101 Great Goals has a great write up of yesterday’s matches, compete with links to video highlights of both games. They write about the epic Croatian victory over the much-fancied German side, saying they ‘threatened’ and ‘frustrated’ before they went ahead. They also reckon the Austrians ‘absolutely battered’ the Polish lines in the opening salvo, and were unlucky to go down, but the final score was a fair result.

The Guardian has a daily podcast from James Richardson and friends in Vienna with reactions to the games as they happen, quite handy if you can’t get to a TV, or missed a game, and the irreverent slant they take is a refreshing change to usual analysis. Well worth a listen.

For those of you on the move and up there with your mobile technology, NoShape has come up with a handy little application for your phone. Mobile Football does exactly what it says on the tin, puts football…on your mobile. Download it from the NoSpace site, and have results, a calendar and info about the towns and stadiums where the games are being played.

Revealed yesterday by Brooks (amongst a host of others), any Austrian player that scores in the tournament is being offered a lifetime supply of beer from a Viennese brewer. Step up to the penalty spot one Ivica Vastic who calmly belted it past Boruc, and as the Austria Football Blog puts it became one ‘lucky player’. We’re sure it was the thought of national pride that was going through his mind as he approached the ball, not the free booze. Probably.

‘Yes! Free beer!’