Euro 2008 Ladies Championship – Group B

You’ve seen the rules. You’ve seen group A. Let’s carry on, shall we? Group B includes Germany, Croatia, Austria, and Poland.

Germany:

Croatia:

Since the first picture included 2 ladies, I don’t feel bad for this one only containing 2/3rds of a lady.

Austria:

So glad euro2008girls.com doesn’t post the age of the people they photograph……..

Poland:

As hard as it is for me to preclude the Austrians from advancing, I’m pretty sure the girls in that first picture are both 16. As much as I love that, I don’t want to go public with my support of that. Therefore, Croatia to win the group and Germany to advance as the second place finisher. Here is the table.

Group B:

Croatia
Germany
Austria
Poland

2008 Euro Ladies Championship – Group A

Kicking things off is a pretty wide open group containing Portugal, the Czech Republic, Turkey, and co-hosts Switzerland. Most of these images should let you click on them for a bigger version. Let’s get right to it:

Portugal:

Czech Republic:

Turkey:

Lot of entrants in this one, but I’m paying the most attention to the two wingers at right.

It appears as if Lindsay Bluth/Funke is a Turkey supporter…  For reference sake, here is Lindsay:

Switzerland:

Well there ya go. A very strong first day showing. It’s quickly becoming clear to me that there are going to be no losers in this tournament. I’m going to have to give the Swiss hosts the nod for the group A win, which comes as a surprise to me, at least. A good initial showing, plus they have the depth to make some noise in this tournament. I think I’m going to have to go with the Turks for second, narrowly edging out the Portuguese. Despite their lush skin tones and chiseled physiques, the Portuguese ladies will end up leaving one a bit unsatisfied. They lack solid substance underneath all the glitz and glamor – amazingly similar to the football team they support. Anyway, lets get the official table:

Group A:

1. Switzerland
2. Turkey
3. Portugal
4. Czech Republic

Disagree with me? Let me have it in the comments.

Also, before anyone gives me flak for missing this photo, it came to my attention that it was taken at the Euro 2004 tournament (hence the presence of English fans in the background). Regardless, the photo still deserves to be on this blog, so here ya go, a little group A bonus.