The Soccer Thread (Version 14.5) -- We Don't Need Another Euro

[Cosmo]

Euro 2024 kicks off tomorrow with Germany facing Scotland. Always a fun event!

(We can include all other continental cup competitions here as well).

Euro 2024 Football - News, qualifiers & results - BBC Sport

 

[Neutral Corner]

Props on the thread title.

 

[Twirling Time]

I ashume the times listed are GMT. That means I'll have time after work to go for a sixer of Hefeweizen before the game starts.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

From what I'm seeing on social media, The Tartan Army is in full party mode already.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I was in France in 2016 in the first stages of the Euros. Bordeaux, where my daughter lives, was one of the venues. It was a blast. The match we saw was Austria vs. Hungary for the Archduke Ferdinand Cup. Never sat with so many smokers in my life. The other thing I remember was Ireland had a game in Bordeaux and the day before it we were in Arcachon, which is Bordeaux's beach town about 45 minutes away. The Irish fans were there en mashe. It's a good thing they were getting hammered, as they had the most spectacular set of sunburns, so intense you winced in pain just looking at them.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

... as they had the most spectacular set of sunburns, so intense you winced in pain just looking at them.

I went to matches in Dallas in 1994. In July. With thousands of Swedes for a knockout match. They never stood a chance against that Texas sun.

I tipped the roving beer vendor to come around every lap and let us dunk towels and tee shirts and caps into his tray of ice water. We only drank two beers each the whole match, but that dude made a killing off us for doing that.

 

[Webster]

I mentioned on the main thread that I was at Euro 2004. Such a fun experience, even more so in some ways than the World Cup because it was less of a monied vibe. Helped that Portugal was an easy country to get around.

 

[Cosmo]

I went to matches in Dallas in 1994. In July. With thousands of Swedes for a knockout match. They never stood a chance against that Texas sun.

I tipped the roving beer vendor to come around every lap and let us dunk towels and tee shirts and caps into his tray of ice water. We only drank two beers each the whole match, but that dude made a killing off us for doing that.

Met some Swedish fans at my first Watford match in 2019 when it was in the high 80s, and they were melting. Can't handle anything above 30 celsius, it seems.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

USMNT's roster for Copa ...

GOALKEEPERS (3): 18-Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City/WAL; 9), 25-Sean Johnson (Toronto FC/CAN; 13), 1-Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 41)

DEFENDERS (9): 2-Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic/SCO; 17/0), 23-Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA; 3/0), 24-Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 13/0), 16-Shaq Moore (Nashville SC; 19/1), 13-Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 58/1), 3-Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 18/1), 5-Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 43/4), 12-Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 29/3), 22-Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 11/0)

MIDFIELDERS (7): 4-Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/ENG; 39/2), 15-Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis/ESP; 13/0), 14-Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP; 21/0), 8-Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 53/11), 6-Yunus Musah (AC Milan; ITA; 37/0), 7-Gio Reyna (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 28/8), 17-Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 11/0)

FORWARDS (7): 11-Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin/GER; 41/8), 20-Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA; 12/3), 9-Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 25/10), 10-Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 68/29), 26-Josh Sargent (Norwich City/ENG; 23/5), 21-Tim Weah (Juventus/ITA; 39/6), 19-Haji Wright (Coventry City/ENG; 10/4)

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Gah, Jurgen is involved in the Beckenbauer tribute prematch. I hope it doesn't underperform.

 

[Huggy]

My Scots in it until the anthem, at least. Flower of Scotland is always awesome at events like this.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

It it possible there are more Scots in the stadium than Germans? Or do they just sing louder?