There seem to be a few articles starting to appear now in the media cautiously opining that this tournament could be heading towards classic status, even with the potential - gasp - to eclipse Euro 2000. This after I'd been complaining at work that it didn't seem that great, with quite a lot of dull games.
I guess there have been no 0-0 draws yet, and some rollicking good games, such as Holland - Portugal. But the trouble is I have difficulty remembering many group games from other tournaments anyway. My memories of earlier Euros seems to be drawn mainly from the knock-out matches (2000 is perhaps a slight exception here). Even my memories of 2008 - mainly good - seem to be all about Turkey's comebacks, Russia, Spain (who were less sterile then), etc.
So, do people think this might be a classic tournament? Or is it far too soon to tell?
I guess there have been no 0-0 draws yet, and some rollicking good games, such as Holland - Portugal. But the trouble is I have difficulty remembering many group games from other tournaments anyway. My memories of earlier Euros seems to be drawn mainly from the knock-out matches (2000 is perhaps a slight exception here). Even my memories of 2008 - mainly good - seem to be all about Turkey's comebacks, Russia, Spain (who were less sterile then), etc.
So, do people think this might be a classic tournament? Or is it far too soon to tell?
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