1 doesn't really want to give up whatever they have on in the mornings.

That being said, the matches that were moved to Fubo aren't exactly ones that would have moved the needle to the casual soccer fan.
I get it, but man you’d think they could at least put games on FS2. I get the Skip Brainless crap they have probably draws more eyeballs, but FS2 usually just has random infomercials. You would think that a soccer game of any sort can draw more viewers than Ginsu knives and the Chamwow guy. :)
 
#42      
I get it, but man you’d think they could at least put games on FS2. I get the Skip Brainless crap they have probably draws more eyeballs, but FS2 usually just has random infomercials. You would think that a soccer game of any sort can draw more viewers than Ginsu knives and the Chamwow guy. :)

Oh yeah. And apparently for the first match on Fubo, they didn't even have a scorebug on the screen either. I agree that FS2 would have been a better option but I'm not sure their reach is much better than Fubo to be honest.
 
#43      
Spain wins Group B.

Italy finishes as runner-up in the group and will face Switzerland in the first Round of 16 match on Saturday.

Croatia finishes 3rd in the group but their 2 points and their -3 GD means their chances of making the knockouts are pretty slim.

Albania's loss to Spain results in England, France, and the Netherlands all guaranteed to make the round of 16 as they can finish no worse than one of the 4 best 3rd place teams in their group.
 
#44      

KBLEE

Montgomery, IL
I enjoyed watching both games simultaneously yesterday via P-I-P on YouTube TV. Italy scoring in the dying seconds of stoppage time was quite exciting. Though, I do feel a bit bad for Luca Modric. Hopefully that is not his last game.
 
#45      
Oh yeah. And apparently for the first match on Fubo, they didn't even have a scorebug on the screen either. I agree that FS2 would have been a better option but I'm not sure their reach is much better than Fubo to be honest.
Fubo might not have had the score bug, or a halftime show. But they did have CREST REALITY CHECKUP!
 
#46      
England wins Group C but certainly wasn't inspiring doing so.

Denmark and Slovenia finished tied for 2nd but Denmark had the better fair play points (-6 for Denmark, -7 for Slovenia). Denmark will face Germany on Saturday.

Slovenia will advance as one of the best 3rd place teams and Croatia (who was in Group B) is eliminated.
 
#47      
Austria shocks the Dutch and wins Group D after France drew 1:1 with Poland.

France finishes 2nd in the group.

Netherlands finishes 3rd in the group and could potentially play England in the Round of 16.
 
#48      
All the teams in Group E finished with 4 points with today's draws. This is the first major tournament since the 1994 World Cup where all the teams in one group finished with the same number of points.

Romania wins the group.

Belgium finishes 2nd in the group.

Slovakia finished as one of the top 3rd place teams and advanced to the knockouts.
 
#49      
In a tournament that already had its biggest upset by FIFA ranking, Georgia-Portugal broke that. Georgia was ranked #74 coming into the tournament. Portugal was ranked #6. Georgia won 2:0.

Portugal wins Group F and finishes ahead of Turkey on head-to-head result.

Turkey finishes 2nd in the group.

With their shocking win, Georgia advances to the knockouts with Hungary eliminated among the 3rd place teams.
 
#50      
Bracket for the knockouts:

Spain/Georgia
Germany/Denmark
Portugal/Slovenia
France/Belgium
Romania/Netherlands
Austria/Turkey
England/Slovakia
Switzerland/Italy

Knockouts begin Saturday with Switzerland/Italy and Germany/Denmark.