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“We have to learn more about Europe,” acknowledged one of the group members.

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So what is this about French fans mistaking Bucharest for Budapest? [8|]

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“We have to learn more about Europe,” acknowledged one of the group members.

https://sportsfinding.com/six-french-confuse-budapest-and-bucharest-and-miss-hungary-france/102458/

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So will history repeat itself?

2016 - Portugal are on the brink of elimination. Final group game they were three times behind against Hungary but eventually got the draw that took them to the next round. They went on to win the tournament.

2021 - Germany are on the brink of elimination. Final group game they were twice behind against Hungary but eventually got the draw that took them to the next round. Will they too go on to win the tournament?

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So what is this about French fans mistaking Bucharest for Budapest? [8|]

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“We have to learn more about Europe,” acknowledged one of the group members.

https://sportsfinding.com/six-french-confuse-budapest-and-bucharest-and-miss-hungary-france/102458/

warspite1

I've got to believe that story isn't quite as it seems. I mean really? But then......

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UEFA have announced that they are scrapping the away goals rule in all European competitions from next season.

Best wishes,
Steve

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always seems odd at this stage of a tournament not to have any football on ...

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always seems odd at this stage of a tournament not to have any football on ...

warspite1

Yes, boring isn't it?

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So what is this about French fans mistaking Bucharest for Budapest? [8|]

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“We have to learn more about Europe,” acknowledged one of the group members.

https://sportsfinding.com/six-french-confuse-budapest-and-bucharest-and-miss-hungary-france/102458/

warspite1

I've got to believe that story isn't quite as it seems. I mean really? But then......

Well, I thought that a lot of Americans were bad at geography. But maybe the French had a little too much [sm=00000436.gif] or something with a similar effect.[;)]

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So what is this about French fans mistaking Bucharest for Budapest? [8|]

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“We have to learn more about Europe,” acknowledged one of the group members.

https://sportsfinding.com/six-french-confuse-budapest-and-bucharest-and-miss-hungary-france/102458/

warspite1

I've got to believe that story isn't quite as it seems. I mean really? But then......

Well, I thought that a lot of Americans were bad at geography. But maybe the French had a little too much [sm=00000436.gif] or something with a similar effect.[;)]

I visited both cities (loved Budapest, Bucharest was rather meh...) It is ***very hard*** to mistake one for the other. Romanian has a lot in common with Italian (we can basically speak each one his own language and have a basic understanding of what we are saying) and "sounds" like Italian to a non Italian speaker. Hungarian, OTOH, is one of the hardest languages in the World (a mixture of Slavic, Finnish and Turkish I'm told). Also, the two cities are totally different. It would be like, for an American, mistake New York for Washington D.C. (or, better yet, Washington D.C. for Seattle, Washington...)

So, it was the French team that ended up visiting where these guys are staying. I would underline more this part of the story with my friends [:)]

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With the Euro's on pause while squads nurse their wounds and massage their egos...

The 7 most and least valuable squads at Euro 2020...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13AdlxH1pQk

And yes, English players are seriously overvalued. That is caused by the stonking and insane wealth of the Premier League. It's why the EPL dominates the world of football.

Best wishes,
Steve

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So...

The Welsh Cawl take on the Danish Stegt flæsk.

And The Italian Ragu alla Bolengnese take on the Austrian Tafelpitz.

Tasty. Anyone care to make a predilection or two?

Come on Wales! You can do it!

Best wishes,
Steve

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Wales 0-4 Denmark

British football summed up.

First 15 minutes - what they can do. Balls in behind, forward passes from midfield.

Rest of the game - What they usually do. Sideways, backwards, no invention, no ideas - Denmark's first goal showed what can be done by accurate, positive, forward passing that splits the midfield, then with a runner to receive a pass while driving forward. The second half was just ridiculous. There was a spell where the Welsh were passing side to side in their own half for about 3 minutes - they were 0-2 down at the time.......

In fairness, and as said earlier, Denmark are actually a pretty good side. But Wales were poor. There was a rumour Ramsey and James were playing in the second half.... right.


...oh and Spurs really need a new left back.....

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drives people to drink! [;)]

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A section of a partially collapsed building is seen early Thursday, June 24, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami, Fla. A partial building collapse in Miami caused a massive response early Thursday from Miami Dade Fire Rescue, according to a tweet from the department's account. Miami Dade Fire Rescue is conducting search and rescue. Authorities had no word yet on casualties, or details of how many people lived in the building. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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A section of a partially collapsed building is seen early Thursday, June 24, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami, Fla. A partial building collapse in Miami caused a massive response early Thursday from Miami Dade Fire Rescue, according to a tweet from the department's account. Miami Dade Fire Rescue is conducting search and rescue. Authorities had no word yet on casualties, or details of how many people lived in the building. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A soccer game may have saved Patricia Avilez’s life.

Avilez’s brother-in-law lives in a condo located in the wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building that collapsed in a town outside Miami early Thursday, killing at least one person.

When the brother-in-law isn’t there, Avilez routinely stops by to pick up the mail and make sure everything in the condo is in order.

“Last night I was thinking, “Let me go over there to sleep over night,” she said. “I was looking at the soccer game and I changed my mind and I stayed home.”

She said she woke up at 5:30 a.m. Thursday and headed over to the apartment. On the way, she heard on the radio about the collapse.

“And then I came here and it’s gone,” she said. “Everything is disaster.”

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Joakim Mæhle looked wonderful tonight. Along with a lot of other teammates, of course.

Edit: My Mæhle comment was a suggestion that perhaps Spurs should consider him as their new left back.

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drives people to drink! [;)]

Do people who like to drink really need an excuse to drink? [&:] [;)]

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Wales 0-4 Denmark

British football summed up.

First 15 minutes - what they can do. Balls in behind, forward passes from midfield.

Rest of the game - What they usually do. Sideways, backwards, no invention, no ideas - Denmark's first goal showed what can be done by accurate, positive, forward passing that splits the midfield, then with a runner to receive a pass while driving forward. The second half was just ridiculous. There was a spell where the Welsh were passing side to side in their own half for about 3 minutes - they were 0-2 down at the time.......

In fairness, and as said earlier, Denmark are actually a pretty good side. But Wales were poor. There was a rumour Ramsey and James were playing in the second half.... right.


...oh and Spurs really need a new left back.....

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Wales 0-4 Denmark

British football summed up.

First 15 minutes - what they can do. Balls in behind, forward passes from midfield.

Rest of the game - What they usually do. Sideways, backwards, no invention, no ideas - Denmark's first goal showed what can be done by accurate, positive, forward passing that splits the midfield, then with a runner to receive a pass while driving forward. The second half was just ridiculous. There was a spell where the Welsh were passing side to side in their own half for about 3 minutes - they were 0-2 down at the time.......

In fairness, and as said earlier, Denmark are actually a pretty good side. But Wales were poor. There was a rumour Ramsey and James were playing in the second half.... right.


...oh and Spurs really need a new left back.....

Denmark are very tidy team and handled Wales quite comfortably. Nevertheless, I was a bit disappointed in the Welsh performance. They seemed devoid of ideas. Good experience for the Welsh lads though and now Denmark will face either the Netherlands or the Czech Republic. I wouldn't write them off in the quarter finals.

Best wishes,
Steve

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drives people to drink! [;)]

Do people who like to drink really need an excuse to drink? [&:] [;)]

warspite1

Let me give that some thought and consideration, followed by a lengthy, and in-depth response.


No.

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Wales 0-4 Denmark

British football summed up.

First 15 minutes - what they can do. Balls in behind, forward passes from midfield.

Rest of the game - What they usually do. Sideways, backwards, no invention, no ideas - Denmark's first goal showed what can be done by accurate, positive, forward passing that splits the midfield, then with a runner to receive a pass while driving forward. The second half was just ridiculous. There was a spell where the Welsh were passing side to side in their own half for about 3 minutes - they were 0-2 down at the time.......

In fairness, and as said earlier, Denmark are actually a pretty good side. But Wales were poor. There was a rumour Ramsey and James were playing in the second half.... right.


...oh and Spurs really need a new left back.....

Denmark are very tidy team and handled Wales quite comfortably. Nevertheless, I was a bit disappointed in the Welsh performance. They seemed devoid of ideas. Good experience for the Welsh lads though and now Denmark will face either the Netherlands or the Czech Republic. I wouldn't write them off in the quarter finals.

Best wishes,
Steve