![]() ![]() Although ticket demand is at an all-time high, according to UEFA, the nature of the venues guaranteed a scaled-down Euro2008. With such gallant countries as co-hosts, it would be nice if more folks got an invitation. "That was a really hard loss," a Swiss friend e-mailed after his "Nati" went down, gamely, 1-0, to a competent if unimpressive Czech side to open the tourney. Which means, alas, that Austria and Switzerland, the co-hosts, are likely to go hungry. Sure, it's just the first round, but in this kind of tournament the first game sets the table. And Holland, stamping itself as the hottest team of the tournament, showed a little bit of everything in a 3-0 dismantling of Italy that had controversy, luck, skill, star performances and a total team effort. Spain's finishing was nothing less than exquisite, raising expectations yet again that this will be their year. ![]() Croatia exhibited the black art of protecting an early lead to its exhausting end while the Czech Republic gave testimony to that sporting proverb that sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Sweden displayed absolute determination against a Greece team equally determined to not let them play. Germany orchestrated a symphony of precision passing. Portugal won through individual brilliance. There are lots of ways to win a football match, and the first round of Euro2008 offered the full menu. Obviously there's has been a lack of knowledge on the makers' part and hopefully it will be changed as soon as possible.Spain's David Villa, center, scores during the group D match between Spain and Russia in Innsbruck, Austria, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. "Any apology on this matter is most welcome. The apology was welcomed by Northern Irish Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Gregory Campbell who said: "At EA Sports, we pride ourselves on delivering rich and authentic videogame experiences. The commentary was provided by Clive Tyldesley and Andy Townsend.ĮA issued an apology after mistakenly using the Soldier's Song as Northern Ireland's anthem within the game, instead of God Save The Queen. ![]() It was developed collaboratively by EA Canada and HB Studios and was released in Europe and North America on Apand respectively. UEFA Euro 2008 is the official video game of the Euro 2008 football tournament, published by EA Sports. ![]()
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