⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[LTU_btc]

What a win by England. I think nobody expected that they can score 5 goals against decent Czech Republic team. Portugal - Ukraine game ended with goalless draw. Portugal were much more dangerous in attack, but Ukraine goalkeeper made few great saves.
Nothing exciting on Saturday. Probably Georgia - Switzerland looks most interesting, maybe Sweden - Romania

For example Australia is located in Oceania but they play their Qualification matches in the Asian zone. That's because the Australians qualified for every single World Cup event without many problems but they never played a proper football match because they ended up destroying most of their opponents in the qualifications. They would arrive to a World Cup without having played a strong opponent through the Quali. round and so they decided to 'move' to the Asian zone where they will face some better teams like Japan or S. Korea and play more competitive matches. 

There is another reason why Australia playing in Asian qualifiers - it's just easier to reach world cup than from Oceania. Winners of Oceania qualifiers have always take part in playoffs against CONMEBOL and CONCACAF teams, while it's possible to qualify directly from AFC tournament.

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[tomahawk9]

What a win by England. I think nobody expected that they can score 5 goals against decent Czech Republic team.

I did expect a result like this one. We're talking about one of the last WC semi finalist like England against a team that hasn't played in a WC in a very long time...The difference in quality is just way too big.

Nothing exciting on Saturday. Probably Georgia - Switzerland looks most interesting, maybe Sweden - Romania

I think the Italy vs Finland could be interesting. Italy have been awful under Mancini, though it's true that they've been playing against strong teams lately (France, Portugal, Netherlands, etc). Not saying Finland can win tomorrow, but I don't think it'll be an easy game for Mancini & Co.

[Prime Gold]

England and France play with the main squad meaning they hunt for victory so the two teams are suitable for parlay
England -1.5 and France -2.5

England leads  2 goals in first half.They will win with their godperform. and i think england can add score second half and i hope england get next round. Meanwhile, france win 3-0 but the match is still running
Good parlay

Yes, but I lost another bet when adding Portugal -1.5  whatever happened to Portugal they controlled the match but could not score

[Naida_BR]

What a win by England. I think nobody expected that they can score 5 goals against decent Czech Republic team.

After a lot of years of mediocre performance, England has started showing solid performance and playing good football in the matches. I think that a win from their side was sure but a 5 goal scored is very impressing. I hope to see England reaching high in the competition because they need a title after all these years.

[kenzawak]

England and France play with the main squad meaning they hunt for victory so the two teams are suitable for parlay
England -1.5 and France -2.5

For once, France shows motivation against a much weaker team. They're ahead 3-0 after 37'.

4-1 in the end. France played seriously, respecting their opponent.
Griezmann and Pogba probably were the best players on the field yesterday.

[big_daddy]

My picks for today are simple
Bosnia&Hertzegovina
Spain
Italy

With an total odds of 2.09, it’s enough for me
Good luck to all

[buwaytress]

@big_daddy Spain Italy and Bosnia parlay for only 2x? Doesn't seem very good value to me, especially when you can just bet double chance against them and get much more. I'm not sure if Italy can perform, and Spain's opponents aren't pushovers.

My single bet for today so far is Georgia for a home win at almost 6/1. They are absolutely gung ho about it and want to impress. I predict good value for them throughout qualifying!

[big_daddy]

I’ve bet on those 3 cause they are playing home and they are at least double stronger than the opponent
X2 is enough for me

Good luck with Georgia today

[Harkorede]

@big_daddy Spain Italy and Bosnia parlay for only 2x? Doesn't seem very good value to me, especially when you can just bet double chance against them and get much more. I'm not sure if Italy can perform, and Spain's opponents aren't pushovers.

My single bet for today so far is Georgia for a home win at almost 6/1. They are absolutely gung ho about it and want to impress. I predict good value for them throughout qualifying!

Even though I agree that he's parlay bet isn't of a very good value, I wouldn't bet double chance against any of his picks, If I have the intention of winning the bet. There is absolutely an higher chance of his parlay winning than any those opponents being able to secure a draw.

[slocker]

Took some bet in for tonight just for fun.

Georgia - Switzerland, away and goals 2+
Spain - Norway, home and goals 2+
Italy - Finland, over 2.5 goals

Last match didnt want to play on Italy, cuz yesterday Portugal didnt have play but I was sure they could win the match.

[leea-1334]

Thank you for the replies on why these Asian teams are playing in Euro competition. I suppose it is a show of how much the quality of "small" teams have improved over the years, so that even Kazakstan can have a chance to qualify, and a proper win it had to be as well!

England was showing off last night I think, but such a difference to see when the team enjoys the football and is young. Let us see though. Teams that do well in group do not often carry the form into the finals one year away.

[Trofo]

My picks for today are simple
Bosnia&Hertzegovina
Spain
Italy

Should pass. Personally I only included BiH in my accumulator. For me, they have are the most secure pick today and odds are a bit higher then other two games.

Italy - Finland, over 2.5 goals

I'll be very surprised if this goes according to your expectations. I have actually took under 2.5 for this game. Both team are very good defensively and concede goals very rarely. Of course Italy is much stronger team and they could decide to go all in but their manager is defense oriented and I don't believe he will risk anything in first qualification game.

[Pmalek]

According to some reports Moise Kean could be a starter tonight for Italy against Finland. 19 years old and a big talent, tall, strong and explosive. He could be what Italy is looking for. A Mario Balotelli lookalike but intelligent and not self destructive like Mario is. The first player who featured in a Champions League match born in 2000 and later. I pick the Italians for a win tonight!

[Harkorede]

According to some reports Moise Kean could be a starter tonight for Italy against Finland. 19 years old and a big talent, tall, strong and explosive. He could be what Italy is looking for. A Mario Balotelli lookalike but intelligent and not self destructive like Mario is. The first player who featured in a Champions League match born in 2000 and later. I pick the Italians for a win tonight!

Moise kean is definitely a great talent, and could play an important role in the new generation of players the Italian National Team are trying to put together, I won't expect this to be an easy for fixture Italy as Finland always tend to give the big sides headache some times, I think the Italian will still edge out as the winners with a 1 - 0 or 2 - 0 victory.

[buwaytress]

@Pmalek Moise Kean is really, really good, I wouldn't rate him as the next anything at all but he's been getting good praise for the past couple of years, which is always worth to me more than rave reviews about some young upstart. I'm not sure it's enough to bring verve to Italy's malaise of late, but it will be a start to replace the creaking spokes of that wheel!

They're expected to win, but like I said earlier, they've really struggled. And Trofo's right, they won't risk their first game, so they'll go for a 0-0 and try to pick off the weaker guys in their large group.

I’ve bet on those 3 cause they are playing home and they are at least double stronger than the opponent
X2 is enough for me

Good luck with Georgia today

Wish you well too! Georgia's holding the Swiss at bay, no shots of their own yet at half time, mustered one after the break but just went behind by 1 soft goal. They look really amateur against an experienced side, looks like I got this one really wrong, so I hope they've got something up their sleeve heh heh.

[coinplus]

Honestly, I would prefer to bet on 50% at dice (and if not retry with double) because in the end you can make double of your money a lot easier that way, not constantly but just for one try. Those three games even though they look good look like the odds are just too low.

I mean if it was 3.5 or so parlay than I would say definitely worth it but at 2.09 it looks like not needed risk for too little gain.

I know both Italy and Spain will surely win today but really 1.23 and 1.26? Isn't that just way too little for any odds at all ? I am looking around and those are the odds in many places but I still think it should be at least 1.5 or closer. It is football in the end and you can always have a shocking result at any given time. It is your choice of course, good luck.

[tomahawk9]

According to some reports Moise Kean could be a starter tonight for Italy against Finland. 19 years old and a big talent, tall, strong and explosive. He could be what Italy is looking for. A Mario Balotelli lookalike but intelligent and not self destructive like Mario is. The first player who featured in a Champions League match born in 2000 and later. I pick the Italians for a win tonight!

I'd be very surprised if Mancini decides to go with Kean in the starting XI instead of Quagliarella, the current top scorer of the Serie A, or Immobile, a experienced player. But I would like to see Kean for at least 30 or 20 minutes.

My single bet for today so far is Georgia for a home win at almost 6/1. They are absolutely gung ho about it and want to impress. I predict good value for them throughout qualifying!

10 min to go and they're down 0-1, I honestly think that was a risky bet    edit* 0-2 Switzerland

[swogerino]

Italy after failing last time to qualify , it looks like they have an easy group this time and they would not fail to qualify for the Euro 2020.

Other groups I see are balanced and have a favourite plus many possibilities for the other teams to fight for the second place in the group.

[Harkorede]

Great win for Switzerland,  I took them on live bet to win after halftime @ 2.05 odds, It was pretty big win for me 
I don't think I'll be betting of any the matches currently on 6 PM (GMT +1).

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

This was my bet yesterday.

Acca 4
Andorra - Iceland: Iceland (won)
England - Czech Republic : Over 1.5 (won)
Moldova - France : Over 1.5 (won)
Portugal - Ukraine : Portugal (Lost)

Explain my luck.

Has anyone thought that Portugal was going to settle for a draw where they have a player like Ronaldo?

I don't think I'll be betting of any the matches currently on 6 PM (GMT +1).

I have a 3 fold now.

One is in Euro qualification Gibraltar vs Ireland : Ireland to win

One is in Euro U19 - Qualification - Second stage Portugal U19 vs Turkey U19 : Portugal to win

And the last one is in Friendly International Brazil vs Panama : Brazil to win

I hope I win it LOL