Euro 2012 Qualification
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^^yea that group isnt great apart from spain. Czech Rep are a poor side now. if people think Scotland arent going too well they should look at them too. they have fallen so far in a couple of years.
Scotland still have a good chance of getting second. Lithuania are actually a much improved team now. they got a couple of good results in the World Cup qualifiers. Liechtenstein arent as bad as they were either. they used to be on the same level as San Marino or Faroe Islands but not anymore. they are a tougher side now.
i remember Ireland only drew 0-0 with Liechtenstein back in the Euro 96 qualifiers i think. We absolutely battered them. it was just shot after shot but none of them went in lol we still made the play offs but lost 2-0 to Holland at Anfield.
Scotland still have a good chance of getting second. Lithuania are actually a much improved team now. they got a couple of good results in the World Cup qualifiers. Liechtenstein arent as bad as they were either. they used to be on the same level as San Marino or Faroe Islands but not anymore. they are a tougher side now.
i remember Ireland only drew 0-0 with Liechtenstein back in the Euro 96 qualifiers i think. We absolutely battered them. it was just shot after shot but none of them went in lol we still made the play offs but lost 2-0 to Holland at Anfield.
capello to retire after the championships.
norway beating portugal was a great result.
i want ireland to do really well. it was a shame to see them miss out on the world cup. they wouldve done a better job than france. one thing that the irish have is heart. no matter what level the game is being played at, they always go out, give it their best and play to win. that's one thing i admire about them. the english are a bunch of celebs who although havent won any international competitions play as though they are at ease.
norway beating portugal was a great result.
i want ireland to do really well. it was a shame to see them miss out on the world cup. they wouldve done a better job than france. one thing that the irish have is heart. no matter what level the game is being played at, they always go out, give it their best and play to win. that's one thing i admire about them. the english are a bunch of celebs who although havent won any international competitions play as though they are at ease.
Carlos Queiroz was fired Thursday as coach of the Portugal national soccer team due to poor performances and his involvement in off-pitch incidents which have earned him a six-month suspension.
The Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement that "given recent events, and after analysing the national coach's current situation," it had decided to terminate his employment with immediate effect, two years before the end of his contract.
The federation would immediately begin looking for someone to replace him, the statement said, but it offered no clues about potential candidates.
Neither federation officials nor Queiroz were immediately available for comment.
The decision was widely expected. Queiroz has been at the centre of a storm in recent months because of Portugal's disappointing displays and his role in a scandal over a doping test.
Portugal has collected just one point from its first two 2012 European Championship qualifiers. A 1-0 loss at Norway on Tuesday came after a 4-4 draw at home against lowly Cyprus last week, constituting Portugal's worst start to a qualifying campaign since 1996.
The team, missing injured Cristiano Ronaldo, looked unsettled and uncertain in both matches. With Deco and Simao Sabrosa having both recently retired from international football, the Portuguese team lacks an inspirational playmaker.
Queiroz missed those matches as he sat out a six-month suspension after authorities ruled he had disrupted an anti-doping test before the World Cup. The federation also suspended him for one month for misconduct in a charge related to the same incident.
He has denied any wrongdoing and is appealing against the six-month ban.
Queiroz leaves with Portugal having won 15 matches, losing three and drawing eight since he took over in 2008.
The 57-year-old coach, who previously was Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United for five years, has long been criticized.
Portugal's qualification campaign for the World Cup was rocky with three 0-0 draws, including at home against 10-man Albania, and the team had to advance through the playoffs.
In a disappointing campaign in South Africa, third-ranked Portugal went out in the second round against eventual champion Spain.
Queiroz has been unfavourably compared to his predecessor Luiz Felipe Scolari. The Brazilian steered Portugal to the final of the 2004 European Championship and the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup.
Queiroz's three-decade coaching career has also included stints at teams in the United States, Japan and United Arab Emirates.
Read more: Portugal sacks coach Queiroz
The Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement that "given recent events, and after analysing the national coach's current situation," it had decided to terminate his employment with immediate effect, two years before the end of his contract.
The federation would immediately begin looking for someone to replace him, the statement said, but it offered no clues about potential candidates.
Neither federation officials nor Queiroz were immediately available for comment.
The decision was widely expected. Queiroz has been at the centre of a storm in recent months because of Portugal's disappointing displays and his role in a scandal over a doping test.
Portugal has collected just one point from its first two 2012 European Championship qualifiers. A 1-0 loss at Norway on Tuesday came after a 4-4 draw at home against lowly Cyprus last week, constituting Portugal's worst start to a qualifying campaign since 1996.
The team, missing injured Cristiano Ronaldo, looked unsettled and uncertain in both matches. With Deco and Simao Sabrosa having both recently retired from international football, the Portuguese team lacks an inspirational playmaker.
Queiroz missed those matches as he sat out a six-month suspension after authorities ruled he had disrupted an anti-doping test before the World Cup. The federation also suspended him for one month for misconduct in a charge related to the same incident.
He has denied any wrongdoing and is appealing against the six-month ban.
Queiroz leaves with Portugal having won 15 matches, losing three and drawing eight since he took over in 2008.
The 57-year-old coach, who previously was Sir Alex Ferguson's assistant at Manchester United for five years, has long been criticized.
Portugal's qualification campaign for the World Cup was rocky with three 0-0 draws, including at home against 10-man Albania, and the team had to advance through the playoffs.
In a disappointing campaign in South Africa, third-ranked Portugal went out in the second round against eventual champion Spain.
Queiroz has been unfavourably compared to his predecessor Luiz Felipe Scolari. The Brazilian steered Portugal to the final of the 2004 European Championship and the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup.
Queiroz's three-decade coaching career has also included stints at teams in the United States, Japan and United Arab Emirates.
Read more: Portugal sacks coach Queiroz
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