⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers👉Group Stage👉1/8

[Zaguru12]

Yes I understand, so what about this scenario: Albania was defeated by Spain and Croatia drew against Italy does that mean Group B will have 3 teams qualify for the next phase? I'm a little doubtful about the rules in the group stage because in other groups I saw teams that collected 2-3 points would qualify for the next phase or 3 teams will qualify, the same as in group C Slovenia and Denmark have a chance to qualify.

Many people are actually getting this wrong, we have 6 groups which the two top nations in each group will qualify for the round of 16 which are 12 thereby leaving 4 slots left which will be completed by the third best teams in the entire tournament. So there is chance of three nations qualifying from the same group, for example the Hungary nation after defeating Scotland seems to be on their way to round of 16 too. So the three nations Spain, Italy and Croatia can still qualify if Croatia wins and Albania drops points.

In this match I don’t think Italy will like to take the risk because should they lose the match and Albania does a Miracle and win against Spain they are automatically out of the tournament. So the group is still wide open with everyone still much In contention with only Spain already guaranteed a spot in the last 16s

[uchegod-21]

Very Important match between Italy vs  Croatia. This match for a do-or-die match. If Croatia stays in this championship they must win this match other hand Italy needs a simple drow to go to the next round. Italy start their uro journey defeating Albania by 2 -1 gole. After 2nd match, they lost 1 by 0. Italy's defender Fredrik Dimaroco has been injured they should wait for confirmation for the fitness exam. Croatia Strat did not do very well in this tournament, The Strat Euro mission lost by 3. 0 of Spain. the last match make drow with  Albania.  Croatia needs 3 points to go to the next round. they have no other choice than win against Italy.

It is quite unfortunate that we have to choose between Croatia and Italy, these are two good footballing Nations and I would definitely like to watch them in the second quarter of the euro competition. But as the table stands now, it seems that Italy is more determined to make it than Croatia. I have discovered that the Croatia national team needs to revamp their squad, this is because the people in that 11 are beginning to age. The truly need younger blood to make the football play.

But then Croatia and winning Italy is not a difficult task for them and as well as Italy winning Croatia is also not a difficult task. This is why the people that needs one point to qualify is at the safer side than people that needs a whooping three points. That means tonight Italy could make it ahead of Croatia.

[hosseinimr93]

Italy and Croatia are to meet this night and the outcome of the game will determine which one of them would face Germany in the round of 16.

No. Germany will face the second placed team of group C. The match between Italy and Croatia is from Group B and has nothing to do with determining the oponent of Germany in the Round of 16.

The runners-up of group B will face Switzerland and the third placed team (if qualified) will face winner of group E or winner of group F (Portugal).

[SmartCharpa]

When teams like Croatia and Italy meet, you always expect a lot of goals. However, the stakes are too high today, with a group exit at stake, so the teams won't take too many risks. This means that there will probably be few goals. Italy need a draw, but this will not give the Italians confidence. The Croatians will fight for the victory and this factor will give them extra strength. I think Croatia will win 1-0.

I agree with your prediction, I believe Croatia will fight hard to win this game because three points are all they need to stay in the competition. Italy defense was not very good, and Spain only lost the opportunity to score an early goal. If Croatia is serious with their game and gets through Italy defense, they can score a lot of goals and get three points. If Italy loses, they may be able to qualify for the next round. I'll take the risk and follow your prediction. I wish Croatia the best of luck.

Another good day for Spain to get another 3 points in Group B. Playing against Albania is something that will be easy for them. Because Albania may not seem to be as tough as Italy. Meanwhile, Spain managed to get a win from their last game by getting lucky enough to escape the defensive line of Italy. I don't think Croatia will be lucky this time. This is because currently, we can see that Croatia and Albania have the same strength of performance which made them have a draw last game. Either Croatia or Italy must have a win today to be qualified for the next stage.

Spain will easily win today game against Albania, due to how strong they have performed in this tournament. Albania lost and drew their last two games, and they only passed Croatia in the group standings due to goals they conceded. If Spain loses today's game, Albania will move to second place. In fact, I believe they will win this game because Spain has defeated the stronger teams in this competition. However, this is the last opportunity Croatia has to stay in the competition, if they draw, they will be eliminated, so they need to play more definitely and win against Italy.

[Jossque]

Germany, who were defeated in the first half yesterday, at least managed to get a draw here.As I expected, they were the more dominant side and if they had been defeated in this match, we would have seen that they would not be able to take their effort.With Füllkrug's goal in the last minute, they managed to get a point here and finished the group as the leader.I think Germany missed more goals in this match and had unlucky moments.Hungary, on the other hand, managed to finish the group in 3rd place by defeating Scotland 1-0 with a goal in the last minutes.

[BABY SHOES]

Croatia in this Euro is a little hampered in terms of performance and this is very different from what they showed in the world cup some time before but indeed if they want to keep hope then it's time for them to rise in this last match because it would not be very funny if for this euro they are at the bottom of the standings and only get 1 point.

Therefore Croatia will try to win because that's one of their chances of qualifying, but it's not easy to beat Italy who we know are a great team.
The game during the World Cup and Euro will now be different but we will see the result, here I doubt Italy at the core.

What about a different scenario where Albania beat Spain (although that's unlikely) but the fact we saw Switzerland vs Germany where they struggled to score with their main squad although at the end in the 90+ minutes they equalized, well this scenario is not what we want to happen for Italy.

Even if Albania wins the match against Spain, a draw will still be enough for Italy to qualifty to the next round and they will be eliminated from the tournament if they lose the match.

Yeah Italy's only hope is a point if they want to be safe...let alone win.
I think for Croatia they just want a full win tonight, we just want the game to be more competitive, if there are no goals at all then it's not what we want as spectators.

[Gencecikmen]

Today, the final matches of Group B, often referred to as the ‘group of death,’ are about to begin. It’s an exciting group indeed. Albania will face Spain, while Croatia will take on Italy. Tonight, both Albania and Croatia need victories to advance to the next round. Spain has already secured their place in the Round of 16, barring any major surprises, Spain is expected to secure first place in the group, with Italy following closely in second.

[Chilwell]

Albania vs Spain

Albania: Strakosha, Balliu, Djimsiti, Ajeti, Mitaj, Ramadani, Asllani, Asani, Laçi, Bajrami, Manaj

Spain: Raya, Navas, Vivian, Laporte, Grimaldo, Merino, Zubimendi, Ferran Torres, Olmo, Oyarzabal, Joselu

Croatia vs ITALY

CROATIA: Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic, Sucic, Kramaric.

ITALY: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Darmian, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco, Retegui, Raspadori.

[ShowOff]

Germany, who were defeated in the first half yesterday, at least managed to get a draw here.As I expected, they were the more dominant side and if they had been defeated in this match, we would have seen that they would not be able to take their effort.With Füllkrug's goal in the last minute, they managed to get a point here and finished the group as the leader.I think Germany missed more goals in this match and had unlucky moments.Hungary, on the other hand, managed to finish the group in 3rd place by defeating Scotland 1-0 with a goal in the last minutes.

I almost no longer believe that Germany will manage to avoid defeat especially when the game is really close to the end. Niclas Fullkrug, who came on to replace Jamal Musiala, finally managed to answer the coach's trust by scoring a goal in the final minutes, this changed the result to 1-1.

In a few moments, Croatia vs Italy will compete and it feels like this is one of the most interesting matches to watch. I could exclude Spain vs Albania today, but either way Spain is the favorite in that match. Italy vs Croatia will be very good, of course because the probabilities for both teams are almost the same. Croatia must win, if they lose they will go home.

[Odohu]

Croatia is really in a difficult position that tonight it has to beat Italy if it wants to continue with the competition, and on the other hand, a draw is enough for Italy. It is interesting that Italy never managed to beat Croatia in official matches.
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Bookmakers are currently quoting the Croatia - Italy game as:

3.15 - 3.15 - 2.44

and I must say that in this tournament Croatia looks much worse than 3.15. Italy is also not perfect, but I like 2.44 better. It seems to me that this game will end with Italy winning 1-0 or 2-0 since they have an advantage (a draw is enough for them) and they know how to defend.

I am in agreement with the rating of the bookmakers because Italy is definitely the favourite to win tonight. Croatia have not been the best of the team we watch in 2022 world Cup. Deep doing I'm actually expecting a draw so rhe best option to go for will be Italy to win or draw. Although, the odd is very small but it is more conservative and when c1wombined with Spain to win will give something significant. Spain will not have a gard time winning Albania who are already out of the competition.

[$crypto$]

Today, the final matches of Group B, often referred to as the ‘group of death,’ are about to begin. It’s an exciting group indeed. Albania will face Spain, while Croatia will take on Italy. Tonight, both Albania and Croatia need victories to advance to the next round. Spain has already secured their place in the Round of 16, barring any major surprises, Spain is expected to secure first place in the group, with Italy following closely in second.

Spain has rotated some players with the current line-up because they definitely want the players to rest before the round of 16 will start, we already know with this prediction that Spain is still likely to win it.
Italy draw is more than enough let alone win, while Croatia draw will not change anything unless they win it so I think it will be a dancing match than Albania vs Spain.

[BALIK]

Croatia vs ITALY

CROATIA: Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic, Sucic, Kramaric.

ITALY: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Darmian, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco, Retegui, Raspadori.

I am waiting for this match. And after some time the match is going to be held. This is going to be the most competitive match of the day.
Final Euro champions Italy are now uncertain of qualification for the next round. Italy will not qualify for the next round if they lose against Croatia today. Italy won one match out of 2 matches. Italy lost 1-0 against Spain.

On the other hand Croatia team is not weak but Croatia is not in good form. Croatia could not win even one of the 2 matches. The match also drew 2-2 with Albania. But today's match is a do or die match for Croatia. So Croatia players will try their best to win today. I expect a good performance from Modric today. Italy's players are also not in good form. So it cannot be said that there is no possibility of Croatia winning the match.

[Falconer]

Today, the final matches of Group B, often referred to as the ‘group of death,’ are about to begin. It’s an exciting group indeed. Albania will face Spain, while Croatia will take on Italy. Tonight, both Albania and Croatia need victories to advance to the next round. Spain has already secured their place in the Round of 16, barring any major surprises, Spain is expected to secure first place in the group, with Italy following closely in second.

Spain has guaranteed itself to qualify from the group stage and today they will not play their main squad against Albania. On the one hand, this is a good rotation for all the Spanish players who have qualified, but on the other hand we expect a good match. I don't know, hopefully Spain can perform optimally in this match without underestimating Albania in the slightest.

In other matches, Italy and Croatia were really tough matches. Croatia has not won anything in the previous two matches and that is why they are ranked last in group B. Croatia needs a win today, but Italy does not seem to be an easy opponent. Not only Croatia, Albania also needs a win to advance to the next round.

[Mr.suevie]

Croatia vs ITALY

CROATIA: Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol, Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic, Pasalic, Sucic, Kramaric.

ITALY: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Darmian, Barella, Jorginho, Pellegrini, Dimarco, Retegui, Raspadori.

I am waiting for this match. And after some time the match is going to be held. This is going to be the most competitive match of the day.
Final Euro champions Italy are now uncertain of qualification for the next round. Italy will not qualify for the next round if they lose against Croatia today. Italy won one match out of 2 matches. Italy lost 1-0 against Spain.

On the other hand Croatia team is not weak but Croatia is not in good form. Croatia could not win even one of the 2 matches. The match also drew 2-2 with Albania. But today's match is a do or die match for Croatia. So Croatia players will try their best to win today. I expect a good performance from Modric today. Italy's players are also not in good form. So it cannot be said that there is no possibility of Croatia winning the match.

This is a really critical match for Italy and I hope they can actually make it by actually getting the results that they need to move to the next round, although even the bookmakers themselves were a bit skeptical on the odds that were given to the two teams as the odds show or reads that the game would be very competitive as Croatia are aslo eager to actually pick up their bad form.

[LGD2Business]

Spain has guaranteed itself to qualify from the group stage and today they will not play their main squad against Albania. On the one hand, this is a good rotation for all the Spanish players who have qualified, but on the other hand we expect a good match. I don't know, hopefully Spain can perform optimally in this match without underestimating Albania in the slightest.

Do you think it makes a difference? Joselu is Spain's reserve striker. He's a striker who had his peak season at Real Madrid this season. Ferran Torres, Oyarzabal and Olmo start. Even Spain's second team is better than other teams in this group. For Spain, this match doesn't seem to matter, but they want to continue their undefeated run.
Ernest Muçi is on the bench again for Albania, Sylvinho should play this kid. Rey Manaj starts up front again, he is Albania's only goal weapon. With this squad they don't have much chance.

[MinoRaiola]

In a few moments, Croatia vs Italy will compete and it feels like this is one of the most interesting matches to watch. I could exclude Spain vs Albania today, but either way Spain is the favorite in that match. Italy vs Croatia will be very good, of course because the probabilities for both teams are almost the same. Croatia must win, if they lose they will go home.

I dont think the Spain game will be that special, it stand right now 1-0 and Spain maybe to score another 1-2 goals. Italy against Croatia is exciting, there are good chances on both sides. Italy had the better and it was very close, which is nice to see. So I will watch the game, there has to be a powerplay towards the end of the game. Otherwise one of the two teams will have to go home after the game. sS far there have been 6 shots on goal and many corner kicks, and there are 30 minutes, so there is a lot going on.

[BITCOIN4X]

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I dont think the Spain game will be that special, it stand right now 1-0 and Spain maybe to score another 1-2 goals. Italy against Croatia is exciting, there are good chances on both sides. Italy had the better and it was very close, which is nice to see. So I will watch the game, there has to be a powerplay towards the end of the game. Otherwise one of the two teams will have to go home after the game. sS far there have been 6 shots on goal and many corner kicks, and there are 30 minutes, so there is a lot going on.

You are right, Spain's matches are no longer interesting to watch when they no longer have any obstacles to qualifying for the round of 16. Croatia, who need to win first, is much more interesting even though so far neither team has found a goal. Croatia dominated possession of the ball, but they had minimal opportunities so the expected goal never came.

Italy still has a defensive style of play, but they try to attack and shoot a lot more. This is a life and death match for Croatia, if they lose or draw then it is certain that Croatia will be the team that goes home with great disappointment. The scenario that could make Croatia qualify is that they win or draw, while Albania loses to Spain. The first half was almost over, while Spain led the score 1-0.

[Furious 7]

In a few moments, Croatia vs Italy will compete and it feels like this is one of the most interesting matches to watch. I could exclude Spain vs Albania today, but either way Spain is the favorite in that match. Italy vs Croatia will be very good, of course because the probabilities for both teams are almost the same. Croatia must win, if they lose they will go home.

The first half is almost over but the match is still quite monotonous in my opinion especially for Croatia offense.
 Croatias tried to play the tempo and tried to control the game so they tried more in terms of possession but their problem was too weak when attacking and it was easier to be used as a quick counter-attacking scheme by Italy.

There were several chances that Italy managed to get from the counter-attacks even though it did not manage to be converted into goals but it was clear that this was quite dangerous for Croatia which was indeed until now quite troubled to get opportunities.
Both teams seem to be playing carefully because indeed for now Italy only needs a draw to be in the runner up but with this, IMO Croatia should try to play all out again because they cannot qualify for the round of 16 if this match is not successful they win.  The first half is likely to end in a goalless draw but the second half is expected to be much better than this.

[Gencecikmen]

Today, the final matches of Group B, often referred to as the ‘group of death,’ are about to begin. It’s an exciting group indeed. Albania will face Spain, while Croatia will take on Italy. Tonight, both Albania and Croatia need victories to advance to the next round. Spain has already secured their place in the Round of 16, barring any major surprises, Spain is expected to secure first place in the group, with Italy following closely in second.

Spain has guaranteed itself to qualify from the group stage and today they will not play their main squad against Albania. On the one hand, this is a good rotation for all the Spanish players who have qualified, but on the other hand we expect a good match. I don't know, hopefully Spain can perform optimally in this match without underestimating Albania in the slightest.

In other matches, Italy and Croatia were really tough matches. Croatia has not won anything in the previous two matches and that is why they are ranked last in group B. Croatia needs a win today, but Italy does not seem to be an easy opponent. Not only Croatia, Albania also needs a win to advance to the next round.

Spain certainly doesn’t underestimate Albania. Even though they’re not playing their main squad at the moment, Spain is demonstrating a strong performance. In the first half, the match was completely under Spain’s control. They created numerous chances and dominated ball possession. As a result, watching the match was very enjoyable. In the first half, Spain led 1-0 with a goal scored by Ferran Torres in the 13th minute.

[punk.zink]

In a few moments, Croatia vs Italy will compete and it feels like this is one of the most interesting matches to watch. I could exclude Spain vs Albania today, but either way Spain is the favorite in that match. Italy vs Croatia will be very good, of course because the probabilities for both teams are almost the same. Croatia must win, if they lose they will go home.

The first half is almost over but the match is still quite monotonous in my opinion especially for Croatia offense.
 Croatias tried to play the tempo and tried to control the game so they tried more in terms of possession but their problem was too weak when attacking and it was easier to be used as a quick counter-attacking scheme by Italy.

There were several chances that Italy managed to get from the counter-attacks even though it did not manage to be converted into goals but it was clear that this was quite dangerous for Croatia which was indeed until now quite troubled to get opportunities.
Both teams seem to be playing carefully because indeed for now Italy only needs a draw to be in the runner up but with this, IMO Croatia should try to play all out again because they cannot qualify for the round of 16 if this match is not successful they win.  The first half is likely to end in a goalless draw but the second half is expected to be much better than this.

Italy is in a more advantageous position because they only need a draw to qualify for the round of 16, therefore they are more likely to play defensive football and wait for a good chance to counterattack. It looks like their strategy looks quite effective because Croatia clearly had difficulty penetrating and Croatia also didn't have much space to pass the ball forward.