Euro 2020 — Day 16

Spain pushing pretty hard...

And then a remarkable own goal for Croatia!

Keep your eye on the ball!!!

Haha!!!

Crazy goal against Spain!!

Morata, what a joke of a striker.
Come on Croatia

Good chance for Vlasic to get one on target... but no.

I missed it! Have to wait for halftime highlights.

1-1 Espana

Great pressure by the Spaniards. Terrible defending, including probably a handball (?) by Croatia.

This game is a good 'un

Croatian keeper all over the place from the onset of that phase of play. Came out too far unnecessarily then had to scramble back. Ironically he made a great save initially but it fell kindly to the Spanish player.

Oh my God that own goal was awful. Keeper took his eyes off the ball completely.

Jeez that's awful.

Just as I was saying the Croatians are back in numbers & that will be difficult to break down.

Great delivery, defender got the wrong side. He was marking outside. Good goal by Spain though.

Good goal that and the correct body shape for whipping in a cross properly not that awful affectation Beckham had of forcing it via a weird foot and body angle

How is it that I can have a 150 Meg download speed on Fibre to the house, and still lose the picture & signal on Sky Go?

Redshite gremlins. Great save by the Spanish keeper!

Hmm… ITV Hub via Chrome seems just fine!

This late flag raising offside thing is stupid. Someone's eventually going to get hurt.

When it's so damn obvious, raise your flag. I was watching the Austin FC v Columbus Crew game last night and it was so refreshing to see ARs raising their flags with little to no wait on the offside calls.

Michael -

Chrome is the way to go when streaming. I can't stream a thing through Safari, never, ever have a problem with Chrome. Not sure why one browser is so superior to another. Chrome is key though.

Said that throughout the season Jamie. They're going to allow olay to go on and it will result in injury. Make the call then look at it in my opinion.

3-1. Think that's it honestly. Croatia sent packing.

Agree Danny!

Defender totally misjudged the flight of the ball there and then falls over to make it look worse.

On day one of Wimbledon, game set and match as they say.

Michael its usually 30 seconds behind even if you use it in the UK. Although using through a vpn doesn't help. Some vpns are faster than others.

Game, set and match.

Croatia stutter in front of goal and end up not even shooting.

Yes, Jamie, Chrome is normally my first choice. Sky in the UK is like DirectTV over there and I was sucked in by their App, which is not as stable as it should be.

Mind, I've been having a rough time trying to read the utter crap that is the Liverpool Echo webshite via Chrome.

I switched to Jabber Bill's Microsoft Edge and it works a lot better.

I avoid the Echo website Michael. The pop ups and adware are annoying.

Oh hello

Michael -

I'm a snooty pro-Apple guy. I couldn't browse via any Microsoft means. Edge is shite.

I do run bootcamp on one Mac mini as Windows is great for the very, very few number of games I have on computer. That's the extent of my Windows usage, and it's filtered through an Apple app in bootcamp! ;0)

And how in the world did that ball almost not cross the line!

8-9 minutes with stoppage. Croatia not dead yet?

Thanks, David. I'm gonna need a lot of help next season – I've been well spoilt for years in the USA with every game on NBC and then, with Covid back here, every Premier League game televised in the UK when normally it would be barely half of them.

I shall need to master some streaming tricks for next season!

Michael, out of curiosity, did you enjoy your time in America?
Do you miss it at all, or are you happy to be back home?

I travel a lot (not so much recently of course) but the hoops you go through just to watch a game of football.

Spain made hard work of this.

They get me every time, Danny. The shite headline has just enough bait woven into it. I click on it and end up wading through utter shite … and for what? Nada, Zilch, Nyet!

Aah Michael, l thought you were in the states. What l did was get a d WOW

Game on

OHHHHHH. WOW

Brilliant game. Errors, chaos, some decent footy, drama, a comeback, anything I left out???

I avoid the Echo website Michael. The pop ups and adware are annoying.

Oh hello.

Get in Hrvatska!!

OOooooooo! Brilliant stuff!!!

ET beckons.

Sorry+
What l did was get a dazn subscription and coupled with vpn l could stream all the games in the UK. And when l was in Canada l could also use it to stream sky go

Love crosses and headers. Get that ball in the box and attack it!

Croats playing the game that terrifies the technocrats - balls out park footy.

You have to admire the crap out of Croatia. Down 2 goals, a lot of teams would have mentally packed it in and been knocked out.

You could see the Croatians redoubling efforts, wanting to stay in the tournament, and telling Spain, "Not today!"

Brilliant.

Game of the tournament so far...

Watching this game I've forgotten all about our managerial saga.

Oh man that was close. An entire country would have erupted if that went in.

Colin, so had I. Thanks for the reminder! 😜😂

It was a brilliant goal, running forward with the ball, no faffing around, pinpoint cross… I vaguely remember when all football was like that.

Did the diminutive Luca Modric just absolutely truck someone?

Oh my God what a save!

How did that not go in?

Orsic is some player. Think he was the one who got a hat trick against Spurs for Zagreb after spending years in Korea. Or something like that.

This is a GREAT game. Great.

Although not traditional, part of me wants the drama of PKs here.

Robert -

Right now anyone who's name ends in "ic" is some player!

I feel TERRIBLE for the Croatian right back. Misjudged the flight of the cross terribly. Man.

Ouch!

What a pass!!! Wow. Pinpoint. NOW I think it's over?

Static defending. He jumps from a standing position rather than judge the flight of the cross.

5th goes in game over?? Who knows with this one!

He's offside?

Game this 3-5

Like a real footy match this

Oh man so close Croatia.

Now THAT was a hell of a game.

What a game that was.

Moving onto France v Switzerland. Surprise early goal.

Random one, I often wonder what language the players communicate in given its a country with a 65% German majority and then the rest roughly split between French & Italian.

Like Belgium. Dutch or French?

Happy the Swiss scored first, should make for a decent game.

The big Swiss lad in the middle Ebolo,love to see him in a blue shirt, I've been really impressed with him.

Embolo looks more of a player than Pogba

Danny, my ex swiss gf spoke 5 languages. Including romanchcjstchc

John, Embolo looks class doesn't he. Ouch

Swiss deserve this lead

Is he Embolo or Ebolo ?

First time I've seen him. according to the commentator he has struggled to get in the M'Gladbach team.

Not on this form he wouldnt. He has stormed the Bastille this half. Interesting to see if he is a two halves player

After the craziness of the NBA game 'twixt Croatia and Spain, I'm now really enjoying the France-Swiss game.

It's being played very much on Swiss terms at the moment.

I'll wager an imaginary bet that a certain Tony Abrahams of this parish will be enjoying the Swiss set up against France's 3 centre backs.

Using the whole width of the park with pacey direct players attacking not just the flanks, but also from central midfield. Exellent crossfield passing to switch the direction of attack.

Pogba denied space to play his quarter back role. Mbappe being kept on a short leash by his marker also. Kante not an influence on the game at all because the Swiss are offloading the ball before he can harry them into coughing it up.

Very, very impressed by the Swiss.

I use DAZN in Canada it shown every premier game last year and is supposed to have the contract for next season. TSN Canada showing every European game including the final

I'd never heard of Embolo before I watched him shred the USA defense in Switzerland's friendly win last month. I was impressed then and I'm impressed now.

Good game this, Swiss definitely got the measure of France here, Embolo excellent so far, Rabiot has been less than ordinary in all 4 games, is Brands really considering him?

Cack penalty that

France was halfway onto the plane home before that save. And now it's 1-1 and they gotta be favorites.

Really good game. 1-1

Why the fuck didn't Shakiri take the pen. The Swiss deserve fuck all. Criminal.

2-1 France. What a turnaround

Benzema brilliance there, and again!

And now it's upside down.

After a really boring set of group games, this tournament is now ace. Basically, you can get at any of these fancied sides. None of them are any good at defending.

Oh, Switzerland!

What a dog's dinner!

From dominating the game and a chance of having two feet, not just one foot firmly in the quarters, to going 2-1 down in the blink of an eye.

Football, eh?

Wow. France are back. If we get Benitez tomorrow perhaps Usamov can soften the blow and go get us Mbappe and Pogba to go with Nunez and Dumfries.

Valbuena will be delighted. Roll on October.

France have athleticism, skill and character can't see anyone stopping them.

Both French goals came from the Swiss losing possession easily in there own half.

Robert #80, Italy certainly is. I believe Austria's goal was the first they gave up since last summer.

What a ball by Pogba!

These are magic at the moment

Swiss have a very pacy centre back Elvedi. Don't see many match Mbappè.

I've only started watching the game properly since the second half started Jay, so I'm gutted I've missed that first half performance from the Swiss, whilst I'm thinking how lucky Ancelotti is, getting to manage players like Benzema once again.

WOW!

Sheer brilliance.

I like the fact that the Swiss are not sitting too deep unless they have to. France finding space

That ball is placed into the top corner. From distance. Brilliance.

Spectacular

And yet so humble

So we lose France or Spain next round, shaping up this tourno.

Football really can be a beautiful game.

Game on

Best game yet

Today has been a joy to watch and as I write Swiss get a second!!

Swiss offside goal!!

Looked marginally offside.

Where are the forensic VAR lines for that disallowed goal?

Jeff, you need specs not VAR!

Not used at this tournament Jeff

Looked quite close from that side view Brent, mind you I'm watching next doors telly through the garden fence!

Oh yessss

3-3!!!

3-3!

!!!!!!!

3 bloody 3!!!!!

Unbelievable

Sensational goal. Sensational game.

What a day of football. I'm so glad we get extra.

OMG!!

Ian, the lines are used mate.

Brilliant. This is why we need more goals Everton, it what football is supposed to be!

What are the chances of two teams recovering late on from 3-1 to 3-3 in successive games ?

Mr Ambassador, today you are spoiling us. The scoring in this game has followed the same path as the earlier game

Brilliant game. Crossbar. This is why I'm tempted to pay my TV licence!

What a game!!!

Two games. Four top teams playing their asses off. And two 3-3 extra time extravaganzas. Does it get any better than this?

Sorry Jeff didn't realise they used lines - not seen them

Xhaka and Pogba so much better playing for their countries.

I think l'd prefer pens now to cap off the day

Frank, you could have gotten huge odds on Spain and France blowing late 2-goal leads.

That's just being greedy David

And August we can look forward to - Iwobi, Siggi, Holgate.

No worries Ian, they pop up about 10 minutes after the incident, did for that one too.

Xhaka needs to go away and practice his passing

I can take a breath to say they showed the offside lines on my channel about 3 minutes later.

Doesn't get better Mike. This is the footy I remember, running off the ball, through passes, all action, no faffing around.

What a joy to see proper footy.

The idea of 2 teams actually going at it seemed to have gone forever but it's still there - marvellous

I can't imagine a more enjoyable way to spend a day -- unless it involves Halle Berry.

Well, that was all very mundane and boring!

Other than a 15 minute purple patch by France during which they scored their 3 goals, the Swiss have been the better team over the 90.

Really hope they get across the line in extra time WITHOUT penalties, judged on the one they had saved.

The level of spirit and commitment from the Swiss, incredible. Teamwork still the major element at any level.

Brent, no way you're buying a licence. I've heard they're more than 20 quid, shocking.

Bloomin' eck, these games are no good for me old ticker!

Jeff, hope you pried a bigger hole in that fence. You don't wanna miss any of this.

10 quid for black and white, Will.

"For those watching in black and white, the French are in dark blue".

This is the difference when it is a knockout game, nothing to loose if you go for it, takes your mind of what we may have to watch in August

Mike, bit like Brent, almost makes me want to buy my own telly!

Jeff, do you remember that guy on Golden Shot who didn't have a telly?

I think everyone likes to see goals, but the best games of football are when both teams are full of attacking energy, and whoever gets the Everton job, needs to get us a lot fitter, faster, and bring in some aggressive runners, because looking back in time at our winning teams, this is how we usually won!

I'm knackered and I am only watching!

This could be 6 all at this stage

I don't agree with carrying the yellow cards over from the first round stages.

Close from the Swiss. What a game!

We have this to look forward to under Benitez. Cough

A "telly"??? How old are you guys?

Don't remember him Brent, I remember Bernie the bolt ( not B. Wright) Anne Aston etc

I'm joining in with the wave

So, anybody watching? 😂

I'm watching on my telly Mike ! In colour too.

Tony Abrahams -

AMEN!

I'm listening on the wireless, in black and white.

Best game by a mile so far.

Jeff, this "viewer" who phoned in to play didn't have a TV so was watching a telly through a TV shop window. Couldn't see it properly which resulted in big delay in telling Bernie to "fire".

Listening on the wireless here too. Next door's

Streaming it on my Amstrad.

Good to know, Jeff. I thought maybe you were getting the scores by teletype.

It's ringing a bell Brent.

Typing up these comments on my Edwardian typewriter.

My Swiss neughbours are asleep. Go figure!

Is it me, or are players continually driving forward to take the space?

Wonderful to watch.

It's an hour ahead in their world Julian, game finished a while ago!

Tony, you don't have a PA?

I had forgotten what the beautiful game was like

Pissed Auntie?

Jeff I live in Switzerland. The majority has no interest in football. Even this won't turn them.

They're just neutral about it, Julian.

That was the one, Tony.

Exiting fluid skilful football. Take note catering kopite.

What are people's views? Do we want penalties or not?

Mike G. To be honest, they feel there aren't enough born and bred locals in the team. Lets just leave it that way.

Julian -

What is their sport then? Skiing?

Hoarding money Jamie and hiking!

Making chocolate, pfft . if you can call that a sport!

I think Mbappe cramped up just as he shot that.

Another defence splitter from Pogba

Hahahaha! Bank or two in that country? Couple of relocating businessmen "retiring"?

Jeff (106), when I lived in town the fella next door was always outside looking in watching my telly, I went out out one night and pulled him up and asked him why he was always looking in and watching my telly, “ what the fuck are you talking about “ he said “ I'm looking in my own house watching my own telly” I was out of order to be honest, I didn't realise he had a turn in his eye.

And making imperfect cheese, Julian.

There is a huge ex Yugoslav/ Albanian population here and it's those kids who play football.

When he's on it Pogba is a joy to watch

Ummm, yeah, I've read something about that, Julian. Not exactly welcoming of certain ethnicities.

Tony, a Swiss winner for me, I've got to be up at 5.30 am

Right Brent. They piss on cheddar here.

Julian, l was drivng with my ex near ish to Basel and she pulled over to get the sking results on. Although she to a game with me once. And it was 0-0 so didnt want to go again. Cant blame her

Some of the passing by Pogba and Xhaka just brilliant

Pens would be advantage France IMO. Better keeper.

Can anyone remember who it was who said you should change your keeper before penalty shoot outs? It will psyche out the opposition and make them think you have a super shot stopper.

Spare a thought for Arsenal fans watching Xhaka play like this

Naaa Mike, l'm so sure about Lloris

Next time you're here you let me know David.. Pulled over to get the ski results. Haha.

Dave 177, Stan Boardman ‘74 ?

Mike -

There would be IMMENSE pressure on France if it went to PKs.

Jeff - not too bad if you are a morning person. I am decidedly not.

Jeff, Stan Boardman pinched that - from Dave Abrahams 1878.

Tony, I wish had been Bobby Robson when Shilton was in goal.

Some keeper Jeff

Nice save there.

Brillian Julian. She really did. I thought she was joking hah

Squeaky bum time for the French

Oh boy great spot for a free kick!

PKs. Let's go.

Tony195, great keeper, but he hardly ever saved penalties.

Who's your money in Jamie? I reckon the Swiss have the better shot stopper.

What a pity a match like this will be decided by the lottery that is penalties.

Neither team deserve to go out like that.

Julian -

Switzerland. Not betting with my head. If France get knocked out, I still am alive in my family's Euro pool! ;0)

I disagree - the French will do this

Come on Switzerland, love an underdog,and they've been brilliant tonight.

Lloris already saved one pen. He's bigger and quicker than Sommer.

But I'm rooting for the Swiss too.

Darren -

Part of the game. Life isn't fair mate!

Jeff (190), No, Arthur Askey 1954.

Jeff - I hadn't really twigged that. I heard Big Nev a couple of years ago at the London Everton Fans' AGM. He said saving penalties was basically luck

Nice start

Far too witty for Arthur Askey Dave, surely.

I swear to God CBs never miss pens.

Let the loser go out through a fantastic penalty from the opposition not a ballooned miss by themselves.

Fuck, next door just switched off!

Why am I nervous. Just ridiculous. Seriously have butterflies and I don't have a horse in this race.

I never did, Jamie!

Remember how bad De Gea was for Utd last month... l swear it looked like he dove the wrong way on purpose he was that bad

Mike it's uncanny! CBs never, ever miss pens. Swear to God.

Jeff, l had to read back through all the texts as l was about to offer you my spare tv

Calling it. France miss here

And I was wrong.

Is Gareth Southgate due to take one?

I'm cramping up!

Yessssssssssssssss Switzerland

Oh its only the worlds most valuable player!!! Ouvh

93 in a row for me, Jamie.

SWISS

Choked it

Wow wow wow wow

YESSSSSS. Hahaha. Richest dude in football misses. WOW!

AU REVOIR!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, France and Switzerland. Superb.

WHAT A DAY OF FOOTBALL!

Just got home from the office and saw mbappe lose it for the baggetes needed a Swiss win for the Crowley bracket challenge.. let's gooo!!!

Didn't see that coming!!

I'm glad he missed.

Happy for the Swiss but French arrogance cost them at 3-1 up.

However shame we wont see more of France. So its an England ltaly final?

Toblerones for the Swiss tonight.

Only Germany, Belgium and Italy for us to worry about now… :)

I might get a day off tomorrow.

HITC says Everton have offered its manager position to Didier Deschamps.

Cloud Cuckoo land

The Swiss and Danes are defining the tournament.

Fully deserved.

Swiss outstanding.

Better tactics. Better football. Stronger resilience. Stronger nerve.

Got to say, I didn't even consider the Swiss when looking at this tournament, but they have just gone toe-to-toe with the best team in the world.

France fought like Champions. The Swiss fought like demons. What a fucken game!

Rendon, just say you've been in contact with some ToffeeWebers and you need to isolate to watch the footy

Best pair of games ever. Now that's what I call football.

France threw this away. Complacent.

Okay, that was even better than Halle Berry.

As I said on a previous post, the cockerels have been knocked off their perch and got plucked!!

An incredible day of football, crazy defending, wonderful goals, reputations dismissed and a thoroughly enjoyable couple of matches.

Having been starved of entertainment by Everton for large parts of last season, today has rekindled my affection for the game. You don't get too many games like today's but that's the sort of football that neutrals love to watch and even partizans would rather watch teams trying to score, rather than watching pointless passing with no purpose.

Jeff (225) you must have gone next door but one, glad you saw it!!

Goodnight boys. Was a brilliant day's football.

Well. Swiss can face anyone if they can replicate that performance. Have we just seen the next Greece?

How fantastic to see a game filled with positive forward passes and movement from both teams, at all stages of the game... and teams obviously allowed to play that way by their management.

I haven't checked the schedule. What games are on tomorrow?

Now you really are taking the piss, Mike.

Anthony @ 180,

He plays like that once in every 10 games.

Brent, you can tell Mike spends too much time on TW. I didn't think Americans did sarcasm!

One of the things I've enjoyed so far is the amount of players who like to run with the ball and take players on without stopping and turning back to play a pass.

Mike, come on you know full well it is Sweden vs Ukraine.

Gotta drop in a hook once in a while, Brent... just to see if somebody will bite.

You're a naughty boy, Mike. A very naughty boy.

Anthony,

It shows how rare it's become in many levels of the game. International managers so far this tournament seem mostly positive, hope it continues.

Well, there go the favourites. Great day of football entertainment.

Bit late posting this really, but this is the best thread I've read on ToffeeWeb in ages, which just goes to show that teams playing positive football are really good for the soul!

Two great games,had all a footy fan could want from the "Beautiful Game".

Still fucking gutted Wales went out without laying a glove on Denmark...sigh.