UEFA Euro 2012 - Group A - ** spoilers ** (Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Russia)

[Robbo]

Haha Russia, oh dear.

 

[pingwing]

Awwwww hot Russian woman needs consoling....

 

[qqg3]

Germans will be laughing, they're gonna steam-roll the Greeks in next round!!

 

[Kenai]

England need to pay attention to this - knowing you only need a draw but playing against a team who need a win, it might not be as easy as expected.

 

[Cosimo]

One thing is sure, no one from this group will win the championship.

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

Just the kind of upset the tournament needed imo. Makes it far less predictable.

 

[Greavesy]

So whos accumulators just got ruined xD?
Greece are so bad, they dont deserve to come out ahead of Russia.

 

[sunny007]

Mine

Russia @ 3/4
Win-Draw-Win
Greece v Russia Lose
Result

 

[shadow_boxer]

Wow, Russia out, awful performance by them tonight.

 

[Nerusy]

Russians, what a terrible play, poor weak shots from miles away, what did they expect, that defence before half time was horrid, they were asleep, what were they thinking?!?!?!?

 

[pingwing]

One thing is sure, no one from this group will win the championship.

A part of me agrees, but the other part thinks it's one of those years you just can't call it...

 

[sunnysingh]

Well done Czech and Greece. Feel more sorry for Russia then Poland and they the host nation.

 

[Cosimo]

**** me Russia out...how the **** did Greece win...FU Greece!!!

Good to see a lot of bets going down the pan.

 

[mmj_uk]

Greece play with desire like Chelsea did in the Champions League... it can get you far.

 

[Merlin5]

Why do russia go out when they and greece both have 4 points, and they both lost a game, drew a game and won a game?

 

[Buckster]

hats off to Greece - well done Greece

 

[Greavesy]

Russia were the only team in the group with a positive GD

 

[mmj_uk]

Why do russia go out when they and greece both have 4 points, and they both lost a game, drew a game and won a game?

Head to head, Greece just beat them.

 

[Icm76]

Why do russia go out when they and greece both have 4 points, and they both lost a game, drew a game and won a game?

because Greece beat Russia, it's perfectly fair. Official rules:

Equality of points after the group matches
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8.07

If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied, in the order given; to determine the rankings:
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a) higher number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question;
b) superior goal difference in the matches among the teams in question (if more
than two teams finish equal on points);
c) higher number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if
more than two teams finish equal on points);
d) superior goal difference in all the group matches;
e) higher number of goals scored in all the group matches;
f) position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system (see Annex I,
paragraph 1.2.2);
g) fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament);
h) drawing of lots.​

8.08

If two teams which have the same number of points, the same number of goals scored and conceded play their last group match against each other and are still equal at the end of that match, the ranking of the two teams in question is determined by kicks from the penalty mark (Article 16), provided no other teams within the group have the same number of points on completion of all group matches. Should more than two teams have the same number of points, the criteria listed under paragraph 8.07 apply.​

 

[Greavesy]

Greece play with desire like Chelsea did in the Champions League... it can get you far.