So far there has been some really good soccer played and some not so good soccer played. Here is a quick list of some of the headlines and highlights of the European Championship through the first round of games for each group.
- Portugal wins their first match but all the media can still talk about is the Real Madrid/Man Utd/Ronaldo drama.
- Podolski scores a brace for Germany in route to a 2-0 victory over neighbors Poland.
- Both host countries, Austria and Switzerland, lose 1-0 in games where they could have had a more positive result.
- The "Group of Death" did not live up to its billing with France vs. Romania. Unless that name is referring to being bored to death with watching the game. I really thought France would have done better than a 0-0 tie.
- The other half of said group saw the Netherlands dismantle Italy 3-0. This could prove to be a rather large hole for the World Cup champions to dig themselves out of. It will be interesting to see how they rebound against Romania.
- Many peoples' favorite to win the tournament, Spain, picked apart a young Russian side 4-1. David Villa scored the first hat trick of Euro 2008. Russia was not all that bad though. I still think Spain and Russia will be the two teams to come out of this group.
More to come as the tournament progresses...
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