⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Italy won again, are they back? Hard to say a young team with no superstar maybe they are just overperforming.

Roberto Mancini has managed his work so impressive. He reminds me what Cesare Prandelli did with Azzuri in Euro 2012 but Mancini need an official big tournament to prove his works for the national team.

Euro 2021 (postponed one year from 2020 because of Covid-19) will be a big test for Mancini and Azzuri. I see Mancini is lucky when he took over the national team with not super stars in the squad. I think Mancini is not a good player who can control super stars.

About Ronaldo, since he left the game earlier now FIFA could ban him for some games even if referee said "I did a mistake"

It could be a serious ban for Ronaldo or just a soft one. Do you remember what Messi got after his bad statement in Coppa America years ago in 2019? Finally, Messi got a softer ban than many people thought.
Argentina appeal Messi's three-month ban

Super stars like Messi and Ronaldo have some privileges that we can not imagine. Leagues, cups, tournaments need their appearances.

[swogerino]

I think everyone made money yesterday because all the strong teams won their games.If someone was bold enough to build a parlay with many games then he would have made a lot of money.Days like yesterday are needed for sport bettors but these days are rare.

[W Jr.]

Turkey has made two very successful football match in WCQ.They beat the Netherlands 4-2, beat Norway 3-0.Turkey can surprise Euro 2021.They also defeated France in the qualifiers.This summer will be very exciting.

[blue Snow]

If I'm not mistaken, EURO 2021 not starting yet. I'm still confusing when reading the post above because people talking about the world cup 2022 qualification in UEFA EURO 2021 Discussion Thread, is this related?,

[Daniel91]

If I'm not mistaken, EURO 2021 not starting yet. I'm still confusing when reading the post above because people talking about the world cup 2022 qualification in UEFA EURO 2021 Discussion Thread, is this related?,

EURO 2021 starts in a few months but qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup are currently being played so it's easy to get confused and mix it up 
Unfortunately, due to Covid, nothing is normal anymore, so the EURO has been postponed for this year and the qualifying matches for the World Cup started before the EURO, which has never happened in history.
If nothing else, at least in just 2 years we will be able to watch the 2 biggest football and sports events in the world 

[MAAManda]

If I'm not mistaken, EURO 2021 not starting yet. I'm still confusing when reading the post above because people talking about the world cup 2022 qualification in UEFA EURO 2021 Discussion Thread, is this related?,

EURO 2021 starts in a few months but qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup are currently being played so it's easy to get confused and mix it up 
Unfortunately, due to Covid, nothing is normal anymore, so the EURO has been postponed for this year and the qualifying matches for the World Cup started before the EURO, which has never happened in history.
If nothing else, at least in just 2 years we will be able to watch the 2 biggest football and sports events in the world 

It's really confusing, I also just came across a topic to talk about the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers, and I think it is better if the conversation is in accordance with the topic title so that more people will not be confused in the future.

We can continue the conversation about UEFA World Cup Qualification here: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

[Saint-loup]

If I'm not mistaken, EURO 2021 not starting yet. I'm still confusing when reading the post above because people talking about the world cup 2022 qualification in UEFA EURO 2021 Discussion Thread, is this related?,

EURO 2021 starts in a few months but qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup are currently being played so it's easy to get confused and mix it up 
Unfortunately, due to Covid, nothing is normal anymore, so the EURO has been postponed for this year and the qualifying matches for the World Cup started before the EURO, which has never happened in history.
If nothing else, at least in just 2 years we will be able to watch the 2 biggest football and sports events in the world 

It's not even in few months, it's just in few weeks now. The first match will take place in 10 weeks the 11th june 2021 but the tournament will still be called UEFA EURO 2020, so that's a little bit confusing for people as you say. https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0254-0d41684d1216-06773df7faed-1000--euro-2020-all-the-fixtures/

[kassex]

Turkey has made two very successful football match in WCQ.They beat the Netherlands 4-2, beat Norway 3-0.Turkey can surprise Euro 2021.They also defeated France in the qualifiers.This summer will be very exciting.

The Turkish national team starts the qualifying round well, but after that it starts to lose points. This happens every time. I hope this time they will not lose points in games with weak teams.

[snipie]

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We can continue the conversation about UEFA World Cup Qualification here: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

Most people didn't pay attention about the other topic tho so everyone continued to talk here
If someone is continuing to post without reading this post and yours then we should question about his posting motivations (aka spam).

[Saint-loup]

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We can continue the conversation about UEFA World Cup Qualification here: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

Most people didn't pay attention about the other topic tho so everyone continued to talk here
If someone is continuing to post without reading this post and yours then we should question about his posting motivations (aka spam).

Yes but I think there would be less confusion if buwaytress could update the title because UEFA EURO 2021 doesn't exist (its right name is UEFA EURO 2020), moreover the current phase is not the qualification phase anymore, all the 24 teams have already been qualified, we are now just waiting the final tournament that will be held at the beginning of June (Friday 11).

[buwaytress]

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We can continue the conversation about UEFA World Cup Qualification here: 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar - UEFA Qualifiers

Most people didn't pay attention about the other topic tho so everyone continued to talk here
If someone is continuing to post without reading this post and yours then we should question about his posting motivations (aka spam).

Yes but I think there would be less confusion if buwaytress could update the title because UEFA EURO 2021 doesn't exist (its right name is UEFA EURO 2020), moreover the current phase is not the qualification phase anymore, all the 24 teams have already been qualified, we are now just waiting the final tournament that will be held at the beginning of June (Friday 11).

There is no confusion... this thread title clearly says EURO so I don't know why the confusion =) However, you are right, I have renamed the Thread as EURO 2020 as the name had been retained (thanks).

Nevertheless, OP has been updated but here are the full fixtures also = https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/EURO/02/64/21/93/2642193_DOWNLOAD.pdf

I will now politely ask people to please post in the right thread.

[jaberwock]

If I'm not mistaken, EURO 2021 not starting yet. I'm still confusing when reading the post above because people talking about the world cup 2022 qualification in UEFA EURO 2021 Discussion Thread, is this related?,

The mistake could be the fact that most of the euro 2021 nations also play for the world cup qualifiers which means that you could find some correlation between them. For example that guy talked about how Turkey managed to beat 2 big names, Norway and Netherlands and they managed to beat them fairly easily as well so it was a no question game from them and that means when they come to euro 2021 as well that is going to be a lot easier for them as well.

So, we are basically talking about teams who are playing on world cup qualifiers and how they play and if they are playing that well right now for those games, that means maybe they will be good for the euro 2021 as well? Who knows? That's why there is a connection between the two, after all we are talking about something we are going to play few months later and these teams are playing with that roster right now as well.

[joker_josue]

EURO 2020, should have already happened. This is the first time that the qualification for a world cup happens months before the start of the final face of a European.
So, instead of friendly games, they are official games. This gives you a more realistic idea of the quality of the teams.


It will be a really interesting EURO to watch.

[Joca97]

EURO 2020, should have already happened. This is the first time that the qualification for a world cup happens months before the start of the final face of a European.
So, instead of friendly games, they are official games. This gives you a more realistic idea of the quality of the teams.


It will be a really interesting EURO to watch.

Well UEFA said even due to covid that there will be crowd in the stands or they are gone a suspend the home city or country the euros to be hosted in their country so this is really good. Also i dont know how players will recover quickly with so many games now plus the Euros this year,will be rough plus next year world cup

[joker_josue]

Well UEFA said even due to covid that there will be crowd in the stands or they are gone a suspend the home city or country the euros to be hosted in their country so this is really good. Also i dont know how players will recover quickly with so many games now plus the Euros this year,will be rough plus next year world cup

I agree! I think that will change a lot in football.
In turn, it will give the opportunity for smaller countries, or with fewer "star" players, to have a better performance, since they have not played so many games this season.
At this EURO, real surprises may arise.

[leea-1334]

EURO 2020, should have already happened. This is the first time that the qualification for a world cup happens months before the start of the final face of a European.
So, instead of friendly games, they are official games. This gives you a more realistic idea of the quality of the teams.


It will be a really interesting EURO to watch.

I totally agree and I am very happy the scrapped the friendlies and just played proper matches. Then we do not see 2nd or 3rd teams who have no chance at the real stage playing.

Maybe they should consider just making this format more permanent and just take away friendlies for the sake of friendlies? Or at least make the calendars more in sync with each other.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

UEFA nations league, EURO, World Cup qualifying matches, friendly matches are inflated and the Covid-19 forces players have to play many matches in shorter period. It only damages their fitness and potentially cause injuries. Also it can reduce the general quality of EURO 2021 matches. Players can not contribute their best if their bodies and physical fitness are bad.

I can not forget the World Cup 2002 when France came to the tournament with injured Zidane and three best national scorers: Trezeguet, Henry and Cissé. They were out after first stage. So stars are not enough if they join the tournament with tired mental and phyiscal conditions.

[joker_josue]

UEFA nations league, EURO, World Cup qualifying matches, friendly matches are inflated and the Covid-19 forces players have to play many matches in shorter period. It only damages their fitness and potentially cause injuries. Also it can reduce the general quality of EURO 2021 matches. Players can not contribute their best if their bodies and physical fitness are bad.

That is the point. The current situation can make teams that do not have players in large teams, have less physical wear and tear. This could create major delays during the tournament.

[examplens]

About Ronaldo, since he left the game earlier now FIFA could ban him for some games even if referee said "I did a mistake"

I hope not. this has taken on another dimension.
The captain's armband Cristiano Ronaldo threw on the pitch ended on humanity auction in Serbia. All money raised here will be forwarded for the treatment of 6-month-old baby Gavrilo Djurdjevic(needs 2,500,000 euros for the treatment, yes 2.5 million).
The current best bid (2 days left) is 5 million RSD, which is equal to 42700 eur.

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[joker_josue]

I hope not. this has taken on another dimension.
The captain's armband Cristiano Ronaldo threw on the pitch ended on humanity auction in Serbia. All money raised here will be forwarded for the treatment of 6-month-old baby Gavrilo Djurdjevic(needs 2,500,000 euros for the treatment, yes 2.5 million).
The current best bid (2 days left) is 5 million RSD, which is equal to 42700 eur.

Link to the auction https://www.limundo.com/kupovina/Humanitarne-akcije/Zajedno-za-zivot/KAPITENSKA-TRAKA-KRISTIJANA-RONALDA-SA-MECA-SRB-POR/100369817

If this is true a solidarity auction and then if the money goes to whoever they say it is, I think it is a very good attitude!
Whoever kept the armband, did not think to keep it as a souvenir or to get tired, but thought of helping others. Very good!