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I think there is a very high chance for Croatia to be eliminate from this tournament today, the defense of Croatia are not very good as they have not managed to keep a clean sheet for many of their past games played. Spain totally demolished Slovakia in their last game and I think Spain will be able to beat Croatia without the need to go into extra time today.

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[hd49728]

Dont forget Benzema. He is right behind them with 2 Goals so far and don't forget that Lukaku and Belgium is one match ahead of France and Benzema.
After this group stage I see France as one of the top favorits to win the tournament and they could come far with the tournament tree, Belgium has a tough opponent with Italy in the quarter finals..
The game against Suisse could be a game with many goals today.

Benzema with two goals in the last group match into Portugal shows he is goal productive. What he is lack for now is confidence and connection with team mates. If France can go more, Benzema will become more dangerous. He has played with many great players and adapt with them very well so he can do the same with Griezman, Mbappe and others. Just need a bit more time.

I think there is a very high chance for Croatia to be eliminate from this tournament today, the defense of Croatia are not very good as they have not managed to keep a clean sheet for many of their past games played. Spain totally demolished Slovakia in their last game and I think Spain will be able to beat Croatia without the need to go into extra time today.

I agree that Croatia don't have good defense but Spain don't have good ability to score goals. In knock-out matches, any mistake or missing chance will be punished and Croatia have enough good players to punish any mistake from Spain. Rebic, Perisc and Modric can punish Spain if they have mistake in defense.

I believe Spain can dominate the game but will the win it, I don't know.

[cryptofrka]

Croatia is missing Lovren (yellow cards) and Perišić (Covid) today. They are really important for our gameplay and even with them I'd expect Spain to dominate, without them it will be even harder - practically impossible.

There is not a single part of the game in which Croatia can try and threaten (like for example dead balls), Spain is better in everything. It will literally take a miracle to go through today.

[Mauser]

I think there is a very high chance for Croatia to be eliminate from this tournament today, the defense of Croatia are not very good as they have not managed to keep a clean sheet for many of their past games played. Spain totally demolished Slovakia in their last game and I think Spain will be able to beat Croatia without the need to go into extra time today.

I am not sure, Spain didn't look so strong in their games and played mostly for a draw. Probably I will just skip this bet. Yesterday I lost some money betting on Netherlands, Czechslovakia is playing really well at the moment. To make the money back I would bet now on Czechs to win against Denmark. What about Belgium Italy? Should be a sure win for Italy.

[kassex]

I think there is a very high chance for Croatia to be eliminate from this tournament today, the defense of Croatia are not very good as they have not managed to keep a clean sheet for many of their past games played. Spain totally demolished Slovakia in their last game and I think Spain will be able to beat Croatia without the need to go into extra time today.

I am not sure, Spain didn't look so strong in their games and played mostly for a draw. Probably I will just skip this bet. Yesterday I lost some money betting on Netherlands, Czechslovakia is playing really well at the moment. To make the money back I would bet now on Czechs to win against Denmark. What about Belgium Italy? Should be a sure win for Italy.

Spain can beat Croatia. the Croats will not have 2 very important players. But if Croatia plays on counterattacks, then they have a chance to win and advance to the next round. Belgium yesterday played rather poorly against Portugal. It will be quite difficult for them to counter the Italian defense.

[joker_josue]

Spain can beat Croatia. the Croats will not have 2 very important players. But if Croatia plays on counterattacks, then they have a chance to win and advance to the next round. Belgium yesterday played rather poorly against Portugal. It will be quite difficult for them to counter the Italian defense.

Spain is not as strong as it appears. They struggled in every group game. I see Croatia able to win Spain. If the game goes into extra time, I won't be surprised.

[CoolerSid]

Croatia in previous matches showed itself not particularly aggressive, I do not think the Spaniards will lose

[blue Snow]

There is not a single part of the game in which Croatia can try and threaten (like for example dead balls), Spain is better in everything. It will literally take a miracle to go through today.

Many predict the game will over with the penalty, however like you said Spain better in everything. If happen, Spain will make it possible to go to the next round. No doubt Croatia is very dependent on Modric, Spain will strictly control Modric movement, Sergio Ramos will do that in all kinds of ways to stoped him even though for a yellow card.

[Bitinity]

There is not a single part of the game in which Croatia can try and threaten (like for example dead balls), Spain is better in everything. It will literally take a miracle to go through today.

Many predict the game will over with the penalty, however like you said Spain better in everything. If happen, Spain will make it possible to go to the next round. No doubt Croatia is very dependent on Modric, Spain will strictly control Modric movement, Sergio Ramos will do that in all kinds of ways to stoped him even though for a yellow card.

Are you kidding mate? Sergio Ramos is not even in the squad for the Euro 2020 along with all Spain players who play for Real Madrid. Anyway, many believe that Spain is better than Croatia in all aspects but anything is possible in soccer. We have just seen a surprise when Czech was able to send Netherland home earlier yesterday so do not be so sure. I would even say, if Spain is strictly focusing to control Modric movement then it will be an advantage for Croatia as other players can do their best. Croatia is not that depending in Modric only, he is indeed the key player but other players can give surprise to Spain.

[seek3r]

Dont forget Benzema. He is right behind them with 2 Goals so far and don't forget that Lukaku and Belgium is one match ahead of France and Benzema.
After this group stage I see France as one of the top favorits to win the tournament and they could come far with the tournament tree, Belgium has a tough opponent with Italy in the quarter finals..
The game against Suisse could be a game with many goals today.

Benzema with two goals in the last group match into Portugal shows he is goal productive. What he is lack for now is confidence and connection with team mates. If France can go more, Benzema will become more dangerous. He has played with many great players and adapt with them very well so he can do the same with Griezman, Mbappe and others. Just need a bit more time.

Yeah absolute. This is why my bets went on France before the tournament started. Especially Benzema looks like he is feeling comfy with every game since he is improving by every game aswell.
The tournament tree is on favor for the France and Germany.

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Many wrong prediction about Netherland and Portugal because almost people will choose both country easy to next stage, but last night Netherland and Portugal have loss and go home early.

This means that many people would have bet on these two countries and may have lost a lot of money. Upsets do happen but i really wished to see more matches for Cristiano Ronaldo in this Euro cup 

For today's matches, i would favor Spain over Croatia  and France over Switzerland however we cannot be sure of the results.

[Altryist]

Yeah absolute. This is why my bets went on France before the tournament started. Especially Benzema looks like he is feeling comfy with every game since he is improving by every game aswell.
The tournament tree is on favor for the France and Germany.

I don’t know about Germany, their game doesn’t look good to me. Although for me France is the favorite of the tournament, it is obvious that the last two games were played in a draw, which also does not look very confident. But I think that this is only the beginning of the tournament, I hope in play off there will be more confident victories.

[Lucius]

I think there is a very high chance for Croatia to be eliminate from this tournament today, the defense of Croatia are not very good as they have not managed to keep a clean sheet for many of their past games played. Spain totally demolished Slovakia in their last game and I think Spain will be able to beat Croatia without the need to go into extra time today.

Of course, for all those who think that the victory of Spain is not in question, let them bet with a high stakes - even the Spaniards themselves have already declared victory and consider Croatia just an ordinary dessert - we all know what happens when you underestimate your opponent for days.


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[BitcoinHunt3r]

Croatia in previous matches showed itself not particularly aggressive, I do not think the Spaniards will lose

Spain is on fire they seem to find the rhythm of the game that was lost in some matches I estimate at least 2 goals will be scored
On the other hand Croatia is also building confidence  through their last win but honestly spain is not a worthy opponent for them, 0-2 /0-3 for spain

[DU18]

Croatia in previous matches showed itself not particularly aggressive, I do not think the Spaniards will lose

Spain is on fire they seem to find the rhythm of the game that was lost in some matches I estimate at least 2 goals will be scored
On the other hand Croatia is also building confidence  through their last win but honestly spain is not a worthy opponent for them, 0-2 /0-3 for spain

If you look at the record of the meeting of the two teams, it is clear that Spain is more superior in that match, from 8 matches meeting the two teams, Croatia was only able to win 3 matches while the remaining 4 matches were won by Spain and 1 match ended in a draw, especially in the match against Spain, Croatia will lose one of their core players, Ivan Perisic, who has played an important role so far in the Croatian game, so of course it will make Spain a little more profitable, but as a team that has a fairly high-quality midfield of course Croatia will be able to make it difficult for Spain in the match later according to me.
Although Spain on paper is the leading team over Croatia, but the surprise factor cannot be separated from football, moreover this Euro 2020/21 has proven that no big team is safe after the Netherlands and Portugal were eliminated , and maybe Spain will win in the match, but I'm sure with a narrow score that is Spain 2-1 Croatia.

[leea-1334]

Things might have been inverse if Matthijs de Ligt hadn't not slipped up. However, it's true that Czech Republic players played like a team. Terrible for the dutch however an important day for Czech fans. I lost my bet, got my lesson here is respect each and every team that's in this tournament. Euro 2020 is not for the defending champions. Sad thing this is Cristiano's last match in Euros we have witnessed.

This indeed is what everything relied on. I saw the highlight and this is so typical of football.

First the goal opportunity and that is missed. What happens next?  A counter attack move, then defenders are all caught up so high because they were still in the midst of their attack phase.

Panic, nerves, mistakes. Red card and then it is all over with 1 or 2 missteps!

[Vishnu.Reang]

Croatia in previous matches showed itself not particularly aggressive, I do not think the Spaniards will lose

Spain has selected a young and relatively inexperienced team this time. And they didn't even managed to top Group E (Spain was placed second with 5 points, while Sweden finished with 7 points). But one positive for the Spanish team is that they conceded just one goal during the preliminary phase (and that was against Poland). Croatia is not looking that good, as they are overdependent on a few players. Their only big win came against Scotland (3-1). And I checked the odds.. the odds for Croatia is around +600. Not that attractive, I would say.

[snipie]

Croatia is missing Lovren (yellow cards) and Perišić (Covid) today. They are really important for our gameplay and even with them I'd expect Spain to dominate, without them it will be even harder - practically impossible.

There is not a single part of the game in which Croatia can try and threaten (like for example dead balls), Spain is better in everything. It will literally take a miracle to go through today.

I agree. Croatia chances dropped drastically for me after seeing absentees, Perisic in particular.. Spain is no longer that hard number which is very hard to beat but Croatia is weaker than it used to be too. I am expecting a game with few opportunities and few goals tho. I don't think I will risk betting for this game after seeing Portugual one, better to avoid it.

[DIA7]

Croatia is missing Lovren (yellow cards) and Perišić (Covid) today. They are really important for our gameplay and even with them I'd expect Spain to dominate, without them it will be even harder - practically impossible.

There is not a single part of the game in which Croatia can try and threaten (like for example dead balls), Spain is better in everything. It will literally take a miracle to go through today.

I agree. Croatia chances dropped drastically for me after seeing absentees, Perisic in particular.. Spain is no longer that hard number which is very hard to beat but Croatia is weaker than it used to be too. I am expecting a game with few opportunities and few goals tho. I don't think I will risk betting for this game after seeing Portugual one, better to avoid it.

Spain to confirm its offensive awakening after finally showed their potential in their dominant 5-0 win over Slovakia in their last group game against the less then balanced Croatia as they haven't quite looked like the team that reached the 2018 World Cup Final.
France is the most prominent candidate for the title in my opinion, despite its modest levels compared to its tools against Switzerland, which watched the Czech Republic win the collective..
My predictions Spain will qualify alongside France.

[tyz]

Croatia is missing Lovren (yellow cards) and Perišić (Covid) today. They are really important for our gameplay and even with them I'd expect Spain to dominate, without them it will be even harder - practically impossible.

There is not a single part of the game in which Croatia can try and threaten (like for example dead balls), Spain is better in everything. It will literally take a miracle to go through today.

I agree. Croatia chances dropped drastically for me after seeing absentees, Perisic in particular.. Spain is no longer that hard number which is very hard to beat but Croatia is weaker than it used to be too. I am expecting a game with few opportunities and few goals tho. I don't think I will risk betting for this game after seeing Portugual one, better to avoid it.

In theory, you're right. But I wouldn't pin it on one player. Croatia has a very balanced team overall. Only Modric has an exceptional position. Austria and the Czech Republic have shown how strong underdogs can be, so I would still give Croatia a chance to make it to the next round. I don't see it that clearly tonight.