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  1. It's actually disgusting what happened there, with those innocent lives taken. The Islamic jihad groups have claimed attacks in the past that hasn't been them, but either way, whoever committed this massacre on innocent lives are evil. My enemy are all extremist organisations and leaderships around the world, as well as the government of Russia, not the innocent people of Russia.
  2. Not our strongest line-up either, no Kane, Saka or Cole. But these are friendlies anyway, it will be good to see how some of the new players in Brazil play and how the likes of England's Gordon performs.
  3. England and France have to be the obvious clear favourites, but after them, there are a whole host of countries that could potentially win it. You didn't list Spain, a team who have a great chance of winning it. You can also never rule Germany out, despite their very poor recent form. Talent wise, Germany have the players who could be a real threat at the tournament, if their manager actually finds the right formula and tactics, especially as they have home advantage. You didn't even mention Belgium, another team who arguably have a better chance of winning it than their neighbours the Netherlands who you listed. You also list Croatia(They lost to both Turkey and Wales in competitive matches recently), I'd say Ukraine's team is better than theirs now, player for player. Where is Italy or even Denmark? These are all teams in with a realistic shout of winning it, to varying degrees. The rest of the teams will also be very tough to play against and many have some serious talent to really cause surprises. There are a lot of tough teams at these Euros, which will make watching this competition all the more enjoyable. I have to say though, with the quality that this England team has, this is the best chance we have of winning a major competition in years. Bellingham is now at his peak and with the rest of the talent around him, England could put in some really impressive displays at these Euros.
  4. At the end of the day, I was mostly impressed by Dynamo Kyiv's 22 year old defensive midfielder Volodymyr Brazhko who made his debut today in this huge play-off match against Bosnia & Herzegovina. Brazhko put in an impressive performance, where his work-rate and constant running stood out for Ukraine today. It was a very good performance for the youngster, who was playing for the very first time for the Ukraine national team. It looks like Ukraine have found a great new defensive midfielder, as Brazhko can now seriously challenge the much more experienced defensive midfielders Stepanenko and Sydorchuk for a place in the Ukraine starting 11. Mudryk, Sudakov, Konoplya and Dovbyk also had good games for Ukraine, but the man of the match has to be the substitute Roman Yaremchuk, whose late appearance changed the course of this match. Yaremchuk scored Ukraine's 1st goal and he assisted Ukraine's 2nd goal with a lovely cross for Dovbyk to score the winner for Ukraine. All in all, it was a performance today that called on Ukraine's character and they past the test away in difficult conditions in Bosnia. Ukraine will now play an impressive Iceland side in the play-off final in Poland. Iceland are fresh from having thrashed Israel 4-1.
  5. A late 5th goal for Greece, through an own goal by Erkin Tapalov in the 86th minute made the final result an emphatic 5-0 win for Greece in Athens. This was an impressive performance by Greece in front of their home fans, the stadium was packed and they witnessed a star performance by the Greece national team in this match. Final score: Greece 5-0 Kazakhstan Greece goals: Bakasetas penalty goal 9th minute, Dimitrios Pelkas 15th minute, Fotis Ioannidis 37th minute, Dimitrios Kourbelis 40th minute, Erkin Tapavalov own goal 86th minute.
  6. Genoa's Albert Gudmundsson scored 2 more goals in the 2nd half to complete his hattrick! It was an incredible performance for Gudmundsson and Iceland, as they recovered from going a goal down to Israel in the 31st minute, to end up winning the match 4-1! It was an impressive and dominant performance by Iceland and Gudmundsson was clearly the man of the match. Final score: Israel 1-4 Iceland Israel goal: Eran Zahavi penalty goal 31st minute. Iceland goals: Albert Gudmundsson 39th minute, Arnor Traustason 42nd minute, Albert Gudmundsson 83rd minute, Albert Gudmundsson 87th minute.
  7. Wales added a 4th goal in their match against Finland, as Daniel James scored in the 87th minute to make it 4-1 to Wales in Cardiff. Congratulations @Bluebird Hewitt for the dominant win in Cardiff! Next up for the Welsh national team is a play-off final match against Poland in Cardiff, to decide who goes to Euro 2024 in Germany. That match should be a real cracker! Final score: Wales 4-1 Finland Wales goals: David Brooks 3rd minute, Neco Williams 38th minute, Brennan Johnson 47th minute, Daniel James 87th minute. Finland goal: Teemu Pukki 45th minute.
  8. In Warsaw, Poland added 4th and 5th goals through an own goal by Karol Mets and a goal by Polish player Szymanski. Estonia scored a consolation goal in the 78th minute through Martin Vetkal. Final score: Poland 5-1 Estonia Poland goals: Frankowski 22nd minute, Zielinski 50th minute, Piotrowski 70th minute, Karol Mets own goal 74th minute, Szymanski 76th minute. Estonia goal: Martin Vetkal 78th minute.
  9. Rebrov bringing on Valencia forward Yaremchuk on as a substitute turned out to be an inspired move. Mudryk picked out Konoplya on the right wing with a superb long diagonal pass. Konoplya then crossed the ball low into the penalty area and Yaremchuk was on hand to sweep the ball into the corner of the net with a neat right footed shot. Then 3 minutes later in the 88th minute, Mykolenko picked out Yaremchuk out on the left wing with a through pass, Yaremchuk ran down the left wing, he then beat the defender Kovacevic and then delivered a beautiful cross for FC Girona's Dovbyk to score with a fine towering header. Dovbyk's header found the bottom hand corner of the net and it gave Ukraine the lead they were looking for. Ukraine did incredibly well to turn this match around, in intense conditions in Zenica. The Ukraine national team showed great character to win this match and to qualify for the final play-off match in the manner that they did. In fact, Ukraine could have added a 3rd goal right at the end of the match, but Mudryk's shot deflected off the Bosnian defender and went narrowly past the post for a corner. Prior to Ukraine's 2 goals, Mudryk forced a very good save from Bosnian keeper Sehic in the 77th minute with a long range shot, while at the other end, Lunin saved superbly from a Demirovic shot in the 82nd minute. Final score: Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-2 Ukraine Bosnia goal: Matviyenko own goal 56th minute. Ukraine goals: Roman Yaremchuk 85th minute, Artem Dovbyk 88th minute.
  10. Mudryk almost adds a third goal on the counter attack but his shot is deflected just wide of the post. Ukraine win as the final whistle is blown! Bosnia 1-2 Ukraine
  11. Ukraine have turned this match around in a matter of minutes!! The substitute Roman Yaremchuk equalised for Ukraine in the 85th minute and then star striker Artem Dovbyk scored the winner in the 88th minute! Ukraine now lead 2-1 in Bosnia! Bosnia 1-2 Ukraine
  12. Piotrowski scores Poland's 3rd goal! Poland 3-0 Estonia
  13. RB Salzburg's Amar Dedic has given Bosnia the lead in Zenica! Dedic's cross shot deflected off Matviyenko and found the back of the Ukrainian net. Bosnia take the lead in Zenica! Ukraine have to respond now and show some character! Bosnia 1-0 Ukraine
  14. Brennan Johnson has extended Wales's lead against Finland, as he scored Wales's 3rd goal at the start of the 2nd half in the 47th minute. Wales are now looking comfortable here in Cardiff, as they have been much the better side so far against Finland. Wales 3-1 Finland
  15. Piotr Zielinski of Napoli has scored Poland's 2nd goal against Estonia in the 50th minute. Poland 2-0 Estonia
  16. In Zenica, Bosnia, it's 0-0 at half-time between Bosnia and Ukraine. Ukraine controlled the last half hour of the 1st half and have had the bulk of possession, but Bosnia have arguably had the best chances in a match in which both sides are not giving much away. Hamburg defender Hadzikadunic had a header from a cross cleared off the line by Ukrainian defender Konoplya in the 37th minute. Moments later, Bosnia created a clever move as Kolasinac found Demirovic with a pass into the penalty area, Demirovic flicked the pass into the path of Dzeko in space, but Dzeko's shot rose above the cross-bar. Ukraine have had some half-chances, but the 1st half of this game was very physical and hard fought, with both sides not giving much away. The crowd have made their presence felt and that will please the Bosnian players as they seek to cause the upset here at home in Zenica. Half-Time score: Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-0 Ukraine
  17. An Eran Zahavi penalty gave Israel the lead against Iceland in Budapest, Hungary on 31 minutes. But Iceland responded well and equalised through Genoa forward Albert Gudmundsson in the 39th minute. Then Iceland went one better and took the lead in the 42nd minute, as IFK Norkopping midfielder, Arnor Traustason scored to give Iceland the lead. It was a great response from Iceland to take the lead, after going a goal down in this game of very high stakes. Lets see what the 2nd half has in store for us in this match. Israel 1-2 Iceland
  18. Teemu Pukki has pulled a goal back for Finland against Wales just before half-time, as he has scored on 45 minutes. Wales 2-1 Finland
  19. Nottingham Forest player Neco Williams has scored Wales's 2nd goal against Finland in Cardiff. Wales 2-0 Finland
  20. Ioannidis and Kourbelis have scored Greece's 3rd and 4th goals. Greece are cruising here in the 1st half against Kazakhstan. 4-0 up after only 40 minutes played is very impressive by them. Their home support are delighted with this result. Greece 4-0 Kazakhstan
  21. Lens winger Frankowski gave Poland the lead against Estonia after only 22 minutes play in Warsaw. Estonia's Grasshopper Zurich defender Paskotsi was then sent-off in the 27th minute, after receiving his 2nd booking of the match. Poland have controlled the match so far and with their man advantage, it looks like they are bound to score more goals. Poland 1-0 Estonia
  22. Greece are cruising at home against Kazakhstan, as a penalty goal from Bakasetas gave them the lead and then Istanbul Basaksehir forward Pelkas scored their 2nd goal. This gave Greece a 2-0 lead after only 15 minutes played of the match. Greece 2-0 Kazakhstan
  23. David Brooks gave Wales a very early lead by scoring in the 3rd minute to put Wales ahead against Finland in Cardiff. Wales 1-0 Finland
  24. Both defences have been holding firm in the opening quarter of an hour. Bosnia have probably edged it so far, but no clear chances so far. Demirovic has looked very lively. Bosnia 0-0 Ukraine
  25. The official line-ups are out for the Bosnia v Ukraine match in Zenica, Bosnia. Bosnia & Herzegovina FORMATION: 3-5-2 Sehic (Khaleej) Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) -- Hadzikadunic (Hamburg) -- Kolasinac (Atalanta) Dedic (RB Salzburg) -- Cimirot (Al-Fayha) -- Hajradinovic (Kasimpasa) -- Krunic (AC Milan) -- Gazibegovic (Sturm Graz) Dzeko (Fenerbace) -- Demirovic (Augsburg) Bosnia look to have selected a very experienced team. It looks like they will defend hard with their compact midfield and defence and look to release their forwards Demirovic and Dzeko on the counter attack. Ukraine FORMATION 4-2-3-1 Lunin (Real Madrid) Konoplya (Shakhtar Donetsk) -- Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) -- Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk) -- Mykolenko (Everton) Brazhko (Dynamo Kyiv) -- Zinchenko (Arsenal) Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk) -- Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk) -- Mudryk (Chelsea) Dovbyk (FC Girona) Only one surprise change for me as far as Ukraine are concerned, as the young defensive midfielder Brazhko of Dynamo Kyiv is preferred to the much more experienced Sydorchuk. Zubkov replaces the injured Tsihankov on the right wing, but generally, I think this is possibly the strongest team available that the manager Rebrov could have gone for. It is also interesting to see Lunin chosen ahead of Benfica's Trubin in goal. Either way, this should be a very entertaining match, I can't wait.
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