# 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:** 21
**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 10, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/401 "2024-07-10T19:26:30Z")
I agree, it’s easily the best we’ve played so far. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/402 "2024-07-10T19:30:27Z")
Some close chances both ways. Good game so far, but still can’t see either side taking Spain. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/403 "2024-07-10T19:30:40Z")
We should teach our players to whine more. How was that not a penalty? ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/404 "2024-07-10T19:39:21Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > How was that not a penalty? IMHO it was a penalty, but I’m sure it never would’ve been called before VAR. ETA: and that’s why: Kane was able to complete his shot unhindered by the Dutch defender before he got kicked in the shin. The replays made it clear that the ball was still in play when the foul happened, so it was a correct call. But in olden days without VAR, no ref ever called a penalty when a foul happened after a shot was finished. ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/405 "2024-07-10T19:39:50Z")
Of course it was a penalty IMO. And a better game than I expected so far. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/406 "2024-07-10T19:41:38Z")
I have faith the referee can assess things well using VAR. Things also happen away from the main play. Foden playing surprisingly well. ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/407 "2024-07-10T19:42:19Z")
Foden is playing more like Manchester City Foden and less like England Foden. ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/408 "2024-07-10T19:45:40Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > And a better game than I expected so far. Just what I was thinking. I don’t even recognize England, having seen all their games so far. What happened? Did Southgate once have balls, after all? ---
**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 10, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/409 "2024-07-10T19:45:45Z")
I keep waiting for Grealish to sub in, and then I keep remembering he didn’t even make the team. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/410 "2024-07-10T20:03:44Z")
Google says that the Netherlands have 21% win probability, England 36%, tie 43%. I wonder how they get those numbers. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/411 "2024-07-10T20:05:02Z")
If in doubt, the answer is always AI. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/412 "2024-07-10T20:10:00Z")
A tie in the knock out stage looks unlikely. Perhaps they mean penalty kicks? Don’t think it is the most probable outcome, frankly. But getting our rivals tired for sunday suits me. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/413 "2024-07-10T20:12:19Z")
A brief glance at some online betting actually says regulation time, so it wouldn’t even include extra time. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/414 "2024-07-10T20:12:59Z")
Yeah, penalty kicks is technically a tie, the penalties are just to decide who moves forward. Nobody cares about that though and everybody mentally assigns the match to the winner of the penalty shootout. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/415 "2024-07-10T20:18:56Z")
The Dutch have smothered the midfield where England were overrunning them in the first half. Tougher for Foden now. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/416 "2024-07-10T20:20:25Z")
If the probabilities are calculated by the bookies the result is skewed towards the English: more English punters bet for England than Dutch punters bet for the Netherlands. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/417 "2024-07-10T20:33:56Z")
We seem to have reverted to type in the second half… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/418 "2024-07-10T20:49:42Z")
This ref never saw an English dive he didn’t like. ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/419 "2024-07-10T20:50:14Z")
Well now. I was about to get something to drink for extra time! ---
**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 10, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uefa-euro-2024/1002885/420 "2024-07-10T20:52:20Z")
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