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Quote from: Woodie on July 01, 2024, 02:19:41 PM

Well well, looks like it's end of the road for Belgium and unfortunately from how they played it's more like they were prepared to push the game to penalties which was never going to work when one team is defending for most of the game and the other keeps knocking on the door till an opportunity presented itself...of course they almost pulled it but unfortunately for them Francis had the final say about this game...

Btw these fixtures are now going to get tougher to predict because all teams in the quarter finals as not to be written off...and I have a feeling Hosts Germany could be eliminated here...

There was no other way Belgium played defensively relying on counterattacks, because they attacked a little troublesome with the French defense even though Lukaku and De Bruyne shot but it was still successfully saved by Maignan.
France had a couple of shots but the ball went up a couple of times but in the end Kolo Muani had a good shot on an opponent that was deemed a goal (GBD) This was France's only goal if this had not happened then maybe a penalty shootout until the end could have been possible.

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Quote from: Woodie on July 01, 2024, 02:19:41 PM

Well well, looks like it's end of the road for Belgium and unfortunately from how they played it's more like they were prepared to push the game to penalties which was never going to work when one team is defending for most of the game and the other keeps knocking on the door till an opportunity presented itself...of course they almost pulled it but unfortunately for them Francis had the final say about this game...

It was all over for Belgium, but they gave their best. Belgium really made it difficult for France to win the match, but France actually managed to secure victory thanks to an own goal by a Belgian defender. Of course it wasn't intentional, but Muani really made the difference in that match. The lack of opportunities created meant that Belgium could not find a goal. France failed in many of their attempts, but they were really lucky in that match.

Quote from: Woodie on July 01, 2024, 02:19:41 PM

Btw these fixtures are now going to get tougher to predict because all teams in the quarter finals as not to be written off...and I have a feeling Hosts Germany could be eliminated here...

The quarter-final match will clearly be very great, perhaps even worthy of being called an untimely final. Germany vs Spain is a great match, while I also hope for Portugal vs France. Spain vs Germany is a really difficult match to predict, but I think Germany can still be the favorite in the semifinals. Germany is good in terms of the performance of its players, but Spain is no different. Personally I choose Spain to qualify for the semifinals, even if Germany has an impressive performance.

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England's match against Slovakia was very impressive. In the first half, Slovakia managed to beat the match by scoring 1 goal through a shot from Ivan Schranz, strangely, even though England managed to take the lead in possession, however they failed to score a goal in the first half, i think England's defense was weak, because we can see how Slovakia repeatedly entered England's defense line easily, and posed quite a dangerous threat to England.

However, in the second half, England managed to equalize the score because of a very spectacular shoot from Jude Bellingham. Then, in extra time, Herry Kane managed to score a goal and bring England victory against Slovakia, truly dramatic in this match. Bravo England, for successfully qualifying for the Quarter Finals.

England was lucky to win against Slovakia, I said before the game that I was not comfortable with England's draw against Slovakia because England only scored one goal in the three games they played in the group stage. Moreover, England's attacking line did not improve in the first half, I'm not sure whether they were afraid of Slovakia's defense. With their current performance, England is not ready to move on to the next stage. Despite winning in extra time, England's performance was very annoying they were not serious about their games till they conceded a goal. England is still falling asleep and I believe they should wake up since this is not the performance we expected from them.

Furthermore, England will face Switzerland in the quarter finals. My question is if England will withstand the pressure of Switzerland, with how impressive they played in their last four games, and Germany was unable to beat them. I hope that is not the end of England's journey in this tournament.

I remember how the national team players themselves thought they were favourites for the championship and I really think they are unlikely to make it to the final. But remember Portugal in 2016, they also played strangely, clearly not at the level of European champions, but they still became them, barely reached the final, scoring one goal per match.... But nobody remembers it, because the winners are not judged

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We saw that France played more effectively in the first half. They have the ball more, they pass more and they attack more. In fact, this was exactly what was expected. But they haven't managed to score goals so far and that's a problem for them.
We know that Belgium is not a very big offensive team, they may not be able to find many positions throughout the match, but if they manage to score a goal, France's job will be very difficult. The more risks they take, the more mistakes they will make

It's obvious that the winner of this match would only make it through with a slim win considering how tight this match was, both teams where being defensively conscious trying to avoid any mistakes that could lead to disaster, though it wasn't looking like a match that would get into extra time due to the intensity of both teams and the constant attacking play from either side, it seems to me like the first team to find the back of the net will proceed to the next Round and eventually France did.

Kolo Mani came from the bench and made the difference in today's match by scoring the only goal in the game. Mbappe was not lucky today as he missed good opportunities which would have made them not struggling to this extent before winning the game.

I was not expecting much goals from the match because of the way both teams were playing, especially Belgium who was focus more on defending because their squad is not as strong as France. Doku tried his best after they conceded a goal to see how the goal can be equalized but it is was in vain. France will be playing the quarter finals with whoever wins between Portugal and Slovenia on Friday.

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In today’s second match, Portugal will face Slovenia. The winner of this match will go on to face France in the quarter-finals. Portugal advanced to the round of 16 as the group leader, while Slovenia secured their spot by being one of the best third-placed teams. Portugal, considered the favorite in this match, has five players on the yellow cards limit. This could potentially be a significant issue for Portugal in the next round. Like many others, I’ll focus to watching Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal: Diogo Costa, Joao Cancelo, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Palhinha, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, Rafael Leao, Ronaldo

Slovenia: Oblak, Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec, Stojanovic, Cerin, Elsnik, Mlakar, Sesko, Sporar

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Quote from: Frankolala on July 01, 2024, 12:57:13 PM

An interesting first half but it ended goalless. In the last quarter of the match, France took total possession of the game and several chances was created but not the perfect one that could have given France a goal. Towards the last minutes of the addictional time, Mbappe did a marvelous assist but Tchuameni missed the opportunity of finding the back of the net. Most the shots from France went outside the goal post.

Belgium had a good ball composure and they created some opportunities but the French defense did not allow them to penetrate through. The second half will be a fierce one because none of these two teams will accept to be eliminated from this round but the strongest and luckies will win the match. Belgium played very well in the first half.

The second half seems to be more interesting than the first half, as both team performances were bad. I did not expect this match to end without many goals, I thought both teams would score, but the match did not end the way I expected. The only interesting part of France's performance is their defensive line, if not for their strong defense, Doku would have destroyed them in the first half. France scored in the second half with a strike by Kolo Muani. However, Belgium played a wonderful game, but they did not have the best striker. I think the coach should have realized from the group stage that Lukaku is not the best striker to use against France; this team is a very difficult opponent, and they should have considered a young striker rather than Lukaku because I do not see his work in this game. Well, congratulations to France, their next opponent will be very tough.

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Well well, looks like it's end of the road for Belgium and unfortunately from how they played it's more like they were prepared to push the game to penalties which was never going to work when one team is defending for most of the game and the other keeps knocking on the door till an opportunity presented itself...of course they almost pulled it but unfortunately for them Francis had the final say about this game...

Btw these fixtures are now going to get tougher to predict because all teams in the quarter finals as not to be written off...and I have a feeling Hosts Germany could be eliminated here...

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Quote from: ShowOff on July 01, 2024, 02:03:27 PM

That was the only goal scored in this big match, but unfortunately the goal was recorded as a Jan Vertonghen own goal. Kolo Muani fired a shot that may not have stayed on target based on the angle, but the reflection of the shot that hit Jan Vertonghen was towards the goal and the goal was scored. An effort that deserves to be appreciated by Kolo Muani, it has brought France to the next round.

Kolo Muani failed in a face to face situation with Argentina goalkeeper Martinez in World Cup 2022 final match but now 2 years later, he is a hero of France. I don't know how far France will go in Euro 2024 but the player helped them to go to quarter final, he is a hero for French team now.

Vertonghen actually felt painful with this conceded goal because this Euro can be a last time he and his team mates in a golden generation of Belgium play as representatives for their nation. This golden generation fails to win a title for their country and Vertonghen, Lukaku, De Bruyne, Hazard, Witsel will end their career without a title.

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So in the end the French players' hard work was paid off with this only goal. Next, France is waiting for the results of the match between Portugal vs Slovenia in the next hour, but I think Portugal vs France will become a reality in the quarter-finals.

France is lucky but they tried to play energetically and actually created chances by their own. If a next opponent for France is Portugal, it will be a new version of Euro 2016 final match.

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Quote from: xzone on July 01, 2024, 01:10:59 PM

We saw that France played more effectively in the first half. They have the ball more, they pass more and they attack more. In fact, this was exactly what was expected. But they haven't managed to score goals so far and that's a problem for them.
We know that Belgium is not a very big offensive team, they may not be able to find many positions throughout the match, but if they manage to score a goal, France's job will be very difficult. The more risks they take, the more mistakes they will make

It's obvious that the winner of this match would only make it through with a slim win considering how tight this match was, both teams where being defensively conscious trying to avoid any mistakes that could lead to disaster, though it wasn't looking like a match that would get into extra time due to the intensity of both teams and the constant attacking play from either side, it seems to me like the first team to find the back of the net will proceed to the next Round and eventually France did.

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Quote from: Frankolala on July 01, 2024, 12:57:13 PM

An interesting first half but it ended goalless.

There was nothing interesting about that first half. In fact, nothing was interesting about the whole match. It was a very boring match with both teams either too scared to go all in or just lacked the urgency to do. France was dominant, but they didn't do anything with the ball the whole first half. They were playing like they had an agreement that only Mbappe was allowed to look for something, because he was the only one that seemed a little bit hungry for a goal, and even he was average today.
Why is Griezmann playing on the RW? See how clueless he looked. Isn't his normal position for France behind the striker?

As for Belgium, why did De Bruyne play as a CM? The game was a disaster. Lukaku was awful as usual. He's always wrestling with the defender before he even receives the ball. Belgium were more or less playing with 10 men because Lukaku was none existent on the pitch. He doesn't open up properly for passes and when he receives the ball, he doesn't know what to do with it half the time.
I can't even say France deserved the win because they were awful too, but congrats to them.

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The round of 16 had to play cautiously because defeat could not provide their chances of surviving in the tournament like a group stage was rounded.
France continues to look for gaps and try not to make the slightest mistake in the game. Belgium also did the same thing during the first half and the second half ongoing.

M. Thuram replaced and put in Muani by Deschamps showed that Deschamps realized that the figure of Thuram was slow in finding space that could be utilized by other French players such as Mbappe and Griezmann.
Kante and Tchouameni are able to master the midfield compared to De Bruyne as a regulator of the rhythm of the Belgian game.

The current match has entered the 86th minute but it is not seen if there is an increase in the intensity of the attack that will be carried out by both teams so far, although indeed France has been able to dominate the match but so far they have wasted too many chances, as well as Belgium who do not have a good striker in their front line, I think if indeed Belgium wants to win today's match it seems that Lukaku must indeed be replaced with another player, Because so far he has wasted too many opportunities and is also unable to show good performance, so it is often difficult to break away from the French defenders.

As I write this post, Francis has scored a goal after the newly admitted Kolo Muani was able to release a kick that could not be anticipated well by the Belgian defense, the substitutions made by Deschamps were quite effective in making the Belgian defense panic at the moment, but when Belgium were not able to perform well in their attack, but for some reason Lukaku is still being retained by the coach as a striker at this time, I think if there is no change in the game of both teams until near the end of the match, the score of 1-0 for Francisvictory will be the final score of the match.

That was the only goal scored in this big match, but unfortunately the goal was recorded as a Jan Vertonghen own goal. Kolo Muani fired a shot that may not have stayed on target based on the angle, but the reflection of the shot that hit Jan Vertonghen was towards the goal and the goal was scored. An effort that deserves to be appreciated by Kolo Muani, it has brought France to the next round.

So in the end the French players' hard work was paid off with this only goal. Next, France is waiting for the results of the match between Portugal vs Slovenia in the next hour, but I think Portugal vs France will become a reality in the quarter-finals.

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on July 01, 2024, 01:47:19 PM

Portugal vs Slovenia

Must win match for Portugal. And one thing I really hope is that Cristiano Ronaldo will at least score in this match. A player of his caliber, who has been in really good form before this tournament and who has also been given probably a better form in the group stage matches, has not been able to do a lot of things when it comes to the knockout matches. He really needs to step up and play better for his country. I think we could say that his finishing was not up to the mark. But he is at least trying to assist. Has not been selfish at all. Hopefully, he will be able to score in the upcoming match tonight against Slovenia and his team will also win and advance to the next stage.

Free tips: Don't miss this opportunity, 1.35 odds are not bad at all. Wink

1.35 looks like easy money but I prefer to bet on Portugal with a -1 handicap and odds of 1.95. It seems clear to me that Portugal will exploit its advantage more confidently than a one-goal advantage. And by the way, I also thought that Ronaldo should score today and even about betting on this outcome, but still it looks too random, so betting on a simple victory or a victory with a handicap is more reliable.

The French, thanks to a rebound, avoided extra time and advance to the quarterfinals. It looks like a logical outcome, but still more is expected from the team. And Belgium is suffering another collapse with its golden (and already passing) generation.

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We saw that France played more effectively in the first half. They have the ball more, they pass more and they attack more. In fact, this was exactly what was expected. But they haven't managed to score goals so far and that's a problem for them.
We know that Belgium is not a very big offensive team, they may not be able to find many positions throughout the match, but if they manage to score a goal, France's job will be very difficult. The more risks they take, the more mistakes they will make

The match is not easy as we may expect and France or Belgium will never find it easy in the match.

I wasn’t opportune to watch the match in the first half, but when I check the statistics I see how France were able to keep dominating the match, they have recorded 15 shots so far with two shots on goal, while Belgium were just calm because they knew how dangerous the France team is.
Nevertheless, I am expecting a 90 minute draw in the match but France might win the match at the end because they are creating more chances than Belgium; although if Belgium bring in Trossard, they can put more pressure to lgetba goal if they are lucky.

Personally I'm disappointed with the scoreline of the France vs Belgium game in the round of 16 of the ongoing UEFA Euros Championship because I was expecting to see over two goals in the game but surprisingly, it's Jan Vertonghen's own goal that's separating the two teams at the moment. France despite their intimidating quality attackers in haven't been able to score a goal that's not an own goal in the game but I guess they are not too bothered how the goal came provided that it'll help them progress to the next round of the tournament. Belgium if you ask me have done their best to find an equalizer in the game but unfortunately for them, the France defence isn't allowing that to happen.
The game is currently in the 94th minute of additional time which was the same time England found an equalizer in their own round of 16 game against Slovakia yesterday but I don't see that happening today. France I strongly believe will protect their narrow lead and win this particular game.

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Quote from: KTChampions on July 01, 2024, 01:39:31 PM

France has a big game advantage and a huge advantage in shots towards the goal, but if you take shots on target, it's only 1-1. France has a big game advantage and a huge advantage in shots towards the goal, but if you take shots on target, it's only 1-1. There are still 15 minutes before the end of regular playing time, will France really not be able to score a goal from the game again and we will see extra time? The second main favorite after England disappoints again.

I would say luck was not with Belgium today. Belgium tried today to draw the match. So from the beginning of the match, Belgium players were playing with defensive tactics. But in the end, Belgium had to admit the goal because of their mistakes. In the 8th minute, Belgium acknowledged the goal because of Belgium defender Jan Vertonghen's mistake. And in the end, Belgium were defeated 1-0 in the match.

Even though France won, I would say I was not satisfied with the Gameplay in France. France has a strong squad. They could break Belgium's defense even after they were attacked. France needs to change their match tactics. Otherwise, the France team will not be able to qualify for the semi final.

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Quote from: AprilioMP on July 01, 2024, 01:24:51 PM

The round of 16 had to play cautiously because defeat could not provide their chances of surviving in the tournament like a group stage was rounded.
France continues to look for gaps and try not to make the slightest mistake in the game. Belgium also did the same thing during the first half and the second half ongoing.

M. Thuram replaced and put in Muani by Deschamps showed that Deschamps realized that the figure of Thuram was slow in finding space that could be utilized by other French players such as Mbappe and Griezmann.
Kante and Tchouameni are able to master the midfield compared to De Bruyne as a regulator of the rhythm of the Belgian game.

The current match has entered the 86th minute but it is not seen if there is an increase in the intensity of the attack that will be carried out by both teams so far, although indeed France has been able to dominate the match but so far they have wasted too many chances, as well as Belgium who do not have a good striker in their front line, I think if indeed Belgium wants to win today's match it seems that Lukaku must indeed be replaced with another player, Because so far he has wasted too many opportunities and is also unable to show good performance, so it is often difficult to break away from the French defenders.

As I write this post, Francis has scored a goal after the newly admitted Kolo Muani was able to release a kick that could not be anticipated well by the Belgian defense, the substitutions made by Deschamps were quite effective in making the Belgian defense panic at the moment, but when Belgium were not able to perform well in their attack, but for some reason Lukaku is still being retained by the coach as a striker at this time, I think if there is no change in the game of both teams until near the end of the match, the score of 1-0 for Francisvictory will be the final score of the match.

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Quote from: Swordsoffreedom on July 01, 2024, 01:47:19 PM

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Portugal vs Slovenia

Must win match for Portugal. And one thing I really hope is that Cristiano Ronaldo will at least score in this match. A player of his caliber, who has been in really good form before this tournament and who has also been given probably a better form in the group stage matches, has not been able to do a lot of things when it comes to the knockout matches. He really needs to step up and play better for his country. I think we could say that his finishing was not up to the mark. But he is at least trying to assist. Has not been selfish at all. Hopefully, he will be able to score in the upcoming match tonight against Slovenia and his team will also win and advance to the next stage.

Free tips: Don't miss this opportunity, 1.35 odds are not bad at all. Wink

I like it.

Can I ask the max. bet size on your stake account for this bet? To win about 1 btc?... (do they show Max Bet, like bet365 used 5-10 years ago?)

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Is it fair to say Slovakia played way beyond expectation? Wasn't this proven against England?

What if Belgium isn't all that bad, but the group was far tougher than anyone could anticipate? This is my assumption here - I had Slovakia yesterday and I'll continue backing Group C in the playoffs.

$1.00/$8.00 score 0-0
$1.00/$2.90 Belgium clean sheet
$5.00/$2.50 Belgium +0.5 (AH) in the first half

Will post Romania bets tomorrow, but I'm looking at one side - the underdog.

#22 created again, and KDB missed a good chance. It's curious to me how wide open every Belgium game has been so far. Betting the underdog every time would be a good idea, except the Romania game with the super fast 2nd minute score.

And as I was typing this, France broke through and my bets basically came home even.

1-0 is a fair outcome, but so would be 0-0 or 0-1. On to the next one.

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Portugal vs Slovenia

Must win match for Portugal. And one thing I really hope is that Cristiano Ronaldo will at least score in this match. A player of his caliber, who has been in really good form before this tournament and who has also been given probably a better form in the group stage matches, has not been able to do a lot of things when it comes to the knockout matches. He really needs to step up and play better for his country. I think we could say that his finishing was not up to the mark. But he is at least trying to assist. Has not been selfish at all. Hopefully, he will be able to score in the upcoming match tonight against Slovenia and his team will also win and advance to the next stage.

Free tips: Don't miss this opportunity, 1.35 odds are not bad at all. Wink

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Quote from: MainMan79 on July 01, 2024, 11:15:44 AM

Quote from: MainMan79 on July 01, 2024, 11:10:14 AM

Is it fair to say Slovakia played way beyond expectation? Wasn't this proven against England?

What if Belgium isn't all that bad, but the group was far tougher than anyone could anticipate? This is my assumption here - I had Slovakia yesterday and I'll continue backing Group C in the playoffs.

$1.00/$8.00 score 0-0
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$5.00/$2.50 Belgium +0.5 (AH) in the first half

Will post Romania bets tomorrow, but I'm looking at one side - the underdog.

#22 created again, and KDB missed a good chance. It's curious to me how wide open every Belgium game has been so far. Betting the underdog every time would be a good idea, except the Romania game with the super fast 2nd minute score.

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In my opinion, a reasonable bet for this match is a draw because the goal expectations for both teams are the same.
France and Belgium were both not very good at this Euro, at least during the group stage. Betting over is not a good choice to hope to win the bet because Belgium and France's front lines are not that sharp.

If we use the group stage as the main analysis to assess the strength of the two teams, perhaps in the round of 16 France and Belgium could change or perhaps their game will be like yesterday's England vs Slovakia match.

On paper, France has a squad that can really be expected to win any match, but the difficulty that France has experienced so far is the lack of effective game strategy. France's game strategy tends to be read by its opponents and this has made it difficult for France to find goals. Didier Deschamps was responsible for changing the game plan, but the defense and midfield have been excellent so far.

Randal Kolo Muani has just come on to replace Marcus Thuram, but it would be good if Deschamps played Dembele to improve the game. There have been no goals for either team so far, but the French defense must be careful when Belgium launches counterattacks.

I agree with you that on paper France have such a squad that it would not be wrong to call it the strongest squad in the Euros. Every player in the squad is associated with all the renowned clubs in Europe. But still we don't see good performance from this team. I think France's situation is due to poor match strategy and lack of chemistry between players. Because every player in the squad has performed well for the entire season with their club, but their performance in the national team jersey has been very poor.

Even in 80 minutes, France still can't score a goal. However, many attacks were made by the French players. France players have made a total of 17 shots so far. On the other hand, Belgium is playing very badly defensively today. Belgium players made only 3 shots. It seems that the only task of the Belgian players today is to repel the attacks of the French players.

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