06 Jun 14:00 Kazakhstan v Azerbaijan 2.37 3.20 2.62
06 Jun 16:30 Armenia v Poland 9.00 4.50 1.28
06 Jun 17:00 Andorra v Israel 21.00 8.50 1.05
06 Jun 17:15 Faroe Islands v Scotland 21.00 9.00 1.06
06 Jun 18:00 Bulgaria v Belarus 1.28 4.50 9.00
06 Jun 18:00 Norway v Hungary 1.40 4.00 6.50
06 Jun 18:15 Finland v Belgium 2.10 3.25 3.00
06 Jun 19:00 Romania v Slovenia 1.30 4.50 8.00
06 Jun 19:15 Bosnia-Herzegovina v Malta 1.12 7.00 12.00
06 Jun 19:15 Luxembourg v Albania 7.50 4.33 1.33
06 Jun 19:15 Sweden v Iceland 1.20 5.00 12.00
06 Jun 19:30 Croatia v Russia 1.83 3.25 3.75
06 Jun 19:30 Estonia v England 11.00 5.00 1.22
06 Jun 19:30 Germany v Slovakia 1.22 5.00 10.00
06 Jun 19:30 Greece v Moldova 1.16 5.50 13.00
06 Jun 19:30 Latvia v Denmark 5.50 3.75 1.50
06 Jun 19:30 Liechtenstein v Spain 21.00 10.00 1.03
06 Jun 19:45 Lithuania v Italy 7.50 4.33 1.33
06 Jun 20:00 France v Georgia 1.12 7.00 12.00
Without thinking I'm taking one combo for big stake:
Bulgary HW, France HW, England AW, Sweden HW.
Enland lost some very important points on start and now they must win in last games. Estonia isn't nothing special so if England can't beat them maybe then they don't deserve to go on Euro. England AW
Bulgary have solid squad with Berbatov in front and probably Petrov is coming back (not for sure).Bulgaary need points and they won away in Belarus few days ago. Bulgary HW
I watched France against Ukraina in saturday and without few players like Makelele and Henry they were still amazing. I think that they will demolish Georgia. Odds are very low but in combo they can pass. France HW
Sweden is my pick because they are plaing attacking football and they play very nice. Iceland is poor team almost with all players from domestic league and I don't know what to tell about this game this is clear home win for me. Sweden HW
GL everybody. I hope that this round will be good like the last was
GL everybody. I hope that this round will be good like the last was
It struck me that the last round produced very few upsets (the Faroe-Italy game and maybe the Iceland draw), and a couple of games like Germany 6-0 rather than 7-0. Most of the evenly matched "toss up" kind of games went according to most people's expectations, or so it seemed. I can't imagine the next round will be as friendly.
Algimantas Liubinkas coach Lithuania said that they will play not with the best team against Italy , they will without Nerius Barasa ( def ) , Deividas Cesnaukis( mf ) , Edgaras jankauskas ( striker )
Estonia seem to have a great ability to stifle attacking play in their home games, recent home qualifying games include 0-1 results against Croatia, Israel and Portugal, whilst Russia have managed a 1-1 draw and a 2-0 win in Estonia. At the moment I'd arguably rank these teams as better than England, Israel excluded.
England are hardly setting the world on fire at the moment, 9 goals in 6 qualifying games so far, 8 of those in games against Andorra, is hardly world-beating form. The friendly draw against Brazil is bound to be taken as a sign of an England resurgence, but so was the draw in Holland in November where England also played well. It just seems that we raise our game for the big teams.
Lay Over 2.5 goals @ 1.81 (Betfair) - 2.5 points
Lay 2 goals or more @ 1.28 (Betfair) - 0.5 points
06 Jun 19:45 Lithuania v Italy 7.50 4.33 1.33
06 Jun 19:15 Sweden v Iceland 1.20 5.00 12.00
06 Jun 18:00 Bulgaria v Belarus 1.28 4.50 9.00
in my short list i,m going with AWAY WIN ( in handicap )
Italy ( -1.5 ) Belarus ( +1.5 ) Iceland (+1.75 )
Any chance I can talk you out of Belarus +1.5? Or have you already placed your bet??
Reason: Bulgaria won 2-0 in Minsk just last saturday, and I really can't see what 4 days could've done to them (or to Bulgaria) to get the Bulgarians to not -at least- repeat the same scoreline at home this time.
But, maybe it's just me. Best of luck to you, mate
Estonia seem to have a great ability to stifle attacking play in their home games, recent home qualifying games include 0-1 results against Croatia, Israel and Portugal, whilst Russia have managed a 1-1 draw and a 2-0 win in Estonia. At the moment I'd arguably rank these teams as better than England, Israel excluded.
England are hardly setting the world on fire at the moment, 9 goals in 6 qualifying games so far, 8 of those in games against Andorra, is hardly world-beating form. The friendly draw against Brazil is bound to be taken as a sign of an England resurgence, but so was the draw in Holland in November where England also played well. It just seems that we raise our game for the big teams.
Lay Over 2.5 goals @ 1.81 (Betfair) - 2.5 points Lay 2 goals or more @ 1.28 (Betfair) - 0.5 points
"Sir" Becks is back, my friend. A couple of free-kicks and England are set on track!
Becks or no Becks, over the last 5 years, when playing away, England has only beaten 2 teams by a margin of 2 goals or more. One is Andorra, the other being Liechtenstein in 2003. All other games either lose, draw, or win by 1 goal.
Any chance I can talk you out of Belarus +1.5? Or have you already placed your bet??
Reason: Bulgaria won 2-0 in Minsk just last saturday, and I really can't see what 4 days could've done to them (or to Bulgaria) to get the Bulgarians to not -at least- repeat the same scoreline at home this time.
But, maybe it's just me. Best of luck to you, mate
Bulgarian will playing defensif to secure , u rite bulgaria win but i dont think so more than 1 goal
ZAGREB, June 4 (Reuters) - Croatia will be looking to stretch their unbeaten home run to 32 competitive matches and stay top of Group E when they meet Russia in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday.
Coach Slaven Bilic is confident his team -- never beaten in a European or World Cup qualifer at home since they began playing them in 1994 -- can overcome fatigue and take a big step towards next year's finals in Austria and Switzerland after labouring to Saturday's precious 1-0 win at Estonia.
"We are running on fumes after a long season while the Russians are in better shape because they are not even half-way through theirs," Bilic told Croatian media.
"However, a lot is at stake against the Russians and I expect the players carrying the mantle in our team to rise to the occasion. We know a draw would be good enough but we want to treat our fans to a win," he said.
Croatia lead the group with 16 points from six matches. Israel have 14 from seven, Russia 14 from six while England, who visit Estonia on Wednesday, have 11 points from six games.
The Croatians will be at full strength and their hopes will once again largely rest on the lethal finishing of striker Eduardo da Silva, who kept them in the driving seat on Saturday with his sixth goal in as many matches.
Bilic hinted he would field Ivica Olic from the start to partner da Silva up front and give a weary looking Mladen Petric a rest while AC Milan's Dario Simic appears set to replace Vedran Corluka at right back.
Russia coach Guus Hiddink will miss number one goalkeeper Igor Akinfeyev who is out for the rest of the year after tearing his knee ligaments while livewire midfielder Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is doudbtful with a thigh injury.
Hiddink was not entirely happy with his team's performance in a 4-0 stroll over Andorra in which Kerzhakov scored a hat-trick and said poor finishing that denied them more goals could be costly against Croatia.
"Our finishing wasn't good, we wasted too many scoring chances and against a good team like Croatia we just can't afford to make the same mistakes," the Dutchman said.
Greece look to pull clear in Group C
ATHENS, June 4 (Reuters) - European champions Greece will take full control of their Euro 2008 qualifying group if they can win their home clash with Moldova on Wednesday.
A 2-0 over win over Hungary on Saturday, coupled with second-placed Turkey's 3-2 defeat in Bosnia, has left the Greeks two points clear in Group C. With Turkey not in action this week, that lead could be extended to five points. The Greeks played arguably their best first half in nearly three years when they scored twice and created numerous other chances against Hungary.
Coach Otto Rehhagel made several changes to his starting 11, bringing in Bundesliga top scorer Fanis Gekas, central midfielder Vassilis Torosidis who played on the left and striker Yannis Amanatidis for a three-pronged attack with Angelos Haristeas.
"That win gave us three points but there is still a long way to go," midfielder Costas Katsouranis said. "Theoretically the Moldova match is even easier than Hungary but we have to be serious, focused and play with the same style. Then we can think about winning."
Captain Angelos Basinas will miss the match following a yellow card against Hungary and could be replaced by Torosidis who has played in midfield for his club Olympiakos.
Moldova: Sergei Pashchenko; Alexander Epureanu, Ghenadie Olexici, Semion Bulgaru, Alexei Savinov, Vitalie Bordian; Radu Rebeja, Victor Comlenoc, Denis Zmeu, Andrei Cozokar; Igor Bugaev
LONDON (AP) -- England needs another sharp performance at Estonia when European Championship qualifying continues Wednesday or its chances of reaching next year's tournament could fade away.
France has no such concerns when it hosts Georgia in another of the day's 19 games, but Italy is at Lithuania having already drawn against its low-ranked opponent in qualifying.
Most of the continent's major teams are in action.
England could be as much as eight points off the lead if it slips up in Tallinn. Croatia hosts Russia, and Israel is at Andorra in Group E's other games.
The English should be confident after recalled former captain David Beckham and a standout performance by Steven Gerrard helped it draw 1-1 on Friday in a friendly against Brazil. John Terry scored off Beckham's free kick as the team improved upon its recent lackluster showings. England was denied victory when the five-time world champions equalized in the last minute.
Beckham should start on the right of midfield again at Estonia.
Croatia leads after Saturday's 1-0 win over Estonia, which has lost all six of its matches without scoring, with Israel and Russia two points off the top.
Coach Steve McClaren was jeered at England's last three qualifying matches -- a 2-0 loss at Croatia, a 0-0 draw at Israel, and an uninspiring 3-0 win at Andorra -- and needs victory to ease the pressure.
"We can go there on Wednesday, play well and end up drawing or even losing the game," captain Terry said. "We need to win. Whatever kind of win it is, we will take it.
"We have not played well or got decent results in the last few qualifying games away from home, so we owe the traveling fans a good result."
Russia stayed within two points of Croatia on Saturday with an easy 4-0 win over Andorra, but coach Guus Hiddink wants his team to be more ruthless.
"We could have scored more goals," Hiddink said. "I didn't like that we have created so many scoring chances but failed to convert them."
Russia and Croatia played to a 0-0 draw in their opening qualifier in September and Hiddink said a repeat in Zagreb would be a good result.
"They have been unbeatable at home for a long time," Hiddink said. "We are not going to Croatia to play for a draw, but to win there we'll have to play our best in attack."
With the top two teams qualifying for the tournament in Austria and Switzerland, Italy is on course in Group B even after a disappointing 2-1 win at the Faeroe Islands on Saturday.
"We should have had more ball possession but the field was in bad shape and that didn't help us," midfielder Aimo Diana. "We thought it was going to be a romp and instead we risked a draw."
Italy's qualifying campaign started badly with a 1-1 home draw with Lithuania, and the World Cup champion -- which is second to France in the standings -- knows it needs to improve for the rematch.
Defender Gianluca Zambrotta and Massimo Ambrosini, who missed Saturday's game with minor injuries, are set to return.
France, which has 15 points to Italy's 13, will likely play Mickael Landreau instead of injured goalkeeper Gregory Coupet and may be without defender William Gallas because of a thigh strain.
Scotland, tied for third place with Ukraine at 12 points, is at Faeroe Islands after a confidence-boosting 1-0 friendly win at Austria.
Three-time European champion Germany could make itself an overwhelming favorite to qualify from Group D if it beats Slovakia to go five points clear of the Czech Republic.
Germany has several players injured, including Michael Ballack and Lukas Podolski, but should still field nine players from last year's World Cup squad, as it did in Saturday's 6-0 win over San Marino.
Euro 2008 Qual: 6th June
