EURO 2012

… and 4-0 at home.

Sweden has won all of their last five games. These were a 1-0 win away to Ukraine on Aug. 10th as well as three Euro qualifying wins, which were 5-0 at home over Finland, 4-1 in Moldova, 2-1 at home against Moldova, and a 2-0 away win against Cyprus in a friendly.

Prediction: Draw. Bet at bookie.

… the table. For Holland, van Persie, Sneijder, Huntelaar and Dirk Kuyt who have been among the form scorers for the national squad, will want to add to their tally to help their team take this game.

Finland on the other hand had won 4-1 against Moldova in their last game, keeping them in with a slim chance of qualifying in second place, which is hardly probable. The previous outing between the 2 sides, resulted in a 2-1 Dutch win in Eindhoven, and the Finnish will try to take some heart from …

…matches that took place on the selection of Euro 2012.

For some teams the games  identified the tournament fate. For example, Germany came outto  the final part.

Qualifiers Euro 2012, September 2

Israel – Greece – 0:1 (0:0)
Goal: Ninis, 60

Lithuania – Liechtenstein – 0-0

Finland – Moldova – 4:1 (2:0)
Goals: Hämäläinen, 11 (1-0), 43 (2-0), Forssel, 52 (3-0), Armash, 70 (4-0, own goal), Alexeev, 85 (4-1)

Azerbaijan – Belgium – 1:1
Goals: Simons, 55 (0-1), Aliyev, 86 (1-1)

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13

5
Albania
10
2
3
5
7
14
-7
9

6
Luxembourg
10
1
1
8
3
21
-18
4

Group E

#
Team Name
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS

1
Netherlands
10
9
0
1
37
8
29
27

2
Sweden
10
8
0
2
31
11
20
24

3
Hungary
10
6
1
3
22
14
8
19

4
Finland
10
3
1
6
16
16
0
10

5
Moldova
10
3
0
7
12
16
-4
9

6
San Marino
10
0
0
10
0
53
-53
0

Group F

#
Team Name
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS

1
Greece
10
7
3
0
14
5
9
24

2
Croatia
10
7
1
2
18
7
11
22

3
Israel
10
5
1
4
13
11
2
16

4
Latvia
10
3
2
5
9
12
-3
11

5
Georgia
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… of infrastructure and the overall throughput of the Ukrainian borders.

Before Euro 2012 Ukraine is going to modernize up to 20 frontier crossings. Apart from the points on the Polish border, the crossings with Hungary, Russia, Belarus, Slovakia and Moldova will be modernized, as well.

Ukrainian customs and border services expect that after the ongoing modernization of the border crossing in Jagodzin, which leads to the Polish Dorohusk, its thourghput will increase by 50 percent.

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As the Saturday game of note – one of two with Israel v Croatia – the world will be watching, waiting for the meltdown with curious eyes, just like a toxic relationship of the romantic variety.

Group E
Hungary v San Marino
Moldova v Netherlands

Group F
Georgia v Malta
Greece v Latvia
Israel v Croatia (Sat.)

Group G
Wales v Bulgaria
Montenegro v Switzerland

Game to Watch: Montenegro v Switzerland

Quietly, ever so quietly, Montenegro is becoming a Cinderella of European …

… There were also representatives of the Polish ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association, the Youth Human Rights Movement from Russia, the Green movement and the ‘Partisan’ anti-fascist magazine and monitoring group from Belarus and Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly from Moldova. The meeting was prepared by the Football Against Prejudices coalition, with assistance from the ‘Zakhist Praci’ Trade Union and the Kiev branch of the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation. The lively discussion was conducted in Russian, Ukrainian and …

…, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
Group C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
Group E: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino
Group F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta
Group G: England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro
Group H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland
Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, …

… Portugal France England Croatia Russia
Basket 2: Greece, Serbia Sweden Switzerland Czech Republic Turkey Denmark Slovakia Romania
Basket 3: Israel Bulgaria Finland Norway Ireland Scotland Northern Ireland Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basket 4: Slovenia Hungary Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Belarus Belgium Cyprus Wales
Basket 5: Montenegro, Albania Estonia Georgia Moldova Armenia Iceland Kazakhstan Liechtenstein
Basket: Azerbaijan Luxembourg Malta Faeroe Islands San Marino, Andorra

… hub to support a long-term anti-discrimination action in football in Eastern Europe.

The project will also have a wider country base with a strong focus on Hungary and Slovakia. Several other states, namely Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Belarus and Moldova, are going to be monitored and awareness-raising activities are to be explored there, too.

The overall project management is lead by the ‘NEVER AGAIN’ Association in Warsaw. The other partners in the project coordination team are: People …