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Euro 2016 |OT| Take a bow sson
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jts
...hate me...
I just think people tend to forget easily that Portugal qualified for the last 6 out of 6 euros.
And in all 6 they always got at least quarter-finals.
In 2 of them reached the semi-finals.
In 1 of them reached the final.
The remaining 1 is still ongoing.
Just last Euro Portugal lost to Spain (the winner, and world champion at the time) in the semi-finals. By a penalty shootout! And Spain went to win the final by 4-0.
Its challenging to find a better record, although admittedly there are, namely the winners in that timeframe. But these are top records nonetheless. So its just insane that people say wow Portugal in the quarter-finals because you cant find any team as commonplace to be there, if youre not Germany, France, Spain or Italy. And the QF get 8 teams.
Of course, Portugal can still be considered an outsider in the race for the title for the simple fact that it is a traditionally choking team in crucial moments. Final against Greece being the poster-child for that, but theres also a handball that gave France a golden goal penalty in a semi-final, and last Euro's PK shootout against Spain. So theres a big psych surrounding the team, with the pressure of never having won anything.
For that reason alone I really liked how cynical Portugal were today, being 24 hours less rested that Croatia. It feels like they finally reaped the benefits of being an experienced team.
Undeniably, it is a golden opportunity to reach another final. But Portugal also tends to mess up when it is the easiest (see: group stage). So well see.
And in all 6 they always got at least quarter-finals.
In 2 of them reached the semi-finals.
In 1 of them reached the final.
The remaining 1 is still ongoing.
Just last Euro Portugal lost to Spain (the winner, and world champion at the time) in the semi-finals. By a penalty shootout! And Spain went to win the final by 4-0.
Its challenging to find a better record, although admittedly there are, namely the winners in that timeframe. But these are top records nonetheless. So its just insane that people say wow Portugal in the quarter-finals because you cant find any team as commonplace to be there, if youre not Germany, France, Spain or Italy. And the QF get 8 teams.
Of course, Portugal can still be considered an outsider in the race for the title for the simple fact that it is a traditionally choking team in crucial moments. Final against Greece being the poster-child for that, but theres also a handball that gave France a golden goal penalty in a semi-final, and last Euro's PK shootout against Spain. So theres a big psych surrounding the team, with the pressure of never having won anything.
For that reason alone I really liked how cynical Portugal were today, being 24 hours less rested that Croatia. It feels like they finally reaped the benefits of being an experienced team.
Undeniably, it is a golden opportunity to reach another final. But Portugal also tends to mess up when it is the easiest (see: group stage). So well see.
Omega Kirby
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I say the same to people who think Iceland will beat England.
It's nice to believe. Go Ireland!
Poland vs. Portugal in a knockout game is the stuff my childhood dreams were made of. Most of my friends and classmates growing up were Portuguese, so soccer was always a big topic of discussion around World Cup and Euro time. My friends had more to talk about, as Poland's international record was less than stellar in the 90s. That said, this game is over 20 years in the making for me, and it's a chance for Poland to imprint an emotional victory in my mind. I'm not sure how much of a shot they have against Portugal, but it doesn't feel hopeless, as Portugal seem to have stumbled ass backwards to get this far.
jts
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They played in World Cup 2002.
dragonbane
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I actually only saw the last 10 minutes and it seemed like a solid intense game. Just went back now and read how dreadful it actually was lmao
gutter_trash
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ugh for some reason, the images that I posted are not longer showing, joke ruined
brokenbeans
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Ever heard of karma?
Serious question: when Portugal win the European Championships does Ronaldo automatically become the greatest of all time?What if this is the year Ronaldo finally leads Portugal to a trophy.
PdotMichael
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He would need more than just 20min good minutes.
Bl@de
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Magic Mushroom
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Portugal is not just awful to watch, thet should've played with ten as well.
http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/mobile...ng-van-portugees-op-de-enkel-van-rakitic.html
http://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/mobile...ng-van-portugees-op-de-enkel-van-rakitic.html
higgsboson1997
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He already is somewhere top 4 imo.
Alx
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Everything is possible with France, for better or worse.
Also they haven't been great until now, mostly won thanks to one goal in the last minutes, and don't have a great defense.I could see Iceland parking the bus until penalties, England aren't exactly great at breaking teams down.
Us and England. Also worth mentioning, Yuguslavia.
Well considering the quarter finals were directly after group stages in every euro besides this one(in which it was expanded) no its nothing special.
But is he leading the team? Apart from his goals in the previous match his performance has been poor. Modric, Iniesta, Payet or Messi in the American Cup among others are leading their teams, Cristiano is performing nowhere near them for example. It's like the final of the Champions, where apart from scoring the last penalty he did nothing but still seemed to take the credit.What if this is the year Ronaldo finally leads Portugal to a trophy.
Ronaldo has been great at throwing hissy fits on the field though!
PdotMichael
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Ronaldo has the highest meme capatibility.
Something that is more important in our modern times than leading a football team.
Something that is more important in our modern times than leading a football team.
jts
...hate me...
Yes by far in the recent decades.
In comparison England have reached the semi-finals last time 20 years ago, didn’t make it past the group stage in Euro 2000, and didn’t even qualify to Euro 2008 LOL
This. GIF potential at maximum for lolnaldo.
Haunted
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Belgium are already licking their chops. This is the easiest road to the finals of a major tournament since Germany's run in 2002.
But we'll see.
Hopefully the games today are more interesting than the last two games yesterday. Yeah, the odds are pretty one-sided on paper, but that just means that upsets are all the more dramatic.
But we'll see.
Hopefully the games today are more interesting than the last two games yesterday. Yeah, the odds are pretty one-sided on paper, but that just means that upsets are all the more dramatic.
Phantast2k
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Yeah, we'll see about that.
Updated bracket:
I feel like Slovakia & Hungary have fighting chance today, Ireland not so much.
John Dunbar
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modric just led his team out of the competition.
Ireland, Slovakia and Hungary. Please let it happen. At least Germany needs to follow Croatia's path.
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They're = they are.
PdotMichael
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Yeah, we'll see about that.
Updated bracket:
I feel like Slovakia & Hungary have fighting chance today, Ireland not so much.
This is the worst screwed bracket in a tournament ever.
If Portugal doesn't get into the final they should become a part of Spain as punishment.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
please don't do this.
It's amazing how much people shit on Ronaldo. You have no idea how much he leads the team. Dumb haters.
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John Dunbar
correct about everything
it's annoying as hell and nobody cares.
Yeah but he was much more relevant to his team in the competition than Ronaldo. Just from Real Madrid, Modric and Bale have made an overall better season and are much more crucial to their national teams.
Oh fuck off. Amazingly Ronaldo is the highest scoring player for Real year after year. Modric is next level shit but without Ronaldo scoring Real wouldn't have won shit.
Croatia lost and Portugal continues, I guess Ronaldo is more relevant to Portugal.
John Dunbar
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ronaldo was very relevant to the goal that knocked croatia out of the tournament, which is more than modric did when it mattered.
His Majesty
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You realise Modric isn't meant to score lots of goals right? He was definitely more integral to Madrid than Ronaldo last year.
Replace Modric with another top mf and Real still would've won the CL.
Replace Ronaldo and I doubt it.
Haunted
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HungaryYeah, we'll see about that.
Updated bracket:
Wales
Winner of Poland/Portugal
And that after not(!) winning their group... I mean, I'm not saying they're going to manage to do it, because I think Belgium is fairly overrated and not at all on the same level as the other top teams in the tournament (Italy, Spain, Germany, France) but yeah, I think this would qualify as the easiest road to the finals in the modern era.
choodi
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Yeah, no way can you compare them.
I mean Greece in 2004 managed at least a few shots on goal each game.
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