Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Last Sixteen

The group stage of EUFA 2016 came to an exciting climax with the qualifiers in groups E and F being determined, and as is the norm in the tournament it was late goals from Ireland and Belgium that settled their progress from group E this afternoon; meanwhile this evening Portugal kept pace with Hungary and looked content with a draw that seemed destined to secure them a match against England in the last sixteen (whereas a win would see them face a more fearsome Belgium) only to find a late Iceland winner against Austria scuppered the plan, pinched the England tie, and condemned them instead to a tough match against the impressive Croatia.

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