yeah holy hell.

prosrali

Doesnt matter now. England got owned by Croatia, so Russia's in the Euro 2008 finals. A miracle for sure. Big thanks to the Croatian team that put up one hell of a game ... I kinda thought that the bookies and money would cause Croats to play poorly to collect the cash. But I was wrong. Croatia is definitely one of the soccer powerhouses in Europe.

I'm just overjoyed that Russia has made it to the Euro 2008.

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How fucking lucky can you get...tell me.

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Originally posted by TranceGiant How fucking lucky can you get...tell me.

ohh i dunno... how about being a shit team and getting to the finals as a host???

lol

let's not change the subject here for a sec.: The draws against Croatia were mostly owed to stable posts(I think Croatia hit them some 9 times in total). The win over England in Moscow was one of the luckiest, least deserved results I've ever witnessed in football (referee handed it to you on a silver platter). You got badly owned by England at Wembley, you showed a miserable performance in Israel, and you beat the officially worst team in Europe (Andorra) with 1 goal difference. C'mon, with all due respect, don't tell me it was a glorious triumph. It was rather a mix between luck and a horrific English squad.

As far as Austria is concerned. There's been a campaign here calling for the withdrawal of the participation of Austria's national team and I'm in total support for that. It'd be a nice sign of hospitality to allow one team (which would be better than Austria in any case) to participate, while not risking worldwide humiliation next summer. Too bad that's utopic

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Well we went through a qualifying campaign and made it. Yes Russia played terribly in more than one game but can you honestly say that every team that has ever went to the big stage in either Euro or WC deserved it?

I have no pretenses about Russia being one of the elite teams on the continent or the world, but we qualified, fairly. No matter how much "luck" was involved, I am completely satisfied with the result. Because this summer I get to watch my team compete in Euro '08, which is more than can be said for numerous fans across the world.

On a further note, I think host nations should go through qualifying just as anyone else. Give them the automatic birth but still make them play. So, for example, if they finish on the bottom they still go through, if they are to finish top or second of the group, the next (two) team(s) get the birth to the finals.

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Originally posted by TranceGiant lol let's not change the subject here for a sec.: The draws against Croatia were mostly owed to stable posts(I think Croatia hit them some 9 times in total). The win over England in Moscow was one of the luckiest, least deserved results I've ever witnessed in football (referee handed it to you on a silver platter). You got badly owned by England at Wembley, you showed a miserable performance in Israel, and you beat the officially worst team in Europe (Andorra) with 1 goal difference. C'mon, with all due respect, don't tell me it was a glorious triumph. It was rather a mix between luck and a horrific English squad. As far as Austria is concerned. There's been a campaign here calling for the withdrawal of the participation of Austria's national team and I'm in total support for that. It'd be a nice sign of hospitality to allow one team (which would be better than Austria in any case) to participate, while not risking worldwide humiliation next summer. Too bad that's utopic

Come on, don't be that negative, it's not like you guys would ever lose 7-0 to Turkey or anything.

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Originally posted by Aristronica Because this summer I get to watch my team compete in Euro '08, which is more than can be said for numerous fans across the world.

Specially fans of Brazil, USA and Vietnam.

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Originally posted by noikeee Specially fans of Brazil, USA and Vietnam.

ESPECIALLY Vietnam, those f*ckers.