Euro 2016 - N.I. vs Germany & Ukraine vs Poland - RTE, TV3, BBC, 5 pm

Mr.Nice Guy · 21-06-2016 04:13PM #1

Teams:

Northern Ireland (4-5-1): McGovern; Hughes, McAuley, Cathcart, J Evans; Ward, C Evans, Davis, Norwood, Dallas; Washington.

Germany (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Boateng, Hummels, Hector; Khedira, Kroos; Ozil, Muller, Gotze; Gomez.

Gomez comes in to the starting XI for the Germans which is interesting.

I'll go for a German win but I don't anticipate a thrashing.

Nalz · 21-06-2016 04:29PM

A German win knocks N Ireland out and guarentees us a best third place if we beat Italy and Sweden fail to beat Belgium.

Correct?

SantryRed · 21-06-2016 04:32PM

Nalz wrote: »

A German win knocks N Ireland out and guarentees us a best third place if we beat Italy and Sweden fail to beat Belgium.

Correct?

German win and us win guarantees us third regardless of Sweden-Belgium.

scouttio · 21-06-2016 04:32PM

Nalz wrote: »

A German win knocks N Ireland out and guarentees us a best third place if we beat Italy and Sweden fail to beat Belgium.

Correct?

A win against Italy guarantees at least 3rd place for us.
If Sweden dont beat Belgium we would have 4 points and Sweden would have either 1 or 2 points.
If Sweden beat Belgium, we would have 4 points and Belgium would finish bottom on 3 points

RedemptionZ · 21-06-2016 04:36PM

NI are knocked out if Germany beat them correct? I'm German for the day so.

awec · 21-06-2016 04:36PM

RedemptionZ wrote: »

NI are knocked out if Germany beat them correct? I'm German for the day so.

No. Only way we are out tonight for certain is if we're beaten by 4 clear goals, otherwise we'll be waiting until tomorrow night to find out.

RedemptionZ · 21-06-2016 04:40PM

awec wrote: »

No. Only way we are out tonight for certain is if we're beaten by 4 clear goals, otherwise we'll be waiting until tomorrow night to find out.

Ah jaysus, great campaign for you so! Can't see the Germans scoring more than 2.

Mr.Nice Guy · 21-06-2016 04:42PM

Didi Hamann was saying he gets the sense that the Germans want to win the game but not go for a huge win.

Team news for Ukraine vs Poland, for anyone interested:

Ukraine: Pyatov, Fedetskiy, Khacheridi, Kucher, Butko, Rotan, Stepanenko, Yarmolenko, Zinchenko, Konoplyanka, Zozulya.

Poland: Fabianski, Cionek, Glik, Pazdan, Jedrzejczyk, Zielinski, Jodlowiec, Krychowiak, Kapustka, Milik, Lewandowski.

awec · 21-06-2016 04:43PM

RedemptionZ wrote: »

Ah jaysus, great campaign for you so! Can't see the Germans scoring more than 2.

Basically a win (:pac:) guarantees us through. A draw (4 points) pretty much guarantees us through, a team with 4 points not making it would have to be incredibly unfortunate.

Any sort of loss it comes down to goal difference, except if we're beaten by 4 in which case we'd drop below Albania and be out.

If we lose 1-0 tonight and Turkey beat Czech Republic by less than 4 goals (or draw) then we're through.

Elmer Blooker · 21-06-2016 04:45PM

Do the Germans even have to win this one? They know they will face Switzerland if they finish second in the group which will hardly cause them to lose any sleep. A draw not out of the question.

awec · 21-06-2016 04:49PM

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

Do the Germans even have to win this one? They know they will face Switzerland if they finish second in the group which will hardly cause them to lose any sleep. A draw not out of the question.

They just have to not lose, but I suspect they'll want to top the group.

mansize · 21-06-2016 04:58PM

Come on Norn Iron!

DubDani · 21-06-2016 05:01PM

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

Do the Germans even have to win this one? They know they will face Switzerland if they finish second in the group which will hardly cause them to lose any sleep. A draw not out of the question.

They want to win the group, to avoid Spain in the quarters (assuming Spain tops their group). First in this group will most likely Slovakia in the next round and Italy in Quarters. Second in the group will face the Swiss in next round, and most likely Spain in the quarters.

Brian017 · 21-06-2016 05:01PM

awec wrote: »

Basically a win (:pac:) guarantees us through. A draw (4 points) pretty much guarantees us through, a team with 4 points not making it would have to be incredibly unfortunate.

Any sort of loss it comes down to goal difference, except if we're beaten by 4 in which case we'd drop below Albania and be out.

If we lose 1-0 tonight and Turkey beat Czech Republic by less than 4 goals (or draw) then we're through.

A draw will be enough for you as it will see you topping the 3rd place table with just 3 groups to be completed, guaranteeing you at least 4th place in that table

Harry Palmr · 21-06-2016 05:02PM

In case anyone is wondering where the Poland/Ukraine game is on the BBC - it on the red button/Ch 981 freesat

Harry Palmr · 21-06-2016 05:03PM

Lewandowski is having a 'mare!

Boskowski · 21-06-2016 05:09PM

Great touch from Özil! Gotta be a goal really.

Boskowski · 21-06-2016 05:11PM

And he's got to score here himself.

Brian017 · 21-06-2016 05:12PM

Going to be a long evening for the North I fear

Boskowski · 21-06-2016 05:15PM

Should be 3 at this point. Some laugh if NI scored now.

Mr.Nice Guy · 21-06-2016 05:24PM

Wasting good chances.

Come on, Germany.

SantryRed · 21-06-2016 05:24PM

Referee is outrageously bias to Germany for me. Giving the niggly ones against NI but never giving them for.

Mr.Nice Guy · 21-06-2016 05:28PM

Not happened for Müller in this tournament. Still time though.

Nalz · 21-06-2016 05:28PM

SantryRed wrote: »

Referee is outrageously bias to Germany for me. Giving the niggly ones against NI but never giving them for.

Ireland had that vs Belgium...not that it would have prevented them losing though!

AllGunsBlazing · 21-06-2016 05:29PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Not happened for Müller in this tournament. Still time though.

Could watch him all day. Easily my favourite player.

Mantis Toboggan · 21-06-2016 05:29PM

Get in

awec · 21-06-2016 05:29PM

Been coming for ages.

Mr.Nice Guy · 21-06-2016 05:29PM

Gooooooaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllll

Gomez.

RobertKK · 21-06-2016 05:31PM

Commentators curse from George Hamilton, he praised NI and then they concede.

Mantis Toboggan · 21-06-2016 05:31PM

You'd have to fancy the gomez hattrick now

Bret Hart · 21-06-2016 05:31PM

Come on Germany,hopefully that means the floodgates will open now.

Euro 2016 - N.I. vs Germany & Ukraine vs Poland - RTE, TV3, BBC, 5 pm

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