Judging by what little talent is coming up, this team will get worse before it gets better (if it ever does). The single obvious addition to look forward to is John Guidetti.

Judging by what little talent is coming up, this team will get worse before it gets better (if it ever does). The single obvious addition to look forward to is John Guidetti.

I can't decide if I want to watch the games today at a pub or in the comfort of home.

I can't decide if I want to watch the games today at a pub or in the comfort of home. It seems like the 4 countries involved today will create the least atmosphere of any of the groups in my neighborhood. I guess I could take the train to Astoria (Greek and Czech), Greenpoint (Polish) or Brighton Beach (Russian). Astoria might be the most fun, I guess.

Oh, right, the beer gardens. I've been twice, and I found them a bit insufferably bro-y and not terribly Czech (other than the beer). Maybe I went to the wrong ones.

How has Poland not scored?!?!?!

8.07 If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the
following criteria are applied, in the order given; to determine the rankings:
a) higher number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question;
b) superior goal difference in the matches among the teams in question (if more
than two teams finish equal on points);
c) higher number of goals scored in the matches among the teams in question (if
more than two teams finish equal on points);
d) superior goal difference in all the group matches;
e) higher number of goals scored in all the group matches;
f) position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system (see Annex I,
paragraph 1.2.2);
g) fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament);
h) drawing of lots.

f) position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system (see Annex I,
paragraph 1.2.2);

As in Euro 2008 qualifying: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.[7]

higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
if, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6) to 10) apply;
superior goal difference in all group matches;
higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
higher number of goals scored away from home in all group matches;
fair play ranking in all group matches;
drawing of lots.

I don't see the ambiguity, the tiebreakers are applied in the order given. Because the three teams are equal under criteria a, criteria b and on is used to separate them.

Yes, and the rule is unambigious, you don't start again.

Paragraph 08.07 of the UEFA European Football Championship 2010-12 regulations now reads as follows, with a new clause d) shown in bold.

"If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:

a) Higher number of points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;

b) Superior goal difference resulting from the matches played between the teams in question;

c) Higher number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;

d) If, after having applied criteria a) to c), two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria a) to c) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine the final rankings of the two teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria e) to i) apply in the order given;

e) superior goal difference in all group matches;

f) higher number of goals scored in all group matches;

**g) position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system (see annex I, paragraph 1.2.2);

h) fair play conduct of the teams (final tournament);

i) drawing of lots"

Err sorry. That should have been a penalty on the Russian defender (one for Greece to take)

Russia deserves to lose on principle for the number of times Samaras has dribbled by someone this game.

Within 45 seconds both Russia and Poland are VERY close to scoring.

Right now I'm recalling Mattbert from when we were making pre-tournament predictions. I believe he said "You guys are crazy. Russia aren't that good."

One Twitter user Agent_ITK who has a decent record in ‘inside info’ is claiming that AVB has been offered a two-year deal with the option for a further two years but insists that nothing has been signed yet. He went on to claim that if the deal is signed he will be unveiled on Monday or Tuesday. Roberto Martinez apparently refused to speak to Tottenham.

Is it weird that there is a headline on ESPN that says "Spurs' Parker hurts eye in nightclub incident" and I thought what is Scott Parker doing in a nightclub?