Arena EURO 2020 - The Official Discussion Thread

link? I've clearly missed it


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ahhhh it was sneakily hidden at the bottom of the OP

 

Hmmm, just realised my only football shirt is a Croatian one. Might have to watch the game at home on Sunday.

 

Worse, the first was Busquets who is probably their most important player.

 

No.

 

First matching starting in an hour, Turkey vs Italy any predictions? I think Italy will win 2-1 but Turkey will cause them troubles.

 

2-0 Italy but Turkey will be better than everyone expects

 

2-1 Italy, Turkey will be better than Burt expects.

 

BBC opening credits and music suck. Here's hoping ITV's will be better

 

Someone's playing a giant game of Super Mario behind Andrea Bocelli

 

Bocelli almost made me forget the awful CGI balls, almost.

 

At least he couldn't see them

 

Not sure the Turkey defence are good, but the midfield is Okay

 

Spain's is harder.

But speaking of National Anthems, the Swiss national anthem is great. What I would love is for the opposing fans to sing "Happy Birthday, dear Switzerland" after the 2nd line

 

Well Heels was spot on both with the final score and Turkey not being good at all.

 

Little bit of both I think. Anyway prediction for today's matches:
Wales vs Switzerland 1-1
Denmark vs Finland 2-0
Belgium vs Russia 3-0

 

Not quite. You may be British but depending on WHERE in the country you were born and grew up along with ancestry kind of determines the nation you play for

e.g. I'm English, born in Cumbria and live in England all my life, my ancestry is English so I am eligible for England. Had my Grandparents or parents been Scottish, then I would also be eligible for Scotland as well.
Its a complicated set up and one that is taken advantage of frequently

 

Oh god yeah, Wales and Ireland have both dug up some very very tenuous connections to get players to be eligible for them

 

I was born in London, and if I had ever been good enough to play international football I would naturally qualify for England, but also the Republic of Ireland, courtesy of having Irish parents.

Raheem Sterling, Terry Butcher and John Barnes all play/played for England, though born elsewhere, but became naturalised in England. Owen Hargreaves qualified by virtue of having an English father, though could have played for Wales (his mother was Welsh), or Canada, where he was born.

Sometimes the connection is more tenuous: by virtue of having a single grandparent from that country. As a consequence, some people qualify to play for several countries, based on where they were born, where they grew up and where their parents or grandparents came from.