Euro 2016 - Group F - Hungary vs Portugal, Iceland vs Austria, 5 pm, RTE, TV3, BBC

Mr.Nice Guy · 22-06-2016 03:04PM #1

Group F

Country W D L GD Pts

HUN 1 1 0 2 4
ICE 0 2 0 0 2
POR 0 2 0 0 2
AUT 0 1 1 -2 1

This is one of the most exciting groups, with all the teams having a chance to progress.

Will Ronaldo finally find his goalscoring touch or might Portugal be heading for a shock exit? Can Hungary win the group?

Will Austria finally rediscover their form from their qualification campaign or can Iceland thwart them and find a way through?

What are your thoughts on the games? I'll go for a 2-1 Portugal win and a 1-0 win for Austria.

alchemist33 · 22-06-2016 03:07PM

Well, Ronaldo's under pressure anyway...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8FLEYD7UW4

alchemist33 · 22-06-2016 03:10PM

Pushy, yes, but according to RTE:

He is asked, in Portuguese, the seemingly innocuous question, "Are you ready for the game today?"

but my Portuguese is a bit rusty

Mec27 · 22-06-2016 03:15PM

mansize wrote: »

He was asking him had he seen Messi's goal.
Ronaldo had every right to chuck his mic in the river the way he shoved it over it colleague and into his face

PEOPLE NEED TO GET OVER THEMSELVES. I always say it, the world exists as it does because of an exchange between everyone involved. Ronaldo would not be what he is with all the wealth and acclaim without the media and the hype surrounding the sport, the individuals, the rivalries, its just a game of ****ing football without all the hype and media.

Mr.Nice Guy · 22-06-2016 03:15PM

mansize · 22-06-2016 03:19PM

Ah apparently this is the to station he successfully sued. I thought it was funny anyway

Mr.Nice Guy · 22-06-2016 03:19PM

Dragovic returns after his red card.

Ol' Donie · 22-06-2016 03:35PM

Ah jesus, what am I gonna watch here??

Iceland or Ronaldo?

Surely he'll bang in a couple today?

Harry Palmr · 22-06-2016 03:38PM

I can two upsets here and equally no upsets. Impossible to call.

That_Guy · 22-06-2016 03:44PM

Liam Brady bullshítting his way through the Iceland team.

FFS, RTE are useless. Iceland have played twice already. Plenty of footage of them. Get someone who has analysed them to talk about them other than "well, we don't know much about them Darragh".

Pathetic.

Chardee MacDennis · 22-06-2016 03:47PM

Hungary at 8/1 is very tasty, the draw at 3/1 also. Portugal have shown nothing in this tournament that would make me fear them from the Hungarians perspective.

Harry Palmr · 22-06-2016 03:52PM

Ronaldo gone a calender year without scoring for Portugal - surely that's got to end purely on the basis of chance!

Chardee MacDennis · 22-06-2016 03:54PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Ronaldo gone a calender year without scoring for Portugal

long may it continue...

GreNoLi · 22-06-2016 04:02PM

Did they scour the streets looking for the woman with the most annoyingly piercing voice to do the countdown?

The Backwards Man · 22-06-2016 04:03PM

Iceland hit the bar!

Mr.Nice Guy · 22-06-2016 04:03PM

Chardee MacDennis wrote: »

Hungary at 8/1 is very tasty, the draw at 3/1 also. Portugal have shown nothing in this tournament that would make me fear them from the Hungarians perspective.

I think Portugal have played quite well. The only thing missing is their finishing. 49 attempts on goal for them but just one scored. Ronaldo alone has had 20 shots.

Hard to fathom that they will be so wasteful for a third game in a row.

sligeach · 22-06-2016 04:04PM

Unlucky Iceland. That would have been some start and a screamer of a goal.

Icaras · 22-06-2016 04:05PM

GreNoLi wrote: »

Did they scour the streets looking for the woman with the most annoyingly piercing voice to do the countdown?

Sounds a bit like Yoko Ono

Lackey · 22-06-2016 04:07PM

I like Iceland for this great early shot

Don't know which game to watch...Meanwhile I'm not sure if the kids that don't watch football are even still alive and haven't seen my husband in days

GreNoLi · 22-06-2016 04:10PM

Lawrie Sanchez the exact opposite of Keith Andrews on commentary duties.

sligeach · 22-06-2016 04:10PM

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I think Portugal have played quite well. The only thing missing is their finishing. 49 attempts on goal for them but just one scored. Ronaldo alone has had 20 shots.

Hard to fathom that they will be so wasteful for a third game in a row.

Ronaldo's had 22 shots. 10 were blocked. How many of the other shots were on target? Over 60% of his shots have been 25 yards plus. It's hard to finish from that distance.

Icaras · 22-06-2016 04:11PM

Ronaldo like a sulky child - very funny to watch.

dfx- · 22-06-2016 04:12PM

Lackey wrote: »

I like Iceland for this great early shot

Don't know which game to watch...Meanwhile I'm not sure if the kids that don't watch football are even still alive and haven't seen my husband in days

as the later rounds approach and the never ending playing-for-penalties, there'll be a couple of days between games. You can catch up then..