Croatia and Germany record expected wins before their crucial head-to-head

June 10th, 2008 by hurtafly

Looking at the groups before the Euro 2008 began, Group C seemed the easiest to predict. Germany, who start the tournament as favourites, were drawn against co-hosts Austria, future co-hosts Poland, and Croatia. Of the favourites to progress to the quarter finals, Croatia are the only non-Western side. The ‘lesser’ teams of [...]

Germany's euro 2008 provisional team

May 21st, 2008 by strihsllabtoof

Goalkeepers: Jens Lehmann (Arsenal/ENG), Robert Enke (Hanover 96), Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen)
Defenders: Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid/ESP), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Bayern Munich), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04)
Midfield: Michael Ballack (Chelsea/ENG), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Torsten Frings [...]

Miroslav Klose: Germanys star player for Euro 2008

March 31st, 2008 by kegausspurs

Germany will be going into Euro 2008 as favourites, having been the first side to qualify and providing displays that send clear warnings to their opponents that they are the real deal and are have more than a good chance of returning home after the tournament as European Champions. They have a formidable squad studded [...]