Rousseau

12 of us got a Correct Result, but only Trublusince1982 got a Correct Score gaining full points! Latest standings: IFRAME Not Available. Direct Link to Spreadsheet.

Yes, you're the only one! 6 of us wanting another Croatia goal. Ahh... FT, 0-1.

I'm really enjoying listening to Slaven Bilic. What a guy! Interesting talk about the way in which Croatia produces youngsters. Croatia only has 4.5 million population, yet produce good, technical players on a regular basis. The current squad is really quite impressive. Slaven is suggesting it's because they are playing regularly in the Croatian Premier League at a very young age, so they have over 100 appearances by the time they are 21. 4.5 million is similar to Scotland, so perhaps someone should be taking notice?

I'm looking forward to seeing Croatia; I quite fancy them as a dark-horse.

Thanks blueflag! Embedding the spreadsheet directly is sooo much easier.

Albania-Switzerland was a high scoring series of predictions, with all but 3 predicting correctly. Germinal, Whosthedado, buster., trublusince1982 and myself getting a correct score. Wales-Slovakia was low scoring, with all predicting incorrectly apart from compo, BEARGER and Whosthedado correctly predicting the correct result. No one correctly predicted the score!? England-Russia was low scoring for the majority, but a few gaining full points. BEARGER and Bearman correctly predicted a draw, but not the correct score. rbr, Little General, Whosthedado, Yorkshire Bear and Germinal correctly predicted the score to gain full points. I concur with Blueflag: I hope Whosthedado's been placing side bets, because you've correctly predicted the result 4 times out of 4, and correctly predicted the score 3 times out of 4!! Sorry Craig, but the Mrs is having a shocker! The table as it stands: IFRAME Not Available. Direct Link to Spreadsheet.

There are a few of you in the same position!

Oh no! It's 1-1! Wales look really under pressure now.

Slovakia seem a little route-one, which is strange with someone like Weiss in the side. I must admit, I'm enjoying the Ref's attitude thus far in the tournament: they are letting 50/50's go quite often which is allowing the games to flow more.

1-0 Wales! Bale free-kick!

It's a tricky one. I did, but it is dependent on Bale and the service to him.

Slovakia just missed a sitter -- cleared off the line! Don't know how it stayed out!?

Wales and Slovakia just kicked-off. Vladimir Weiss on show for Slovakia. I've not seen much of Weiss, but I've noticed he was the top of the assist chart in Qualifying. Bale plays for Wales.

-1 for being a smart arse. [TABLE=width: 300] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Player[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]P[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]CR[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]CS[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]Pts[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Whosthedado[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]8[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Germinal[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]7[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Rousseau[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]5[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]buster.[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]5[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]trublusince1982[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]5[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]compo[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]4[/TD][/TR] [/TABLE]

I'll post a proper table tomorrow after the other games, but thus far it's: [TABLE=width: 300] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Player[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]P[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]CR[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]CS[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]Pts[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Whosthedado[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]8[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Germinal[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]8[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]Rousseau[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]5[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]buster.[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]5[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]trublusince1982[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]5[/TD][/TR] [TR][TD=class: xl65, width: 64, align: center]compo[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]2[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]1[/TD][TD=class: xl66, width: 64, align: center]4[/TD][/TR] [/TABLE] The rest are on 2 points, with Little General on 1, and SBS and Mrs Craig on 0... Sorry Craig.

4 lovely prediction league points! Likewise Whosthedado and Germinal who've already got 4 in the first game! And trublu and buster. FT 0-1.

Albania down to 10-men after their captain makes a last-ditch block with the arm, but still only 0-1 down. Switzerland just smacked the post from the resulting free-kick.

Everybody wants a Limited Edition Gersnet Polo shirt! Mrs Craig has been added to the roster. What are her predictions?

I was a little disappointed with the friendly way in which the players greeted each other in the tunnel, but the fans are really amping up the tension with several players being booed and some hard tackles already. My 0-1 prediction looks tame, as it looks like there will be several goals. The Swiss look good. Both look shaky at the back.

I would like to know the context of this comment, but yes, he should be doing his talking on the pitch.

Don't quote me on the 'tension' of the Albania game! It's just something I'm inferring from the interesting situation with the players: Albanians playing for Switzerland, brothers playing against each other, and a number of Swiss-born players playing for Albania. Strange situation. Although, BBC Sport are suggesting it is arguably the "first derby match" of the Euro's: "The two countries are more than 500 miles apart, but Albania against Switzerland is arguably the first derby match at Euro 2016 - thanks to the remarkable links between the two sides. Ten members of Albania's squad were either born in Switzerland or grew up there, with seven of those even playing for the Swiss at under-21 level before switching allegiance. Conversely, six Swiss players have family links to Albania or Kosovo. That includes soon-to-be Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka. Both Granit and brother Taulant were born in Basel to parents who are ethnic Albanians from Kosovo, and represented Switzerland at youth level. However, Taulant - who is 18 months older - made slightly slower progress at club level and was persuaded to change nationality." http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36450647?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Any suggestions on the best way to post this data from a spreadsheet? Using imgur is a pain in the arse. 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New table:

Sorry, Pete and Gunslinger. I actually have your predictions, but failed to add you to the table! I'll get that done.

The sitter in the first 5 minutes was unbelievable: harder to miss! It would've changed the game completely. The French were a wee bit nervy, I thought and their Centre-Back pairing left a lot to be desired -- It's difficult when you're missing Varane and Laporte. Payet was outstanding; It'll be interesting to see if West Ham can keep him. The Albania game might surprise us, as there is a bit of tension. Both have got good players, but we have the Xhaka brothers (one of which, Granit Xhaka, has just signed for arsenal) playing against each other, and Xherdan Shaqiri (Stoke) was born in Albania but plays for Switzerland. Albania's record is not great against Switzerland, but it should be an interesting game.