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Euro 2008 has been a bit of disappointing one for me. The absence of England in the tournament has struck Euro 2008 very hard. Such a good team not making to the Euro 2008 Finals has saddened not only the English fans but many football fans around the world. Now that the English Premier League has ended, I am missing Rooney, Ferdinand, Terry, James in the ongoing Euro 2008. Nonetheless, I have now totally indulged myself in the second biggest football tournament as the first round is underway.

Holland is one of the best sides which can possibly lift the title. With a very good lineup, they are

always a nightmare for oppositions. The team consists of big names in football like Van Persie, Van Nistolroy, Van Der Sar, Kyut, Roben to name some and they are equally talented. This side is one of the most promising title chaser in this Euro 2008.

Germany as always is a very good team in Europe. With the likes of Lehman, Klose, Ballack, Germany is one of the favorites in the tournament. The Croatian performance was really weird. Such a strong team, the way they acted in the pitch was pathetic. They are capable of creating chances and converting those chances into goals but they did not. So Croatia being a strong team is not a probable title holder.

One of the strongest team which has a lot of footballing history is Spain. They are always a great team but haven’t been able to make an impression in the past few years. In the last World Cup, I had thought of Spain at least making it to the finals but sadly they did not. But this time around who knows, Spain could life the Euro 2008 trophy. Watching their first match against Russia, I felt that they need to work a bit harder in their defense. Their attacking line up is lethal with David Villa and the man in form Fernando Torres they are sure to score goals in every match. The way Fernando Torres played against Russia was outstanding. The first goal was scored in his assistance and in the later part of the match he created some chances too. So as far as my prediction goes, I bank on Spain.

At last, football is football and nothing can be predicted. The teams so termed as underdogs can never be underestimated because they are playing in this tournament after their respective qualifying rounds. All in all the Euro 2008 is underway and I stay awake late for all the matches despite my favorite team could not make it to the Finals.