Group stage was not boring at all, this whole Euro has been incredible
@maxischmidt5068Ай бұрын
To be honest, as a German i love the mood the people bring here, but only the first Group Stage Matchday was really good, the 2nd and 3rd were only boring draws, the whole England group was a complete joke and the round of 16 was also not that spectacular. The fans around everything are great but to be honest, after Russia, Post Covid-all over Europe and Qatar even a tournament played in my garden would look like a big party
@booksandgamesandmemes3126Ай бұрын
@@maxischmidt5068I respect ur opinion, but a random question, why is Iceland ur pfp? 😭😭😭
@SilverLynel04Ай бұрын
@@maxischmidt5068Achtelfinale war schon ganz cool 👍🏻
@yrugahАй бұрын
3rd matches were pretty much boring
@Random_clips24650Ай бұрын
Yea Own Goal been on fire 🤣
@no-push4295Ай бұрын
I have another idea. What about changing up to 28 Teams? 7 groups, the best two in every group advance. That‘ll be 14 Teams. To get to 16, the 2 best of the 7 third placed nations also advance. This would essentially increase the pressure in the last games of the group stage but its Not that Easy to get thrown out with 4 points and a good goal difference. Also, 28 is Not that much and i like the concept of 2 third placed to qualify for the knockouts. Meaning you have a Chance, but you cant be sure and just draw your last game on purpose. What do you think?
@TheBluverdeАй бұрын
Exactly, if only the first and second placed teams of each group qualify for the knockout stage then some third placed teams with 4, 5 or even 6 points will be eliminated while at the same time second placed teams with only 3 or even 2 points will get trough.
@Obi_Swagg_KenobiАй бұрын
@@TheBluverdeit's impossible to advance with 2 points/ and there can't be a third placed team with 5 or 6 points. also historically it has only happened once in every tournament that a third placed team has 4 points (1 in 8 groups). and only in 1 or 2 groups every tournament is there a second place with 3 points. that means that the format would work because the 3rd place (4 points) would advance because they are the best of the rest. and this would almost always work because it is almost impossible to get less points in second place than in 3rd (different groups). so only the best teams would advance (even the 3rd place with more points than some teams in groups)
@asharahmed5238Ай бұрын
Idk man I believe 16 were good enough. Playing directly quarter finals and RO16 being exclusive to world cups only was a great thing.
@TheBluverdeАй бұрын
@@Obi_Swagg_Kenobi If team A wins against team B, B wins against C and C wins against A and all three of them win against team D then A, B and C will have 6 points. If teams A, B and C draw against each other but win against team D then A, B and C will have 5 points each.
@melondasherАй бұрын
@@Obi_Swagg_Kenobi Hypothetically, Team A wins 1-0 against B, 2-0 against C, and 3-0 against D. The other teams only draw 0-0. That would mean Team A - 9 pts Team B - 2pts - GD -1 Team C - 2pts - GD -2 Team D - 2pts - GD -3 The other one Team A 1 - 0 B Team A 0 - 1 C Team A 1 - 0 D Team B 1 - 0 C Team B 1 - 0 D Team C 1 - 0 D Team A,B,C would all have 6 pts and Team D 0. Is there a rule that I don't know of which would make this not possible? Is my Maths not mathing? Or did you mean "most unlikely" when you said "impossible"? (Please don't answer as if I'm some sort of internet troll, I'm sick of that, I genuinely want to learn this)
@boski777Ай бұрын
16 teams format is the most balanced and entertaining format 👍
@TheKeeeks97Ай бұрын
The pinnacle of boringness was group C: - 5/6 games drawn - on the 3rd matchday, 3/4 teams, including England, parked their bus in front of their goal and playing for a draw because they knew it would be enough to go on On the opposit, you've unlucky Ukraine still going out despite having 4 points because they finished last in their Group. So I totally agree: This format needs to be reformed!
@justinsmАй бұрын
Yup. Slovenia who finished 3rd reach KO stage without winning any game. Even though credit for them to struggling Portugal and knocked out by shootout not 90 minutes game
@stsYT603Ай бұрын
Starkes Profilbild Junge! 🇩🇪🔥
@aleksipeltosaari3726Ай бұрын
Almost half of the European countries qualifies in the format that is now using, but still Denmark was the only Nordic country in this years tournament. Maybe in 32 teams format will improve Finlands, Norways and Icelands chances to qualify for second time.🇫🇮🦉
@jarmoliebrand2005Ай бұрын
Anything to increase the chance of San Marino making the euros. 🇸🇲
@alfiethedinosaur6621Ай бұрын
😂
@pturisaksen6044Ай бұрын
I very much enjoy this format. Don’t know what tournament you’ve been watching Fiago if this tournaments group stage was boring apart from group C
@DavidHernandez-fs8cpАй бұрын
shut up
@offical_jamierubberfanАй бұрын
He means that there is really nothing on the line in a lot of there groups as 3/4 teams will probably qualify
@ElbichofanАй бұрын
@@offical_jamierubberfanbut like if you qualify for the third spot you will face a hard opponent
@offical_jamierubberfanАй бұрын
@@Elbichofan not necessarily, I mean Netherlands got 3rd in group d, but got easier opponents than France (2nd) and Austria (1st)
@YokahАй бұрын
3rd matches were almost all boring because most team were just playing for draws
@rezensionenschreiber47Ай бұрын
Why do they not just reward good performance? My format: 7 groups, first two advance and the best two teams directly qualify for the quarters
@kryss2056Ай бұрын
so just because someone gets a easy group he will go straight to the quarterfinals?
@zois2Ай бұрын
Or make it with 24 Teams like yet and the 4 best Teams are in the quarter final or like yet and the place in the groupsstage decides how the knock out games are (in Ro16 play the best Team vs the worst, at ice hockey Olympics no one ist out and instead the group phase isn't boring because all know that they could't chill because then their way to the final will be difficult)
@MedellinishАй бұрын
You mean RO16. That would be 16 teams qualifying
@zois2Ай бұрын
@@Medellinish no I mean that the 4 best group winner are directly in the quarters, the another both group winners plays with the second placed Teams in Playoffs above the restly quaters spots
@Noa-kn6veАй бұрын
Or 28 country with 4 x 7 groups. Top 2 go through and top 2 from 3rd place. Guess that a better mix.
@VarchitechtАй бұрын
30 divided by 7?
@VarchitechtАй бұрын
Also what if the host and lat winner are top 2
@ruqzack6313Ай бұрын
@@NRKBRAWL9host and Last Winner auto Last 16 is The Most Boring thing i ever heard
@Lamebred.Ай бұрын
@@NRKBRAWL9 It wouldnt be fair competition if they did this. Say Spain win this Euro and then automatically r16 in 2028, they would have that advantage over everyone else. Rest and preperation has to be the same for every nation, or as close as possible to it. Also id imagine winning the competition wouldnt feel as good bypassing the group stage.
@Gri77lyАй бұрын
@@NRKBRAWL9 That's incredibly stupid mate. Ain't nobody gonna get anything gifted to em just because they are the hosts
@FuchsHundАй бұрын
Nah, that would mean over half of the federations of UEFA would qualify to the Euros therefore making the qualifiers kinda pointless 🤷♂️
@multoxgaming5756Ай бұрын
I could see them integrating the qualifiers into the Nations League. Then you have a bit more to play for.
@alphagamer9505Ай бұрын
So the quality of Europe has been on the raise ,its not just the usual Big teams that Make Deep runs
@sparkz2337Ай бұрын
they could just copy asia and make the euro qualifiers the first stage of the world cup qualifiers kind of
@basti6643Ай бұрын
get rid of the qualifier man. Make them only between small nations so they fight for some spots while big nations qualify automatically. That way we also get rid of stupid internation breaks
@hitthurdeauxАй бұрын
@@basti6643 England failed to qualify in 2008 and Holland in 2016, while Italy barely reached this Euro Cup. Qualifiers are still dangerous for the giants. Removing qualifiers removes a standard of quality for competition.
@NanobanaKinakoАй бұрын
Asian Cup needs this expansion too.
@hitthurdeauxАй бұрын
No, it really doesn’t. You lack understanding in striking a balance between quality and quantity.
@RonaldobettersiuАй бұрын
Maybe Scotland would qualify every time
@rancidbhoyАй бұрын
England would still win fuck all.
@fairphoneuser9009Ай бұрын
@@rancidbhoy And then fuck up!
@SturmZebra13Ай бұрын
I don't mind 32 teams. The quality will get worse, but we will also have more surprises. And why not have a really big celebration of football all across Europe?
@justarandomguyonyoutube584Ай бұрын
Why don't we just invite the whole federation then
@hitthurdeauxАй бұрын
Because it’s not a celebration. It’s a competition.
@Aldiboi77Ай бұрын
Please as a Bosnian let us join!! 😂😂
@DacianAstilean-Styles-en8hpАй бұрын
The group stages were highly entertaining, bar GC
@hannessahlsten9300Ай бұрын
What about keeping 24 teams and going for 8 groups of three? 2 top teams advance. And that would remove the "most third place teams advance but not all" nonsense.
@TheGreatJRWАй бұрын
Wofür braucht man dann noch eine Quali, wenn sich knapp zwei Drittel des Kontinents für die EM qualifiziert. Das ist absolut sinnlos.
@pulsaris3423Ай бұрын
Knapp ein Drittel? Seit wann hat die UEFA 90 Mitgliedsverbände? Eher knapp die Hälfte.
@TheGreatJRWАй бұрын
@@pulsaris3423 Sorry sollte zwei Drittel heißen
@juschi634Ай бұрын
I hate the current 3rd place rule. In my opinion the strongest teams not making it to the top of the table are the ones with the most points compared to their group‘s first and second placed countries. Ukraine got kicked out with four points whereas Slovenia and Hungary went on with less points. Compared to their group leaders Ukraine is overall the stronger than both teams mentioned before with having managed to get the same amount of points. But a rule acknowledging that might be too complicated to understand or too mathematical for some people even though it would be a simple ratio calculation
@justinsmАй бұрын
I mean England are topping the group with 2nd least point behind Romania. Even Austria got more points tied with Germany
@CCCPRusRusАй бұрын
Well cause everyone in Group E finished with 4 points and Ukraine went out on goal difference
@nachocheese1934Ай бұрын
Nah man and then the qualifiers are useless, 16 is the answer only the top teams
@baseupp12Ай бұрын
Ehh I guess they can try it but if we get 2 groups where one team dominates every other team by 4+ goals or more lower it back down
@IzakPregeljKlemencicАй бұрын
I agree with Fiago these format with 32 team's would be great.
@BEKisHEREАй бұрын
Fiago I'm sending this message early RIP Germany ur run will be forever remembered 🫡
@Edu23uАй бұрын
In my opinion, the Euro and World Cup must change to the new "Swiss model" UCL format. With just 1 league stage instead of 8 groups, it would be fairer because that would prevent for example Ukraine with 4 points getting knocked out while Slovenia with 3 points going to the knockouts. They could implement 3 league stage matches for each team and no play-offs, just the top 16 going through. Then it's the same format. Probably didn't do the maths right but it's a good idea imo (I'll probably get roasted for this)
@gurke2702Ай бұрын
Here's a fun fact for the expansion tournaments in 1960 and 1980 he used the actual teams of those tournaments however for 1996 he also does that except for one. He uses belgium flag instead of german
@ZafeirZАй бұрын
As a Norwegian, as long as we keep solbakken, a national league level coach we need this
@polokanАй бұрын
Absolutely not. Currently, EURO qualifying consists of 8/10 games depending on the group. Expanding to 32 teams would mean third places would go through, so beating Faroe Islands and Moldova, for example, would be enough to qualify, rendering a very significant portion of the international season cycle completely worthless. I think the current system works fine, but if we must reform it, then I'd propose returning to the 2012 format and reducing the number of teams to 16
@morganthefork193Ай бұрын
16 teams isn't a realistic change though
@polokanАй бұрын
@@morganthefork193 what's unrealistic about it?
@lulacrips8471Ай бұрын
@@morganthefork193because of less games, less money, but now its so boring, its killing football
@eya4dАй бұрын
Really good point, totally agree 2nd and 3rd matchday in this Euor was incredibly boring and now I knew why thanks to Fiago!!!
@Misosam123Ай бұрын
Nah with 32 teams basically every European country will play in the Euros😹👋🏻 a better alternative would be 24 teams with 4 groups of 6, and the first 4 go through for round of 16 or first 2 for quarters.
@HerrHermannMann854Ай бұрын
Great idea!
@gronccoravioliАй бұрын
This would result in way too many games (75 instead of current 51), making the euros longer. Managers & players are already complaining about seasons being too long and packed with too many games.
@gronccoravioliАй бұрын
@@iemanddiejenietkent-gf8jy Well how would that work? You can't have quarter finals with 12 teams, you need 8 (or 16).
@iemanddiejenietkent-gf8jyАй бұрын
@@gronccoravioli oh shit.. didnt thought about that...
@andreasfranzgass8525Ай бұрын
Groups of 6. That's lot of games
@gronccoravioliАй бұрын
Unconventional idea that might fix everything: -> 24 teams, BUT the 4 best 3rd place teams advance based on goal difference, NOT points. Never gonna happen tho, i know.
@justinsmАй бұрын
how to determine? u can't let teams with only 1/2 points with -1/2 goal difference advanced but 4 points with -3 goal difference got knocked out. We've seen how England and France park the bus for the whole tournament to reach semi
@zois2Ай бұрын
Or the 4 best non qualified teams like in the nfl or elf
@tariqomer4678Ай бұрын
Keep the current 24 teams format. Only top of the group qualifies while the top 2 2nd place countries qualify directly tp the quarters. No r16
@multimrwatcher8695Ай бұрын
Or 24 Team, but only the first and second comes to the next round. The best four first places direct to the quarter finals and the other 8 teams play a first KO match to complete it.
@banthachannel5132Ай бұрын
austria ruined the bracket and dipped out. LOL
@gypsymuffinABZАй бұрын
I think it is fine the way it is. I thought the group stages were pretty good at this years tournament.
@verspinАй бұрын
At this point let's just make every team from Europe qualify. Can't wait to watch Gibraltar v Lichtenstein
@vllai5785Ай бұрын
I mean besides Group C this Euro has been really fun to watch, so I don't see why they would change it to 32 teams. But yeah, maybe it could give the smaller nations a better chance to be at the Euros
@jungleboggedАй бұрын
My words you are so right
@tseditz61Ай бұрын
I've heard that in the EUROS in Italy and Turkiye, there will be 32 teams.
@N1KI007Ай бұрын
Wikipedia says 24 tho 🤷
@tseditz61Ай бұрын
@@N1KI007 We'll see
@HaHaHaHaaland9Ай бұрын
Tbh in my opinion thats a wonderful idea
@andreasfranzgass8525Ай бұрын
Did you watch the group stage? And we had 24 Teams at 3 World Cups. I always liked it
@ViveLaRevolution1789Ай бұрын
I think that knockout stages should start on Last 8, not 16. 6 1st places in groups and 2 best 2nd place in groups. There would be a VERY, VERY MUCH competition. (My english is shit)
@JMKrechАй бұрын
Well said 👏🏼
@julianeder4699Ай бұрын
on the contrary having more squads with lower odds of advancing would make things much more interresting as many of them would have nothing to lose. The most boring to watch teams of this tournament were the big nations that are featured almost every time (france, england) while lesser known teams like austria and georgia managed to put out quality displays that kept fans glued to the screen
@semsettininarabas2632Ай бұрын
Can you talk about merih demirals punishment because he made a hand sign that means wolf(how bellingham got no punishment with his acts)
@ishwar5936Ай бұрын
My idea is to keep the 24 team 6 group system but have the top 2 3rd places advance and let the other 4 3rd place finishers compete on the 2 off days for the other 2 spots. Would make it more fair for 3rd place finishers who were trown in a group of death. And it would be fun for the fans to watch
@justinsmАй бұрын
You know what's unfair? Ukraine with 4 points finished last in their group with -2 goal difference. But Slovenia who only draw their group matches with 3 points advance to ko stages.
@browhat6935Ай бұрын
Well the rule is 4th place goes out regardless@justinsm
@ishwar5936Ай бұрын
@@justinsm I actually also think wins should be worth 2 points. Now it is that if you win 1 and lose 2 you have equal points then if you draw 3
@Dinoo1234Ай бұрын
The vibes this tournament has been incredible
@ramiromen6595Ай бұрын
No WC and Euros should be REDUCED in size. Enough place for mediocrity as it is. 16 teams once more or bust
@jw550w0r9pwАй бұрын
World Cup format has the issue of last games not mattering at all quite frequently. So 28 teams would be better. Now instead of the 2 worst 3rd teams out, the 2 best 3rd teams qualify. Something to play for until the end.
@hitthurdeauxАй бұрын
This is incorrect. Most group stages’ final days feature 2, sometimes even 3 teams fighting for 2nd place. In the very tight ones, 3-4 teams can still advance.
@froggaryАй бұрын
That is not what the group stage was like at all. With the exception of a couple of teams, it was very exciting.
@haarissiddique9246Ай бұрын
@fiago I 100% agree! You sort if lose that last matchday excitement like it is now. A good example is the recent World Cup with the Spain, Germany, Japan & Costa Rica group where the top 2 were constantly changing!
@JM91xАй бұрын
That’s too many games to schedule. Won’t work.
@alphagamer9505Ай бұрын
70-73 never forget
@JudTheDudytubeАй бұрын
Bro fiago did you only watch englands group because this group stage was sick
@Jack-pl2heАй бұрын
the qualifiers will be useless then
@subiewrx-86Ай бұрын
This is exactly always comes to my mind, we need more nations to participate, these nations have a massive a supporters such as greece, and we miss some stars to play in this tournament such as norway with haaland etc.
@kimjancokАй бұрын
Fiago kinda tripping with this one
@Mopile_420Ай бұрын
I agree 100%. I was talking about this for some time.
@osm7r_Ай бұрын
With the WC expanding to 48 teams, I think it’s only natural that the EUROs expand to 32.
@Ender-bp2cnАй бұрын
I don't think the group stage has been boring but i totally agree they should have 32 teams in the euros and also 48 teams in the world cup it would just be better that way
@nathanb286Ай бұрын
But it is like a 128 team world cup with the ratio. Too many teams qualify making qualifying pointless, and then diluting the quality as teams play so many matches. The best format for the Euros is the 16 team format
@iskathefirst6351Ай бұрын
What Euros have you been watching? This group stage was lit
@mdtanimislam8907Ай бұрын
32 teams for a continental tournament does not really sounds good
@stearonchristian4756Ай бұрын
I think it would be better to have more competition in the Euros so 32 is better
@BoredoutofmywitsАй бұрын
Spain's matches weren't boring. They played to win.
@vidisg14Ай бұрын
Euros should be about the best countries competiting. We have 55 members, and 32 qualifying would be bad because of it. Also no offense to them, but teams like Montenegro, Luxembourg could lower the quality of the tournament
@NichollaaАй бұрын
More teams should be able to play, it doesn't make it unwatchable, in fact those "low-quality" teams actually play better than the favourites, Georgia, Austria, Romania and the examples.
@antonbonetti5567Ай бұрын
I am from Finland and it is rare that smbd talks about us
@MCK620Ай бұрын
Keep 6 groups of 4 - first 2 to advance. Then, make 4 groups of 3 - first 2 to advance. Then quarter finals and further
@gregor017Ай бұрын
Just waiting for Euros where after qualifiers only 1 country gets eliminated
@skojuzijaАй бұрын
I disagree with 32 teams bcs that would decrease the quality of the tournament and also it would be too easy to qualify. People need to realise that qualifiers are also important part of every championship
@tarik6990Ай бұрын
Expanding it to 32 teams would render qualifiers obsolete and would totally destroy the Euros. There aren't enough quality teams in Europe to justify 60% of the continent qualifying.
@jiggo4127Ай бұрын
Yea, who wouldn’t want to watch a possible statpadding session between Portugal and san marino in the euros 😅
@ZlatanGoat1981Ай бұрын
Now Ukraine got grupped with 4 points
@ItsJelly007Ай бұрын
Should be 16 teams
@asharahmed5238Ай бұрын
"Time to pass the bus".😂😂😂
@giannispatsАй бұрын
All these 0-0 and 1-1 are boring for some,but at this level rarely a team does a mistake so i just acknowledge it as peak football
@hitthurdeauxАй бұрын
16 teams was perfect. 24 has diluted the quality, and 32 would be overkill.
@zois2Ай бұрын
Another Idea:4 groups a 6 Teams the both best teams go to the quaterfinals or like yet the both best teams are in the Ro16 and the third and both best forth placed playing in playoffs for the four empty Ro16 places
@Owl-cs6knАй бұрын
yup. with more spots availableeven the qualifiers would get more heated, which is even better for UEFA. Plus, those extra 8 teams could be anyone, even Luxembourg and Kazakhstan as we already saw could directly qualify.
@bigbowss9817Ай бұрын
It would fix the group stage issue sure, but with half the federation qualified, it makes the qualification stage pointless. 16 teams was perfect imo, UEFA didnt need to meddle with either the Euros or UCL format, its pure greed once again...
@flokl6667Ай бұрын
San Marino vs Lithuania in Group sage, great idea you hühnchen
@circle1552Ай бұрын
Might be a very, very unpopular opinion, but I think the Euros should have stayed a 16 team tournament. I just feel the Euros was more exciting with 16. It's the same with the World Cup. I feel 48 is too much and 32 was fine. It's like the saying 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
@aashisha2316Ай бұрын
Better idea is keep it at 24 and just make it 8 groups of 3
@Demon_DerekАй бұрын
The Euros could get expanded to 32 but somehow the Republic of Ireland would find a way not to qualify 😭
@echarts3710Ай бұрын
I think it should (and will) be considered if number of member assocations in UEFA increases from 55. If they adopt in current structure, then they should shrink the qualifiers, since playing so many matches for a tournament with 60% qualification rate does not make sense.
@zohzuАй бұрын
I had to check if this is n old short or new one because this euros groups was so nice. The real downer are watching France and England.
@etiennedeleage6804Ай бұрын
Mbappe honestly could’ve broken that record He would’ve been half way to breaking Peles record had fifa not given Pessi so many free penalties. Now thanks to that we may very well never see a player win 4 world cups in our lifetimes
@rellrylio5567Ай бұрын
Why do people care about the qualifiers more than the act tournament?! 😅 YES 32 teams like WC is naturally a better format. They can shorten the qualifying process or tie the qualifying process more to the nations league to make THAT competition hold more weight. It would mean LESS international games in non big tournaments which isn’t a bad thing 💯
@basti6643Ай бұрын
Just make 32 teams and get rid once and for all of those mid-season international breaks that are incredibly boring and only make the players get injured
@fidirummele6333Ай бұрын
Stimm KOMPLETT zu!! 👍
@Palette-without-paintАй бұрын
32 teams would make the euro qualifiers uninteresting.
@PortoOsaka23Ай бұрын
How about keep 24 teams but have quarters finals instead with first place of the 6 groups + 2 best 2nd place
@giovanji7883Ай бұрын
Too selective imo, nobody's making it out of the group stage
@andrejoseph5879Ай бұрын
No way would uefa do that, they would never decrease the number of games. Certainly not knock out games either, given the money it generates
@TheAviationYoutuberАй бұрын
BROOO GET TAYLOR OUT OF REFEREEING!
@theworstpartАй бұрын
If anything having more nations would make the euros more exciting, with more chances for possible upsets and underdogs.
@BuiscuitbunchАй бұрын
Use World Cup format from 2 years ago
@cukincharts2225Ай бұрын
I agree, the group stage was incredibly boring and low quality
@IssolandtiscaÉmpérādtАй бұрын
As a sweden fan i want it
@thomasanimationetcoАй бұрын
Unpopular opinion: What if we take the 6*4 group stage and rotate 90 degree That would make a 4*6 group stage Only the 2 first of each group advance to the ¼finals
@sebastianhostynskiАй бұрын
Jeśli nie byłoby Ligi Narodów, to git
@Porto5452Ай бұрын
There are currently 55 national teams that can qualify to the Euros, so if 32 teams qualify to each Euros competition then more than half of those would qualify which would make the qualifying stage completely useless for big teams like Italy, France, Germany, Spain among others. I don't see the problem of 3rd place teams qualifying I think it is a good thing since it allows underdogs to reach later stages of the tournament by finishing as one of the best 3rd places and do well in the knockout rounds instead of being forced to finish in 2nd place.
@ugonna1878Ай бұрын
As an African, I feel the same for the afcon
@godmode_on8205Ай бұрын
Meanwhile Ukraine not qualifying with 4 points: 😮
@ryanpearce875Ай бұрын
Eufa could also invite two teams from different continents, Mexico and Australia for example. Perhaps Iran and Morocco. Maybe even the USA and Egypt. It would spice things up