Football (Soccer)
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it's been 14 years since the 2002 world cup that the had a decent squad and a fair go at the cup. unless joe hart gets chipped like seaman did, i don't see why not. that said, the french and italians have quite some chance. conte's tactical plans are intriguing, and well being the host for france is huge motivation
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Italy convinced me the most yet…but it was only 1 game and a lot can still happen.
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Put a tenner on Italy before the tournament and so far nothing has changed my mind.
England are too poor in defence, as are France.
Germany are too poor in attack and Spain will struggle against the first team who press the ball rather than sit back and marvel at their passing.
Those are my predictions and I'm sticking with them
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I agree with Mega re: Spain. Teams just sit deep and invite pressure. (Russia's equaliser against England springs to mind). As soon as Spain come up against a team who will press them in mid-field I think they'll get found out.
I think England can do well if Hodgson grows a pair and keeps an attacking mentality. (Send $terling home, start with Vardy/Sturridge or Kane up top. (To be fair, Kane has played a lot of football over the last 18 months & he looks a bit tired. Give him a rest Roy, but make sure he's on the subs list). The rest of the team I'm quite happy with.
Italy look a bit tasty. Portugal look average. France can implode in a heartbeat. There will be one or two "minnows" that may cause an upset.
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Nice to see Spain finally get beaten.
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@den213 Agreed
Hungary have just gone 1 up against Portugal! Hahaha
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hahaha. they will be the first major casualty. i heard from mates depending on how they finish they might get drawn with england?? so hopefully not…
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Totally apart from the merits of sports, these teams I found just really likeable and endearing:
Northern Ireland (those fans, just great)
Iceland
Republic of IrelandI seem to have a (surprising myself somewhat) penchant for the northwest of Europe.
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Us Belgians now have a clear path to the semi's (at least ;)), 1/8 against Hungary, 1/4 against winner of Wales-Northern Ireland
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Croatia Vs Italy final
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I'll hold against that. Not sure how the final will look like, but Croatia v. Italy….naw!
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From a football purist point of view they have been by far the best two teams thus far. Don't forget that Italy made 9 changes against Ireland and Croatia conceded against the Czechs after an impromptu firework display.
I won't discount ze Germans, but everyone else looks very beatable.
), Italy, Spain or France are surely the favorites … whatever - wait & see 
