Hatem Ben Arfa and Yohan Cabaye will be flying the flag for Newcastle United at Euro 2012 as the Magpies duo line up for France in the European Championships, but how far can they go and will they return to the Premier League victorious?
EA Sports have done their very own prediction for the tournament using the engine that drives UEFA Euro 2012 and have declared that the winners will be… Germany!
As for Ben Arfa’s and Cabaye’s France, the prediction is for them to fall at the second hurdle and crash out in the quarter finals, which incidentally where England are also predicted to exit the tournament.
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Both England and France are predicted to earn seven points in Group D, with Roy Hodgson’s men going onto face C winners Spain, while Laurent Blanc’s men come up against Italy in the quarter finals.
England are predicted to lose out on penalties after a 2-2 draw and France knocked out by a goal from controversial Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.
As for Tim Krul’s Holland, they’re predicted to go all the way to the final in Euro 2012 but lose out to tournament winners Germany 2-1.
EA Sports has a proven track record of correctly predicting winners using its game engines across all of its simulation sports franchises. EA SPORTS correctly predicted Chelsea would defeat Liverpool 2-1 to capture this year’s FA Cup and Spain would win the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Who are you backing in Euro 2012. Can Ben Arfa, Cabaye and Krul make Newcastle fans proud?
Lead your country to glory in EA SPORTS UEFA EURO 2012, available to download now on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Visit www.EA.com/UK/Football/euro12 for more information.
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