Will just go for the latter and say we'll lose to Croatia, draw with Spain and beat Italy.
And narrowly be eliminated by a point or goal difference.
Which at least, financially, would be a relief...
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Will just go for the latter and say we'll lose to Croatia, draw with Spain and beat Italy.
And narrowly be eliminated by a point or goal difference.
Which at least, financially, would be a relief...
draw draw draw. 0-0, 1-1, 2-2 as we become more attacking.
No way will there be 4 goals in Ireland v. Italy, surely? Though there was at Croke I suppose.
Croatia 1 Ireland 1 , Spain 1 Ireland 1, Italy 1 Ireland 2 followed by a trip into the Quarter Finals
0-0, 0-4 and then a dramatic 3-2 win over Italy that gets us into the quarters. I'm only going to the first two games so I won't really enjoy my trip.
you will stutts.
I think we will beat Italy, 1-0.
I'm staying in the same hostel as you. I won't.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Ireland 1 - 0 Spain
Ireland 0 - 3 Croatia
Ireland 1 - 1 Italy
Ireland 1 - 0 Spain
Ireland 0 - 3 Croatia
Ireland 1 - 1 Italy
Quote:
Originally Posted by backtowalsall
But the group games are only one-legged ties.Quote:
Originally Posted by backtowalsall
And how are we playing at home for both of the ties?
Ireland 1 Croatia 1 (Spain 0 Italy 0)
Ireland 0 Spain 2 (Italy 2 Croatia 1)
Ireland 1 Italy 1 (Spain 4 Croatia 2)
Spain 7pts / Italy 5 pts / Ireland 2 pts / Croatia 1 pt
I honestly think we'll score no goals, and get 1 point against Italy.
Ireland 2-1 Croatia / Italy 0-2 Spain
Ireland 0-0 Spain / Italy 0-1 Croatia
Ireland 2-0 Italy / Spain 3-0 Croatia
Spain 7, Ireland 7, Croatia 3, Italy 0
we'll definitely score, it's rare that we don't score under Trapattoni, even against the top seeded sides in qualifyingQuote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Ireland 5-0 Croatia / Italy 0-0 Spain
Ireland 12-0 Spain / Italy 0-0 Croatia
Ireland 34-0 Italy / Spain 0-0 Croatia
Ireland 9, Spain 2, Croatia 2, Italy 2
Definitely.
I like the look of those clean sheets.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Oh, forgot to predict the other scores. Odd considering I remembered to predict the Ireland scored twice (or 3 times now)
Ireland 1 - 0 Spain / Croatia 2 - 2 Italy
Ireland 0 - 3 Croatia / Spain 3 - 1 Italy
Ireland 1 - 1 Italy / Spain 3 - 0 Croatia
Some things are obvious:
Spain beats Italy but gets several injuries and Yellows, plays tentative vs a plucky Irish side,
and we beat Spain after beating the Cro-magnons
And It's a big party en route to round 2.
Trap airlifted to GDansk Hospital with Chest pains, Polish Doctors try to chear him up by telling tale of inventing solar powered flash light and screen door submarine.
Drunken Stutts and Tets slow dance together in town squre. Mortified when it shows up on Youtube a day later.
Paul O'Shea complains that Irish fans leave litter everywhere and he has to clean it up.
I can see the optimism for Italy and croatia, but why are you so sure against Spain?Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954