The Ukraine-0
Dutch goals come from Kuyt, Babel, and KJ Huntelaar as the lowland folk annihilate World Cup 2006 quarterfinalists Ukraine. Notably absent was aging AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf who quit the team over a dispute with coach Marco Van Basten, who throughout his tenure has favored younger players who ply their trade in the Eredivisie over European stars. This news bothers me greatly, not because I am any great fan of Seedorf's, but because he proved on Wednesday that he is the worst announcer of all time. Notably, he had no idea who Patrice Evra was, repeatedly calling him "that guy." To be fair, English is probably his fourth language (Dutch is his native tongue and he has lived for 5+ years in Italy and Spain), but then why was ESPN counting on him to provide commentary for the biggest club match of the season? Hopefully, they don't make the same mistake twice and stick him in the booth for the Euro. Marcelo Balboa is bad enough.
Hungary-3
Greece-2
Um, really? Ok maybe it is tough to win in Budapest, but when your primary strength is the stinginess of your back line, you can't allow three goals to the 57th ranked team in the latest FIFA rankings (between Cyprus and Macedonia!). Considering nobody has ever successfully defended their Euro title, Greece stands little chance of becoming the first this summer.
Switzerland-2
Slovakia-0
Croatia-1
Moldova-0
Way to go guys.
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