# UEFA Euro 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-soccer-fifa\ **Created:** [June 14, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885 "2024-06-14T18:25:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**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 6, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/321 "2024-07-06T17:09:14Z")
The last attempt by Embolo was the first shot on goal of the match. In the 51st minute… ETA: and now in the 60th minute, the first corner. What a snoozefest. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/322 "2024-07-06T17:11:13Z")
When I tell people soccer is my favorite sport, I also tell them that even a 0-0 match can be incredibly exciting. I hope none of them are watching this. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/323 "2024-07-06T17:19:52Z")
My club side had some unbelievably exciting matches this season. Maybe this is the universe’s way of saying I’ve had too much fun. ---
**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 6, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/324 "2024-07-06T17:23:45Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > My club side had some unbelievably exciting matches this season. My club side (Borussia Mönchengladbach) had way too much terrible matches last season, but the typical scores were 4-4, 3-4 and the occasional 3-2, so at least those were exciting games. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/325 "2024-07-06T17:25:57Z")
My side got 98 points and promotion in 22/23 and 96 points and promotion again in 23/24. I’ve been totally spoilt, so wanting England to entertain is a bit greedy!! ---
**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 6, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/326 "2024-07-06T17:31:04Z")
Damn, that’s what England deserved for passivity! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/327 "2024-07-06T17:36:35Z")
Well that was a quick recovery! ---
**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 6, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/328 "2024-07-06T18:30:02Z")
I remember gruesome defeats in penalties for both England and Switzerland in the past. So will this shoot-out end in a 1-0? ---
**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 6, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/329 "2024-07-06T18:39:00Z")
Hey, what has become of England’s penalty kicks? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/330 "2024-07-06T18:39:25Z")
Kane is sitting! Mostly kidding. ---
**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 6, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/331 "2024-07-06T18:41:22Z")
Is this the first time in history that England scored 5 of 5 penalties? ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/332 "2024-07-06T18:45:33Z")
We scored 5/5 vs Germany in 96 but then some bloke called Gareth missed the 6th ---
**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 6, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/333 "2024-07-06T18:47:26Z")
Ah, of course I watched that game, but didn’t remember that this shoot-out went over five rounds. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/334 "2024-07-06T18:55:24Z")
Nice, England had a chance to shed their can’t-win-in-penalties burden in the Euro final against Italy years ago, now they may finally have shed it today. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/335 "2024-07-06T19:03:52Z")
Let’s go, Türkiye! ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/336 "2024-07-06T19:06:51Z")
Can this be the second match in a row involving the Turkish squad that is not shown on free TV in Germany? And a quarter final at that? With the President Erdogan coming personally to Berlin to express his solidarity with the ~~fascists~~ Grey Wolfes and to rant against imperialist colonialist UEFA? (seriously, [cite](https://as.com/futbol/eurocopa/turquia-clama-por-la-sancion-a-demiral-n/) in Spanish) Ah, well… ---
**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 6, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/337 "2024-07-06T19:10:28Z")
I know it’s hard, but for once switch to RTL. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/338 "2024-07-06T19:13:14Z")
I have no TV, I watch everything on my computer. And for live streaming they demand 6.99€ per month, which I will not pay. OK, technically it is free TV, but not if you want to watch it on your computer. Germany’s general ignorance regarding things digital will never cease to amaze me. “Of course everybody watches TV on a TV set!” Well, actually… no. Many don’t. ---
**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:** [July 6, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/339 "2024-07-06T19:17:35Z")
When Brits say “Football’s coming home,” does it only count if they win a World Cup or would a Euro title mean “came home” as well? If they win, do they change the lyrics to “football just came home?” ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/340 "2024-07-06T19:30:25Z")
They had a chance to shed their can’t-win-in-penalties burden in Euro 96 after beating Spain on Pens in the QF. But as mentioned above Mr Southgate ruined that a couple of days later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885.md?page=18)