Beware Euro 2008 Group of Mayhem
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| The Offside found this 11/22/2007 on blogs.reuters.com [flag] |
Fans of sporting clichés may well have to find a new term for the “ group of death “ by the time the draw for Euro 2008 has been made, a week on Sunday in Lucerne. Group of mayhem, anyone?
If Germany and the Netherlands seemed far from eager to clinch a place as top seeds when they played their final matches on Wednesday it’s easy to understand why.
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Euro 2008: Pick your deadliest Groups of Death
Published 11/22/2007 by Jan at The Offside
... completely snubs Euro or World Cup performances or FIFA World Rankings. As such World Cup runner-ups France end up in pot 4, while Greece (as defending champion) are top seeded. In detail the four pots look like the following: Pot 1: Switzerland (hosts), Austria (hosts), Greece (holders), Netherlands Pot 2: Croatia, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden Pot 3: Germany, Romania, Portugal, Spain Pot 4: Poland, France, Turkey, Russia Now, as Mark Ledsom from the Reuters Soccer Blog suggested, looking at the set up of each pot, they could have just as well gone for a completely ...