Saturday, June 7, 2008

Day 1, lets get the ball rolling

Finally, the opening day is upon us, praise Allah. That's at least what Turkey should be doing, and they might need every prayer they have to test Portugal. Portugal cruise 2-0.

The earlier game is much more intriguing. Don't expect a similar opener like that of the World Cup where the goals were flying in from every angle when Germany beat Costa Rica 5-2, but this has the potential to be a barn-burner. I'm kind of torn because of my allegiance with the Czechs, but I know the Swiss will come out ready to show they are for real. Gotta go with the draw 1-1.

See you tomorrow.

1 comment:

Aaron said...

So I had a thought today while doing my laundry (Messi jersey included) of how to make the EuroCup just a little more interesting. A classic "What if?" game that would only take place in somewhere we all fondly know as Deyanland.

What if each of the 4 or maybe 8 of the lower acclaimed teams in this Eurocup were able to select one player, in order, from non-Euro countries (I guess that includes England but we could also think just not European)?

Draft order complete with picks:(minimally considering player fit)

Austria- Kaka
Switzerland- Messi
Russia- Drogbaaaaah
Poland- Ronaldinho (assuming post-Barcelona form)
Sweden-Danny Alves (Boo Yaa)
Turkey- Michael Essien
Romainia- Carlos Tevez
Greece- TIM HOWARD

until next time...