⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[bullrun2024bro]

For sure it is not a Benchmark and thats not what a i meant , but it has shown that they playing better together as on the last game they have played.
The match against France will be not a test , it is already the keygame for both teams in this Group.
Who will win this game has for sure some advantages for the next game and games .

It's pretty safe to say that the winner of the France vs. Germany match will end up winning the group. Even though I am of course in favor of the German national team, I think that the French are unfortunately a bit stronger. Their performance over the last few years has been simply outstanding and they are the favorite to win the title.

Nevertheless, we can hope that after the victory against Latvia, the German national team will be motivated enough to make it far in the tournament. We can be excited about what will happen next Tuesday.

The odds are almost even:



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[cygan]

some federations have to report short term absences again and namely the dutch national player Donny van de Beek will miss the tournament completely because of an injury.
there are also 2 new corona infected national players... sweden announces that Dejan Kulusevski and spain announces that Sergio Busquets is sick with covid-19

[DU18]

In my opinion, the result of the match between Germany and Latvia cannot be used as a benchmark to say if the German team is playing well at the moment, because Latvia is a team that does have a fairly far level compared to Germany which is currently ranked 13th in FIFA. The match against France on June 16 will be a real test for the German team whether or not it is worthy or not to be a candidate for this Euro 2020.

For sure it is not a Benchmark and thats not what a i meant , but it has shown that they playing better together as on the last game they have played.
The match against France will be not a test , it is already the keygame for both teams in this Group.
Who will win this game has for sure some advantages for the next game and games .

Germany vs France match was a decisive match for Germany because they were part of the group with Portugal and Hungary, for Germany victory would be very important against France and Portugal, so Germany would find it easier to face the last match against Hungary and that's why I said if the initial match against France is a real test for the German team (regardless of what the your opinion is about the match ), because if in that match Germany loses of course it will lower their mentality in facing the next match.

[Lafu]

It's pretty safe to say that the winner of the France vs. Germany match will end up winning the group. Even though I am of course in favor of the German national team, I think that the French are unfortunately a bit stronger. Their performance over the last few years has been simply outstanding and they are the favorite to win the title.

Nevertheless, we can hope that after the victory against Latvia, the German national team will be motivated enough to make it far in the tournament. We can be excited about what will happen next Tuesday.

I hope that they after the win yesterday really motivated for the game against France , and maybe its a bonus that they play in Munich.
Looking excited forward to that game and it will be the intresting game in the first phase , its already a final match.
It will be hard to beat them but all is possible , specialy on games in the EM and WM.

some federations have to report short term absences again and namely the dutch national player Donny van de Beek will miss the tournament completely because of an injury.
there are also 2 new corona infected national players... sweden announces that Dejan Kulusevski and spain announces that Sergio Busquets is sick with covid-19

I guess that will be not the last players that will be not playing in the first weeks , fingers crossed that no german player gets infected.

[Swordsoffreedom]

In my opinion, the result of the match between Germany and Latvia cannot be used as a benchmark to say if the German team is playing well at the moment, because Latvia is a team that does have a fairly far level compared to Germany which is currently ranked 13th in FIFA. The match against France on June 16 will be a real test for the German team whether or not it is worthy or not to be a candidate for this Euro 2020.

For sure it is not a Benchmark and thats not what a i meant , but it has shown that they playing better together as on the last game they have played.
The match against France will be not a test , it is already the keygame for both teams in this Group.
Who will win this game has for sure some advantages for the next game and games .

Germany vs France match was a decisive match for Germany because they were part of the group with Portugal and Hungary, for Germany victory would be very important against France and Portugal, so Germany would find it easier to face the last match against Hungary and that's why I said if the initial match against France is a real test for the German team (regardless of what the your opinion is about the match ), because if in that match Germany loses of course it will lower their mentality in facing the next match.

Do you really think the German team can win against France? Look at the squad in France, lots of star players. On the other hand, the German squad is not very strong. Moreover, Germany's performance against any strong team is not pleasant. Germany lost 6-0 to Spain, and against Switzerland, they did draw by 3-3. I think Germany will play with the goal of drawing this match.

[joker_josue]

It is great that the matches will be held in 12 different cities. If this was in a single country, maybe it would be safer since we are in the process of pandemic. However, I still think that the cities taking part in this championship will be completely safe. I think Italy will beat Turkey in the first match.

At the same time, it will be more advantageous for several participating teams, as they will always play at home.
The model is interesting, but before only one team benefited from playing at home, now we have 3 or 4 with that advantage.

[coinlocket$]

kulusevski has been found positive too for COVID.
Sweden is under test now.

Was too hard for UEFA/FIFA to vaccinate all the players like Tokyo is doing for the Olympic summer games?

[bryant.coleman]

kulusevski has been found positive too for COVID.
Sweden is under test now.

Was too hard for UEFA/FIFA to vaccinate all the players like Tokyo is doing for the Olympic summer games?

Even now the majority of the population remains unvaccinated in the EU, with only a small fraction having received both the doses. For example in Germany, 22% have been fully vaccinated and another 24% has received one dose of the vaccine. For UEFA, there is no question of affordability. They can afford to spend millions on the vaccine. But the problem is that a lot of people would oppose if the football players are included in the priority list and given a chance to get vaccinated. Because even a large proportion of those with comorbidities are yet to receive vaccine doses in the EU.

[kassex]

Here is the official calendar for Euro 2020:



by UEFA


The championship starts with an Italia - Turkey, on June 11th.
What do you think will be the result of the first European game?

Italy win or draw. I do not expect another outcome. The last two meetings between the teams ended in a draw (1: 1).So I think this match will be the same. Both teams have gained good shape.Italy won their last 7 matches and conceded only one goal, although the opponents were not as strong as Turkey. You can bet on both goals.

[W Jr.]

It is great that the matches will be held in 12 different cities. If this was in a single country, maybe it would be safer since we are in the process of pandemic. However, I still think that the cities taking part in this championship will be completely safe. I think Italy will beat Turkey in the first match.

At the same time, it will be more advantageous for several participating teams, as they will always play at home.
The model is interesting, but before only one team benefited from playing at home, now we have 3 or 4 with that advantage.

In all countries where tournament matches will be played, 20-35% of the stadium capacity was planned for the fans. This adds even more excitement. A big advantage for teams that will play at home. The opening match of the tournament will be such a match. Italy will play a match against Turkey in the Rome stadium in the opening match.  For Italy, they can show a more pressure game with the advantage of the fans.

[SquallLeonhart]

It just saddens me the way he left the national team, the man thought about staying or leaving for days, and no one even tried to keep him on the team. You are fighting for such a player in all possible ways, because what Luka Modric is for the midfield, it is Mandzukic for the attack - and everyone who watched the match against Belgium saw how Modric plays even at the age of 35.

Dude is 35-36 years old, it is normal that players may want to take the off-season as a break during this period so that they could rest and be ready for the next season, when you are in your twenties it is easier to play during the summer and go back to playing on regular season as well but when you reach that 35 year old level and more that becomes a big problem for everyone.

Ronaldo is the only one I can remember that is still very good and playing at a very high level, almost every other player becomes not as good as they used to be after 35 and you can see the steep decline, and their body usually doesn't hang in that tight. I know that everyone thinks professional sports people have amazing body but they push their body so much that most of the time almost all professional players break down and have health problems after 60+ years old because of how much they pushed their body, so it is important to relax and take a break during summers.

[acquafredda]

It was a really Goal festival yesterday from the German Team against Lettland with a 7 to 1 scored goals .
Also it was the 100th Game for Manuel Neuer as goalkeeper in the german National Team .
I just saw the review and the goals was scored very good and it looks like they have found together as a team .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usDKFvZ7PJE

Training games... not much too look for in those games even if sometimes Germany seems to play that way with stronger teams too.
P.s. at first I supposed Lettland was some kind of German lower team but then I remembered that German was going to play with Latvia (that is the English word for your Lettland  ) and I understood what you were talking about.

[mv1986]

Whatever, Germany seems to be prepared with a relatively convincing win last night in the last preparation game, but now the real deals are waiting with France and Portugal.

After the German national team won 7:1 against Latvia yesterday, Joachim Löw plans to with the same lineup against France. Only Leroy Sané could move into the lineup for Kai Havertz.

Joachim Löw is planning to start with today's exact same lineup against France. The only remaining question mark is who will start between Havertz and Sané [Bild]

Source: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1402022347813576710

Personally, I think Joachim Löw should start with the same lineup against France after the strong game yesterday. Thomas Müller and Kai Haverts, in particular, put in a very good performance yesterday and made a significant impact on the game. I'm really excited to see how the German national team will perform at the European Championship.

This is actually not what he said I listened to the interview and he said nothing is set in stone and there is still a variety of considerations to be made. If he takes out Havertz and let's Sane play I will switch off my TV. Löw sucks anyway, but that would be a disaster. Sane couldn't deliver in almost a single game last season, and Havertz is in great shape with a lot of confidence.

Which coach would take Havertz out in exchange for Sane?

[arallmuus]

But I see Group F as a hell of a group because they have to meet Germany, France and Portugal as a great team. From here they also have to be able to fight to qualify and indeed that is not a benchmark, but I believe Germany can get through with the first phase.

Of the three, I think Germany is the most streamlined. It's the one that will have to work harder to get through the group stage.
Portugal and France have a better chance of passing. But Germany is Germany, it can always surprise.

France and Germany might qualify for the next round, I honestly think that Portugal might slip this time. It doesnt really matter though which team ended up getting the 3rd place because top four of the 3rd placed team will qualify for the next round as well so there is a good chance that all of those teams will qualify

Training games...

International friendly game but 7 goals scored on that game was quite impressive though even for a friendly game

[coinlocket$]

Benzema got an injury in his knee. He was back on the bench and he was crying.

Not clear yet if he is broken but the sensation is that he will skip the EURO 20201

[Igebotz]

Benzema got an injury in his knee. He was back on the bench and he was crying.

Quite unfortunate to see Benzema in this situation, this could be another devastating return for him, he played the first game I was expecting him to be benched in the second game, he was not managed and I blame the coach for it. It just a few days to the EUROs and this injury could take 2 or 3 weeks which means his chances of making the final squad is hanging on the tread.

[LTU_btc]

P.s. at first I supposed Lettland was some kind of German lower team but then I remembered that German was going to play with Latvia (that is the English word for your Lettland  ) and I understood what you were talking about.

LOL, I also thought wtf is Lettland . It really sounds like name of team from some lower division. But yeah, it's Latvia.
They conceded 7 goals, but it's worth to say that Latvia scored really beautiful goal.
Just few days remaining until proper football will begin. Can't wait.

[Joca97]

P.s. at first I supposed Lettland was some kind of German lower team but then I remembered that German was going to play with Latvia (that is the English word for your Lettland  ) and I understood what you were talking about.

LOL, I also thought wtf is Lettland . It really sounds like name of team from some lower division. But yeah, it's Latvia.
They conceded 7 goals, but it's worth to say that Latvia scored really beautiful goal.
Just few days remaining until proper football will begin. Can't wait.

Latvia didnt stand a chance against Germany.They showed how powerfull they are and that they will do something big in the tournament.Today Spain went it players under the age of 21 i think and won big against Lithuania as well.France also won solidly against Bulgaria will be an intresting EUROs

[ILuckyGuyI]

England - Croatia is another interesting game in Round 1. It is going to be played in Wembley and there are going to be limited number of supporters (max 22500). And the game is this Sunday. England are the overwhelming team here of course. I see Croatia as away from their old performance. But who knows, maybe they can make a much greater effort in this tournament. But I think that England will manage to beat them with a 1 or 2-goal difference.

@ILuckyGuyI indeed England are the favourites to win this match, but I feel they have many player’s who could be ruled out due to injuries, and even the existing one look too tired so it’s an even game for me. Furthermore if you see England last match they literally laboured to a 1 - 0 victory, hence they may not be all powerful like they look.

You may be right but I don't know whether it is very true to make predictions depending on the results of friendlies. Because they didn't have the main squad on the field fully also. I assume that they will take things much more seriously here. But this won't be an easy one for England of course.

[LTU_btc]

Today Spain went it players under the age of 21 i think and won big against Lithuania as well.France also won solidly against Bulgaria will be an intresting EUROs

Seems that most big countries selected very weak opponents for their last game before EURO. Well, it makes sense, I think.
Spain weren't able to play with main squad because Busquets got covid. Interesting, what if there will be covid outbreak in one of teams during EURO? And when you look at Spain U21 squad and clubs of players, quality of this team isn't much worse than main squad, so, nothing surprising that they won big.