Euro 2016: Poland vs Portugal quarter finals - 30-06-2016

Poland vs Portugal
Competition: European Championship
Date: 30 June 2016 - Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST
Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille

 

Poland have battled hard to reach the Quarter Finals of Euro 2016 without ever looking completely convincing, even conceding no goals in the first three matches. They started the group stage with a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland, drew 0-0 with Germany and narrowly beat Ukraine in the third and decisive match. They qualified for the quarter finals via a penalty shootout against Switzerland as the both team held out to 1-1 stalemate after 120 minutes of action. Talismanic forward Robert Lewandowski yet to find the net.
Head coach Adam Navalka welcome midfielder Bartosz Kapustka back from suspension, and he could come into the side at Grosicki's expense. Robert Lewandowski is expected to shake off a minor thigh complaint while Lukasz Fabianski is expected to retain his starting berth in goal even if Wojciech Szczesny can recover in time. Blazczykowski, Krychowiak and Maczynski are expected to start in midfield, as well as Arkadiusz Milik up front.

Portugal team have struggled in their last four games, finishing third in Group F behind Hungary and Iceland and advancing to knockout stages without winning a match. They finished all square with Iceland (1-1), Austria (0-0) and Hungary (3-3) Furthermore, Portugal required extra time to see off Croatia 1-0 in Lyon in the last 16. Actually, they are in the quarter-finals but they failed to win all the 4 games in regular time so far.
Boss Fernando Santos has doubts over full-back Raphael Guerreiro, midfielders Joao Moutinho and Andre Gomes, but all three are expected to be fit. Adrien Silva, Cedric Soares and Jose Fonte profited with their first appearances of the tournament against Croatia and they could be rewarded with another start here.

 

Poland last 5 matches:

06/06/16 Poland 0 – 0 Lithuania
12/06/16 Poland 1 – 0 Northern Ireland
16/06/16 Germany 0 – 0 Poland
21/06/16 Ukraine 0 – 1 Poland
25/06/16 Switzerland 1 – 1 P Poland

Portugal last 5 matches:

08/06/16 Portugal 7 – 0 Estonia
14/06/16 Portugal 1 – 1 Iceland
18/06/16 Portugal 0 – 0 Austria
22/06/16 Hungary 3 – 3 Portugal
25/06/16 Croatia 0 – 1 E Portugal

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

 

 

 

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Argentina vs Chile 0-0 Highlights 2016 Copa America Final

Argentina vs Chile
Competition: Copa America Final
Date: 27 June 2016 - Kick-off Time: 01:00 BST
Venue: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Like no other game in the Copa America, Argentina vs. Chile received the largest attendance ever. The game ended on penalties and Chili retain their Copa America title. Players, Lionel Messi and Lucas Biglia, fluff their lines in the shootout. 

Argentina vs Chile 0-0:

Argentina vs Chile Penalty Shootout 2-4

Chile Argentina 0-0 Vidal missed
Chile vs Argentina 0-0 Messi missed
Chile Argentina 1-0 Castillo scored
Chile vs Argentina 1-1 Mascherano scored
Chile Argentina 2-1 Aranguiz scored
Chile vs Argentina 2-2 Aguero scored
Chile Argentina 3-2 Beausejour scored
Chile vs Argentina 3-2 Biglia missed
Chile vs Argentina 4-2 Francisco Silva scored

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Switzerland vs Poland Euro 2016 - round of 16 - June 25, 2016

Switzerland vs Poland - Competition: UEFA Euro 2016

 

Switzerland team came through Group A as runners up to France. Their win against Albania on the opening day was followed by consecutive draws against stronger sides Romania and France. They came away from the group stage undefeated and conceded just one goal, which came from a penalty against Romania. The big problem for the Swiss is they just haven’t had that cutting edge in front of goal.
Vladimir Petkovic is expected to stick almost with the same line-up that started against France as they have have no pressing injury concerns ahead of this clash. There are slight concerns on the fitness situation of Mehmedi, but he is expected to be fit in time to start. So, the only change will see Haris Seferovic come into the starting XI in place of Breel Embolo on the frontline.

Poland team remained unbeaten and kept a clean sheet in each of the three matches, having recorded respective 1-0 wins over Northern Ireland and Ukraine with a goalless draw against world champions Germany sandwiched in between. The Poles collected seven points as well as Germany but had to settle for second place due to an inferior goal difference. Anyway, after scoring 33 goals during qualifying, Poland’s goals have now gone dry. They finished with just two goals in three group games.
Adam Nawalka can be expected to make a number of changes to the starting XI. Kapustka serves a one-match suspension with Kamil Grosicki set to come into the team on the left. Lukasz Fabianski is likely to retain his berth in goal as Wojciech Szczesny is still carrying a thigh knock sustained in the win over Northern Ireland. Milik and Robert Lewandowski, of course, are expected to continue up front.
 

Switzerland last 5 matches:

28/05/16 Switzerland 1 – 2 Belgium
03/06/16 Switzerland 2 – 1 Moldova
11/06/16 Albania 0 – 1 Switzerland
15/06/16 Romania 1 – 1 Switzerland
19/06/16 Switzerland 0 – 0 France

Poland last 5 matches:

01/06/16 Poland 1 – 2 Netherlands
06/06/16 Poland 0 – 0 Lithuania
12/06/16 Poland 1 – 0 Northern Ireland
16/06/16 Germany 0 – 0 Poland
21/06/16 Ukraine 0 – 1 Poland

 

Date: 25 June 2016 

Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Ètienne

 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Euro 2016: Hungary vs Portugal Group F - 22-06-2016

Hungary vs Portugal
Competition: European Championship
Date: 22 June 2016 - Kick-off Time: 17:00 BST
Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu

 

With 4 points Hungary are at the top of the group and they are guaranteed a third placed finish at all cost. Bernd Storck's men opened their Euro 2016 campaign with a 2-0 victory over high-rated Austria and recorded a 1-1 hard-fought draw against Iceland last time out. They need just a draw to be assured of a top two place.
Defender Attila Fiola misses the match through injury. Striker Adam Szalai and Nermanja Nikolic will both be hoping to start this game, although boss Storck may stick with the starting eleven from last time out, fielding a 4-1-4-1 formation with Zoltan Gera in tha playmaker position, Balzs Dzsudzsak and Krisztian Nemeth as offensive wingers.
Portugal were held to a draw in each in their two matches in Group F so far: 1-1 against Austria in their opening match and a goalless draw against Iceland last time out, after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty and a number of goal chances. To top the group Fernando Santos’ men would have to beat Hungary. No side managed as many shots on goal (37) in the first two matches, but the sum total of Portugal's endeavours was one goal from Nani.
Guerreiro and Andre Gomes have missed training with injuries and they are both doubtful. Eliseu and Renato Sanches are the most probable replacements but coach Fernando Santos have a number of options. Nani, Ricardo Quaresma and Cristiano Ronaldo will star up-front.

Probable lineups:
Hungary: Kiraly – Lang, Guzmics, Juhasz, Kadar – A. Nagy, Pinter – Kleinheisler, Dzsudzsak, Stieber – Szalai.
Portugala: Patricio – Vierinha, Pepe, R. Carvalho, Eliseu – W. Carvalho, R. Sanches, J. Moutinho – Quaresma, Ronaldo, Nani.

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Switzerland vs France 0-0 Highlights 19-06-2016 Euro

Switzerland vs France
Competition: European Championship
Date: 19 June 2016 - Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST
Venue: Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve d’Ascq

Switzerland team take second spot behind hosts France in Group A as both teams draw their final group game. France vs Switzerland match ended with 0-0 scoreline in Euro 2016.

Switzerland starting lineup vs France Euro 2016:- Sommer, Djorou, Lichsteiner, Rodriguez, Schar, Behrami, Dzemaili, Shaqiri, Xhaka, Mehmedi, Embolo.

France starting XI v Switzerland Euro 2016:- Lloris, Evra, Sagna, Rami, Koscielny, Cabaye, Sissoko, Pogba, Gignac, Griezmann, Coman. 



 

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Peru vs Colombia Penalty Shootout Highlights 17-06-2016 Copa America 2-4

MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey - 17 June, 2016 - Copa America quarterfinal 

Peru vs Colombia 0-0 (Colombia win 4-2 on penalties):

Scored for Colombia: James, Cuadrado, Moreno, Perez
Peru penalty takers:- Ruidiaz, Tapia, Miguel Trauco (missed), Christian Cueva (missed)

Trauco and Cueva miss penalties for Peru team as they go down 4-2 to Colombia in the shootout, with the latter making it to the semifinals for the first time since 2004. 79,194 present at the Metlife Stadium for this Copa America quarterfinal.

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Italy vs Sweden Euro 2016 - Group E - June 17, 2016

Italy vs Sweden - Competition: European Championship
 

Italy team swept Belgium aside in their opening game with a convincing 2-0 win courtesy of goals scored by Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pellè. The win put the Azzurri - who were were unbeaten in qualifying for this tournament - to the top of the group and another win would virtually assure Antonio Conte's men of a place in the knockout stages.Antonio Conte is not expected to make wholesale changes to his starting lineup. Only Pellè missed a training session and could be replaced by Simone Zaza or Ciro Immobile up front. Matteo De Sciglio has a chance of starting in place of Matteo Darmian at right wing-back while the defense (Chiellini, Barzagli and Bonucci) will be unchanged. De Rossi seemed tired in midfield at the final whistle and could be rested in favour of Thiago Motta.

Sweden laboured to a disappointing 1-1 draw with Ireland in their opening game. The general consensus was that Sweden were a touch fortunate to avoid defeat on the balance of play although they finished the game much better than they started it. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was particularly quiet throughout the opening match and he will be expected to play a bigger role.
Mikael Lustig picked up a knock last time out and is a doubt for Sweden ahead of this match and could be replaced by Erik Johansson. Midfielder Albin Ekdal could be a contender to replace Marcus Berg if Erik Hamren decides to play with a more defensive formation. Otherwise, John Guidetti could partner Zlatan Ibrahimovic up front.

 

Italy last 5 matches:

24/03/16 Italy 1 – 1 Spain
29/03/16 Germany 4 – 1 Italy
29/05/16 Italy 1 – 0 Scotland
06/06/16 Italy 2 – 0 Finland
13/06/16 Belgium – Italy

Sweden last 5 matches:

24/03/16 Turkey 2 – 1 Sweden
29/03/16 Sweden 1 – 1 Czech Republic
30/05/16 Sweden 0 – 0 Slovenia
05/06/16 Sweden 3 – 0 Wales
13/06/16 Ireland Republic – Sweden

 

Date: 17 June 2016
Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST
Venue: Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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France 2-0 Albania Highlights 15-06-2016 Euro

France 2 – 0 Albania
Competition: European Championship

Goals:  

France – Antoine Griezmann 90' // Dimitri Payet 90'

The French team made their second win in the Euro 2016 after defeating Albania. A game which ended with the scorline 2-0 in Euro 2016.

Date: 15 June 2016
Venue: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 









 

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Austria vs Hungary UEFA Euro - June 14, 2016

Austria vs Hungary - UEFA Euro 2016

Stade Bordeaux - Atlantique, Bordeaux

Tuesday, June 14 2016 - 18:00 CET

Austria team are one of four nations – along with England, Italy and Romania – who negotiated Euro 2016 qualifying unbeaten. They won nine and drew one of their qualifying games - bettered only by the perfect 10 out of 10 from England - to top their group eight points clear of Russia whilst third placed Sweden subsequently came through the play-offs. They have been relatively inconsistent since securing a place at UEFA Euro 2016 having lost three and won two of their last five outings.
Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly is set to make history by becoming the oldest player to feature at a European Championship, at 40 years and 75 days old. The only injury concern for manager Marcel Koller is over striker Marc Janko - who was Austria's top scorer in qualifying with seven goals - but he is expected to be fit after recovering from a neck injury. Kevin Wimmer may have to settle for a place on the bench, with Martin Hinteregger and the highly rated Aleksandar Dragovic set to start at the heart of the defence.
Having finished only third in their qualifying group behind Northern Ireland and Romania, Hungary are one of the countries to have benefited from UEFA's expansion of the finals to 24 teams as they beat Norway 3-1 on aggregate in the play-off. They are in fairly good form coming into the tournament, with the only defeat in their last five games being against World Champions Germany. Furthermore, they have now lost just five of 21 matches in all formats.
Gergo Lovrencsics is out through injury while Krisztian Nemeth is a slight doubt for the Hungarians and his muscle injury could see him settle for a place on the bench. Tamas Kadar is sidelined due to injuyr, with Mihaly Korhut expected to start at left-back in his absence.

Probable lineups:
Austria: Almer – Klein, Dragovi?, Hinteregeer, Fuchs – Ilsanker, Alaba – Harnik, Junuzovic, Arnautovic – Janko.
Hungary: Kiraly – Fiola, Guzmics, Lang, Kadar – Pinter, A. Nagy – Kleinheisler, Gera, Dzsudzsak – Szalai.

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Spain vs Czech Republic Euro 2016 - Group D - 13-06-2016

Spain vs Czech Republic - Competition: European Championship

 

Spain, who won the last two European Championships editions, are looking to make it a hat-trick of trophies. They were quick to pour cold water over their shock 1-0 defeat to Georgia last week. It was the first in 12 games and prior to that they had a comfortable run against South Korea and Bosnia. The Red Fury have not conceded above 1 goal in each of their last 5 games showing they have a very solid defence.
Head coach Del Bosque decided to omit the likes of Diego Costa, Juan Mata and Santi Cazorla from his squad. Dani Carvajal has been withdrawn from the squad due to a hamstring injury and Juanfran is expected to replace him. Alvaro Morata is a doubt with a hamstring complaint but is expected to be fit to start for Spain and sparhead the attack alongside Nolito and David Silva. The likes of Sergio Busquets, Koke and Andres Iniesta will play in the middle of the park.

Czech Republic team qualified as group winners, with a record of seven wins, one draw and two defeats to finish two points clear of Iceland and four ahead of Turkey. They looked solid in their 2-1 win over Russia but almost immediately against South Korea, they struggled to assert themselves. They also suffered a defeat at the hands of Scotland and drew against Sweden in recent times.
Borek Dockal is the only injury concern for Czech after he picked up an injury last time out. Arsenal's midfielder Tomas Rosicki is expected to be benched while legendary goalkeeper Petr Cech will start in goal. Tomas Necid is likely to lead the line in a 4-2-3-1 formation, while Jaroslav Plasil and Vladimir Darida will be the playmaker in midfield.

 

Spain last 5 matches:

24/03/16 Italy 1 – 1 Spain
27/03/16 Romania 0 – 0 Spain
29/05/16 Spain 3 – 1 Bosnia
01/06/16 Spain 6 – 1 Korea Republic
07/06/16 Spain 0 – 1 Georgia

Czech Republic last 5 matches:

24/03/16 Czech Republic 0 – 1 Scotland
29/03/16 Sweden 1 – 1 Czech Republic
27/05/16 Czech Republic 6 – 0 Malta
01/06/16 Russia 1 – 2 Czech Republic
05/06/16 Czech Republic 1 – 2 Korea Republic

 
Date: 13 June 2016
Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST
Venue: Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Poland 1-0 Northern Ireland Euro 2016 Highlights

Poland vs Northern Ireland
Competition: European Championship
Date: 12 June 2016
Venue: Allianz Riviera, Nice

A resolute defensive effort from N.Ireland team, making their maiden Euros appearance, sees them take Poland the distance in Nice. Poland vs Northern Ireland match ended with 1-0 scoreline in Euro 2016.

Poland 1-0 N.Ireland (EURO 2016)

51' Arkadiusz Milik 1-0

 

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Turkey vs Croatia 0-1 Highlights 12-06-2016 Euro

Turkey 0 – 1 Croatia
Competition: European Championship
Date: 12 June 2016
Venue: Parc des Princes, Paris

Modric scores the only goal of the game, and a cracking one at that, as Croatia team edge Turkey. New Borussia Dortmund signing Emre Mor debuted for Turkey in this game .

Goals:  

Croatia – Luka Modric 41' 

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