Group A - Dick Advocaat seemingly disregarded everything he has ever learned about football. He sent the Russians out to play cautiously against a Greek side that had been shredded to pieces in the opening part of each of its first two matches. He tried to get Russians, notorious for being flighty, to play for a boring, mistake-free nil-nil draw. While he correctly deduced that the Greeks could only score through opposition error, that error would've been easier to digest if you had a goal on the scoreboard.
Group B - So the Dutch were this edition's disinterested bitches. The French have been the recent favourites, but I figured it would've been the Italians. The Germans were workmanlike and unspectacular, but got what they needed out of each game. The rest of the Portugese are what they are, but C.Ronaldo (holds nose) finally stepped up in an international match, finally working into the middle and showing the punishing finishing he usually only shows to third-rate Spanish defenders in La Liga.
Group C - Spain are showing the effects of all that ass-kicking. Just like at Barcelona this season, the tiki-taka isn't as sharp and they've looked, dare we say, sloppy at times. If Casillas
Group D - I must have been the only person I know that had faith in this England squad. North Africa had something to prove and made good, even if they could've done better against England and tanked against Sweden. Nonetheless, France were impressive against the hosts, who were allegedly jobbed. While it's sad that, even with a guy right on the line with pretty much nothing else to do, they still can't get the call right, it all works out in the (rear) end because they were offside to begin with. Still, can these officials be any more incompetent? This is the ultimate call for replay.
I'll see about some predictions.
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