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Group F: Turkey, Georgia, Portugal, Czech Republic

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Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
These teams aren’t mediocre

They’re just not

One team has been pumped thus far

One

And they were down to ten men at half time

The level of competency across uefa is very impressive, more than enough to justify a 24 team tournament

A lot of these third places are likely going to be pretty close too, so there’s still plenty of jeopardy and the chances of dead rubbers are considerably reduced, which will make the last round of games all the more exciting
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If the qualification bar is set higher, the standard, by definition, is higher. We have lowered the bar from 8 to 16 to 24. Yes, the standard in UEFA is consistent, but that doesn't mean there are any more than a handful of genuinely top-level sides. At this rate, we'd be just as well extending to 32. It would allow 8 more mediocre sides in (such as Ireland, Norway, Wales, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Finland, Greece, and Latvia), increase jeopardy in the group stage (2 to qualify instead of 3), and make even more money with more matches and more colour. But, like the expansion from 16 to 24, it wouldn't increase quality.

All of these "extra" matches come at the cost of the qualification tournament, which used to be reasonably interesting. Now, with a ticket open to even the weakest sides, you'd need a degree in bureaucracy to understand how it even works (beyond ensuring the likes of Holland or Italy can never miss out again).
 

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davek said:
Never count Roberto out.

Portugal will go all the way I suspect.
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Never count the Czech keeper out for beingan absolute mug.
The Portugal squad is in the top most talented in the Euros just don't think they have what it takes to win it this year
 
Vintage said:
Never count the Czech keeper out for beingan absolute mug.
The Portugal squad is in the top most talented in the Euros just don't think they have what it takes to win it this year
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We'll see.

Portugal traditionally get stronger tournaments.
 

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