⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[big_daddy]

Croatia is playing against England at Wembley 14th June 2020 their first match on EURO2020

Good for Croatia to play the first against a tough opponent, cause otherwise our players know how to play an "uninterested" match
England, beware 

[Trofo]

Groups of EURO 2020 has been drawn:

You already said it all, Group F is something special and I guess that team which ends in this group after qualifiers will have quite a few problems. Italy and Belgium are big favorites and I am expecting them to continue were they stopped in the qualifiers and stroll trough their respective groups. However, I don't see either of them as favorites to win the Euro I am thinking they will go out of the tournament as soon as the draw gets them Germany, Spain or maybe even France or Netherlands.

[logfiles]

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.

France and Portugal are no easy opponents mate. At least according to Germany's qualification campaign form, my guess is they will find it very hard in the group but i they switch their up gear to the Vintage No Nonsense tournament Germany, then chances are high that they will come out of the group.

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France and Portugal are no easy opponents mate. At least according to Germany's qualification campaign form, my guess is they will find it very hard in the group but i they switch their up gear to the Vintage No Nonsense tournament Germany, then chances are high that they will come out of the group.

Looking at what Germany did in the last 4 year I'd like to say...

France
Portugal
Germany
Random team

in this order.

Italy has been lucky for one time, it could be on Germany's spot.

[Murat]

It's a crazy draw when you see the top three team in the same group, It's not fair for me, Definitely, Tournament will lose one of the favorites team in the group stage, can you say which one the country leave early of the tournament? I beat on France will get knocked out at the group stage because in recent time they are not playing well as a team, I am sure Germany will try to regain their glory by this Eoru20 and Portugal is my Favorite team again because of some potential players in that team along with Cristiano Ronaldo. Let's see what will happen.

[alisonwonder]

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.

Why so? I see that Germany is unbeatable in the group. instead I think Portugal will out of the group, like Euro 2016 they are lucky to be third but in the end, they can be champions.

[Daniel91]

Croatia is playing against England at Wembley 14th June 2020 their first match on EURO2020

Good for Croatia to play the first against a tough opponent, cause otherwise our players know how to play an "uninterested" match
England, beware 

England is certainly eager for revenge for defeat in the semifinals of the World Cup in Russia.
Realistically, since then, Croatia has fallen sharply in both quality and results while England is even better than at the World Cup, and playing at home.
According to the results of the last 2 years, England is actually one of the main favorites for the European champions, with Italy, Belgium and France, and Croatia has probably reached its peak in Russia.
On the other hand, there will be a lot of pressure on young England players and Croatia has nothing to lose.

[wildan88]

France and Portugal are no easy opponents mate. At least according to Germany's qualification campaign form, my guess is they will find it very hard in the group but i they switch their up gear to the Vintage No Nonsense tournament Germany, then chances are high that they will come out of the group.

Looking at what Germany did in the last 4 year I'd like to say...

France
Portugal
Germany
Random team

in this order.

Italy has been lucky for one time, it could be on Germany's spot.

I see why do enough people underestimate Germany? even though I see head to head from Portugal and France, the Germans are pretty good. but this is indeed tough, France 2018 world champion, Portugal champion of Euro 2016 and Germany 2014 world champion, this is really a hell group. Portugal is excellent because they have CR7, but when CR7 is injured, is Portugal still strong enough?

[Trofo]

On the other hand, there will be a lot of pressure on young England players and Croatia has nothing to lose.

I really hate that expression "nothing to lose" and if I was an owner of the club I would forbid my staff to ever use it. As soon as you use it you acknowledge that the opponent is much better than you. Well fuck the opponent and let them prove it on the pitch. Yes England is playing good football but they also played good football and lost against us (Croatia) in the last world cup. We are 2nd team in the world and when was the last time England brought home some medals (1966 maybe)? We also got 3rd place in France 98 and all that with the league nobody in England even herd off and population of about 4-5 million, roughly 10 times less than England.

Same goes for Belgium.

Don't get me wrong both of those teams have better players, or at least much more expensive ones then Croatia but they still have to prove they know how to play big tournaments. If we met up in a friendly I would expect Croatia to lose that match with handicap but in these circumstances I have a feeling we will get something from it.

[FerdinandBol]

It's a crazy draw when you see the top three team in the same group, It's not fair for me, Definitely, Tournament will lose one of the favorites team in the group stage, can you say which one the country leave early of the tournament? I beat on France will get knocked out at the group stage because in recent time they are not playing well as a team, I am sure Germany will try to regain their glory by this Eoru20 and Portugal is my Favorite team again because of some potential players in that team along with Cristiano Ronaldo. Let's see what will happen.

All three teams have a chance to advance because the best numbers 3 advance to the knockouts.

[Daniel91]

On the other hand, there will be a lot of pressure on young England players and Croatia has nothing to lose.

I really hate that expression "nothing to lose" and if I was an owner of the club I would forbid my staff to ever use it. As soon as you use it you acknowledge that the opponent is much better than you. Well fuck the opponent and let them prove it on the pitch. Yes England is playing good football but they also played good football and lost against us (Croatia) in the last world cup. We are 2nd team in the world and when was the last time England brought home some medals (1966 maybe)? We also got 3rd place in France 98 and all that with the league nobody in England even herd off and population of about 4-5 million, roughly 10 times less than England.

Same goes for Belgium.

Don't get me wrong both of those teams have better players, or at least much more expensive ones then Croatia but they still have to prove they know how to play big tournaments. If we met up in a friendly I would expect Croatia to lose that match with handicap but in these circumstances I have a feeling we will get something from it.

Don't get me wrong,  I don’t think that Croatia have no chance to beat England or that Croatia can't make another big result like in Russia 😁
I just shared some current facts based on the current results and players in both teams.
OK I maybe used wrong words but it's fact that England have more chances to make good result in EURO than Croatia.
Still,  as we sew in Russia,  the most important part for success is determination and team unity.
I'm sure that Croatia will be very well prepared again and not sure how English players will deal with big pressure from the public.
They didn't make good result since 1966 so it will not be easy for them.

[cryptofrka]

It is a good group for Croatia, but I think we will struggle a bit as well.

We will play the Euros with Modrić aged 34, with Rakitić and Lovren struggling for minutes in their clubs and with Perišić used only occasionally.
Vrsaljko is out as well, Vida is not playing good, Ćorluka cannot be a backup option anymore and the future of Čaleta-Car in the national team is still in the air.

The group seems easy enough to qualify, but we will probably struggle after that. My opinion is that we cannot be considered as a serious contender.

[Naida_BR]

It is a good group for Croatia, but I think we will struggle a bit as well.

We will play the Euros with Modrić aged 34, with Rakitić and Lovren struggling for minutes in their clubs and with Perišić used only occasionally.
Vrsaljko is out as well, Vida is not playing good, Ćorluka cannot be a backup option anymore and the future of Čaleta-Car in the national team is still in the air.

The group seems easy enough to qualify, but we will probably struggle after that. My opinion is that we cannot be considered as a serious contender.

The team is old and that's the reason why some players cannot get playing time.
However, the euro cup is a tournament of one breath. And the experienced players have more chances to get positive results in the cup.

[cryptofrka]

The team is old and that's the reason why some players cannot get playing time.
However, the euro cup is a tournament of one breath. And the experienced players have more chances to get positive results in the cup.

These I mentioned are not that old - they should be in their prime now.
It is not that big of a deal because I agree with you that cups are a different kind of competition - I just think we overachieved in Russia and don't see us repeating it in the Euros.

I hope they prove me wrong though

[Lucius]

England is certainly eager for revenge for defeat in the semifinals of the World Cup in Russia.
Realistically, since then, Croatia has fallen sharply in both quality and results while England is even better than at the World Cup, and playing at home.
According to the results of the last 2 years, England is actually one of the main favorites for the European champions, with Italy, Belgium and France, and Croatia has probably reached its peak in Russia.
On the other hand, there will be a lot of pressure on young England players and Croatia has nothing to lose.

If I remember good, after World Cup they play in UEFA Nations League and England win at home 2-1 (first game end 0-0), so in a way they have already some revenge. But there is no doubt that in this match they will do their best to beat Croatia, though their greatest enemy is the underestimation of their opponents, and this match will be no exception.

I would not agree that Croatia is "reached its peak in Russia", it is still very good team with a lot of experienced players and with some very talented young players. The bookies once again underestimate Croatia, placing it in 9th place by chance of winning the championship, which is really weird for the 6 ranking football team in the world by FIFA and a World Cup finalist 2018.

[Naida_BR]

The team is old and that's the reason why some players cannot get playing time.
However, the euro cup is a tournament of one breath. And the experienced players have more chances to get positive results in the cup.

These I mentioned are not that old - they should be in their prime now.
It is not that big of a deal because I agree with you that cups are a different kind of competition - I just think we overachieved in Russia and don't see us repeating it in the Euros.

I hope they prove me wrong though

Well, Modric is 34, Rakitic 31, Vida 30, Lovren 30. Only Versaljko is under 30 years old. All others are considered to my eyes as old (for playing football).
But as I said before, I don't think that this can be a barrier for Croatia to succeed.

[1982dre]

France and Portugal are no easy opponents mate. At least according to Germany's qualification campaign form, my guess is they will find it very hard in the group but i they switch their up gear to the Vintage No Nonsense tournament Germany, then chances are high that they will come out of the group.

Looking at what Germany did in the last 4 year I'd like to say...

France
Portugal
Germany
Random team

in this order.

Italy has been lucky for one time, it could be on Germany's spot.

I see why do enough people underestimate Germany? even though I see head to head from Portugal and France, the Germans are pretty good. but this is indeed tough, France 2018 world champion, Portugal champion of Euro 2016 and Germany 2014 world champion, this is really a hell group. Portugal is excellent because they have CR7, but when CR7 is injured, is Portugal still strong enough?

Well that's an interesting group. Even with the best number 3 also going to the knock out phase it's still possible to lose already one of those top teams :-o

[wildan88]

France and Portugal are no easy opponents mate. At least according to Germany's qualification campaign form, my guess is they will find it very hard in the group but i they switch their up gear to the Vintage No Nonsense tournament Germany, then chances are high that they will come out of the group.

Looking at what Germany did in the last 4 year I'd like to say...

France
Portugal
Germany
Random team

in this order.

Italy has been lucky for one time, it could be on Germany's spot.

I see why do enough people underestimate Germany? even though I see head to head from Portugal and France, the Germans are pretty good. but this is indeed tough, France 2018 world champion, Portugal champion of Euro 2016 and Germany 2014 world champion, this is really a hell group. Portugal is excellent because they have CR7, but when CR7 is injured, is Portugal still strong enough?

Well that's an interesting group. Even with the best number 3 also going to the knock out phase it's still possible to lose already one of those top teams :-o

like Portugal who was lucky enough to win the Euro 2016, because Portugal gets the third best position, but after that, they were able to win it.
but I hope so, that the three national teams deserve to qualify because this will make the match more exciting in the next phase.

[swogerino]

I think Italy is an added value to any tournament.In fact last Euro 2016 without Italy was not that beautiful and this time in Euro 2020 Italy so far has won all the games during the qualification stage which is a strong indicator to their form.The coach also has a lot to do so I think Italy is one of the main contenders to win Euro 2016.

[Naida_BR]

I think Italy is an added value to any tournament.In fact last Euro 2016 without Italy was not that beautiful and this time in Euro 2020 Italy so far has won all the games during the qualification stage which is a strong indicator to their form.The coach also has a lot to do so I think Italy is one of the main contenders to win Euro 2016.

All strong European teams add value to the cup.
Each one of them has different play style and provides entertainment to football fans. Italy is strong in the defense and we need tough defenses in the next Euro cup.