Friday, June 1, 2012

Friendlies

Alright then! So Croatia faced Estonia on the 25th of May and easily defeated them 3-1. A day later, the Czech Republic faced Israel and edged the Israelis 2-1. However, on the first of June they were beaten by the same score by Hungary. Denmark played Brazil on the 26th and was defeated 1-3 - a comparable test of what it will be like to face the likes of Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany. England also played on the 26th, edging Norway 1-0 to continue their progress to the Euro Cup. France continued their outstanding progress witha  3-2 victory over Iceland on the 27th and a 2-0 defeat of Serbia on the 31st. Germany's scoresheet looks quite different: the Swiss defeated them in Basel on the 26th while the Germans were able to get the upper hand over Israel. Greece drew with Slovenia on the 26th while they defeated Armenia on the 31st. Italy may be rethinking their Euro Cup run after they were destroyed 0-3 by the Russians in Zurich on the first of this month (June). The Netherlands are also looking a little insecure after they were edged by a goal against the likes of Bayern Munich on the 22nd and Bulgaria on the 26th. However, they were good enough to beat Slovakia 2-0 on the 30th. Poland continue their decent run of form: defeating the likes of Latvia and Slovakia 1-0 each on the 22nd and the 26th respectively. Portugal are looking shakey on their feet following a draw with Macedonia on the 26th with Turkey coming up on the 2nd of June. The Republic of Ireland looked pretty good against Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 1-0 result. Hungary is set for the 4th of June which will be their last test before the big stage. Russia are probably the most solid of the bunch with a 1-1 scoreline against Uruguay, an admittedly disappointing 0-0 result against Lithuania, and a 3-0 victory over Italy in Zurich! Spain are looking similarly formidable with a 2-0 win over Serbia on the 26th before obliterating South Korea 4-1 in Berne on the 30th. Sweden are looking as wonderfully attacking as always with 3-1 their scoreline against Iceland and Serbia facing them the 5th of June. Ukraine defeated Estonia 4-0 on the 28th before suffering a 3-2 loss to Austria on the first of June. Hope you are ready for the Euro Cup!