If omens are your thing, Ukraine captain Andriy Shevchenko getting hit by a car after their win against Sweden must signal something. He was not badly injured, and is likely to be part of their lineup this evening. Their 2-1 win over Sweden was slightly better than France's 1-all draw over England, but France have the advantage in the head-to-head. Their last meetup saw the French team beat Ukraine 4-1, with the final three goals coming in the very late stages of the match.
Ukraine vs France (Group D)
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Evening all.
Hello world.
Hi Will and everyone else.
If anyone is lurking pop in and say hello while there are not so many scary people around
I guess if I am here before the start of the game my ability to bring goals probably won't work
Maybe they'll score straight from kick off?
Maybe but as I expect to be in at the start of every game from now on I can't see that happening in all of them
This thunder and lighting is reminding me of the Turkey-Germany game in 2008, which sorta disrupted the TV signal.
I think a UKR win would be best for us.
Looks a little damp
Come on you yellows!!
Lightening
Match suspended eh.
Short game
That's going to ruin the schedule.
COME ON! THIS ISN'T NASCAR!
Get the jet dryers out
Finally someone pointed a camera at the sky
Stadium with a roof anybody?
Can't beat a bit of spectacular lightning.
Was the ref the only highlight of the game to show?
Looks like I have stopped brining goals and started bringing biblical storms
In all seriousness this is Fuji 2007 all over again.
Somebody get the trunks out and turn it into water-polo.
If this was Newcastle fat Geordies would be standing there without a shirt
At Bolton there is a guy who never wears a shirt.
Using it as a chance for a shower. ;)
Who turned the taps on?
Why not show some classic Euro moments now, maybe Denmark v Germany 92, or maybe England v Germany 96, rather than the same highlights I must have seen 6,000 times by now.
Oh that's disappointing, hopefully it won't affect both games
And they're not very high highlights!
Surely the highlight was the final whistle, when we could stop worrying about conceding again.
I finally get a chance to see two games on one day and this happens
I bring goals!
Oh wait, it's halftime.
Because you couldn't give us a goal before kick off, football crashed, and now needs rebooting.
What is the score?
Come on England!
Oh so it isn't really halftime is it. There is a hurricane going on.
Pretty much - looks like a monsoon.
Have you seen the chairs the ITV guys are sat in? Looks like they've been made from giant Shreddies
I imagine the England-Sweden game will be pushed back 15 minutes then?
Full 90 or time remaining?
Time remaining I would imagine. Granted, that's pretty much a full 90 minutes.
I think the French will be the most put off by this - slow ball, no bounce etc.
They'll also be a couple of minutes behind the safety car.
I'd hate to be a keeper in this.
I think we'll be seeing a lot more punches than catches.
Before you call him on diving, don't forget that he is an old man.
Ball didn't run as far as he wanted it to on that break.
just a thought. have we seen a bad off-side call from a linesman this tournament. every one i've seen on replay has been spot on.
The French look very dangerous ... thank goodness we've already played them.
England game delayed 15 minutes... https://twitter.com/JamieRfootball/status/213680053551239170
Some of the French tackling is looking rather cynical.
There's been a few, but I don't think they made much difference...
I think the decent ball has made the games better (compared to the last few tournaments).
Save keeper.
More like a poor finish I think.
Yeah - I'd probably say that. but on first sight, I was willing him to save it.
Some (official) England team news, via @StanCollymore: Hart / Johnson Terry Lescott Cole / Milner Gerrard Parker Young / Carroll Welbeck
(Confirming all rumours)
That was a good save.
4-4-2 then?
Yup
The England strike partnership have 10 caps and 2 goals between them, Sweden's 142 & 42.
OFF
That half was a bit of a damp squib
I think there was a bit too much rain on the parade.
:)
Running to lunch. Guess I wont miss as much of the England match though now.
KO in an hour
Penalty?? Pushing more than just strength
It's about time Menez scored.
VIVE LA FRANCE!
It's been coming for a while
Hm, yeah. Ukraine also seem wasteful with their chances, so I'm not sure they're going to come back easily either.
Still no 0-0s at the Euros yet either, which I fully expect to change once England kick off.
And again.
Could be a rout now...
So long as we win, I don't mind.
It's about time the most attractive player at this tournament got a goal :)
wow.
I blinked and they got two.
Did he just say Schev and car crash?
If the French can do this to UKR, can we do similar in the last match?
But Niko Kranjcar hasn't scored yet...
He's a close second.
France should make this interesting by putting Barthez in goal for a bit.
The BBC have had to start their prog already, and are just filling.
Have Ukraine actually had a shot on target?
BBC say 2.
I got so distracted during the lightning storm that I ended up missing the whole game.
You didn't miss much
from what i saw, that was the best bit.
Different kind of high lights to normal then
hehe
i take back what i said about football coping rain better than f1...
The players didn't change their boots though. But then again, the were already wearing wets.