All rise for the race - SWE-UKR

[Sean of the Shed]

The last tie of the last 16. Sweden finally got round to entertaining us in the final game against Poland, but might revert to the more defensive game again now it's a knock out. Ukraine started the group stages fairly brightly before fading and ended up qualifying with the poorest record.
0-0 and penalties is my prediction, but I look forward to being proved wrong.

[Discordant Resonance]

Must admit to being baffled at the title?

[Sean of the Shed]

I'll put you out of your misery before game starts if nobody has got it by then. It's nothing too clever, to be fair.

[scratchmonkey]

I don't get it either -- I would have gone for "this one might be tight" given that SWE-UKR looks like "squeaker" if you squint.

[Patrick Thistle]

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0-0 and penalties is my prediction, but I look forward to being proved wrong.

Well, there's got to be one absolute stinker of a game in this round. If it's not England, it's going to be this.

[Sean of the Shed]

Don't think either game is likely to live up to yesterday's entertainment.

[Satchmo Distel]

Ukraine are so poor that Sweden could score one early and sit back comfortably. We won't know if Sweden are any good until the QFs (and they've not had a good QF since 1994 (and before that, 1958) and never at a Euros (unless you count 1992 v ENG as a virtual QF, but Sweden only needed a draw in that one).

[EDIT: Actually the report on the game suggests that the second half v England in 1992 was the turning point in the rise of that Sweden team to a quality (cohesive and creative) side. :

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/n...oup-1/?iv=true

The same for Denmark in the other deciding group game:

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/n...oup-1/?iv=true]

[jason voorhees]

Will Ferrell checks in

https://youtu.be/qvL4AlBW-gw

[jason voorhees]

ESPN!!! Steve Cangialosi!!!!

Voice if the devvvilllssss…….TTTHHHEEE DDDEEEVVVIILLLZZZZZZ……..EEEEEHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUHHHHHH !!!!!!!

[Satchmo Distel]

ESPN are insulting these teams by giving them their shittest, cuntiest commentator.

[ad hoc]

There's an advert that says "Just Eat" which is very Billy the Fish.

Ukraine could have opened the scoring. But didn't obviously

[jason voorhees]

ESPN are insulting these teams by giving them their shittest, cuntiest commentator.

oh yeah? Well I don’t see the Rangers or Islanders commentators here.

DEVILS WIN AGAIN!!!!

[Simon G]

Hampden looks empty.

[jwdd27]

I'll put you out of your misery before game starts if nobody has got it by then. It's nothing too clever, to be fair.

and...?

[Jobi1]

Apologies if this has been discussed in another thread that I've missed, but has there been some sort of diktat from upon high about teams wearing the same coloured shirts shorts and socks in this tournament? I can't remember a competition where there have been so many games where both teams have been in monochrome outfits.

[Gangster Octopus]

Ukraine.

[Simon G]

Well taken by Zinchenko that.

[jason voorhees]

FINALLY SOME MOTHERFUCKER CAN HIT A KOTDAMN FIRST TIME VOLLEY OFF A CROSS

[ad hoc]

Nice goal

[ursus arctos]

The monochrome kits are an increasing common (though not inevitable) interpretation of the kit regulations, encouraged by those looking to sell multiple shirts and shorts

[Sean of the Shed]

and...?

[San Bernardhinault]

ESPN are insulting these teams by giving them their shittest, cuntiest commentator.

I have turned the ipad back to mute

[ursus arctos]

I can get behind Ukraine putting out the oligarchs' favourite playground

[Satchmo Distel]

The scorer is probably their one class player?

[ursus arctos]

Univision is available