Euro 2008 update!!

Qualifying for the 2008 European Soccer Championships is underway. Key games next week include England-Israel and Serbia-Portugal. My Serbian co-worker predicts his country will pull out a 1-1 tie. Clearly he's already forgotten the 6-0 thrashing taken by Serbia at the hands of Argentina during the 2006 World Cup; a game which produced despondency in my office not seen since the great Printer Toner Crisis of '04.

One country not likely to pull out a 1-1 draw this weekend is the Faroe Islands. The Faroe's have been outscored 18-0 in their qualifying games so far. Of course the Faroe Islands are like the guys from "Victory" (now on sale for $3.99 at Walgreens)compared with San Marino who have been outscored 27-1 in their matches.

Note: Germany going for the sportsmanship award with their 13-0 rout of San Marino. Also Note: Germany's "sportsmanship" during World War II was also somewhat lacking.

Upcoming Euro games of note:

3/24: Greece - Turkey
3/24: Germany - Czech Republic

Games of Note for people who want to stick forks in their eyes:

3/24: Lichtenstein - Northern Ireland
3/24: Moldova - Malta