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We don't need such predictions)) Russia will defeat Sweden, 2-1)))

Congratulations to everyone on today's victory! The first step has been taken!

Our guys are great! :smile20: I didn't even expect them to play so well. The score could have been even 2 or 3-0. They had excellent defense. Let's cheer for our team in the Russia-Sweden match. Our team must win! We believe in them!!

Hooray, keep it up! We defeated last year's European champions, now all that's left is to defeat the Swedes!

I'm too sensitive to watch matches with our national team)). But yesterday, I was dragged to a sports bar... so I had to watch)). Honestly, I'm very glad)). Our team did great). And, it seems, I'll remember one player from our team for the rest of my life). That's Roman Pavlyuchenko)). Poor guy, it's a pity he didn't convert any scoring opportunities... But he was always smiling)).
Russia! Russia!
P.S.: Portugal!

And by the way, that goal was really beautiful.

They were weak. They had the desire to win, but lacked the skill. Pavlyuchenko missed so many opportunities. The Dutch probably would have scored six goals with that kind of play, but they only managed one. And if they had scored three goals, a draw against Sweden would have been enough.

I hope at least someone watched the Czech Republic-Turkey match. What a calm match overall, and what tension at the end. I was very surprised when the Turks scored the winning goal. Of course, I expected a penalty shootout, but I also really liked this ending. So, for now, we can consider this match to be the most interesting and exciting of the entire Euro (this is my opinion).

2Andrey: We don't need any draws! I'm tired of calculating how many matches we can lose and still make it through... Let them win and fight to the end (and smile like Pavlyuchenko while doing it!).

It’s actually good that a draw won’t satisfy our team. I hope they’ll be determined to fight and win. Our players don’t know how to play for a draw, and we don’t have a decent defensive game anyway.

In general, in my opinion, our main advantage is our fast-paced game. With so many good, mobile midfielders and quick passing in attack, we have good chances. Let Pavlyuchenko, who has a very narrow specialization (playing for rebounds and finishing crosses/through balls; he can’t dribble, his shot is weak, and he’s not fast; by the way, in the match against the Greeks, he often shot uselessly at the goal when he could have effectively passed), be in attack (by the way, it seems that Arshavin will play with the Swedes). Even in this specialization, he is far from 100% effective (probably not even 50%).

In general, no matter how much our team is criticized, the most frustrating thing is that they know how to play and can play well, but the game they showed, for example, in the friendly match against England, is very rare. With that kind of game, they can beat any team, but more often our players prefer to slowly pass the ball around the field.

P.S. Despite everything, we believe and hope, hope dies last...
I want it not to die...

In general, in my opinion, our main advantage is a fast-paced game. With so many good, mobile midfielders and a quick passing game in attack, we have good chances.

Exactly. At this championship, attacking, mobile teams are winning – Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Croatia. Teams that play a slow, "correct" style of football, relying on a layered defense and counterattacks, are losing, even Italy and France. Usually, it was the other way around.
So, the Swedes are the ideal opponent for us. The oldest team at the championship, almost all the starting players are over 30. Only the name of Larsson, who is 37, remains, and the same goes for Jungberg. The defense is strong but slow. They've had a tough season and two intense matches.
Their entire game is built around one player. Ibrahimovic is formidable; in my opinion, our Kolodin won't be able to contain him, but he has an injury. In fact, even with the injury, he'll tear through our defense, but it will be a little easier. If we survive the first half, they'll tire out and switch to a dull defense, and then the scenario of the match between the Turks and the Czechs might repeat itself.
We have a chance, and a very good one.

Everyone loves to equate these years, but the Danish and Greek teams were completely different. While Denmark showed very attractive football and deservedly won, Greece was actively suppressing that kind of football.

When I remember the ball being kicked out of bounds starting from the middle of the second half of practically every match, the defensive play, etc., I can't agree with you. An indirect criterion, by the way, is the team's ranking at the World Cup two years later, as well as other results before and after the tournament...

The German team of 1990 always seemed like the ideal team to me. They breezed through the entire championship.
The biggest drawback in Brazil-94 was the goalless final; champions should win in regular time. And in general, it seems that the Italians should be banned; two penalty shootouts involving them. This is an insult to football.

:)))
I agree about Germany in '90. Even though I was rooting for Maradona, and the penalty at the end was somewhat questionable. But they undoubtedly deserved the victory; they played much better than the others.

Too bad Pogrebnyak got injured. We would have had better results with him... IMHO.

Gentlemen,

Does anyone know what will happen if the Italians and French play to a draw, and the Dutch beat Romania with a score of 3:0? Which of the three teams (Italy, France, Romania) will advance in this situation?

Sincerely,
Gur

I think we can definitely make it to the quarterfinals. And that's already a pretty good result, considering our "glorious" past! :-) We just need to beat the Swedes – it's definitely within our capabilities, even according to the most modest forecasts! So, I believe – they'll win if our team really wants to, if they get in the right mindset; the Russian spirit is strong, you know! When we're really determined, we can do amazing things! :-)) The only problem is that the current Netherlands team is waiting for us, and that's going to be tough even without any extra pressure. But we have a trump card – Golden Gus, his luck + our "stubbornness" = watch out! That's how we can get to the Championships! ;-)
P.S. Ah, where's my lip-curling machine? ;-))

I hope at least someone watched the Czech Republic-Turkey match.
What a calm match, and what tension at the end. I was very surprised when the Turks scored the winning goal. Of course, I was expecting a penalty shootout, but I also really liked this ending. So, for now, we can consider this match the most interesting and exciting of the entire Euro (this is my opinion).

But in my opinion, the most interesting match was the Netherlands-France match! Especially before the second-to-last goal, what a pass Nistelrooy made with a roulette move!!! and what a goal Sneijder scored, it was simply amazing:)