
The "Group of Death" has not been a walk in the park for any of the teams in Group B of the Euro 2012 Group Stage. All of the matches played in this group so far have all been decided by one goal margins. Which team will be breathing after Sunday? Take a look below to find out.
1. Germany -- 6 points. Germany needs a win or a draw against Denmark in order to make it through to the quarterfinals. Germany also can make it through with a loss to Denmark if the Germans score two or more goals, but only lose by one goal.
2. Portugal -- 3 points. Portugal will make it through with a win or a tie over the Netherlands and a loss by Denmark or a tie against the Dutch and a Denmark tie against Germany. In a weird tiebreaker, Portugal would also make it through with a win against Holland and a 1-0 or a 2-1 victory by Denmark over Germany.
3. Denmark -- 3 points. Denmark makes it through with a win over Germany or with a tie against Germany and a loss by Portugal.
4. Netherlands -- 0 points. Even though the Netherlands have laid a couple of goose eggs so far, they still have one chance of making it to the quarterfinals. Denmark will have to lose to Germany. Then, the Netherlands would have to defeat Portugal by two goals.
Let's take a look at the weather forecasts for these matches. They have been provided by weather.com.
Denmark vs Germany -- Arena Lviv. The weather forecast at match time is scheduled to be clear with a temperature of twenty-three degrees Celsius. The weather favors Germany in this matchup because their attack will not be slowed down by it.
Netherlands vs Portugal -- Metalist Stadium (Kharkiv). The weather forecast at match times is scheduled to be clear with a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius. The weather favors the Netherlands in this matchup because the pressure is on them to score plenty of goals.
Predictions: I am picking Germany to defeat Denmark and for Portugal and the Netherlands to be a draw. Therefore, I am picking for Germany and for Portugal to make it to the quarterfinals.
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