f**k yeah!!

1-0 to Ireland!

Brilliant.

Just a few mins. Hold on lads.

Good cross, but Benucci completely lost his man there, he didn't even try and head it away.

OLAY OLAY OLAY OLAY !!

Imagine Ireland Ireland final.

The odd couple, just made me a tad emotional.

So who do Ireland play?

So who do Ireland play?

France

Well done Ireland. Really happy all the British and Irish teams have gone through.

Really classy from buffon to go straight to Keane and oneill to congratulate them.

Well done Ireland.

Got that score totally wrong.

The tournament started with sh*t games, but it's really picked up.

Great result there, Italy didn't need the win so pleased to see Ireland through.

 

Poor, poor Zlatan.

So, we have:

 

Switzerland V Poland

Croatia V Portugal

 

Wales V N. Ireland

Hungary V Belgium

 

Germany V Slovakia

Italy V Spain

 

France V Ireland

England V Iceland

France

With France scoring off a handball and FIFA paying off the FAI for it

(Actually more likely they'll get slaughtered from the first minute.)

Well done Ireland. Really happy all the British and Irish teams have gone through.

Really classy from buffon to go straight to Keane and oneill to congratulate them.

As Northern Ireland play Wales, at least one of the UK nations is guaranteed a quarterfinal.

So, we have:

 

Switzerland V Poland

Croatia V Portugal

 

Wales V N. Ireland

Hungary V Belgium

 

Germany V Slovakia

Italy V Spain

 

France V Ireland

England V Iceland

 

They are all hard to call.

 

Poland

Croatia

Wales

Hungary

Germany

Italy (on pens)

Ireland (on pens)

England

I am beyond ecstatic! Without a doubt one of our best performance in years!

 

England, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland all in the last 16. Brilliant

I think I got whiplash at the pub trying to keep an eye on both screens at once.

 

I have no idea why they kept each game at one end of the pub. During the Group B finale they mixed the screens up so you could watch both games at the same time with minimal head movement.

Just a further note on the dates/venues.

 

Switzerland V Poland - 25 June, St Etienne
Croatia V Portugal - 25 June, Lens

Wales V N. Ireland - 25 June, Paris
Hungary V Belgium - 26 June, Toulouse

Germany V Slovakia - 26 June, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Italy V Spain - 27 June, St Denis

France V Ireland - 26 June, Lyon
England V Iceland - 27 June, Nice

If Ireland and England win their last 16 matches we have a very tasty Ireland-England quarter final 

Even though it's the "weak" half of the bracket, I'm looking forward more to those games. Every team in that half of the bracket will give it their all because all the teams think they can win, but none of them expect to.

For the "hard" bracket, I worry that it's a mix of teams that are resigned to losing and teams that expect to win.

Just a further note on the dates/venues.

Switzerland V Poland - 25 June, St Etienne

Croatia V Portugal - 25 June, Lens

Wales V N. Ireland - 25 June, Paris

Hungary V Belgium - 26 June, Toulouse

Germany V Slovakia - 26 June, Villeneuve d'Ascq

Italy V Spain - 27 June, St Denis

France V Ireland - 26 June, Lyon

England V Iceland - 27 June, Nice

Wow there are serious disparities in how much rest they get. Portugal really unlucky to have to play again so soon. England lucky in that regard.

Just saw the Sweden Belgium highlights. Can someone explain why the first Sweden goal was disallowed?