⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[LTU_btc]

First goaless game in tournament so far. Spain with 75% ball posession didn't managed to score. They had some good moments, but Sweden goalkeeper was great tonight. Sweden made 0 shots on target, but had most dangerous moment to score when Isak shot was saved by Lloerente and then hit post.

World Cup 2010 Spain started with a 0-1 defeat against Switzerland and then became world champions.

As I remember, in 2021 Euro they started with a draw too.

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[joker_josue]

Group E: Spain - Sweden
Spain must win the game. But Sweden has players who can surprise.

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I expected Spain to win, but the game ended up in a draw.
Sweden defends very well, and ended up still managing to have 2 or 3 chances. Spain, which had plenty of opportunities, did not know how to take advantage.
The Sweden national team goalkeeper did very well too. He defended balls that carried the goal seal.

[Harkorede]

Group E: Spain - Sweden
Spain must win the game. But Sweden has players who can surprise.

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I expected Spain to win, but the game ended up in a draw.
Sweden defends very well, and ended up still managing to have 2 or 3 chances. Spain, which had plenty of opportunities, did not know how to take advantage.
The Sweden national team goalkeeper did very well too. He defended balls that carried the goal seal.

Sweden were very compact and disciplined defensively but they were a bit on the lucky side, Spain should really have won the game easily.

Sweden also a few times had some decent chances, but the point was duly deserved if you consider how well they held it together almost all through the 90 minutes.

[Renampun]

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What an outstanding defensive performance of the Swedes, I didn't expect the Swedes to do it so well and with discipline. And that with only 16% possession 😱😱 at time.

If the Spaniards manage to score, it can be 2-0 very quickly because the Swedes also have to act openly.

I also hope so, if Spain makes 1 goal then another goal will definitely be created...

but again, Sweden was really lucky today, really played defensively. 5 'shots on goal' that didn't work out, I saw the frustration of the Spanish player.

[Dewi Aries]

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What an outstanding defensive performance of the Swedes, I didn't expect the Swedes to do it so well and with discipline. And that with only 16% possession 😱😱 at time.

If the Spaniards manage to score, it can be 2-0 very quickly because the Swedes also have to act openly.

I also hope so, if Spain makes 1 goal then another goal will definitely be created...

but again, Sweden was really lucky today, really played defensively. 5 'shots on goal' that didn't work out, I saw the frustration of the Spanish player.

This is the national match sometimes unexpected poland and spain disappointed today they failed to get full points
The competition in this group is getting   more interesting because the strong team doesn't win the match
I'm really curious who finished top and runner up.

[MAAManda]

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I expected Spain to win, but the game ended up in a draw.
Sweden defends very well, and ended up still managing to have 2 or 3 chances. Spain, which had plenty of opportunities, did not know how to take advantage.
The Sweden national team goalkeeper did very well too. He defended balls that carried the goal seal.

Spain played very badly, even the worst in their history at the Euros in my opinion. They had more than 85% possession of the ball, but they couldn't score even 1 goal.

The current Spanish team is not what it used to be, now it is only filled with many young players whose experience is still lacking. Gerard Moreno, Pablo Sarabia and Thiago Acantara on the bench

[DIA7]

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I expected Spain to win, but the game ended up in a draw.
Sweden defends very well, and ended up still managing to have 2 or 3 chances. Spain, which had plenty of opportunities, did not know how to take advantage.
The Sweden national team goalkeeper did very well too. He defended balls that carried the goal seal.

Spain played very badly, even the worst in their history at the Euros in my opinion. They had more than 85% possession of the ball, but they couldn't score even 1 goal.

The current Spanish team is not what it used to be, now it is only filled with many young players whose experience is still lacking. Gerard Moreno, Pablo Sarabia and Thiago Acantara on the bench

yeah the ball control was close to 80% and the number of passes amounted to 419 in the first half only.
That didn't stop Spain fell into the trap of Sweden with an unfair negative draw.
Enrique is a giant team worker who lacks a real striker only.
many passes but they are positive and always looking for the goal and not just for possession.
Just imagine that the Spanish national team striker is Lewandowski or Kane, Spain would be from the top 3 title contenders. But with these young players reaching Semifinals would be and achievement to talk about for years.

[arallmuus]

Spain played very badly, even the worst in their history at the Euros in my opinion. They had more than 85% possession of the ball, but they couldn't score even 1 goal.

Its more like Sweden played so much better in defending. Spain would have lost this game, Marcus Berg literally missed an open open goal which was around 10 inches away. If you have seen how bad Morata missed that golde opportunity, you need to check how Bad Marcus Berg was and that was literally 99% chance to score there

The current Spanish team is not what it used to be, now it is only filled with many young players whose experience is still lacking. Gerard Moreno, Pablo Sarabia and Thiago Acantara on the bench

Probably because this is their first match and Sweden supposed to not be a threat to Spain so yeah there are alot young players in the lineup

[Sithara007]

Disappointed with the result from Spain vs Sweden match. But as a lot of users have already pointed out, Spain has a reputation of not having a good start to the major tournaments. I still expect them to perform well during the remaining matches. Time to move on and concentrate on today's matches. The heavyweight clash today is France vs Germany. But we also have the Hungary vs Portugal match before that. I can smell an upset from Hungary, but need to see how it turns out.

[famososMuertos]

So far this Euro has me in the red, very relevant unforeseen results, first that of Finland, unexpected, then Slovakia beating Poland, the draw of Spain does not surprise me and it was a result with good probabilities to happen.

Undoubtedly many points lost with only bit games played. Hopefully the gods of odds are with the favorites tomorrow.

[onecall123]

A team without scoring a single goal even though they had a possession of 85%. The coach have picked up average players. He should bring other players. This particular Spain team is going nowhere. It's football so nobody won't be able to say what is going to happen. Uncertain and everybody is to wait till end of the match. But, I'm upset cause the big team with the most ball possession ends up drawing to a small team.

[blue Snow]

The Big Match France vs Germany, I have a memory semifinal euro 2016 where France got the winner 2-0 which all goal create by 1 person Antoine Griezmann, they go to final but Portugal beat them. will Deja Vu come back? and is Griezmann create the same goal?.

In the last 5 games, Germany never got the winner, France got 3 winners and 2 draws. will Germany break France's record tomorrow?. I hope so cause I bet for Germany 2-0.

[hahay]

Disappointed with the result from Spain vs Sweden match. But as a lot of users have already pointed out, Spain has a reputation of not having a good start to the major tournaments. I still expect them to perform well during the remaining matches. Time to move on and concentrate on today's matches. The heavyweight clash today is France vs Germany. But we also have the Hungary vs Portugal match before that. I can smell an upset from Hungary, but need to see how it turns out.

Even when I look at the Spanish players even though they are playing at home, I'm not sure with the squad Spain will go further. With this 0-0 draw I feel it is the right result for them so yes, although previously I predicted Spain to win but I am not disappointed with this result because the young squad being played will not guarantee Spain to win easily either.

I'm still considering the Hungary - Portugal match, I'm sure Hungary is not as weak as imagined, because after I saw the last few matches I believe Hungary will make Portugal difficult.

Also, for the France - Germany match I really can't predict them, in my view both are equally good so both have a chance to win. Even though this match is played in Germany, but I don't think it will be a problem for France so yes, maybe the match will end in a draw.

[Juggy777]

Disappointed with the result from Spain vs Sweden match. But as a lot of users have already pointed out, Spain has a reputation of not having a good start to the major tournaments. I still expect them to perform well during the remaining matches. Time to move on and concentrate on today's matches. The heavyweight clash today is France vs Germany. But we also have the Hungary vs Portugal match before that. I can smell an upset from Hungary, but need to see how it turns out.

Even when I look at the Spanish players even though they are playing at home, I'm not sure with the squad Spain will go further. With this 0-0 draw I feel it is the right result for them so yes, although previously I predicted Spain to win but I am not disappointed with this result because the young squad being played will not guarantee Spain to win easily either.

I'm still considering the Hungary - Portugal match, I'm sure Hungary is not as weak as imagined, because after I saw the last few matches I believe Hungary will make Portugal difficult.

Also, for the France - Germany match I really can't predict them, in my view both are equally good so both have a chance to win. Even though this match is played in Germany, but I don't think it will be a problem for France so yes, maybe the match will end in a draw.

@hahay I was a ardent supporter of Spain prior to this tournament, but when the squad was revealed and Ramos was omitted I decided against supporting them because I felt that they would not last long in this tournament. Furthermore I expect France to win tonight game by a score line of 2 - 1, and if Fernandes and Ronaldo step up then I doubt Hungary will be able to cause an upset here.

[Soonandwaite]

The Big Match France vs Germany, I have a memory semifinal euro 2016 where France got the winner 2-0 which all goal create by 1 person Antoine Griezmann, they go to final but Portugal beat them. will Deja Vu come back? and is Griezmann create the same goal?.

In the last 5 games, Germany never got the winner, France got 3 winners and 2 draws. will Germany break France's record tomorrow?. I hope so cause I bet for Germany 2-0.

you bet 2:0 for germany ? that's very brave of you. I think it will be an interesting game. but which German player is supposed to stop Kylian Mbappé.
he's so incredibly fast and Germany doesn't have any fast players in defence. i'm really curious to see if your prediction is correct.
but germany also has two good players up front. so it will be interesting to see who wins tonight. my prediction is 2:1 for france. but i hope > > >  Germany 2 and France 1   

[Sithara007]

you bet 2:0 for germany ? that's very brave of you. I think it will be an interesting game. but which German player is supposed to stop Kylian Mbappé.
he's so incredibly fast and Germany doesn't have any fast players in defence. i'm really curious to see if your prediction is correct.
but germany also has two good players up front. so it will be interesting to see who wins tonight. my prediction is 2:1 for france. but i hope > > >  Germany 2 and France 1   

Anyone who had watched the Germany vs North Macedonia match would not bet in favor of the former. The official scoreline for that match was 1-2 loss for Germany. But in reality, if not for some biased officials they would have lost the match by 0-3. It is difficult to believe that this team stands a chance against France. I would be making a bet in favor of France today. Germany is in pathetic form recently, and I won't be surprised even if they fail to qualify for the knockout stage of EURO 2020.

[asus09]

you bet 2:0 for germany ? that's very brave of you. I think it will be an interesting game. but which German player is supposed to stop Kylian Mbappé.
he's so incredibly fast and Germany doesn't have any fast players in defence. i'm really curious to see if your prediction is correct.
but germany also has two good players up front. so it will be interesting to see who wins tonight. my prediction is 2:1 for france. but i hope > > >  Germany 2 and France 1   

Anyone who had watched the Germany vs North Macedonia match would not bet in favor of the former. The official scoreline for that match was 1-2 loss for Germany. But in reality, if not for some biased officials they would have lost the match by 0-3. It is difficult to believe that this team stands a chance against France. I would be making a bet in favor of France today. Germany is in pathetic form recently, and I won't be surprised even if they fail to qualify for the knockout stage of EURO 2020.

Most excited waiting for this match between France and Germany tonight, very danger group here after Portugal, Germany and France in one group nice to see who will qualify to the next stage, fighting will begin tonight and Portugal get easy match than France have to faced with Germany, if Portugal success get three points next match they have fight with France before last match faced with Germany.

[cryptofrka]

That Schick goal was really one of the best long-range goals I've seen. The Czech Republic win puts Croatia in a tough spot, we will have to go for the win in our next game while the Czechs would be happy with a draw.

I did not expect that Slovakia will beat Poland, they look weak on paper but played really well yesterday. Regarding Spain - I don't like their team for a while, they put too much focus into controlling the game and then lack the execution. The Swedes were good, Isak can be a really dangerous player.

[joker_josue]

Matches of the day:


Group F: Hungary vs Portugal
Portugal has all the conditions to win. Hungary will certainly try to play counterattack and try to surprise.


Group F: France vs Germany
It will be an interesting match. I believe the end result is a draw. But, France has more chances to win.

[3meek]

Bookmakers make about the same odds in the match France vs Germany - 2.7 or 2.9... But I think that France looks much stronger. The German team in the last matches did not look very confident! I think that today France will win!