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14 June 2016 943 comments
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The first of two Tuesday evening Euro 2016 matches sees hotly-tipped Austria, who emerged unbeaten from qualifying, take on Hungary.

Marcel Koller’s Austria topped a tough qualifying group, which included Russia and Sweden, to reach Euro 2016 but had mixed fortunes in their pre-tournament build up. While they beat Malta 2-1 they also lost 2-0 to the Netherlands. This is the first European Championships Austria have qualified for, having co-hosted the event when they took part in 2008.

Hungary qualified the hard way. They finished third in their group and only secured a place at the tournament by beating Norway in the play-offs. Bernd Storck’s side are set to rely heavily on Bursaspor wide man Balazs Dzsudzsak, who had double the number of shots than any of his international team mates over the qualifiers.

The two teams have played each other 137 times, but this is the first time they have met at a major tournament since the 1934 World Cup.

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Time for a Franziskaner! 😀

  2. Hooky
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Why is there a picture of Alec Baldwin for this article?

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 4 months ago

      The Italians have a saying Lemon keep your friends close and your enemies even closer . And though they have never won a war or mass produced a decent car in this area they are correct . In five years we will all either be working for him or dead by his hand 😉

      1. Hooky
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I collect travel alarm clocks. I was in a flea market in France once, in 1994, and I opened up this beautiful Jaeger-LeCoultre folding eight-day winding clock folded into a beautiful case, and I went, 'Wow, man.' And I've been collecting travel alarm clocks since 1994. Alec Baldwin

        What a man 😉

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          10 years, 4 months ago

          😆

      1. Hooky
        10 years, 4 months ago

        A combination of both would be spot on I think. A very odd love child

  3. Kun Tozser
    10 years, 4 months ago

    80874CVN3Q91PKM - daily 7s

    1. Hooky
      10 years, 4 months ago

      That has 15 characters, not 7

    2. Jebiga
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Im in

  4. The_Colonel
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Do people think Guerrero will start purely because he started against Estonia? Or is there more to it that I am missing?
    Fonte also started that game and I can't see him playing.

    1. Hooky
      10 years, 4 months ago

      If enough people think it, it will happen

      1. The_Colonel
        10 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry you don't know the secret handshake

      1. The_Colonel
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Like primary school all over again. Ha!
        Think I will bank my 3 points and leave him on the bench

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          10 years, 4 months ago

          It's 50/50 I went for it

      2. Irish Madridista ⭐
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Neither do you, imposter!!

  5. Jay_
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Ha, just seen Jonty's quote in his bio, under the article 🙂 I take full credit for the Romeo conman bit 😀 Great stuff Jonty.

  6. Jebiga
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Daily 7
    04635PP5GMWK43T

    1. KadMan
      10 years, 4 months ago

      What name are you on the site by, it says challenge accepted but I missed your name.

  7. KadMan
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Daily7 Challenge code: 70425OVSS1M4C8B

  8. THE Wild Rover
    10 years, 4 months ago

    That depressing moment when you realise you are about to watch Austria v Hungary even though you are not playing any fantasy games.. 😐

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Could be a good game between footballing institutions of old? 😀

      I had 3 Austrians in my fantasy team two weeks ago, ended up with none, won't even watch the match.. I've already watched too much football 😛

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 4 months ago

      The depressing moment when you are reading about someone complaining about watching the Austria vs Hungary game despite not having any fantasy assets and then watching it yourself 😉

    3. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Why's that depressing?

      1. Eden Hazardous
        10 years, 4 months ago

        This. I am looking forward to watch Austria play tbh.

    4. Hooky
      10 years, 4 months ago

      It'll probably be the best game of the tournament now you've said that

  9. Jay_
    10 years, 4 months ago

    So, is this fierce like England playing Scotland? Or jolly, like England playing Wales?

    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      England playing Wales not fierce enough for you?

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        10 years, 4 months ago

        It'll be fiercer when Wales win 😉

      2. Epic Fail
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I'm at work. I can't believe these ridiculous kick off times. 🙁

        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Annoying. I had to take an order or two, yesterday. 🙁

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Don't mention the Archduke

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Did you see my tweet?

        100 Years War/Napoleonic Wars/Franz Ferdinand/1914-1918/Rühr & Alsace/Versailles/1939-1944
        TREATY OF PARIS
        ECSC/European Union
        QED: REMAIN

        😉

    3. Hooky
      10 years, 4 months ago

      You have been reported to my connections in Meibion Glyndŵr 😉

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 months ago

        It's alright. I'll get my friends in the Mumbles Taffia to help me. 😉

        1. Hooky
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Ha!

  10. Hypnos
    10 years, 4 months ago

    just made the deadline..

  11. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    10 years, 4 months ago

    My last 3 players play now, all Austrian. I have high hopes for Austria, let's see how this works out! 😀

  12. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 4 months ago

    ...I can't believe I've ended up with Junuzovic(c)

  13. Jazz!
    10 years, 4 months ago

    I smell an Alaba brace

    1. palace ash
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Pleeeeeeeeeease!

    2. Rolls-Royce
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Jinxed

      1. Jazz!
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Yep, hatty coming 😉

  14. RustyBz
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Too much to ask for a portugal cleansheet & a penalty save for Patricio?

    1. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      No. You can ask.

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 months ago

        OK. Please, I'm asking. 😉

    2. Eden Hazardous
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yep , I think so...

      1. Eden Hazardous
        10 years, 4 months ago

        *No. You can ask. 😉

    3. The_Colonel
      10 years, 4 months ago

      As long as Guerrero isn't playing, then yes!

  15. Scratch
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Not convinced by Alaba's haircut, blank incoming

    1. Scratch
      10 years, 4 months ago

      See? if the haircut was better that would have been the other side of the post

  16. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Florian Grillitsch and Michael Gregoritsch should've made the Austria squad for me.

  17. Jay_
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Alaba hits post 🙁

  18. ★Kuntheman★
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Heart attack for Alaba owners

  19. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Alaba poster

  20. KingNidge
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Alaba post

  21. El Patron
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Lol alba

    1. KingZamalek
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Lol @ 6 points?

  22. Van Klinkert Delarosa
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Ended with 4-5-1 formation, so much for attacking prowess. 😆

    1. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Hahaha. Same. 🙂

    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      352. 😆

    3. Jazz!
      10 years, 4 months ago

      5-3-2 😎 And I still have 2 attackers who blanked 😆

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 4 months ago

        😆 Well, at least I got most of my midfield right. And de Bruyne. 😕

  23. Eden Hazardous
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Whose assist would it have been?

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku's.

      1. Eden Hazardous
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Troll-kaku 😥

  24. Bøwstring The Carp
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Just managed to get home and make my subs/ captain change at 4.56

    Alaba (C) bring it on 😎

    1. El Patron
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Dont you have a smartphone O_O

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Signal is terrible where I am for 3G

        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Just been given a vodafone sure signal. It actually works ...

  25. Van Klinkert Delarosa
    10 years, 4 months ago

    For every post players hit, got deducted -1 points. 😎

  26. Jazz!
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Arggghh

  27. fitzy
    10 years, 4 months ago

    1-0 Hungary for the final score please.

    A lot of Austrian love on peoples teams in here.

  28. HurriKane
    10 years, 4 months ago

    There must be one unlucky bloke with

    Perisic Alaba Dzemali who all hit the post

    1. Jazz!
      10 years, 4 months ago

      2/3 🙁

    2. JØ
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Perisić hit the bar. 😉

    3. Dr Dream
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Got the first two and Smalling. Slim margins sometimes.

    4. Third Eye Vision
      10 years, 4 months ago

      And Srna. I've got 3 of them. A lot will. They're ffs all over.

      1. HurriKane
        10 years, 4 months ago

        oh yeah forgot about him

    5. Thomas M.
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yes there is, atlas 2 of those 3.. just waiting for Junuzovic to do it aswell o.o

    6. El Patron
      10 years, 4 months ago

      All 3 🙁

    7. Machinedred
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 4 months ago

      All three...

      Giacherini's goal + CS softens the blow a bit.

  29. Give The Todd Some Love
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Put a random bet on Szalai to score. Seconds later commentator says he hasn't scored for 18 months.

    fml

    1. Jazz!
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Due.

      1. ★Kuntheman★
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Been due.

    2. Epic Fail
      10 years, 4 months ago

      As in you picked him at random?

      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        10 years, 4 months ago

        He has a funny name and he plays upfront, the logic made sense

        1. Dr Dream
          10 years, 4 months ago

          I like your style.