# Euro 2020 (in 2021) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [June 7, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756 "2021-06-07T11:00:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/182 "2021-06-30T07:47:44Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I have to say, that’s _such_ an English thing to complain about. Most other nations are happy when they win. With English fans I am afraid that they still want to beat me up after winning. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/183 "2021-06-30T07:55:41Z")
England fans sound like the Philadelphia Eagles fans of international soccer. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/184 "2021-06-30T08:39:30Z")
I’ve never heard of English fans rioting after winning. But I can imagine a bit of trouble after a loss or getting very drunk and throwing some chairs around and generally being embarrassing to the rest of the nation before a game. The dark days of English fans being hooligans is in the past but not doubt there are still a few idiots. I really dislike the booing of the opposition national anthem by some sections. It’s a game with a broad appeal so you get all types and the idiots are always the loudest. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/185 "2021-07-02T18:48:35Z")
Again, Spain need a big striker to crash into box and break down a bunker. They were tied in extra time and they don’t even have anyone in the box! Just 40 passes around the outside. Amazing how poor those penalties were after their last shootout. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/186 "2021-07-02T19:33:39Z")
I haven’t watched Italy in years, and still had my opinion that they weren’t much. Watching this game, they’re legitimately good. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/187 "2021-07-02T19:40:02Z")
I’ve been following big tournaments for over 40 years, and this is the most attractive Italian team I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/188 "2021-07-02T19:43:29Z")
They’re certainly not playing like they have Luca Toni or Christian Vieri up top. Outside Totti they only really had poachers and big bodies as attackers for the past 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/189 "2021-07-02T19:44:23Z")
And they are not parking the bus after leading 1-0 like they always did. And here’s the 2-0! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/190 "2021-07-02T19:46:05Z")
That was a hell of a strike. But put some pressure on him, jeez. Pathetic defending. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/191 "2021-07-02T19:47:10Z")
This penalty is much too easily given. ETA: But it raises the excitement for the second half. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/192 "2021-07-02T19:48:19Z")
It’s from behind. That’s a pk IMO. If they’re 3 inches different and level, I think it’s fine. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/193 "2021-07-02T19:49:57Z")
I concede there was contact, but the decision was on the edge. Some refs call this, some don’t. After this one called it, the VRA ref couldn’t overturn it because it was no clear wrong call. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/194 "2021-07-02T19:50:12Z")
Just saw the goal, if I were a Belgian fan I would certainly be angry at that defense. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/195 "2021-07-02T19:58:24Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > They’re certainly not playing like they have Luca Toni or Christian Vieri up top. Outside Totti they only really had poachers and big bodies as attackers for the past 30 years. Also Roberto Baggio, though that’s been almost 30 years. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/196 "2021-07-02T20:02:40Z")
I definitely was thinking of him an 80s player and only the tail end of his career within 30 years. Checking his wiki, he played until 2004!? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/197 "2021-07-02T20:03:43Z")
True, but that extended arm gave the ref no choice, since Baku would have been past him. If elbow was half way up, I think it would have been play on. Bad foul considering the situation. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/198 "2021-07-02T20:04:30Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Checking his wiki, he played until 2004!? I wouldn’t have thought that, I mostly remember Baggio for his missed penalty in the 1994 WC final. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/199 "2021-07-02T20:11:50Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Bad foul considering the situation. Agreed, it was bad and naive defending. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/200 "2021-07-02T20:16:56Z")
Their Cattenaccio ancestors are rolling in their graves. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euro-2020-in-2021/943756/201 "2021-07-02T20:21:07Z")
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