⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[Rikafip]

I really wanna see Iceland at the Euro2020
Will be happy for Bosnia and Hezegovina too, but Iceland is my top favourite from this play off list

I would like to see Bosnia and Herzegovina at Euro too, but it won't be easy for them. First they have to beat Northern Ireland, but at least they are playing that game home at. I watched their previous 2 games  they played  at UEFA Nations league, and BiH managed to beat Northern Ireland both times, but they had luck, i wouldn't say that they were better.

BiH is a good team, but atmosphere there is not good, and Prosinecki doesn't really have players support anymore so that's why I am not optimist.

[Juggy777]

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What next match? The qualifications have ended 

It is just unbelievable with what ease Belgium is playing even with several reserve players in the starting 11. They did fall behind early in the match but nobody seemed worried at all that they wouldn't be able to turn it around. A changed back three, Witsel on the bench, Lukaku and Mertens not playing a single minute and still they manage to dominate Cyprus from start to finish. Besides the 0:1 goal I don't remember Cyprus having any other opportunities to score.   

@Pmalek I’m not surprised by Belgium’s win because even their reserves are on par with their starting 11. Also you’re correct Cyprus did surrender the match after scoring the first goal of the match, though I felt they should have fought harder to get a favourable result.

[Trofo]

I really wanna see Iceland at the Euro2020

I don't, actually they are one of most boring teams to watch for me. I sympathies with them because they are giving all they have every match and whole nation is with them. They have actually very small population of about 350k and that makes their success even bigger but I would never buy a ticket to see them play.

My predictions are in bold in case such draw becaomes possible:
Path A: Iceland, Bulgaria/Israel/Hungary/Romania*
Path B: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
Path C: Scotland, Norway, Serbia, Bulgaria/Israel/Hungary/Romania*
Path D: Georgia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Belarus

Kosovo is a clear favorite for me and there could be some nice bets with good odds on them. Serbia has very good squad but as usual their mentality is shit. If they manage to pull together they are capable of great results.

[big_daddy]

^The strong nation connection of Iceland as you’ve mentioned is THE thing why I’m supporting them to get to the Euro2020
They are as one and it’s simply beautiful

[Rikafip]

^The strong nation connection of Iceland as you’ve mentioned is THE thing why I’m supporting them to get to the Euro2020
They are as one and it’s simply beautiful

It is hard not to like Iceland, they are descendants of Vikings after all

They have population of something around 330k people, and yet they managed to reach Euro 2016 and WC 2018, and on top of that they were smallest nation (population wise) to ever participate in WC. It is something that us Croats can relate too, as we are successful in various sports despite being "small nation".

Those that watched Iceland games probably noticed this awesome chant by their fans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_cwcTNGp3U

[cryptofrka]

Yup, another vote for Iceland. In a footballing Instagram world, they represent something I can actually connect with. Hard, fighting men not bothered by inflated egos and stupid haircuts.

I also understand Trofo, their football style is not really pretty. But I'll always cheer for them before a team like Argentina or Spain, full of great players but even greater drama queens.

[Daniel91]

^The strong nation connection of Iceland as you’ve mentioned is THE thing why I’m supporting them to get to the Euro2020
They are as one and it’s simply beautiful

It is hard not to like Iceland, they are descendants of Vikings after all

They have population of something around 330k people, and yet they managed to reach Euro 2016 and WC 2018, and on top of that they were smallest nation (population wise) to ever participate in WC. It is something that us Croats can relate too, as we are successful in various sports despite being "small nation".

Those that watched Iceland games probably noticed this awesome chant by their fans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_cwcTNGp3U

I think everybody like their fans and enjoy their chant 😁
They are small nation with great spirit and hearth like Croatia 😀
In fact, only reason why they didn't attend WC already in 2014 is because Croatia stoped them.
They did very well in Euro 2016 but one of the reason was that format of the competition changed so weaker  teams had more chance to achieve good results.

[Pmalek]

I see Iceland as clear favorites in Pot A as well. They are a very healthy nation. Physically a very strong nation. I have always preferred hard work ethics over pure talent. It is not a coincidence that some of the strongest men in the world are from Iceland. Even their women look strong and healthy. I respect them a lot because they told McDonalds to fcuk off you are not going to poison our children anymore.

[tomahawk9]

Play-off draw:


(source)

The tournament draw (group stages) will be held next week (Saturday 30th), not sure why they didn't do this today but whatever 

[efialtis]

I really cant find words to describe how pissed I am that Greece didnt qualify for the EURO this time... with such an easy group, the new modus and even Nation League spots - it all wasnt enough for the Greek team to secure a place - this is not only pathetic, it is ridiculous. Yes, we were never a force in football BUT and there is a big BUT... we still have to be better than many teams we didnt manage to beat in the last years. I mean, this time we werent able to beat who? Liechtenstein!   The manager was replaced yet again, looks like we finally got a guy with a plan and an idea and the Greek team not only won the last three games when there was nothing to play for anymore - we dominated Bosnia, Armenia and Finland BIG TIME! Talking about more than 20 attempts/shots/chances vs Bosnia, around 27 against Finland - Finland who qualified for the coming EURO! Not only did we beat them, we outplayed them with the new young and fresh blood in the team.

Well... One more EURO without my team and I am soooooo jealous I can tell! Anyway, the world cup will be ours!  

[LTU_btc]

I really would like to see Kosovo in Euro 2020. Reaching it with first attempt would be amazing for this country. For example, Finland reached major tournament after more than 30 attempts! And opponents that they will face - North Macedonia and Georgia/Belarus is their level teams.
Can Scotland reach first major tournament since 1998? No chance I think. Serbia is big favorites there.
In group B it's impossible to predict something, because level of teams is ballanced here.

I see Iceland as clear favorites in Pot A as well. They are a very healthy nation. Physically a very strong nation. I have always preferred hard work ethics over pure talent. It is not a coincidence that some of the strongest men in the world are from Iceland. Even their women look strong and healthy. I respect them a lot because they told McDonalds to fcuk off you are not going to poison our children anymore.

I agree with you. Maybe Iceland don't play prettiest football, but you simply can't love this nation. And opponents in their group is mediacore teams without any significant achievements in last few decades.

[notblox1]

I think Scotland should win easy against Israel,
and I think we may see both Northern Ireland and republic of Ireland both winning their respective opponents.

[Rikafip]

I really cant find words to describe how pissed I am that Greece didnt qualify for the EURO this time... with such an easy group, the new modus and even Nation League spots - it all wasnt enough for the Greek team to secure a place - this is not only pathetic, it is ridiculous. Yes, we were never a force in football BUT and there is a big BUT... we still have to be better than many teams we didnt manage to beat in the last years. I mean, this time we werent able to beat who? Liechtenstein!   The manager was replaced yet again, looks like we finally got a guy with a plan and an idea and the Greek team not only won the last three games when there was nothing to play for anymore - we dominated Bosnia, Armenia and Finland BIG TIME! Talking about more than 20 attempts/shots/chances vs Bosnia, around 27 against Finland - Finland who qualified for the coming EURO! Not only did we beat them, we outplayed them with the new young and fresh blood in the team.

Well... One more EURO without my team and I am soooooo jealous I can tell! Anyway, the world cup will be ours!  

When groups were drawn I thought that your  main opponent for that 2nd place will be Bosnia, but well, Finland proved that winning that UEFA nations league group was not  a fluke.
I think that everything started going wrong for you with that 2-3 home loss against Armenia (loss against Italy was not a surprise), your team simply fell apart of that, and you mentioned you couldn't even beat Liechtenstein at home.
By the way, what happened to Mitroglou, why he wasn't with the team lately? I know that he had bad last year or two, but he is a good player,

[Pmalek]

By the way, what happened to Mitroglou, why he wasn't with the team lately? I know that he had bad last year or two, but he is a good player,

You are right, I totally forgot about him.
According to transfermarkt he was only called up for one match during the qualification cycle. He was in the team VS Bosnia but didn't play.
https://www.transfermarkt.de/konstantinos-mitroglou/nationalmannschaft/spieler/34944

He played in 7 matches so far this season for PSV and managed to score 1 goal. Probably a change in league and/or some injuries are keeping him from showing better performances. He is going back to Ol. Marseille when the season finishes.

[Naida_BR]

I really cant find words to describe how pissed I am that Greece didnt qualify for the EURO this time... with such an easy group, the new modus and even Nation League spots - it all wasnt enough for the Greek team to secure a place - this is not only pathetic, it is ridiculous. Yes, we were never a force in football BUT and there is a big BUT... we still have to be better than many teams we didnt manage to beat in the last years. I mean, this time we werent able to beat who? Liechtenstein!   The manager was replaced yet again, looks like we finally got a guy with a plan and an idea and the Greek team not only won the last three games when there was nothing to play for anymore - we dominated Bosnia, Armenia and Finland BIG TIME! Talking about more than 20 attempts/shots/chances vs Bosnia, around 27 against Finland - Finland who qualified for the coming EURO! Not only did we beat them, we outplayed them with the new young and fresh blood in the team.

Well... One more EURO without my team and I am soooooo jealous I can tell! Anyway, the world cup will be ours!  

It was really a shame for them, but i think that all teams have their ups and downs and Greece had a looong down in this qualification round.
What I heard is that Sokratis was causing a lot of issues along with Manolas. Maybe those players thought that they are the big stars of the team and they tried to force their will.
An incident that I read in the news is that the training wouldn't start until Sokratis was there, and many times he was very late.

[Daniel91]

I really would like to see Kosovo in Euro 2020. Reaching it with first attempt would be amazing for this country. For example, Finland reached major tournament after more than 30 attempts! And opponents that they will face - North Macedonia and Georgia/Belarus is their level teams.
Can Scotland reach first major tournament since 1998? No chance I think. Serbia is big favorites there.
In group B it's impossible to predict something, because level of teams is ballanced here.

I see Iceland as clear favorites in Pot A as well. They are a very healthy nation. Physically a very strong nation. I have always preferred hard work ethics over pure talent. It is not a coincidence that some of the strongest men in the world are from Iceland. Even their women look strong and healthy. I respect them a lot because they told McDonalds to fcuk off you are not going to poison our children anymore.

I agree with you. Maybe Iceland don't play prettiest football, but you simply can't love this nation. And opponents in their group is mediacore teams without any significant achievements in last few decades.

Kosovo is very good team and they have very good chance to play in EURO 2020.
Their main problem is that they lost some very good players because they are playing for other nations like Switzerland,  Albania etc.
With all this players they could build very strong team but still they have chance.
Serbia have very difficult match in Oslo with Norway and I don't think they will pass.

[coinlocket$]

For your information.

Tomorrow will be a big day, it will be a day for drawing.

Since this Euro will be played all over Europe for the 1st time some teams are already in groups cause we already know where they play


Group A Italia
Group B Russia, Danemark
Group C Holland, Romany
Group D England, Scotland
Group E Spain, Irland
Group F Germany, Hungary

Source https://sport.sky.it/calcio/europei/2019/11/28/sorteggio-europei-2020-guida

[swogerino]

I really would like to see Kosovo in Euro 2020. Reaching it with first attempt would be amazing for this country. For example, Finland reached major tournament after more than 30 attempts! And opponents that they will face - North Macedonia and Georgia/Belarus is their level teams.
Can Scotland reach first major tournament since 1998? No chance I think. Serbia is big favorites there.
In group B it's impossible to predict something, because level of teams is ballanced here.

I see Iceland as clear favorites in Pot A as well. They are a very healthy nation. Physically a very strong nation. I have always preferred hard work ethics over pure talent. It is not a coincidence that some of the strongest men in the world are from Iceland. Even their women look strong and healthy. I respect them a lot because they told McDonalds to fcuk off you are not going to poison our children anymore.

I agree with you. Maybe Iceland don't play prettiest football, but you simply can't love this nation. And opponents in their group is mediacore teams without any significant achievements in last few decades.

Kosovo is very good team and they have very good chance to play in EURO 2020.
Their main problem is that they lost some very good players because they are playing for other nations like Switzerland,  Albania etc.
With all this players they could build very strong team but still they have chance.
Serbia have very difficult match in Oslo with Norway and I don't think they will pass.

I think Serbia will pass although it will be a very difficult game there.I think in these last years they have achieved a great level of self confidence and they have produced some really good players.I do not see this pattern from Norway side that is why I think Serbia will win this game.

[LTU_btc]

Groups of EURO 2020 has been drawn:

F group is something epic with last EURO winners Portugal, World Cup winners France and Germany. I feel sorry for last team who will qualify to this group.
A group have obvious favorite Italy and 3 similar level teams who will fight for 2nd place.
In B group Belgium are favorites, while Denmark and Russia will fight for second place.
In C group Ukraine and Austria will fight for 2nd place. It would be interesting to see Kosovo there.
In D group I think that England can have some problems, especially if Serbia will qualify, very interesting group.
And group E - Spain shoul win,, Poland and Sweden is similar level. Team from playoffs (Bosnia, Slovakia, Romania or Hungary) also will be able to fight for 2nd place.
This is my hot thought about group stage.

[Naida_BR]

Everyone's eyes would be on Group F.
Portugal, Germany and France are going to give us great matches this summer. And all those stars in one group would be so exciting to see them playing. I think that Germany is going to be out of this group.