"Draw" for Euro 2020 - A Joke?

[lotusch]

Not sure if people follow this but the way the "draw" will take place for the Euro 2020 football championships is the least to say a lousy one.
Even before the draw has taken place some groups have already formed partially.

Belgium already knows it will be placed in a group with Russia and Denmark.
The Netherlands already knows it will be in a group with Ukraine and IF Romania makes it through the play offs they will also be added into this group.
This means both Belgium and The Netherlands already know 2 of the 3 opponents before the draw even has been done and only will find out Friday who they will get out of POT 4.

Some football players also have commented on this via their Twitter Channels or other social media, like for example Kevin De Bruyne.

Years ago it was just a full open draw, now it is all pre-determined by geo locations, political risks (some countries cannot be put in the same group), financial reasons, commercial reasons etc etc etc.

What is your opinion about that guys?

 

[goatwack]

It's rigged, obviously

 

[Welshy88]

Can't wait to be drawn in group A.
Could work out for us a trip to Baku,Rome then back to Baku

 

[anddi32]

Yes full joke. In Finland we already know that our group will be A or B. All other groups are impossible to join for us.

 

[lotusch]

Well Ukraine and Romania wouldn't be a bad draw for us, but it defeats the excitement of the draw

 

[lotusch]

Can't wait to be drawn in group A.
Could work out for us a trip to Baku,Rome then back to Baku

At least yous made it, watched the game last night.
Great spirit in the Welsh team and Ramsay is so underestimated sometimes.
Great target player.

 

[lotusch]

Yes full joke. In Finland we already know that our group will be A or B. All other groups are impossible to join for us.

And gratz to Finland for qualifying ^^

 

[dunover]

I wonder if England will get the Gold D like in Russia's WC, a stroll through to the semis again - I doubt it.

 

[Welshy88]

At least yous made it, watched the game last night.
Great spirit in the Welsh team and Ramsay is so underestimated sometimes.
Great target player.

i think we have a better team then Euro 2016 team some exciting players get out of the group and I would be happy.

 

[anddi32]

And gratz to Finland for qualifying ^^

Thanks. Our first qualifiers were 1938 (world cup). Since then no good result in qualifiers (world cup or european champs). Thank god in 2019 it finally happened. So we needed only 81 years to qualify.

 

[goatwack]

Okey dokey, so here's hoping Germany draw Wales and Finland somewhere down the line

 

[The Viking]

I wonder if England will get the Gold D like in Russia's WC, a stroll through to the semis again - I doubt it.

not if we (Iceland) have anything to do with it but first we got to go through playoffs in Mars

 

[goatwack]

Maybe with some luck England can blag their way past other teams' Under-13s and B-Teams en route to another Semi-Final bye

 

[sufferinsilence]

Basically countries that don't provide a stadium are being punished. Now, it's a damn shame we (Belgium) couldn't provide one but that shouldn't work against us. A draw for a tournament should be open, after all these are the best teams in Europe.

If countries can't be in groups with some others because of political reasons those countries shouldn't be allowed to participate, simple as that. What if they meet eachother further on in the tournament? Empty stadium?

 

[lotusch]

not if we (Iceland) have anything to do with it but first we got to go through playoffs in Mars

I really do hope they make the play offs but it will be difficult.
Only 1 of 4 teams will go through.

I always had a soft spot for Iceland, even when they butt wiped The Netherlands, we were simply not good enough those years.

Now we are back with a young and very talented team.

 

[goatwack]

Group F not a complete pisstake at all, with Germany, France & Portugal so far

Maybe throw in 1970 Brazil and the Harlem Globetrotters too, why not eh

 

[spiker1977]

Group F = fuuuccckkkk did german coach think after he did see it.... we are fck..

 

[lotusch]

Whahaha yeah the German group is sweeeeeet...

I am happy with our group, looks good to qualify for knock out stages ^^

Hoping Ireland will qualify too but I am afraid that will be a bridge too far for them..

 

[dunover]

In the group, England's games will all be at Wembley. Assuming they win the group we would have to play either Portugal, Germany or France in the first knockout in Dublin. If not, last 16 would be in Copenhagen against the 2nd. team from Spain's group.

Russia couldn't be drawn with Ukraine, England against the Irish republic and I think there was a few other fixtures with security issues. We could still play Sturgeon's Stormtroopers though if they get through their play-off games, because they would be in our group.

 

[mack341]

Basically countries that don't provide a stadium are being punished

In the group, England's games will all be at Wembley

hey what's going on with this euro 2020 then, why isn't it being held in the normal way? I must've missed this, I thought it was being held across 2 countries like a joint affair/partnership...

 

[goatwack]

It's being held across 75 countries, more as a celebration of how globalist we've become

 

[mack341]

Are there 75 countries in europe if there are my education must've been crap

 

[Playford7]

Group F not a complete pisstake at all, with Germany, France & Portugal so far

Maybe throw in 1970 Brazil and the Harlem Globetrotters too, why not eh

Haha some group that.

 

[Playford7]

It's being held across 75 countries, more as a celebration of how globalist we've become

Globalism is a cancer and must be resisted

 

[mack341]

I've just tried to read the wiki page on it, blimey it sounds complicated...I wonder where the final will be held?

- ah it's wembley I think...

 

[sufferinsilence]

I've just tried to read the wiki page on it, blimey it sounds complicated...I wonder where the final will be held?

- ah it's wembley I think...

Semi's and the final will be at Wembley. I'm not sure why they would have this tournament across most of Europe and not 1 or 2 countries like it usually is. Between this, nearly every country in Europe being able to qualify and the Nations League the whole setup of international football has become a joke.

 

[mack341]

We'll never be given the whole tournament again to hold, after brexit, it's been 24 years since the last time, that was a good tournament iirc with stefan kuntz, the nightmare for commentators, scoring the winner

edit: I got that wrong , it was bierhoff, who went onto have a good career in Italy.

 

[goatwack]

We'll negotiate a great deal with UEFA whereby we can still partake in the Euros, after having played 10 knockout preliminaries against San Marino, Luxembourg etc

After which we'll be put in a special Dunce Group, featuring just us and the Khazakstan Over-75s Women Team. All our matches will be played on concrete disused industrial estates, and our players must wear donkey hats

 

[Welshy88]

Well our group could of been worse .
Switzerland and Turkey in baku then off to rome to beat the Italians .

 

[dunover]

Governing body UEFA decided to stage "a party all over Europe" to mark 60 years since the inaugural Euro tournament. The QF's are in Russia, the Semis and Finals in London as are many of the qualifiers. May as well have staged the whole bloody thing here. Baku, FFS?? Why can't Wales play here too, it's lunacy like that stupid Chelsea-Arsenal UEFA Cup Final.