Posted on 06/19/2016 11:08:32 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
If you’re a casual football fan, there’s a chance you won’t be familiar with the 1983-84 season in Romania’s Divizia C, Serie VIII. It was so tight that in a 16-team league, with two points for a win, only two points separated second and 15th. Some teams avoided relegation on goal difference – and finished in the top half of the division. On the final day, the as-it-stands table probably exploded after 10 minutes.
At least there was only one as-it-stands table. We’ll need at least two to make some kind of sense of this week’s matches at Euro 2016: one for the relevant group, one to show the six third-placed teams. The expansion to 24 teams, an unnatural number for a cup competition, means that four of those third-placed teams will qualify for the last 16. Uefa will surely address that in the future by increasing the tournament to 32 teams – and then a money-spinning 64 if it can persuade the Outer Hebrides, the Isle of Sheppey and Ibiza to become member associations – but for now it means an unbalanced system.
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Group A
Albania 0-1 Switzerland Romania 1-1 Switzerland France 2-0 Albania |
Group B
England 1-1 Russia Russia 1-2 Slovakia England 2-1 Wales |
Group C
Germany 2-0 Ukraine Ukraine 0-2 N.Ireland Germany 0-0 Poland |
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Group D
Spain 1-0 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia Spain 3-0 Turkey |
Group E
Belgium 0-2 Italy Italy 1-0 Sweden Belgium 3-0 Ireland |
Group F
Portugal 1-1 Iceland Iceland 1-1 Hungary Portugal 0-0 Austria |
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| June 19 (Eastern Standard Time) Switzerland vs. France, 3 p.m. on ESPN Romania vs. Albania, 3 p.m. on ESPN June 20 (Eastern Standard Time) Slovakia vs. England, 3 p.m. on ESPN Russia vs. Wales, 3 p.m. on ESPN2 June 21 (Eastern Standard Time) Northern Ireland vs. Germany, 12 p.m. on ESPN Ukraine vs. Poland, 12 p.m. on ESPN2 Croatia vs. Spain, 3 p.m. on ESPN Czech Republic vs. Turkey, 3 p.m. on ESPN June 22 (Eastern Standard Time) Sweden vs. Belgium, 3 p.m. on ESPN Italy vs. Ireland, 3 p.m. on ESPN2 Iceland vs. Austria, 12 p.m. on ESPN2 Hungary vs. Portugal, 12 p.m. on ESPN |
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| UEFA.com UEFA Euro 2016 - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Hurts Mexico but what really hurt them was when the USA beat them in the World Cup, on the big stage; Chile was the better team, if they won 3-0 or 7-0. The World Cup loss was what stung I’ll bet.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Euro 2016 nightmare against Austria summed up in 10 perfect pictures
The pitch in Lille is atrocious. Players slipping right and left.
Who says there’s no scoring in soccer?
I’ve never seen that happen before. The ball goes pop!
In a game with many torn shirts too.
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59%
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Ball Possession |
41%
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6
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Goal Attempts |
13
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0
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Shots on Goal |
4
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3
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Shots off Goal |
3
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3
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Blocked Shots |
6
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10
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Free Kicks |
12
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5
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Corner Kicks |
10
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4
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Offsides |
0
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23
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Throw-in |
26
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4
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Goalkeeper Saves |
0
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8
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Fouls |
10
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0
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Yellow Cards |
2
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468
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Total Passes |
350
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412
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Completed Passes |
278
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Joy for Albania! They’re still alive at the moment.
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59%
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Ball Possession |
41%
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16
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Goal Attempts |
14
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3
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Shots on Goal |
6
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8
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Shots off Goal |
6
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5
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Blocked Shots |
2
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17
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Free Kicks |
15
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2
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Corner Kicks |
6
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1
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Offsides |
5
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26
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Throw-in |
29
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5
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Goalkeeper Saves |
3
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14
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Fouls |
12
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3
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Yellow Cards |
3
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527
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Total Passes |
290
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434
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Completed Passes |
217
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Group A
Albania 0-1 Switzerland Romania 1-1 Switzerland France 2-0 Albania Switzerland 0-0 France Romania 0-1 Albania |
Group B
England 1-1 Russia Russia 1-2 Slovakia England 2-1 Wales |
Group C
Germany 2-0 Ukraine Ukraine 0-2 N.Ireland Germany 0-0 Poland |
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Group D
Spain 1-0 Czech Republic Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia Spain 3-0 Turkey |
Group E
Belgium 0-2 Italy Italy 1-0 Sweden Belgium 3-0 Ireland |
Group F
Portugal 1-1 Iceland Iceland 1-1 Hungary Portugal 0-0 Austria |
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| June 20 (Eastern Standard Time) Slovakia vs. England, 3 p.m. on ESPN Russia vs. Wales, 3 p.m. on ESPN2 June 21 (Eastern Standard Time) Northern Ireland vs. Germany, 12 p.m. on ESPN Ukraine vs. Poland, 12 p.m. on ESPN2 Croatia vs. Spain, 3 p.m. on ESPN Czech Republic vs. Turkey, 3 p.m. on ESPN June 22 (Eastern Standard Time) Sweden vs. Belgium, 3 p.m. on ESPN Italy vs. Ireland, 3 p.m. on ESPN2 Iceland vs. Austria, 12 p.m. on ESPN2 Hungary vs. Portugal, 12 p.m. on ESPN |
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They’d better get that field in Lille fixed before they host more games.
Stadium workers are probably on strike with the rest of France.
Hope security is going to be protecting the Welsh fans.
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