Group F: Turkey, Georgia, Portugal, Czech Republic

[Nymzee]

Why did they bench Guler?

He's barely played all season. Maybe they think it's better to save him for the 2 more winnable games in the group. He can still come on in this one.

 

[Nymzee]

Dalot out, Palhinha in is some change by Martinez. Time will tell on this, I guess, but he deserves credit for being proactive.

Maybe he's realised a back 3 with this Portugal squad is the most coward move possible.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Has there been this many 1-1 results in a euro's at this point previous?

2012 also had five with two left to play in the second round of group stage games, in fewer fixtures. 2016 also had racked up five by the time 22 group stage games were complete.

Neither group stage had additional 1-1s. I didn't look at the 8 team tournaments because there's just no way.

 

[Rita_Poon]

For whom?

 

[Jamiednm]

Love how the lyrics to the Portuguese anthem are: ‘Everton, Everton, Everton!’

 

[Jamiednm]

Love how the lyrics to the Turkish anthem are: ‘Everton, Everton, Everton!’

 

[Rita_Poon]

Come on Turkiye, do it for Italy's saint George, and to poke martinez in the eye.

 

[TheBigIguana]

He's barely played all season. Maybe they think it's better to save him for the 2 more winnable games in the group. He can still come on in this one.

Hopefully it’s purely fitness and not the part about saving him. That’s a bad way to look at it in a competition like this. Every game matters if you haven’t clinched going through.

 

[Nymzee]

Hopefully it’s purely fitness and not the part about saving him. That’s a bad way to look at it in a competition like this. Every game matters if you haven’t clinched going through.

This is the same thing.

 

[LinekersLegs]

That was close!

 

[Jamiednm]

Why does Ronaldo constantly smile these days, the miserable get.

 

[Jamiednm]

That was close!

Too close.

 

[Jamiednm]

I’ve summered in both Turkey and Portugal, and I can tell you that while both holidays were enjoyable, Portugal was clearly more premium.

 

[LinekersLegs]

No stopping that

 

[DualityNSNO]

Still think Portugal will concede here.