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Germany: It has a very experienced team and have players with great quality (Philipp Lahm, Michael Ballack, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose).
Qualificou for the Euro 2008 in 2 nd place in Group D with 27 points (8v, 3e and 1d). During the qualification marked 35 goals and suffered only 7 goals in 12 matches played.
In Euro 2008, reached the 2 nd place in Group B with 6 points (2v and 1d). It was 4 goals and has 2 goals in 3 matches played. In the quarter-finals, eliminated Portugal in regulation time.

Turkey: It is a team median of European football and has signed some players with credits in several European championships (Hamit Altıntop, Emre Belözoğlu, Tuncay Şanlı and Nihat Kahveci).
Qualificou for the Euro 2008 in 2 nd place in Group C with 24 points (7v, 3e and 2d). During the qualification marked 25 goals and has 11 goals in 12 matches played.
In Euro 2008, reached the 2 nd place in Group A with 6 points (2v and 1d). Marcou has 5 goals and 5 goals in 3 matches played. In the quarter-finals, eliminated by Croatia after the marking of large penalties.

H2H: In the confrontation between both teams, there is a tie (2v, 1e and 2d to Germany and Turkey). However, Germany has lost only once in official matches against Turkey (1998).

Conclusion: Germany is now a major candidate to victory at Euro 2008. The football has not been the Germans vistoso but the coolness and efficiency are well patents.
Turkey is to counter all predictions in this Euro 2008 and, despite being very close to elimination by several times, the ability to fight the Turks ensured the presence in the semi-finals. However, the team is very desfalcada for this meeting because of the large number of injuries (Servet Çetin, Emre Güngör, Tümer Metin, Emre Belözoğlu and Nihat Kahveci) and punishments (Volkan Demirel, Emre Aşık, Tuncay Şanlı and Arda Turan).
So I hope a very strong entry of Germans to solve the eliminatory in part 1, thus, the management of the team for the game's final.

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Analysis: And there's the first game of the quarter-finals. On one hand our selection of the other side always feared Germany. We tomorrow in perspective an excellent game, even though you think you will be too tactical.
Portugal reaches the quarter-finals after a phase of very good groups. Brilhou in the first two games with two excellent wins and their views, since the last game ahead of Switzerland, that brilhantismo appeared. The only reason for this result is that the team has to play are those who played in the first two games, that is, most of which are played front of Switzerland is good to play against San Marino and against Andorra x ).
As for Germany also made a positive phase of groups. In the kill against Poland but disappointed against Croatia and, despite having won to Austria, not convinced that game.

In terms of collective and individuals, no doubt that Portugal is much better than this Germany. However, we know that sometimes the collective and individuals are not enough. It is also necessary to have some reputation and some weight in the world of football, and what is certain is that Germany has it all. And that it is a colossus the world in terms futebolisticos sometimes leads that in certain situations of doubt (I am talking about the arbitration), as "small" is always the wronged. I do not want to begin to raise suspicions, but what is certain is that in the last game that arbitration was a scandal, and perhaps it was a warning to what might be happening.

However, I believe that our "illustrious chest Lusitanian" will sing higher. Tomorrow, Ronaldo, Deco and company will spread class field by leading Portugal to another victory. What we have seen from Germany, I think we're a team physically weakened. It is a team that depends on a lot of Ballack, and if he does not surrender, the team loses quality. Physically I also think that our team is better, and the team to play tomorrow shall take almost a week to more rest for Germany, so I think it will be a point in our favour.

It is also that Germany will make some low for the game tomorrow, as is the case your best scorer, podolski. However, other points of the boom may render such as Gomez.

Despite the H2H be favourable to Germany, I think that tomorrow we have more conditions to change this situation: we have improved initial, we have an audience that supports the selection everywhere, and we have the hope and a tremendous desire to succeed.

Analysis: We enter last day for this group and only lack decide who will accompany Portugal to the Quarter-Final. However, in this game, there is nothing to decide. I mean, only in this game are two things at stake: if Portugal do vai full (with 9 points) or if the full vai be done by Switzerland, but contrary to (0 points).

We know from before-hand that our selection is not vai make the utmost strength for this game, because it is necessary to rest some players. However, as someone has said, a Portuguese second line is much better than the first team in Switzerland.

For the Portugal team should align:
Ricardo, Miguel, Pepe, R. Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira
Miguel Veloso, Moutinho and Fernando Meira
Quaresma, Postiga and Nani

For the selection Switzerland:
Benaglio, Magnin, Senderos, Muller, Lichtsteiner
Barnetta, Inler, Fernandes
Yakin, Derdiyok, Behrami

Another factor which I think is essential, is the question anímica. Portugal is psychologically very strong, has two wins in two games and two beautiful views. Already Switzerland shall take a bit fragile for this game. Lost, in my view unfairly with the Rep. Czech, and the last game with Turkey has the chance to flee still have to qualify in time for discounts.

Conclusion: Though not present in the maximum strength I have full confidence in our team. In the team shall holder of great quality players who want to show service, and as such, it will be the only game where can do. Portugal will certainly very relaxed for this game, and sooner or later, a goal will eventually appear. However, the tie could be a possible scenario, and as such, I am going to the DNB-saving save the bet. The odd is nothing special, but I think the likelihood of losing the bet is rather low.

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And you can even consider an end, as the tie serves no one, and we finished well penaltys! And go to the lottery is something that neither of the two or thereby respecting both the strategies outlined for the game will try to solve everything by it in 90 minutes.

The Turks, showing a Euro soccer in this fast, very fast with transitions where seek Nihat and Tuncay, Portugal saw similar choose the system that led them to have to worry about in terms more defensive and leaving the counter-attack. Despite the defeat by 2x0, the Turks managed to create some in the final minute chills.

Front to Switzerland, once again your system does not bore fruit, this time due to weather and the pitch they were unfit for their style of game, then that the hosts also want to have a say in clearance led to they had me right now.

But Turkey, dealing well with adversity managed to turn the game result of a large delivery and a pontinha of luck, which may well thank cambalhota marker when the guard-networks, not because he did the 2x1, but because avoided with 2x1-class opponent in the final moments!

In the game of the Turks today are so much moralizados and ready to discuss until the last second of the group, and for them the last and even until the final whistle!

The Czechs in turn come well in Euro with a victory over the hosts, was not a game quite achieved the victory but fell. Then against Portugal, after being at a disadvantage managed to tie the game and balanced by the Portuguese team to get time in the game and solve it for them.

Czechs to a game to another scheme exchanged his game. If a first game in apostaram Koller and a direct to this, in the second game was Baros who played in front and the Croats gained more speed and ideas.

For today, Terim thanks to some changes in his team, despite everything should continue to play the same way. Already the Czech side, I think we should align with Baros in front, given that they vai bring more speed and does not limit the team to a very direct style of play.

The first minute of the match will be very closed, because both teams listed know that is very involved and a false entry in can be fatal. Over time, and I think that a more experienced Czech mandar will start in the game by imposing its slower pace thus that Turkey takes the game and give him a speed "crazy".

It will be a game to decide on the details, but even where i will not be easy because the two-guard networks are in excellent moment of form.
Another departure to resolve itself in a corner? Yes it is quite likely, the Czechs showed against Portugal (albeit with a mark of failure) that are hazardous in this situation, and the Turks to defend balls stops, tremem enough. Therefore it is a very real possibility.

The Czechs have a more veteran team, which in some situations is a point against, here it seems to me clearly favourable due to constraints involving the meeting. Even at the Bank Bruckner and much more cold and calculista that Terim, who vibrates with most of the bids. Turkey is thus a more emotional team and that vai behind the current game, and so vai growing, but it seems to me that the Czechs have the most intelligence to not allow it!

So expect a difficult victory for the Czech side, where Turkey will do its utmost to reverse the situation and thus the victory dignificará opponent!

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Sweden and Spain will discuss in this game of the leadership group.

Sweden: confess, I am not convinced that Sweden in the game against Greece, was not the genial Ibrahimovic to grab a goal almost come from nowhere and I suspect that Sweden had not won the game, collectively failed the majority of the time and arrived at 65 minutes of the game with just over 2 or 3 rematas the goal and none of them dangerous.

The last quarter of an hour of the first part and the first 20 minutes of the second little is seen of Sweden who was literally a strait-jacket and without ideas to counter the anti-game in Greece. Many of the Swedish players seemed something of a low form, namely that Fredrik Ljungberg almost not seen in the game.

Spain: It confirmed my suspicions in the first game, is the Selection Spanish stronger in recent years and which has already forget the absence of Raul. A team loose, very quickly and very solid middle of the field to the front, has its players in its most advanced its strongest since performing the last pass with ease and remate easy. Descomplicam easily the offensive moves with a football very direct and clear certinho knowing when a player.

The weakest point seems to me that the defense abanou and that way the last minute, but in my view by over-confidence and for having given too early and won the game as I speak now or substitutions almost scandalous too soon as the Fernando Torres.

Conclusion: The Greece that little or nothing has managed to freeze the Sweden 2 / 3 of the meeting, then the picture is that Spain can do, Greece 2 of the party until the goal of Sweden succeeded scandalously begin to dominate the game and even had the best chance of goal before the Swedish goal. I even believe that Sweden will balance the game until the second time since then I doubt it.

Yes I will make further comparison, if Greece to go from snail still managed to be dangerous and there is then a picture-Spain at the speed of a Ferrari, who is here for me the game desequilibra totally in favour of Spain, Spain showed Tuesday a pace of play and a speed estonteantes, the environment field to the front of Spain showed learn to play first ring without errors and so rapidissima, sincerely and I saw in Sweden they do not have no kidneys for the Spanish as they do not have enough speed for changes to speed the tips of launches.

Finally I believe that Spain could easily resolve the meeting was to be back quickly with an offensive movements in the first touch football.

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This game will be very important for these two teams, since the winning team will be very close to winning the 1 st place in the group, enabling it to avoid the 1 st ranked Group A.

Germany confirmed credentials in the first meeting of the Euro, which jumped to view the mobility of the offensive trio of attack composed of Podolski, Klose and Mario Gomez that confused the Polish defence, forcing it to make mistakes.
What Germany is a great team, already knew, the question was whether this would be well Euro, and the match with Poland, where he won by 2-0, it was important to remove doubts.

On the other side is that Croatia beat Austria by the fragile 1-0 in the opening match of the group. Croatia entered to win the match with a goal of Modric of major penalty, spending the rest of the game in a very conservative posture.

Croatia showed weaknesses at physical and offensive and it is in the game with Germany is not better physically present, can hardly discuss the game with the powerful Germany that after convincing victory over Poland is even more motivated and confident.

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The Czech Republic won 1-0 by Switzerland, but this result is a liar. Switzerland was the better team on the field, had the best goal of occasions, and the Czechs on the only occasion that had made the goal, even over a move full of luck. Even worse, even with the star of Switzerland, Frei, leaving the injured still in Part 1, the Czech Republic not been imposed, and Switzerland was not a great act of Cech and also a blind eye to the arbitrators could have done more. This selection is not the same as already, there is no Nedved and Poborsky, Rosicky and the Euro failure by injury. In the attack, Koller is already very old, lost and walks alone, the field means no fuel, which seems safar is the defence and goal.

The eleven who played with Switzerland should be the same for this game:
Cech, Grygera, Jankulovsky, Ujfalusi, Rozehnal; Galazek, Polak, Sionko, Jarolim; Plasil, Koller

Portugal, our selection, surprised many people to play as played forward to Turkey, including myself. But we should not embandeirar arc in the Turkish selection, is already in itself is weak, was desfalcada and conditioned to this game. Portugal has a good game, deserved the victory and maybe a more comfortable victory, but this game with the Czech Republic will be the real test for how far you can go this selection. We had Ricardo without flicker, an imperial defence, Bosingwa equal to himself, Pepe and Ricardo Carvalho to clear everything, and Paulo Ferreira to reach for orders, to show that it is a win bet with regard to defend. In the middle field, Petit also to sweep everything, that it is able, Moutinho deserves to be where it is magical and Deco to give a white glove estalada of us that were not in a position to the euro too, with an excellent display. In the attack, curiously emphasis on Nuno Gomes, who despite squander in front of goal, appeared quite well in combinations, with Ronaldo and Simão to be a little off.

In this game, Scolari must repeat the eleven, with Fernando Meira tested in the position of Petit, which sincerely hope not pass a test, or something to introduce when Portugal is an advantage, to stop play and have someone stronger by air.

I do not think the defence is that Portugal will sin because it is one of the best European, and crush with this attack of the Czech Republic, see us not to suffer goals. So there are only two exits, win or tie or a 0. Yet, against a weaker selection, Portugal has excellent information, and with very experienced players believe fully that Portugal did not go with over-confidence and can win the game. We have many solutions attackers, and we are facing a great defense, so this will be the first major test of our attack, and believe that with less or more difficult to get goal. Then the time will face the Czechs behind the injury, but our defense did not allow large aflições consistent, and there's always the possibility, as in the last game, kill the game against the attack. The Czech Republic will not have the same fate as the last game, and facing our selection should be the first defeat in European, and remain at 0.

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France is in a hard group and the game against Romania is a must win game for them. Netherlands and Italy is alongside France expected to fight for the two tickets out from the group, so everybody knows that this game is a must win....

Romania is ofcourse not an puppy among wolves in this group, but surely they are a weaker team than their opponents in the group.....

As mentioned, I have a feeling for France in this tournment and I have to back them here at this price given....

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Switzerland is one of the home nations and will have the advantage of the home crowd. But I am not impressed by this team at all. I have followed them closely, with their win over Turkey in qualification round for World Championship 2006 included. This team is a mediocre one and despite having the crowd support I dont see them getting anything out of this group.

Czech Republic is an talented team and they are clearly better than the Swiss. They will have Rosicky missing but have many good players....

I cant see Swiss winning this game and like the price offered on this handicap... In case of a draw we get our money back!