Group D - Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia

[Scaly piscine]

Number of competitive international games won by Spain since September 2006: 67
Number of penalty shootout wins: 3

Pretty sure being better than any other international side on the planet for the best part of a decade has had quite a large influence on things.

They won a penalty shootout in both of the Euros they won. In the World Cup they fluked they won every knockout game 1-0 - in EVERY one of those the opposing team had massive chances at 0-0.

It happens. Greece won the Euros being equally tedious with a vastly inferior team.

 

[Pothas]

Too far Scaly, too far.

 

[sledger]

Haha, intentionally comedic posting surely.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Meanwhile, back at the football, good news for Norn Iron if things stay like this.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

God, it's painful to see such an inept Czech team.

Bring back Nedved.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Meanwhile, back at the football, good news for Norn Iron if things stay like this.

Yes surprised it hasn't been mentioned more on the ITV coverage.

I'm sure when it comes to Group F they'll be telling us who England are going to face every two minutes.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Cech might've done a wee bit better there.

 

[sledger]

In b4 scaly moans about diving

 

[Scaly piscine]

Laughable penalty.

 

[Furball]

Laughable officiating, since when are keepers allowed to just narrow the angle like that?

 

[sledger]

Laughable penalty.

Right on cue. Keep fighting to good fight scaly.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Right on cue. Keep fighting to good fight scaly.

So you're saying it was a good decision? If not stfu.

 

[Pothas]

Haha even better was Furball coming in about the keeper being off his line. He is right though.

 

[Furball]

Haha even better was Furball coming in about the keeper being off his line. He is right though.

Worst ever was the South Korea vs Spain shoot out in 2002. Korea's keeper was literally on the 6 yard line by the time some penalties were taken.

 

[Pothas]

Holy ****.

England not winning the group looking so bad right now.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Oooh. Spain v Italy would be fun.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Has pens written all over it.

 

[sledger]

So you're saying it was a good decision? If not stfu.

If only Spain had been more 'pragmatic', hey?

 

[Pothas]

So we get a non major nation in the final then. Belgium could be so lucky to lose that first game.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

So we get a non major nation in the final then. Belgium could be so lucky to lose that first game.

I'd argue Portugal is a major nation (I guess you could argue it's France Germany Italy Spain England based on population but pedigree has to count for a little too)