Sunday’s remaining is the 51st recreation because the match started 31 days in the past with Germany enjoying Scotland on 14 June.
Not each recreation was excellent and, being completely sincere, there have been some that have been most likely fairly uninteresting, however that’s what main finals are often like and there have been nonetheless sufficient entertaining matches at each stage.
One of many issues that turned a theme of those Euros was how the smaller groups stunned us with a few of their performances, whereas enjoying extra enticing soccer than among the greater nations.
For me, although, proper from the beginning, it was the followers that stood out. I’ll always remember the tens of 1000’s of Scotland supporters in Munich and the way they carried on partying even after their group had misplaced closely, and never lots modified wherever I went.
I travelled 1000’s of miles to cowl video games in nearly each metropolis and I by no means noticed a touch of hassle. Fortunately, any incidents like that anyplace have been only a few and much between. From that perspective, of the security and safety of supporters, it has been peaceable, which is sensible.
As a substitute I’ve simply seen and heard issues which have put a smile on my face – for instance the mass fan walks to the stadium that the Dutch do earlier than each recreation – or have left me deafened for days afterwards, just like the Romania followers who turned up the quantity after I was sitting with them throughout their draw with Slovakia.