00:00We spare a passing thought as we look at the teams coming out for the devastated Dutch hosts,
00:05the protesting Portuguese, the sporadic Spaniards, even the disappointing Danes,
00:10the negative Norwegians and the stereotyped Swedes.
00:13And if the Germans were bordering on the geriatric, the Romanians were refreshing,
00:18the Slovenians surprising and the Turks tenacious.
00:22No joy though for the cheerful Czech Republic, the brittle Belgians,
00:26nor sadly for the empty-handed England team or the empty-headed louts who tried to spoil them
00:32as we await the start of this climax to a wonderful competition.
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