⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[3meek]

Today's matches are hard to predict... But the island teams look stronger in my opinion! I think England can beat the Czech Republic... Scotland showed good football in the last match but I am not sure they can beat Croatia...

[Daniel91]

Today's matches are hard to predict... But the island teams look stronger in my opinion! I think England can beat the Czech Republic... Scotland showed good football in the last match but I am not sure they can beat Croatia...

Croatia has not played at the level of the 2018 World Cup in Russia for a long time and the team is in a great crisis.
I think that Croatian coach Dalic missed the opportunity in these 3 years to find new, young players, refresh the team and prepare it well for this European Championship.
Modric is still the biggest Croatian football star, but he is already old and tired and can't do everything alone.
However, Croatia is a better team than Scotland and if the Croats will play in accordance with their reputation then Scotland has no chance.
England did not impress me at all in the first two games and I think the Czech Republic really has a chance against England.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

Croatia has not played at the level of the 2018 World Cup in Russia for a long time and the team is in a great crisis.
I think that Croatian coach Dalic missed the opportunity in these 3 years to find new, young players, refresh the team and prepare it well for this European Championship.
Modric is still the biggest Croatian football star, but he is already old and tired and can't do everything alone.
However, Croatia is a better team than Scotland and if the Croats will play in accordance with their reputation then Scotland has no chance.
England did not impress me at all in the first two games and I think the Czech Republic really has a chance against England.

It is very reasonable. That generation of players became older and some of them are moving their last steps of career.

Modric, Perisic are older and Brozovic is not good as Rakitic, Rebic can not good as Mandzukic. National teams need more time to rebuild and sometime they need 20 years to have another good generation.

Croatia 1998 - 2018
Italy 2006 - 2021
Spain: they are rebuilding
Germany: 2000 - 2018

[DU18]

But I don't think England will play to win,

The Czech Republic is now in good enough form. If England plays in this match only for the purpose of a draw, their match is likely to be lost. So I think England should play for the purpose of victory. If the match is drawn, unfortunately, it will not be bad for England. But I will bet on England's victory.

Czech Republic and England are currently in the top two positions in Group D E with the same number of points, namely 4 points, while currently winning on goal difference from England which keeps them at the top of the standings and for the results of the match later it will no longer affect the qualification of the two teams both England and Czech, because the losers can qualify as runners-up or as one of the four best third-placed teams, and if you look at England's performance in the previous match of course it was a not good performance and that's why I think England should avoid winning Group D, because of According to the existing rules, the winner of Group D will meet the runners of Group F in the last 16 and we know that Group F is filled with European giants such as Germany, France and Portugal and if England meets one of these teams, of course, it is likely that England will lose.
And that's why being the runner up in group D is safe for England because they will only meet the runner up in group E which contains relatively easier teams such as Sweden, Slovakia or Poland.
If you watch the 2018 world cup, of course you will understand why England needed to lose this match, as they did in the past

[slaman29]

Quite disappointed with the Russia vs Denmark match. After their win against Finland, I was hoping for a better performance from them. But they ended up with such a heavy defeat. And the margin of the defeat means that they will finish at the rock bottom of Group B and therefore cannot qualify for the knockout phase. Also surprisingly Denmark managed to finish at no.2, despite losing two out of their three matches (I guess this scenario is unique to Group B). Meanwhile the toughest group matches are scheduled for Thursday - Portugal vs France, and Germany vs Hungary.

And the Finland highlights showed they were quite good also even against Belgium just many chances Pukki did not manage to keep into the goal net (and the own goal to open Belgium's account).

Russia fought really hard for their win and maybe they just did the same here and Danes punished them on counters. It's definitely a weird scenario in this group

[Barcode_]

I never expected Croatia to struggle in Group D but it have became a reality now and the players of Croatia will need to put in their best effort when they play against Scotland today if they wish to progress to the next stage in this tournament. Croatia have performed very well during the last world cup, and if they can revive that performance against Scotland today, I guess they should be able to beat Scotland.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Today's matches are hard to predict... But the island teams look stronger in my opinion! I think England can beat the Czech Republic... Scotland showed good football in the last match but I am not sure they can beat Croatia...

Both Croatia and Scotland needs a win today. A draw means that both the teams will fail to qualify to the next phase (as it will leave them with two points each). I am in favor of Scotland, as they performed really well against the England team. In case of Croatia, they are still in rebuilding phase and may struggle against the Scottish attack. But the catch here is that they need a big win today, because their goal difference is not looking good. If there is no surprise, then England and Czech Republic should finish as no.1 and no.2 in the group.

[Koal-84]

Good game from Austria yesterday, so the first round of 16 entry in there history. Today I think Croatia could win, in the case of the Czech Republic vs. England I'm a little unsure whether a draw or could the Czech Republic surprise and win?

[MAAManda]

Good game from Austria yesterday, so the first round of 16 entry in there history. Today I think Croatia could win, in the case of the Czech Republic vs. England I'm a little unsure whether a draw or could the Czech Republic surprise and win?

Since EURO Started, Czech Republic Has Never Been Disappointing. Especially now that they have Patrick Shick as a striker, the player from the Bayer Leverkusen club has performed very well in the last 2 matches.

Scored 2 goals against scotland and scored 1 goal in the match against croatia.

[masulum]

Supposedly, in terms of strength of players and league experience, i think Netherlands team is much better than North Macedonia. Maybe, in this match Netherlands managed to keep a clean sheet. My predictions, Netherlands will win at least with a score of 2-0. In this match, De Jong and Depay maybe he will be at starting eleven team, with wijnaldum on the middle, Netherlands should be win.

It’s an easy win for the Netherlands. Depay is on the score sheet, inspired with his big dream move to Barcelona. I expected him to score today. He’s been having nice games in this Euros. More goals to come in the second half.

Yeah, Depay and Wijnaldum become the hero for Netherlands and get perfect points on 3 matches. If their performances remain consistent, maybe Netherlands can advance to at least to the semifinals, at this stage I don't expect much for Netherlands, because the strong candidates for the championship in my opinion are Germany or France.

[W Jr.]

Today's matches are hard to predict... But the island teams look stronger in my opinion! I think England can beat the Czech Republic... Scotland showed good football in the last match but I am not sure they can beat Croatia...

I don't think it's possible for Scotland to beat Croatia. England could draw with Czech Republic. The British could not perform well in the tournament. Czechia is playing a good game. I'm very curious about the score of this match.

[Juggy777]

Today's matches are hard to predict... But the island teams look stronger in my opinion! I think England can beat the Czech Republic... Scotland showed good football in the last match but I am not sure they can beat Croatia...

I don't think it's possible for Scotland to beat Croatia. England could draw with Czech Republic. The British could not perform well in the tournament. Czechia is playing a good game. I'm very curious about the score of this match.

I have a very good feeling that England will be unleashing it’s full attacking power against Czech, and I expect Harry Kane to score. Furthermore I think draw will be a very bad result for England, because for me they can’t win the Euro by drawing their games.

[Altryist]

I have a very good feeling that England will be unleashing it’s full attacking power against Czech, and I expect Harry Kane to score. Furthermore I think draw will be a very bad result for England, because for me they can’t win the Euro by drawing their games.

So far England is not doing very well with attacks, scoring only one goal in two matches. The Czech Republic most likely will be in this match for a draw, which will allow them to come out in first place from the group. But if they choose defensive tactics of the game, as Ukraine did yesterday, then nothing good can be expected from this.

I am more interested in the game today, Croatia and Scotland, will the Scots be able to beat the Croats, who at this Euro look very ambiguous.

[Yogee]

I'm looking for draw on both group D matches. Our regular odds updater seems missing today - Stalker22.

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Furthermore I think draw will be a very bad result for England, because for me they can’t win the Euro by drawing their games.

They will still qualify automatically for the next round if they draw with Czech Republic and that's still a decent result.

They can win today and lose the next or they can draw today and win the next.

It's one game at a time.

[acquafredda]

England is being considered an indisputable favorite for the title, but I do not believe so. In these first two games, there has been no sign of that spectacular England that everyone expected on the eve of the continental event, both insiders and fans. And yet, Gareth Southgate's team has plenty of quality and talent, especially from the midfield upwards. Today is a little final for the English, will they be able to make it? So in the end, it is a match that is worth a lot for England, not to miss absolutely to quell the controversy and take the first place.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Today, we are going to see 2 games starting at the same time (at 10 pm) again. One of them is Czech Republic - England. This is not a very important game as both of them have guaranteed the playoffs. This is just going to be for the 1st place. On the other hand, Croatia - Scotland game is very crucial for both teams. Because the winner is going to promote to the playoffs being one of the best third-placed teams as far as I know. I feel myself closer to Croatia to win this game.

[barota]

for the match , Croatia vs Scotland  These two teams have left it late and now one simply has to win to stand any chance of progressing from Group but are yet to score at Euro 2020 , i think both team to score yes ,
for the second match will be play at the same time too , england will play attack different this time from past match for this this match can have some of corners at latest over 5.5 corners or kick with calculating the corners or kicks of czech republic too , about 2 at latest  for czech and 4 at latest for england

[KTChampions]

So today luck was completely on your side 
By the way, I remember your super thread about investing. Do you conduct something similar regarding your bets, I see you are an experienced bettor and it would be interesting for me to look at the overall results of your struggle with bookmakers 

Haha thanks. Unlike investing which was quite good and long experience, I am not that experienced nor lucky in betting honestly. I am kind of emotional, following what I feel even without something logical behind it, that's why I lost most of my few bets
It might be interesting to open a topic about betting where every member (rather than 1) takes a screenshot about his bet and discuss how relevant it is.

I understand you. It is quite difficult to be disciplined in betting, so I rarely do it either. If such a topic appears, then I will think about my participation in it. In principle, I am willing to lose some insignificant amount of money for fun 


I wonder if England and the Czech Republic will be cynical enough today to play a draw? 
 

[Stalker22]

Next Match Odds Comparison:

Czech Republic vs England (Group D)
22 Jun 2021 at 19:​00 UTC

	|	Czech R.	|	Draw	|	England	|
BetBTC	|	7.46	|	3.83	|	1.55	|
Betcoin.ag	|	7.0	|	3.9	|	1.59	|
BetFury	|	7.0	|	3.9	|	1.6	|
Bitsler	|	6.67	|	3.81	|	1.57	|
Cloudbet	|	7.75	|	3.89	|	1.56	|
FortuneJack	|	7.0	|	3.9	|	1.59	|
Nitrogen	|	5.13	|	4.21	|	1.58	|
Playbetr	|	6.8	|	3.9	|	1.59	|
Sportsbet.io	|	8.0	|	3.75	|	1.52	|
Stake	|	6.8	|	3.85	|	1.58	|
Trust Dice	|	7.0	|	3.9	|	1.58	|
Wolf.Bet	|	8.12	|	3.81	|	1.54	|

Croatia vs Scotland (Group D)
22 Jun 2021 at 19:​00 UTC

	|	Croatia	|	Draw	|	Scotland	|
BetBTC	|	2.44	|	3.91	|	2.71	|
Betcoin.ag	|	2.45	|	3.85	|	2.75	|
BetFury	|	2.43	|	3.85	|	2.75	|
Bitsler	|	2.41	|	3.76	|	2.71	|
Cloudbet	|	2.47	|	3.98	|	2.75	|
FortuneJack	|	2.5	|	3.8	|	2.75	|
Nitrogen	|	2.36	|	3.8	|	2.63	|
Playbetr	|	2.45	|	3.85	|	2.75	|
Sportsbet.io	|	2.4	|	3.75	|	2.74	|
Stake	|	2.43	|	3.8	|	2.75	|
Trust Dice	|	2.45	|	3.8	|	2.75	|
Wolf.Bet	|	2.48	|	3.86	|	2.69	|

[ShowOff]

I really believe England will win today in the last game of the group stage. They deserve to be underdogs in term of players although I don't think the czech are an easy opponent for England. While both of them have 4 point and these two team will qualify.

Croatia vs Scotland is the toughest match for both teams because they both need a win. To be honest I would have preferred Croatia to win this match but it would be difficult to say Scotland will lose to Croatia when both have equal chance.