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You are here: Home / Sports / Euro 2016 Germany v Poland Open Thread

Euro 2016 Germany v Poland Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 16, 20162:55 pm| 47 Comments

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Certainly one of the most eagerly awaited matches of the first round and longtime adversaries, both on and off the pitch.

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  1. 1.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    As good as USSR-Hungary water polo?

  2. 2.

    Mike in NC

    June 16, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    If the German team shows up wearing Polish uniforms, there could be a problem.

  3. 3.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    In honor of long gone Aunt Sonia, Go Poland!

  4. 4.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 3:13 pm

    @efgoldman: They were preparing to but they were all deported.

  5. 5.

    Yutsano

    June 16, 2016 at 3:16 pm

    DEUTSCHLAND!!!

  6. 6.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 3:18 pm

    @Yutsano:

    The new version is “SCHLAAAAAAND!!!”.

  7. 7.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 3:19 pm

    @humboldtblue: There was a pancake house in Champaign named Aunt Sonya’s!

  8. 8.

    Creature

    June 16, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    Anyone else notice the blind refs?

  9. 9.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 3:21 pm

    I only spent 6 months near Champaign while at Fire Rescue school at Chanute, never knew there was a Sonia’s though.

    Plus, my Aunt Sonia was a north Jersey girl who married a Philadelphian. Come to think of it, so was mom.

  10. 10.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    Potentially interesting minor note: Both German striker options, Götze and Gomez, have some current and former club-business to prove their worthiness to Lewandowski.

  11. 11.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 3:25 pm

    @humboldtblue: Rantoul, a true wasteland now. The last thing they had going was the Illini Football camp and Lovie moved it back to C-U!

  12. 12.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    Rantoul, wow, that’s a name I haven’t heard since the late 80s.

  13. 13.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 3:32 pm

    @raven:

    As good as USSR-Hungary water polo?

    Nothing matches Russia-Hungary water polo. Especially not as far as the under water action is concerned. There’s a reason they have under water cameras for water polo these days.

  14. 14.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    @humboldtblue: The Tuskegee Airmen at Chanute Field

  15. 15.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    Does anyone know why the German coach and his assistant always dress in exactly the same clothes? I kind of feel there’s an erotic slash-fic element to it that the commentators just aren’t talking about, but I’m willing to believe it’s a practical joke that just got way out of hand.

  16. 16.

    Creature

    June 16, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    ‘Cement head football!’

  17. 17.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 3:40 pm

    @Tony J:

    Probably a reaction to the bad press Löw got after he appeared in a T-shirt and scratched his balls at the last game.

  18. 18.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    @raven:

    Nice!

  19. 19.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    @SRW1:

    Oh THAT’S who that story was about? I only caught snatches of it.

    But seriously, the matching outfits are a thing. I noticed it at the World Cup and they’re still doing it. It looks… Odd. Like Löw has a 6ft, wavy haired Not-So-Mini-Me.

  20. 20.

    eric

    June 16, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    So, if the Germans win, does that mean we have to join the British and attack the Germans?

  21. 21.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 3:51 pm

    @eric:

    Not for a couple of years, and the French have to be knocked out first.

  22. 22.

    Morfydd

    June 16, 2016 at 3:52 pm

    Am I still in moderation? :p

  23. 23.

    Creature

    June 16, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    @SRW1: he did the complete ‘scratch and sniff’ move. Entertainment at its finest!

  24. 24.

    Morfydd

    June 16, 2016 at 3:55 pm

    Excellent! I will post progressively more wine-fueled comments.

    Meanwhile, the Polish team is worryingly good. I’m trying to channel my half-Polish, half-German grandmother and just enjoy the game. They could both advance, right?

  25. 25.

    eric

    June 16, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    @Tony J: will that allow some french to play for the germans?

  26. 26.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    @eric:

    Only in away games.

  27. 27.

    eric

    June 16, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    @Tony J: they have already managed to get rid of the Czechoslovokian team.when will the madness end

  28. 28.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym

    June 16, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    @Morfydd: They almost certainly will both advance.

  29. 29.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    @eric:

    will that allow some french to play for the germans?

    Why disadvantage Polish players? Google “Ernest Wilimowski”

  30. 30.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    Because drunks are soooo goddamn funny.

  31. 31.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 4:13 pm

    @Morfydd:

    If it stays like this they both have 4 points to Northern Ireland’s 3 and Ukraine’s zilch. So one of the two would be guaranteed to go through automatically even if they both lost their last games.

    Though if that happened, Northern Ireland would top their group, and half of the Province would drop dead straight away from shock.

  32. 32.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym

    June 16, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    I don’t watch that much soccer, and even I can tell that these two teams are a lot better than the two in the last game.

  33. 33.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 4:21 pm

    @eric:

    Don’t lose heart. They might be split up but both the Czechs and the Slovaks are still in the fight, if only barely.

    The Russians, OTOH, are on their last legs and the Finns aren’t even in this tournament!

  34. 34.

    Morfydd

    June 16, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    @raven: ? If that was to me, I wasn’t trying to be funny, more descriptive.

    Otherwise, this is a nailbiter.,.

  35. 35.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    Jesus Christ, from a false nine to no nine, or is it now up to Müller to play the pretender?

    ETA: Yep, Müller now in the attack center.

  36. 36.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym

    June 16, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Milik isn’t having a very good day in the box.

  37. 37.

    Creature

    June 16, 2016 at 4:25 pm

    Poland couldn’t buy a goal!

  38. 38.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 4:26 pm

    Christ Akimbo, both teams are spurning chances to score. if this stays 1-1 there’s going to be a lot of unaccustomed hope in the Northen Irish camp.

  39. 39.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 4:30 pm

    @SRW1:

    And now Löw has thought better of it and has brought Gomez.

    Gomez for Götze and Schürrle for Draxler as a like for like probably would have been too easy.

  40. 40.

    raven

    June 16, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    @Morfydd: If the foo shits. . .

  41. 41.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    Decision time approaching for Löw: How many minutes may Schweinsteiger be able to last in this game.

  42. 42.

    SRW1

    June 16, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    Btw, the Polish fans are clearly winning the air supporters war in this game.

  43. 43.

    humboldtblue

    June 16, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    Germany are in trouble now! They are … wait for it … wait for it … wait for it … KAPUTZKA!

  44. 44.

    Runt

    June 16, 2016 at 4:39 pm

    Is that Szarmach sitting next to Boniek in the stands?

  45. 45.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    I don’t know if Germany are just showing their tournament experience and easing through the group in 3rd gear without expending too much energy – which would be typical – but they haven’t been at all impressive in this game.

    Which doesn’t at all rule out the likelihood of them pinching a goal in the 88th minute.

  46. 46.

    Tony J

    June 16, 2016 at 4:56 pm

    Not the best game, but a point each makes it virtually certain they’ll both progress.

  47. 47.

    Schlemazel Khan

    June 16, 2016 at 4:58 pm

    Fur vetter Horst, Deutschland uber alles!

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