Euro 2012 knockout stage predictions | 132 comments (132 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Euro 2012 knockout stage predictions (none / 0)

Q1: Czech Republic - Portugal
Q2: Germany - Greece
Q3: Spain - France
Q4: England - Italy

S1: Portugal - France

S2: Germany - England

Final: France - Germany

France can beat Spain like they can beat New Zealand at rugby once in a while. But austerity wins in the end.

Wind power

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 06:15:07 AM EST

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Of course France can beat Spain, the last two tournament victories are due to the market mistakenly pricing all countries equally due to the Euro.

If you are not convinced, try it on someone who has not been entirely debauched by economics. — Piero Sraffa

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 07:04:08 AM EST
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Re: Euro 2012 knockout stage predictions (4.00 / 2)

By next time, do you expect that austerity will have done its job, and we will see

Q1: Germany - Germany
Q2: Germany - Germany
Q3: Germany - Germany
Q4: Germany - Germany

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 07:06:52 AM EST
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No, next time we will have Germany, Netherlands, Austria and Finland in the Semifinals.

If you are not convinced, try it on someone who has not been entirely debauched by economics. — Piero Sraffa

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 07:09:36 AM EST
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There will be no group stage... the other countries having been expelled from the Euro.

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- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 07:47:29 AM EST
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and Luxembourg.... the subs will be kept in offshore accounts.

by Euroliberal on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 07:47:40 AM EST
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Any chance the Faroe Islands would qualify? That would wipe out the Austrians....

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Wed Jun 20th, 2012 at 10:03:54 AM EST
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22 June (none / 0)

so far, so good (and so easy). Tomorrow the fun starts...

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by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 at 05:28:00 PM EST
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Re: 22 June (none / 1)

I think your forecast that France will beat Spain is somewhat optimistic

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