Quarter Final 1: Spain vs Germany live from the Stuttgart Arena. ITV1 5pm.

[GunmaN1905]

Wait, I thought yellows are cleared before QF? 

Two yellows in 5 matches for a CB and SF suspension is just idiotic.

[Baptista_8]

Is Unai Simon's kicking always this bad?

[EnterUsernameHere]

1 minute ago, GunmaN1905 said:

Wait, I thought yellows are cleared before QF? 

Two yellows in 5 matches for a CB and SF suspension is just idiotic.

Yeah, they changed it recently in the World Cup but haven't in the Euros.

Really need to sort it out.

[EnterUsernameHere]

Raum wasn't even touched there and Taylor was right beside it. Idiot.

[Lucas]

Germany getting a red card in this I feel. 

[JJ72]

the speed these teams both get the ball forward and create chances compared to England is amazing.

[Astafjevs]

They're not cleared before the QFs. They're cleared afterwards. World Cup and Euros are aligned

[JJ72]

1 minute ago, Lucas said:

Germany getting a red card in this I feel. 

Both at this rate

[Icy]

ROFL, yellow now… let’s compensate.

Edited July 5 by Icy

[EnterUsernameHere]

1 minute ago, Astafjevs said:

They're not cleared before the QFs. They're cleared afterwards. World Cup and Euros are aligned

Ah, you're right. Must have misread during the week.

[Darius1998]

Le Normand now ruled out too. I guess that means Vivian in? Or Nacho.

[GunmaN1905]

1 minute ago, Darius1998 said:

Le Normand now ruled out too. I guess that means Vivian in? Or Nacho.

Nacho played against Croatia since Laporte was injured.

[Rob1981]

They started wiping cards only after the quarters so that players couldn’t be suspended for the final after two yellows. Now you can only ever be suspended for the final if you get a straight red in the semis.

WC26 I reckon they might have two separate wipes. One after the group stage, and another one after R32-R16-QF. Because there is an extra game going in. Otherwise you could get two bookings across six games and then still miss a semi final.

[Lucas]

Great play by Havertz. So good. 

[Lucas]

Needed to finish better there. 

[Baptista_8]

On his left foot that's a goal

[Icy]

Unai should kick it to the wingers, both Yamal and Williams are taller than their defenders, kicking it to Rudiger is just gifting it.

[Haguey]

If Germany are going for all these crosses then they should have Fullkrug on the pitch

[Darius1998]

Bit dodgy from Neuer.

[JJ72]

Entertaining game though

[Darius1998]

Another obvious yellow.

Kroos really should be on one too by now.

Edited July 5 by Darius1998

[Baptista_8]

Morata is a weak link

[Anthrax Dave]

This is a ****ing painful watch

[Freakiie]

But it's the two best performing teams of the tournament!

[HOORAY HENRIK]

Williams has turned into Daizen Maeda

[Icy]

I was not a fan of Cucurella as starter but he is being a key player pressing and recovering the ball.

[The_jagster]

This is slooooowwwwwww

[Rob1981]

Looks like one of these teams will have to grind out a result without playing very well. Didn’t see that coming.

[RTHerringbone]

I quite enjoyed the first half. Germany have given the ball away a lot but Morata just isn't giving Spain enough to aim for when (mostly) Williams gets away on the left.

[Lucas]

Seems quite open for goals still, not sure who I fancy at this stage. 

[JJ72]

I've enjoyed it too. I'm still awake anyway

[Icy]

Pedri early diagnosis is sprained knee lateral ligament, won’t play anymore if Spain goes through.

I like Olmo more in attack but he is not going down to help the defense or midfield to bring the ball up as Pedri does.

Edited July 5 by Icy

[Pukey]

Too tired to enjoy that properly, bloody Starmer out  

[ceefax the cat]

What's the deal with yellow card amnesties then? Is it just end of groups + the final?

[Haguey]

I think yellows are only wiped once, after the quarters

[CFuller]

3 minutes ago, Pukey said:

Too tired to enjoy that properly, bloody Starmer out  

Goalless matches between two (apparently) world-class teams would never have happened under the Tories. 

[CFuller]

Looks like Purple Robbie is coming on for Germany.

[The_jagster]

DJ Otzi, never change, Germany

[Carambau]

Andrich doing the "auntie Millie who is a hairdresser but soo edgy with that crazy haircut" approach

[GunmaN1905]

Classic Morata.

[DJ]

That's another yellow not given. Screw this ref. 

[Darius1998]

Morata should do better there.

[Carambau]

Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

Classic Morata.

Classic Morata would have scored against Germany

[GunmaN1905]

There it is!

[Darius1998]

Olmo.

[JJ72]

Great movement Olmo

[EnterUsernameHere]

Get in!

[Pukey]

Feel like that's deserved, good goal

[CFuller]

Here we go. Olmo ruining the hosts' party.

[Haguey]

lol that was easy