Euro: Euros 2024 - Group A (GER, SCO, HUN, SUI)

[Chimaera]

I like these Scottish players but they're not good

 

[bluesfan94]

I like these Scottish players but they're not good

Yeah, this Scottish team is pretty likeable, but not exactly blessed with overwhelming talent. And Angus Gunn isn't the type of keeper that can make it work, either, as indicated by the first goal.

 

[bluesfan94]

Angus Gunn looks super uncomfortable when sweeping

And just like that, Gunn makes a pretty damn good save.

 

[bluesfan94]

What a crazy tackle. I get that it's last ditch stuff, but yikes. Anyway, great use of VAR.

 

[Scomerica]

 

[bluesfan94]

Havertz with a goal and an assist already. Arteta unlocked him

 

[bluesfan94]

I think Fullkrug was offside but gotta feel for Gunn there.

 

[bluesfan94]

I wonder where that one guy who complains about Germany not being able to score is.

Shit, even Rudiger is scoring

 

[bluesfan94]

Germany with Havertz: 3-0
Germany without Havertz: 1-1

 

[bluesfan94]

Germany with Havertz: 3-0
Germany without Havertz: 1-1

Dammit.

Oh, Gunn really should have had that. Gotta say, two goals were savable and a third was on a stupid tackle in the box.

 

[NyQuil]

Good start! Nice to get some offensive momentum from the first match.

 

[Jussi]

Can't wait til the Copa starts and we have 5 GDTs a day.

Eh, nobody cares about the Copa on Europe.

 

[Scomerica]

That was awful. I say that and watch us now beat Switzerland now the pressure is off.

 

[bluesfan94]

That was awful. I say that and watch us now beat Switzerland now the pressure is off.

I don't know if you beat Switzerland, but I think you had the misfortune of coming up against a Germany team that is both peaking and was riding the opening day high.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Poor game plan by Scotland. They just got shredded from the start with Germany easily bypassing the defensive line.

 

[Scomerica]

Travel would just be difficult for qualifying. Not impossible, but difficult.

You could regionalize that part so all the Caribbean and central american teams still had a shot. Would mostly just be for Copa america and club competitions so MLS and Liga Mex teams could join

 

[luiginb]

Shankland sounds like a good prison nickname

 

[bluesfan94]

This game not being on Fox or FS1 is absurd. I shouldn’t need more than one subscription for one tournament.

 

[bluesfan94]

Good first half for the Swiss. I expected more from Hungary tbh

 

[bluesfan94]

I gotta say, I was a little surprised to see Duah starting, but clearly I was wrong.

 

[bluesfan94]

This game not being on Fox or FS1 is absurd. I shouldn’t need more than one subscription for one tournament.

Does anyone know if this is because of Fox's decisions or if it's a UEFA decision? Like when they sold the rights, did they intentionally sell some games to Fubo only?

 

[HajdukSplit]

Does anyone know if this is because of Fox's decisions or if it's a UEFA decision? Like when they sold the rights, did they intentionally sell some games to Fubo only?

I think Fox with approval from UEFA, don’t think FIFA would allow this unless Infantino changed the ruling, World Cup games under their law need to be OTA tv

 

[maclean]

Well, I mean, there was your chance Hungary

 

[bluesfan94]

I think Fox with approval from UEFA, don’t think FIFA would allow this unless Infantino changed the ruling, World Cup games under their law need to be OTA tv

Okay then I’ll be mad at Fox. I just didn’t think fubo and Fox were related. Like if they had some games on Fox soccer plus, I’d still be annoyed but it’d at least make sense.

 

[TheMoreYouKnow]

I don't believe there's any OTA requirements for the EURO at all. There will be games on streaming services only even in the host nation Germany (incl. this Hungary/Switzerland game).

I think FOX outsourced this game to FuboTV because they figured the interest level is too low to justify producing the game. The games Fubo shows are all 9 am ET games without any American links. Even I, contrary to my intentions, managed to sleep through most of the game, so I suspect the total viewership was likely in the five figures in the U.S.