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22 June 2016 990 comments
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Wednesday evening treats Fantasy managers to four more Euro 2016 fixtures before the curtain comes down on the group stages.

First up at 5pm, all four teams in Group F have a chance of progressing to the final 16.

With a single goal from 49 attempts, profligate Portugal have done little to justify their place as pre-tournament favourites to top the group but know that a win against Hungary will be enough to earn them at least a runners-up spot.

Iceland and Austria do battle in the other fixture. Like Portugal, the latter arrived as one of the dark horses for the tournament but have been a major disappointment and failed to score in their opening two fixtures, managing just four efforts on target. Iceland, meanwhile, have registered just 12 attempts on goal thus far – a tally superior only to Sweden’s 11.

Given that the second-placed team in Group F will face England in the next round, the Three Lions will be keeping a keen eye on the results here.

Indeed, considering that the Group F winners square up the runners-up in Group E – which look likely to be Belgium – topping the table could prove a less appealing route into the knockout stages.

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  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Now, if only my country can cause another major upset as that seems to be the theme this day.

    LETS DO THIS ZLATAN/SWEDEN!!!

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He needs to go out with a bang!

  2. ..RL..
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Italy XI anyone?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Tweets

  3. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What are your thoughts on the 24 team format? Do you prefer the old 16 team system with 4 groups?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I quite like it but I think I'm the minority.

      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        No I like it as well

      2. Beav
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I do as well.

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Like it better. Final match day is relevant and the minnows take the games seriously because they stand a chance at the knockouts where anything can happen.

    3. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think if they wanted to expand it 32 teams may have worked better.

      1. TJ_777
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        You would still get the problem from having 16 teams as with 32 only top 2 would qualify

      2. ed24
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think that makes qualifying basically useless even if the third place problem from the tournament would be gone.

  4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    And England are unlucky in comps ? Right ok then.

  5. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    WELL DONE ICELAND, YOU ARE THE REAL LEGENDS!

    Shame they aren't 1st in group. 🙁

  6. fitzy
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    220 + meunier + KDB

    Love it

    1. Hakchak
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wow you must be in teh top 100

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Very nice!

      182 + KDB + Lukaku here

    3. lub of croatia
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      215 + meunier + KDB

      top 100 here we come

  7. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Really hoping England don't freeze against Iceland.

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Croatia v Portugal

    Bye Bye Fanboys

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm rooting for Croatia and Wales

    2. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah , no Ronaldo for me .

  9. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone has running bets on italy game?

  10. Jack Frost
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Iceland.... one third the population size of the county where I live in the States.

  11. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Zaza or Immobile more lilkely to score?

  12. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Some great retrospective bragging posts appearing. Can't wait for FPL.

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No correcting mistakes in FPL.

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Shame , correcting mistakes helps me as make more then my fair share

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        What was your pick up on the bet TM ?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Didn't bet. I was saying to bet on 3-3 when they were playing kickaround.

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I've been banging the Ronaldo drum for a month or so

      Not gone well until now , so am milking 🙂

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, gonna damage these amateurs soon

  13. Fergietime
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Lads on bbc licking their lips now they are playing Iceland. Forgetting that England are the third place team and Iceland have scored more than them

    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm telling ya, England players will rest on their laurels to their own peril

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ??

      1. Fergietime
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        They are taking Iceland for granted

      2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Oh dear

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 16 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          England are 3rd place?

    3. Fergietime
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      My mistake England were second, point still stands though

      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think it's more to do with the relief of not playing Portugal who they don't have a great record against in competitions.

        1. Fergietime
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Aye probably. I think Iceland will give them a run for their money though

          1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah they have done well so far. As an England supporter myself I would much rather play Iceland than Portugal, however Iceland are somewhat more of an unknown quantity.

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ronaldo is after scoring a brace . I think they were afraid of England playing an inform Ronaldo + England's record against Portugal in knockout games is very poor in recent years .

  14. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    182 + KDB + Lukaku here, thanks Ronnie

    1. ..RL..
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      203+Barzagli+KDB

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        nice one!

      2. ..RL..
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Good punt on Ronaldo...high five

  15. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Eliseu is the worst left back I've ever seen.

    1. Slam
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not watched many games have you

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      80 minutes ago Ronaldo was useless.

  16. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Where's the Italy lineup?

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Italy XI v Republic of Ireland: Sirigu, De Sciglio, Ogbonna, Zaza, Florenzi, Motta, Immobile, Sturaro, Barzagli, Bonucci, Bernardeschi.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        cheers

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Italy XI v Republic of Ireland: Sirigu, De Sciglio, Ogbonna, Zaza, Florenzi, Motta, Immobile, Sturaro, Barzagli, Bonucci, Bernardeschi

      Tweets

  17. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Portugal will beat Croatia.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Well you did predict them to make the final.

    2. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It certainly is possible. Croatian defense is not capable of handling Ronaldo

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hold the wheel , but no they wont

  18. Scoring freely
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Well done Iceland, for a supermarket chain to make it through to the last sixteen of a major tournament is some achievement.

  19. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Belgium likely to win against Sweden?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      yes but it doesn't always work like that.

    2. GuyIncognito
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Sweden have yet to show that they can muster a shot on target.

  20. Lynxy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Ronaldo(c) rejoice! 😎

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      At least I got that right in daily 7s

  21. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    204 with KDB left

    😎

    Might need to do some tweaking for the next round though with Austria out 😕

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Well done Bows 🙂

  22. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    160 + barzagli + lukaku (c) + giaccherini

    No Ronaldo really hurts...

  23. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hmm, Hungary for the winner in the Sweden - Belgium game.

    Please Zlatan, one more show!

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You spelt lukaku wrong

  24. michudagawd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If I've made changes during the week and one of my starting players didn't play, will he be replaced with a player on my bench?

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No.

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      no

    3. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

    4. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Good. Dragovic you tool, you can stay on my bench!

  25. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Lagerbäck never lost against England!

  26. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    So Germany Slovakia and Croatia Portugal confirmed

  27. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Whose on pens hazard or Kdb?

  28. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    We are 3 GW's into this and yet people are still asking about the rules .
    Do they all watch Big Brother ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      GW37 in FPL isn't far away for those questions.

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Lol

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The spoonfed generation

  29. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Danny Murphy would rather play Belgium over France

    Alright mate

  30. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Here's to giaccherini coming off the bench to grab a brace