SF #1: Germany vs. Turkey [P+R]

[Tosiek]

Germany ready for Turkey tussle

The first UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-final will kick off at St. Jakob-Park in Basel on Wednesday 25 June with the winners of match No25 facing the victors in match No26.

• This will be the final game in Switzerland, with the remaining semi-final and the final itself both being staged at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna.

• The teams competing in this game will be from either Group A or Group B. Group A comprises the Czech Republic, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey. Group B comprises Austria, Croatia, Germany and Poland.

• The Czech Republic reached the semi-finals of EURO '96™ and UEFA EURO 2004™, while the former Czechoslovakia reached the same stage of the 1960 and 1976 UEFA European Championships.

• Portugal reached the semi-finals of the 1984 UEFA European Championships, and then did so again at UEFA EURO 2000™ and UEFA EURO 2004™.

• Germany reached the semi-finals of the 1992 UEFA European Championship but have not been in the last four since EURO '96™. As West Germany, they reached the last four of the 1972, 1976 and 1988 competitions. The former East Germany never reached the latter stages of a UEFA European Championship.

• Switzerland, Turkey, Austria, Croatia and Poland have never reached the semi-finals of a UEFA European Championship before.

• The winners of this game will be given the token position of being the home team for the final at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium on 29 June. Their opponents will be the winners of match No30 – the other semi-final at the Ernst Happel Stadium on Thursday 26 June.

• There is no third-place play-off game in the UEFA European Championship.

 

[daS]

oh man !!

this game will be exciting (: .. turkey have a lot of injured and fined players ( we dont need any player though +passion +passion +heart + spirit ) whatever .. germans are a good side .. but we trust our team cos they trust themselves..we can play the game 90 mins . sometimes 120+2 dont give up .. germany will not feel relieved if they score first .. cos some crazy turk guy can score twice in a minute ..

ahamm cant wait to see .. it will be nice game ..

 

[hknycl_66]

After injuries and cards,we have only 14 players.But we are crazy.And i hope a lot.

 

[Ubik Valis]

I think all the injuries and suspensions will be too much for Turkey, you guys have just enough players to use all substitutions. Another efficient, German win, is what I predict.

 

[Tosiek]

Turkey did it three times in a row. Why they can't do it again?

GO TüRKiYE!!

 

[Ubik Valis]

Turkey did it three times in a row. Why they can't do it again?

GO TüRKiYE!!

Holland won 3 games in a row in a very convincing manner...and then...

 

[Fernandez]

It will be a shock to the Germans if Turkey win considering the predicament Turkey are in. But this is the reason there is 23 players in the squad.

 

[Hopeunited]

2-0 victory for Deutschland. I have faith in the German discipline and experience. They will not easily give the ball away late in the game and give opportunity for a Turkish late goal.

 

[KingPaulV]

Germany take it the injuries are too much...if turkey were a full side I would call it their way thought

 

[newbie original]

Emperor Terim has said that his backup goalkeeper might have to come on as a substitute to play an outfied position....

The YELLOW card rule SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jaboldinho]

With so few players, I don't think the Turks can take it anymore. 2-0 to Germany, Schweini and Podolski to score.

 

[Help?]

After injuries and cards,we have only 14 players.But we are crazy.And i hope a lot.

14? WTF, goddamn!

 

[newbie original]

Apparently, UEFA might have to call a crisis meeting if Turkey cannot field a full squad (i.e. more injuries in training, etc.)......

 

[Turk123]

I m watching our training live at the moment and the coaches are trying their best to make sure their wouldnt be 1 more injury before the game because if there is, we wouldnt be able to use our 3 sub's
UEFA! you have to let us call players from Turkey this doesnt make sense we are already facing a good team but now we dont have players to play with

ps-if we beat Germans with these conditions, it might be a same kind of legend as the 300 spartans

 

[Johnny_Big]

I didn't hear 14 players. I heard 12 players. And i also heard that their 3rd goalie is bound to be used as a player in the field.

Funny

 

[daS]

we will win


TüRKiYE

 

[newbie original]

UEFA said they won't allow Turkey to call up any other players. They will not rescind the yellow cards either....

 

[OrgulloVikingo]

I think Germany will win. Turkey will be missing key players. But you never know. With alot of heart and hard work things happen. We'll see. Im predicting a 3-1 Germany win though

 

[Bobby]

Worth noting that Cuba started a match with 10 men earlier this year, two were goalkeepers (one played as a target man). CONCACAF told them tough luck.

Legally you can start a match with as few as seven men, the other team is under no obligation to limit their side either.

Edit: I was wrong, the "striker" was just a **** defender. The goalkeepers actually defected.

 

[Theodorakis]

I think all the injuries and suspensions will be too much for Turkey, you guys have just enough players to use all substitutions. Another efficient, German win, is what I predict.

logic dictates on this for sure..