⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[blue Snow]

By the way, congrats to Germany U21 for the winner on 3rd time. Nmecha creates a goal, this means he also gets the golden shoes as the tops score of tournaments.

Sergio Busquests has found positive for Covid, and now the whole Spain team is in quarantine.
What will happen if a case will happen if a team will get cases during the 3-week competition?

The 1st game of Spain will be at 14th June.

Any information that those national players have been vaccinated before the tournament?

I think they should get 2 doses of vaccine before the tournament. I know they will be infected after vaccination but risk will become lower with full vaccination.
In a short tournament, any infectious case will be serious and team will be not able to have substitution from new calling player. Even UEFA allows national teams to call for new players, it is risky because they can bring the virus to the whole team.

Very chaotic.

Spain squad didn't vaccine yet, when I read the news, 24 players just landed without the vaccine. https://en.as.com/en/2021/06/06/football/1623012265_814562.html

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[Lafu]

What will happen if a case will happen if a team will get cases during the 3-week competition?
The 1st game of Spain will be at 14th June.

Thats a good question and hope they have already some kind of backup plan for this , fingers crossed they dont have to use it.
But all is possible there and if more Teams get infected i guess its possible they abort the Cup or extend it.

By the way, congrats to Germany U21 for the winner on 3rd time. Nmecha creates a goal, this means he also gets the golden shoes as the tops score of tournaments.

Congrats to the U 21 Team and to there coach Stefan Kunz who has done an awesome job there.

[W Jr.]

By the way, congrats to Germany U21 for the winner on 3rd time. Nmecha creates a goal, this means he also gets the golden shoes as the tops score of tournaments.

Congratulations to the Germany u21 team. They eliminated Denmark on penalties in the quarterfinals.  They beat the strong Netherlands in the semi-finals. In the final, they defeated Portugal and showed that they deserved the championship. This success of Germany's under-21 players shows that the German national team will continue on its way successfully in the coming years.

  One of the favorites of Euro2021 is the German national team. They fell into the tough group in this tournament.  Let's see how they will succeed.

[joker_josue]

By the way, congrats to Germany U21 for the winner on 3rd time. Nmecha creates a goal, this means he also gets the golden shoes as the tops score of tournaments.

Congratulations Germany Under-21.

They were very well tactically, managing to nullify the tactics of Portugal and their best players.
It was a beautiful game, any team could have won. But Germany did slightly better.

[Karartma1]

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Is there a specific reason why all the games will played in the same stadium? Is the Allianz Arena the only german's venue that can make a covid-compliant game possible? I can't believe that Germany doesn't have similar great stadiums around.
Is this happening in other countries too? that's something I didn't follow.

yes, munich is the only venue in germany - whether the other european stadiums will allow some spectators depends of course on the government and how the pandemic numbers in the respective country develop

Ok I see still I don't get what difference that could really make. Is Munich covid free or what? I could maybe understand that avoiding players to move around the country much could reduce risks, but still I don't see the point. Maybe it's just me

[cryptofrka]

Belgium won easily against Croatia yesterday, the 1-0 scoreline really flattered us. They had a few more good chances and 2 crossbars in the same attack as well.
They were playing without Witsel and De Bruyne, with Hazard playing only a few minutes at the end of the game.

It was yet another bad performance from Croatia, toothless in attack and in panic mode whenever there's a cross coming into our box. I'm really not confident we'll even pass the group playing like this.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Belgium won easily against Croatia yesterday, the 1-0 scoreline really flattered us. They had a few more good chances and 2 crossbars in the same attack as well.
They were playing without Witsel and De Bruyne, with Hazard playing only a few minutes at the end of the game.

It was yet another bad performance from Croatia, toothless in attack and in panic mode whenever there's a cross coming into our box. I'm really not confident we'll even pass the group playing like this.

Yes I see Croatia are in a difficult group, I saw scotland and enland playing well in the last match while the Czechs and Croatia still haven't seen an improvement
If this continues I agree with you Croatia will be difficult to get to the next stage, unless they are something to hide.

[Lucius]

It was yet another bad performance from Croatia, toothless in attack and in panic mode whenever there's a cross coming into our box. I'm really not confident we'll even pass the group playing like this.

And it is more than obvious that some old players cannot be replaced so easily - and above all I mean Mandzukic who was definitely a class above the strikers we have now. You can't beat anyone if you don't score goals, which is the biggest lack that Croatia currently has - with of course a defense that is not coordinated and often seems panicky.

I don't think it's so unattainable to pass the group, because it would be enough to achieve one victory and two draws for that goal - and regardless of England being the big favorite, they didn't show impressive football in the preliminaries either - a 1-0 victory against Austria and Romania - while Scotland scarcely defeated mighty Luxembourg with great difficulty (0-1).

Far from looking as good as in Russia, but it is no longer the same team, and we should all be aware of that.

[MusaMohamed]

And it is more than obvious that some old players cannot be replaced so easily - and above all I mean Mandzukic who was definitely a class above the strikers we have now. You can't beat anyone if you don't score goals, which is the biggest lack that Croatia currently has - with of course a defense that is not coordinated and often seems panicky.

Mandzukic is more than a striker. In Juventus, he can play as a winger and a swing defender and he is very adaptive with tactics as well as requirements from coaches. Mandzukic has good team spirit and every team need him.

The contribution of Mandzukic is more than a striker and goals and Croatia will need many years to find another good player like him.

Croatia national team with this generation touched their best in World Cup 2018 with the final match.

[kassex]

Belgium won easily against Croatia yesterday, the 1-0 scoreline really flattered us. They had a few more good chances and 2 crossbars in the same attack as well.
They were playing without Witsel and De Bruyne, with Hazard playing only a few minutes at the end of the game.

It was yet another bad performance from Croatia, toothless in attack and in panic mode whenever there's a cross coming into our box. I'm really not confident we'll even pass the group playing like this.

Yes I see Croatia are in a difficult group, I saw scotland and enland playing well in the last match while the Czechs and Croatia still haven't seen an improvement
If this continues I agree with you Croatia will be difficult to get to the next stage, unless they are something to hide.

I think Croatia will make it out of the group. But it will be quite difficult further. The only strong opponent is England. Scotland and the Czech Republic will hardly be able to compete with England and Croatia.

[perfect999]

It was always obvious that some of the teams that once was good do not become that great constantly, they just have "times" that they become good but that's about it. In the end we are not going to see Crotia or any other team like that be at the top. The regular European nations at the top like England, France, Germany, Italy and so forth will be at the top, one exception is that Spain is not seen as that good this year which I agree with, they are still quite good but I do not think that they are as good as they used to be.

Let's see what happens but I believe it will not be decided until the very last game, it is always like "what's going on!!!" shocking at these cups.

[Soonandwaite]

yesterday night, the German junior U21 team became European champions. that was a bit of a surprise.
now I hope that the older players, i.e. the normal national team, will also really step on the gas and do very well at the European Football Championship.

[acquafredda]

Good news fo the Belgium national team: Kevin De Bruyne recovers after the hard blow suffered against Chelsea in Champions League and will be regularly available for Euro 2020. This was announced by coach Roberto Martinez in a press conference:

Obviously it's fantastic news. He looks ready, his entrance in the dining room was a nice moment: he is already in the mental state of the team. He reacted very well to Saturday's operation, he still needs a few days but he's fine. When we have the green light, we will integrate him into the group.

De Bruyne is a top player, one of those that can usually make a difference and I bet Martinez is happy about having him back.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Belgium won easily against Croatia yesterday, the 1-0 scoreline really flattered us. They had a few more good chances and 2 crossbars in the same attack as well.
They were playing without Witsel and De Bruyne, with Hazard playing only a few minutes at the end of the game.

It was yet another bad performance from Croatia, toothless in attack and in panic mode whenever there's a cross coming into our box. I'm really not confident we'll even pass the group playing like this.

Yes I see Croatia are in a difficult group, I saw scotland and enland playing well in the last match while the Czechs and Croatia still haven't seen an improvement
If this continues I agree with you Croatia will be difficult to get to the next stage, unless they are something to hide.

I think Croatia will make it out of the group. But it will be quite difficult further. The only strong opponent is England. Scotland and the Czech Republic will hardly be able to compete with England and Croatia.

Scotland have been playing well so far you can check their latest matches, on the other hand Croatia has yet to find its best performance
I know it's just a trial match but this can affect their performance in the main match later, we will see in the first game later.

[Stalker22]

...The regular European nations at the top like England, France, Germany, Italy and so forth will be at the top...

Can you please remind me how many times England has won the UEFA European Championship? Come to think of it, how many times has England finished in the top two?

Let's see what happens but I believe it will not be decided until the very last game...

You don't say!

[mv1986]

...The regular European nations at the top like England, France, Germany, Italy and so forth will be at the top...

Can you please remind me how many times England has won the UEFA European Championship? Come to think of it, how many times has England finished in the top two?

Let's see what happens but I believe it will not be decided until the very last game...

You don't say!

Haha come on don't be so mean when it comes to England! You are right of course but when you give a guess you look at the squads in that very moment for the most part. Sure history and experience has proven to play a role, but when Greece can do it, England also has a chance I guess!

Whatever, Germany seems to be prepared with a relatively convincing win last night in the last preparation game, but now the real deals are waiting with France and Portugal.

[mig6r]

Good news fo the Belgium national team: Kevin De Bruyne recovers after the hard blow suffered against Chelsea in Champions League and will be regularly available for Euro 2020. This was announced by coach Roberto Martinez in a press conference:

Obviously it's fantastic news. He looks ready, his entrance in the dining room was a nice moment: he is already in the mental state of the team. He reacted very well to Saturday's operation, he still needs a few days but he's fine. When we have the green light, we will integrate him into the group.

De Bruyne is a top player, one of those that can usually make a difference and I bet Martinez is happy about having him back.

Oh absolutely, if De Bruyne would miss the group stage that would be a real loss for the team. He is such a flexible player. That guy is running like a horse all over the field. I wish Eden Hazard could play his best and stay alright during this tournament. He is so much fun to watch but injured all the time or he can't deliver the way he used to. Good though he is with the team and maybe it is a kind of resurrection for him.

[bullrun2024bro]

Whatever, Germany seems to be prepared with a relatively convincing win last night in the last preparation game, but now the real deals are waiting with France and Portugal.

After the German national team won 7:1 against Latvia yesterday, Joachim Löw plans to with the same lineup against France. Only Leroy Sané could move into the lineup for Kai Havertz.

Joachim Löw is planning to start with today's exact same lineup against France. The only remaining question mark is who will start between Havertz and Sané [Bild]

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1402022347813576710

Personally, I think Joachim Löw should start with the same lineup against France after the strong game yesterday. Thomas Müller and Kai Haverts, in particular, put in a very good performance yesterday and made a significant impact on the game. I'm really excited to see how the German national team will perform at the European Championship.

[LittleBitFunny]

Good news fo the Belgium national team: Kevin De Bruyne recovers after the hard blow suffered against Chelsea in Champions League and will be regularly available for Euro 2020. This was announced by coach Roberto Martinez in a press conference:

Obviously it's fantastic news. He looks ready, his entrance in the dining room was a nice moment: he is already in the mental state of the team. He reacted very well to Saturday's operation, he still needs a few days but he's fine. When we have the green light, we will integrate him into the group.

De Bruyne is a top player, one of those that can usually make a difference and I bet Martinez is happy about having him back.

Oh absolutely, if De Bruyne would miss the group stage that would be a real loss for the team. He is such a flexible player. That guy is running like a horse all over the field. I wish Eden Hazard could play his best and stay alright during this tournament. He is so much fun to watch but injured all the time or he can't deliver the way he used to. Good though he is with the team and maybe it is a kind of resurrection for him.

The Belgian team is very stable. Their forward have Romelu Lukaku, a great striker. Midfield includes Hazard and De Bruyne. Two of the best midfielders in the world. If De Bruyne can't play then it will definitely affect the team. However, if Hazard and Lukaku can perform well, then Belgium has the ability to beat a team like Russia.

[joker_josue]

Here is the official calendar for Euro 2020:



by UEFA


The championship starts with an Italia - Turkey, on June 11th.
What do you think will be the result of the first European game?