⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers👉Group Stage

[Sithara007]

I was not impressed by France and I don't see them as favorites in the European Championship, at least not as main favourites.
At the last European Championship, they were very bad and lost to Switzerland, and in the last edition of the League of Nations, they also played very badly and almost dropped out of the elite group.
At the world cup, they managed to reach the final, but they were not very convincing to me and they were also lucky.
It seems to me that the relations between individual players are not the best, especially between Mbappe and Benzema and this conflict probably affects the whole team.
I think that England, Holland and Italy will also have a great chance at the European Championship.

Will be interesting to watch Italy, after they failed to qualify for Qatar 2022. England and Netherlands disappointed their fans during Qatar 2022. England went down against France in the quarter-finals and during that match there was a lot of issues in co-ordination between the players. And before that, they performed poorly during Euro 2020 as well. Now coming to Netherlands, the thing that irritates me the most is that they always resort to rough play. The Dutch needs to realize that football is not like kickboxing or MMA. Remember the foul made by Frenkie de Jong against Cheikhou Kouyaté? De Jong intentionally crushed the private parts of Kouyaté and the latter had to be carried off the field in a stretcher. And the Dutch do this everytime. Battle of Nuremberg is still in everyone's memory.

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[LUCKMCFLY]

@babo I’m kinda surprised as to why do people yet feel that Germany is the favourite to win this tournament, because even with the home advantage I’m pretty sure that they’ll be eliminated early because they no longer play the fearless football liked they used to play in the past. Furthermore for me it’s either France or England that’ll be winning this tournament, because both have excellent squad of player’s who can help them win this tournament.

for me i wouldn't say that i'm surprised because i know the majority favor teams who play in their home land all the time, they even thought Qatar could do something in the World cup, but in reality and throughout the last few decades i've seen very few countries manage to win tournaments in their homeland to the point i decided to never favor a team like Germany this time i Euro, and i agree with you that France and England have a way better chance to win it than Germany.

Well, I would take France into account, I would see Portugal as a great opportunity to wage war against this tough competition, even though we are seeing that this is before 2024, that is already upon us, when we see it, this year goes by quickly As for the teams, I would like to see a fairly strong Portugal again, that they give CR7 the opportunity, and this time that they make the most of the way he will arrive, because Saudi Arabian football is bringing joy to him, He is recovering it, despite the fact that he has not yet been able to play, I think that this year and the next will be prosperous for him, also the good news is that the new technical director considers CR7 in the squad.

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@babo I’m kinda surprised as to why do people yet feel that Germany is the favourite to win this tournament, because even with the home advantage I’m pretty sure that they’ll be eliminated early because they no longer play the fearless football liked they used to play in the past. Furthermore for me it’s either France or England that’ll be winning this tournament, because both have excellent squad of player’s who can help them win this tournament.

for me i wouldn't say that i'm surprised because i know the majority favor teams who play in their home land all the time, they even thought Qatar could do something in the World cup, but in reality and throughout the last few decades i've seen very few countries manage to win tournaments in their homeland to the point i decided to never favor a team like Germany this time i Euro, and i agree with you that France and England have a way better chance to win it than Germany.

Well, I would take France into account, I would see Portugal as a great opportunity to wage war against this tough competition, even though we are seeing that this is before 2024, that is already upon us, when we see it, this year goes by quickly As for the teams, I would like to see a fairly strong Portugal again, that they give CR7 the opportunity, and this time that they make the most of the way he will arrive, because Saudi Arabian football is bringing joy to him, He is recovering it, despite the fact that he has not yet been able to play, I think that this year and the next will be prosperous for him, also the good news is that the new technical director considers CR7 in the squad.

I think it's the end of the story for Ronaldo to play in the national team. From the manager of Portugal, but also from Ronaldo himself? At the last World Cup it was clear that there was no starting place for Ronaldo anymore. And Ronaldo won't feel like it anymore either. Moreover, he is now also continuing his career in Saudi Arabia, where the level is a lot lower than in the competitions in Europe where he and his current teammates played. And his age is gradually starting to play a role as well. You can't stay on top forever, even if you want to. Germany has a lot to put right after both eliminations and exits from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in which they were knocked out in the group stages both times. They are playing all games at home, the biggest advantage you can imagine.

[Sithara007]

I think it's the end of the story for Ronaldo to play in the national team. From the manager of Portugal, but also from Ronaldo himself? At the last World Cup it was clear that there was no starting place for Ronaldo anymore. And Ronaldo won't feel like it anymore either. Moreover, he is now also continuing his career in Saudi Arabia, where the level is a lot lower than in the competitions in Europe where he and his current teammates played. And his age is gradually starting to play a role as well. You can't stay on top forever, even if you want to. Germany has a lot to put right after both eliminations and exits from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in which they were knocked out in the group stages both times. They are playing all games at home, the biggest advantage you can imagine.

Ronaldo has achieved so much in his career and I don't think that he is much concerned about representing Portugal in Euro 2024 or North America 2026. Even if he had any concerns, that might have vanished after the harsh treatment meted out to him by Fernando Santos during Qatar 2022. And I believe that this is the best thing to do, both for Ronaldo and for Portugal team as a whole. Because younger players need to be groomed. They need to take up responsibility, so that they will be ready for the 2026 World Cup.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I left betting on national teams after the World Cup ended but Germany were one of the best playing teams in the World Cup. They just had issues with finishing and said farewell to the tourney in group stage unluckily. I see Germans as favourites of the tourney with their host country advantage as a result.

don't get fooled by the fact that the Euro will be played in Germany, if you think Germany can win it as a team, it's fine you do you, but because they are the host it doesn't mean anything, we saw what happened to Brazil in 2014 world cup, it's rare where a host wins the tournament, who i actually think can win it is England, they have some young talents that can get them the trophy and it's been a long time since they won something.

It seems to me that German national football has been in crisis for a long time. After the 2014 world title in Brazil, they did nothing in the world competitions and were eliminated twice in a row in the group stage of the world championship, which is no coincidence.
Honestly, regardless of the fact that they are the hosts of the next European Championship, I don't see them as favorites for the title.
At the European Championship, I expect the most from the French, England, Spain and Italy.

@Daniel91 Germany’s football used to be so great once upon a time, but now a day’s they play really bad but since it’s in their home country I sincerely hope that they will perform well at least for the sake of their citizens. However I don’t expect them to win it, because I expect France or England to win it because they have really good player’s who can help them win it.

I think that now Germany must make a mix of its best players, the oldest and the youngest, perhaps the youngsters are not afraid of the veterans and that is an advantage, but they do not have experience and in a game you need to have experience to deal with certain things, even with arbitration, so if veterans join the team, and youngsters, the team will have a better integration, it will be more complete as I had said before, let's just look at what Spain did in the World Cup, it took only youngsters And they still got kicked out, veterans are always needed in a team so they can do things better.

For me personally, it's actually a surprise to see the big decline of the German national team after the great games at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil when they became world champions.
I actually expected them to continue playing at the same level and be competitive still in all the major competitions after 2014, but that didn't happen.
Maybe they didn't do the generational change well? Is something else the problem? It's really hard to give a good answer.
German clubs are still good and achieve good results in European club competitions, but the national team has not been at the expected level for a long time.
As I said before, I don't think they will be favorites at the European Championship next year, but as the hosts they will still have an advantage that they can use.

Yes, I really hoped that Germany could have a very high level of football, however it is as you say, they did not show much, I think they lacked a lot to give, perhaps these times have made players take more care of themselves for their clubs, 'for not get injured and the goalkeeper passes him, although one thing that is very different is to play for the country of origin and give everything, I think that these things can be fixed with the new generations, but always with the experience of the players who are quite old, since they can give them advice to be able to face world-class commitments, this is one of the things that can influence a team, without a doubt Germany will have a good advantage for being local.

I think it's the end of the story for Ronaldo to play in the national team. From the manager of Portugal, but also from Ronaldo himself? At the last World Cup it was clear that there was no starting place for Ronaldo anymore. And Ronaldo won't feel like it anymore either. Moreover, he is now also continuing his career in Saudi Arabia, where the level is a lot lower than in the competitions in Europe where he and his current teammates played. And his age is gradually starting to play a role as well. You can't stay on top forever, even if you want to. Germany has a lot to put right after both eliminations and exits from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in which they were knocked out in the group stages both times. They are playing all games at home, the biggest advantage you can imagine.

Ronaldo has achieved so much in his career and I don't think that he is much concerned about representing Portugal in Euro 2024 or North America 2026. Even if he had any concerns, that might have vanished after the harsh treatment meted out to him by Fernando Santos during Qatar 2022. And I believe that this is the best thing to do, both for Ronaldo and for Portugal team as a whole. Because younger players need to be groomed. They need to take up responsibility, so that they will be ready for the 2026 World Cup.

I don't think CR7 will stop playing, for me he will be a benchmark of a great example for the other players, I think he can have a great impact on all footballers who are between 38 and 40 years old, because he will show that age does not It doesn't matter if you have a great training session, in 2023 there has been a lot of speculation about him, some say that he will leave Al Nassr and yes, he will finish his career in Europe, but in which Equiop? It is not known, he may go to Portugal forever if they do not want him in the teams that are in their leagues such as the PL, Ligue 1, Bundesliga or the League.

I do not deny it, I am a fan of CR7 and I would like to see him at 41 as an example, but this time both Bruno Fernandez and his team collaborate so that they can generate better football and have better results in their national team, but yes There are selfishness as I saw in the World Cup in Qatar that is totally inadmissible.

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I think it's the end of the story for Ronaldo to play in the national team. From the manager of Portugal, but also from Ronaldo himself? At the last World Cup it was clear that there was no starting place for Ronaldo anymore. And Ronaldo won't feel like it anymore either. Moreover, he is now also continuing his career in Saudi Arabia, where the level is a lot lower than in the competitions in Europe where he and his current teammates played. And his age is gradually starting to play a role as well. You can't stay on top forever, even if you want to. Germany has a lot to put right after both eliminations and exits from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in which they were knocked out in the group stages both times. They are playing all games at home, the biggest advantage you can imagine.

Ronaldo has achieved so much in his career and I don't think that he is much concerned about representing Portugal in Euro 2024 or North America 2026. Even if he had any concerns, that might have vanished after the harsh treatment meted out to him by Fernando Santos during Qatar 2022. And I believe that this is the best thing to do, both for Ronaldo and for Portugal team as a whole. Because younger players need to be groomed. They need to take up responsibility, so that they will be ready for the 2026 World Cup.

I doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to wear the national jersey again.  He doesn't want it, and the coach may not invite him to the squad again after the world cup.  Ronaldo is a football player who has left his mark on world football, and no one can claim otherwise.  He brought the Portuguese national team to the next level.  I think he will leave the task to the young players now.

[Sithara007]

I doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to wear the national jersey again.  He doesn't want it, and the coach may not invite him to the squad again after the world cup.  Ronaldo is a football player who has left his mark on world football, and no one can claim otherwise.  He brought the Portuguese national team to the next level.  I think he will leave the task to the young players now.

If Ronaldo wears the national jersey again, that will be for Saudi Arabia and not for Portugal. After all the bitter experiences that he had during Qatar 2022, I don't think that he will consider playing for Portugal again. Also, Portuguese management won't be much interested in Ronaldo, given the fact that he has moved to Al Nassr. Ronaldo helped Portugal to become one of the top football superpowers in the world. But that era has ended now and both the sides should now move on with their respective future paths.

[slackovic]

I doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to wear the national jersey again.  He doesn't want it, and the coach may not invite him to the squad again after the world cup.  Ronaldo is a football player who has left his mark on world football, and no one can claim otherwise.  He brought the Portuguese national team to the next level.  I think he will leave the task to the young players now.

If Ronaldo wears the national jersey again, that will be for Saudi Arabia and not for Portugal. After all the bitter experiences that he had during Qatar 2022, I don't think that he will consider playing for Portugal again. Also, Portuguese management won't be much interested in Ronaldo, given the fact that he has moved to Al Nassr. Ronaldo helped Portugal to become one of the top football superpowers in the world. But that era has ended now and both the sides should now move on with their respective future paths.

Ronaldo probably helped Portugal to become one of the top football superpowers like you say, but I think the time has come when Portugal can play good game without Ronaldo. There are so many good players in Portugal team that their coach probably doesn't have to worry about losing Ronaldo. The question is who will be the captain now that Ronaldo is out. Pepe was their captain in the last two games in Qatar but he is 39 years old. There is no way he will play next year.

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I doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to wear the national jersey again.  He doesn't want it, and the coach may not invite him to the squad again after the world cup. 

there is too much talk about Ronaldo lately, he chooses to play in Saudi Arabia, and probably will lose competing skills in some period, afterwards he will have hard time to play against players that are regularly competing in European leagues
who will take captain band in Portugal is a real question, but that will be solved as well, Pepe is probably there until retirement, and there are several good players in team, that can get band on their arm as well
but, overall, Portugal will stay as top European football team for some time certainly, they have good players, and Benfica is also playing great football with several young Portugal players

[Sithara007]

Ronaldo probably helped Portugal to become one of the top football superpowers like you say, but I think the time has come when Portugal can play good game without Ronaldo. There are so many good players in Portugal team that their coach probably doesn't have to worry about losing Ronaldo. The question is who will be the captain now that Ronaldo is out. Pepe was their captain in the last two games in Qatar but he is 39 years old. There is no way he will play next year.

Portugal has some good younger players such as João Félix, Rafael Leão and Gonçalo Ramos. But these players are miles behind Ronaldo. And it will take many years before any of them can be even compared with Ronaldo. Even in 2006, when Ronaldo was just 20 years old, he was considered as a superstar. Players such as Félix and Leão doesn't have that sort of a reputation now, and they are well in to their 20s. But then I have to admit that most of the European teams doesn't have quality younger players in their ranks. The squads are mostly comprised of player in their late 20s or 30s.

[slackovic]

Portugal has some good younger players such as João Félix, Rafael Leão and Gonçalo Ramos. But these players are miles behind Ronaldo. And it will take many years before any of them can be even compared with Ronaldo. Even in 2006, when Ronaldo was just 20 years old, he was considered as a superstar. Players such as Félix and Leão doesn't have that sort of a reputation now, and they are well in to their 20s. But then I have to admit that most of the European teams doesn't have quality younger players in their ranks. The squads are mostly comprised of player in their late 20s or 30s.

It's not strange that most European teams are composed of players in their late 20s and early 30s. That is the period when a player should be in his top form. It's rare that a player in his early 20s becomes an irreplaceable part of the team. Young players need older, more experienced players in the team to look up to.

[LUCKMCFLY]

it looks like Group C will be more exciting to see Italy and England meet there even though I'm sure they will both qualify from Group C, but it's no less interesting to watch in Group B the French and Dutch matches are also interesting to watch, I think I will benefit if make a bet in this event

The group C can be very much interesting and just like other people, I cannot wait to see the matches starting between teams like Italy and England, especially after I saw how well England performed in the recent world cup I think England is very much motivated for this UEFA cup, but in the other hand in group B we hand Netherlands and France where I can expect to see amazing matches between the team on that group, So I think people are exciting for both groups in 2024 when the tournament starts.

Well, the way I see this, it's funny because both groups aim to be two groups of death, I don't know, but seeing these European teams compete like this is something that can lead many to say that only those two teams will pass, Now what I don't remember is that if the two best third parties pass in the Eurocup? I know that in the Copa América it is like that, but here with regard to the European championships, I think that it can happen, right? However, these two groups are the ones that will spice up this competition, just imagining it makes me excited, it's almost there, I know we're just starting the year, but by 2024 what's left is not long.

Ronaldo probably helped Portugal to become one of the top football superpowers like you say, but I think the time has come when Portugal can play good game without Ronaldo. There are so many good players in Portugal team that their coach probably doesn't have to worry about losing Ronaldo. The question is who will be the captain now that Ronaldo is out. Pepe was their captain in the last two games in Qatar but he is 39 years old. There is no way he will play next year.

Portugal has some good younger players such as João Félix, Rafael Leão and Gonçalo Ramos. But these players are miles behind Ronaldo. And it will take many years before any of them can be even compared with Ronaldo. Even in 2006, when Ronaldo was just 20 years old, he was considered as a superstar. Players such as Félix and Leão doesn't have that sort of a reputation now, and they are well in to their 20s. But then I have to admit that most of the European teams doesn't have quality younger players in their ranks. The squads are mostly comprised of player in their late 20s or 30s.

We can bet on the youth, and it's a good strategy, but let's just look at the example of Spain in Qatar, all the youngsters led, almost a Barcelona, and what did they win? nothing, go away, why? because the youngsters do not have experience, they do not know how to deal with certain eventualities that arise on the field of play, it is partly the fault of Luis Enrique who did not know how to choose a team and left the best without playing, this is because I did it due to a lack of maturity despite the fact that he is already old, so I would not bet on having a team of young people alone, that is why it is better that they focus on the championships of the sub-20 category, it is better, the professional is something else.

[Sithara007]

It's not strange that most European teams are composed of players in their late 20s and early 30s. That is the period when a player should be in his top form. It's rare that a player in his early 20s becomes an irreplaceable part of the team. Young players need older, more experienced players in the team to look up to.

I agree with the argument that most of the players will be in their late 20s or 30s. But in the previous editions, most of the European teams had good players in their early 20s. However this time (Qatar 2022) only a few of the European teams had such players. Some of the teams do have players who are 20 or 21 years old, but they are no match for the more experienced players. Players of the calibre of Erling Håland or Ronaldo of 2006 are extremely rare nowadays. Let's take the example of Germany. They have a few - Karim Adeyemi, Youssoufa Moukoko and Lukas Nmecha. But these players are not even regulars in the playing XI. Most of the attack is being done by Müller, Gnabry and Gündoğan.

We can bet on the youth, and it's a good strategy, but let's just look at the example of Spain in Qatar, all the youngsters led, almost a Barcelona, and what did they win? nothing, go away, why? because the youngsters do not have experience, they do not know how to deal with certain eventualities that arise on the field of play, it is partly the fault of Luis Enrique who did not know how to choose a team and left the best without playing, this is because I did it due to a lack of maturity despite the fact that he is already old, so I would not bet on having a team of young people alone, that is why it is better that they focus on the championships of the sub-20 category, it is better, the professional is something else.

We need a mix of younger and more experienced players. Spain lost out, because players such as Sergio Busquets and Álvaro Morata didn't performed. To their credit, they have one of the most talented younger player in the UEFA (Ferran Torres).

[slackovic]

I agree with the argument that most of the players will be in their late 20s or 30s. But in the previous editions, most of the European teams had good players in their early 20s. However this time (Qatar 2022) only a few of the European teams had such players. Some of the teams do have players who are 20 or 21 years old, but they are no match for the more experienced players. Players of the calibre of Erling Håland or Ronaldo of 2006 are extremely rare nowadays. Let's take the example of Germany. They have a few - Karim Adeyemi, Youssoufa Moukoko and Lukas Nmecha. But these players are not even regulars in the playing XI. Most of the attack is being done by Müller, Gnabry and Gündoğan.

That's why all teams have coaches who decide if experienced players should play or younger players. But when you look at the game against Japan that Germany lost, their worst players were Musiala who is 19 years old and Havertz who is 23 (I still count him as a young player). Maybe they would have won the game if their coach put more experienced players into the game from the start. Who knows. But every coach must think about introducing young players and that's best done by combining few young players with experienced players. If they keep playing with experienced players, the time will come when those players won't be competitive anymore and those younger players won't have experience in playing important games.

[beerlover]

I agree with the argument that most of the players will be in their late 20s or 30s. But in the previous editions, most of the European teams had good players in their early 20s. However this time (Qatar 2022) only a few of the European teams had such players. Some of the teams do have players who are 20 or 21 years old, but they are no match for the more experienced players. Players of the calibre of Erling Håland or Ronaldo of 2006 are extremely rare nowadays. Let's take the example of Germany. They have a few - Karim Adeyemi, Youssoufa Moukoko and Lukas Nmecha. But these players are not even regulars in the playing XI. Most of the attack is being done by Müller, Gnabry and Gündoğan.

That's why all teams have coaches who decide if experienced players should play or younger players. But when you look at the game against Japan that Germany lost, their worst players were Musiala who is 19 years old and Havertz who is 23 (I still count him as a young player). Maybe they would have won the game if their coach put more experienced players into the game from the start. Who knows. But every coach must think about introducing young players and that's best done by combining few young players with experienced players. If they keep playing with experienced players, the time will come when those players won't be competitive anymore and those younger players won't have experience in playing important games.

I think experienced players or young players argument doesn't matter and only better player should play. Doesn't matter how old a player is, if they are the best option for that position then they are the best option for that position, there is nothing else about it.

You could be 18 years old, you could be 38 years old and if you are the player that your nation should play because you are the best, then they should put you in there. Old or young shouldn't have mattered and sometimes it unfortunately did, like in Germany case. I am sure that most managers don't do that though, they probably pick the best players and do not consider age to be an issue at all.

[Daniel91]

I agree with the argument that most of the players will be in their late 20s or 30s. But in the previous editions, most of the European teams had good players in their early 20s. However this time (Qatar 2022) only a few of the European teams had such players. Some of the teams do have players who are 20 or 21 years old, but they are no match for the more experienced players. Players of the calibre of Erling Håland or Ronaldo of 2006 are extremely rare nowadays. Let's take the example of Germany. They have a few - Karim Adeyemi, Youssoufa Moukoko and Lukas Nmecha. But these players are not even regulars in the playing XI. Most of the attack is being done by Müller, Gnabry and Gündoğan.

That's why all teams have coaches who decide if experienced players should play or younger players. But when you look at the game against Japan that Germany lost, their worst players were Musiala who is 19 years old and Havertz who is 23 (I still count him as a young player). Maybe they would have won the game if their coach put more experienced players into the game from the start. Who knows. But every coach must think about introducing young players and that's best done by combining few young players with experienced players. If they keep playing with experienced players, the time will come when those players won't be competitive anymore and those younger players won't have experience in playing important games.

I think experienced players or young players argument doesn't matter and only better player should play. Doesn't matter how old a player is, if they are the best option for that position then they are the best option for that position, there is nothing else about it.

You could be 18 years old, you could be 38 years old and if you are the player that your nation should play because you are the best, then they should put you in there. Old or young shouldn't have mattered and sometimes it unfortunately did, like in Germany case. I am sure that most managers don't do that though, they probably pick the best players and do not consider age to be an issue at all.

That's right, the best players should always play, regardless of age.
Who can say that Messi, Benzema and Modric are too old and should stop playing.
Real regularly wins the Champions League with such old players, and the Croatian football team won two medals at the last 2 world championships with Modric as the main player.
I sincerely hope that Modrić will finish his football career at EURO 2026, and to win any title in football, the experience and mental strength of the team is always important in addition to the individual quality of the football players.
It's difficult for me to say why Germany lost to Japan, but I think the reason is not only weak defense but also ineffectiveness in attack and it is obvious that this team needs some changes and new players in the team.

[LUCKMCFLY]

it looks like Group C will be more exciting to see Italy and England meet there even though I'm sure they will both qualify from Group C, but it's no less interesting to watch in Group B the French and Dutch matches are also interesting to watch, I think I will benefit if make a bet in this event

The group C can be very much interesting and just like other people, I cannot wait to see the matches starting between teams like Italy and England, especially after I saw how well England performed in the recent world cup I think England is very much motivated for this UEFA cup, but in the other hand in group B we hand Netherlands and France where I can expect to see amazing matches between the team on that group, So I think people are exciting for both groups in 2024 when the tournament starts.

The truth is that the football that Holland revealed is very great, however, French football is quite accurate, when it was their turn to play, Holland vs. Argentina, it was a very exciting game, besides that the emotions were very heated, very hot and this is something that took many by surprise, especially because of the way Messi came out fighting with Number 19, so this makes a team like the Netherlands stronger, because they were at the level of one of the world champions, so In particular, I would be more careful with the Netherlands than with France, despite the fact that France is the second best in the world.

I agree with the argument that most of the players will be in their late 20s or 30s. But in the previous editions, most of the European teams had good players in their early 20s. However this time (Qatar 2022) only a few of the European teams had such players. Some of the teams do have players who are 20 or 21 years old, but they are no match for the more experienced players. Players of the calibre of Erling Håland or Ronaldo of 2006 are extremely rare nowadays. Let's take the example of Germany. They have a few - Karim Adeyemi, Youssoufa Moukoko and Lukas Nmecha. But these players are not even regulars in the playing XI. Most of the attack is being done by Müller, Gnabry and Gündoğan.

That's why all teams have coaches who decide if experienced players should play or younger players. But when you look at the game against Japan that Germany lost, their worst players were Musiala who is 19 years old and Havertz who is 23 (I still count him as a young player). Maybe they would have won the game if their coach put more experienced players into the game from the start. Who knows. But every coach must think about introducing young players and that's best done by combining few young players with experienced players. If they keep playing with experienced players, the time will come when those players won't be competitive anymore and those younger players won't have experience in playing important games.

I think experienced players or young players argument doesn't matter and only better player should play. Doesn't matter how old a player is, if they are the best option for that position then they are the best option for that position, there is nothing else about it.

You could be 18 years old, you could be 38 years old and if you are the player that your nation should play because you are the best, then they should put you in there. Old or young shouldn't have mattered and sometimes it unfortunately did, like in Germany case. I am sure that most managers don't do that though, they probably pick the best players and do not consider age to be an issue at all.

That's right, the best players should always play, regardless of age.
Who can say that Messi, Benzema and Modric are too old and should stop playing.
Real regularly wins the Champions League with such old players, and the Croatian football team won two medals at the last 2 world championships with Modric as the main player.
I sincerely hope that Modrić will finish his football career at EURO 2026, and to win any title in football, the experience and mental strength of the team is always important in addition to the individual quality of the football players.
It's difficult for me to say why Germany lost to Japan, but I think the reason is not only weak defense but also ineffectiveness in attack and it is obvious that this team needs some changes and new players in the team.

The thing in Germany was something that hit almost everyone a lot, however I was seeing some articles that said that Japan is preparing in a great way so that they can win the world cup consecutively, I think they are still in sa phase, and it is for this reason that they have such a lot of victories, soccer in Japan has really grown and it is something that is very positive, I particularly wanted to see that Japan could give good surprises, and even if their soccer They have grown a lot, maybe for the next World Cup if the Japanese classify they will no longer see them as a weak team, but very careful.

The thing about Modric, Benzema and those players who classify them as older, the truth is that I didn't see that age affected them, and it's a shame if we don't see them in the next World Cup, I'd really like that. have the privilege of being given more of their master plays.

[beerlover]

the best players should always play, regardless of age.
Who can say that Messi, Benzema and Modric are too old and should stop playing.
Real regularly wins the Champions League with such old players, and the Croatian football team won two medals at the last 2 world championships with Modric as the main player.
I sincerely hope that Modrić will finish his football career at EURO 2026, and to win any title in football, the experience and mental strength of the team is always important in addition to the individual quality of the football players.
It's difficult for me to say why Germany lost to Japan, but I think the reason is not only weak defense but also ineffectiveness in attack and it is obvious that this team needs some changes and new players in the team.

I am not entirely sure if Croatia would be able to get a title, but it is true that they have managed to shock the world with Modric as their best player and he is considered "old" for football. I get that if you are going to buy a player for a club team, you would prefer a younger player, why not get a 25 year old who has a bigger potential than a 35 year old, but when we are talking about national teams, that means you are going to need that player for a maximum of 5-10 games and that doesn't really matter if they are old or not.

This is why it's quite unimportant how old a player is, as long as we are talking about players that could end up with something decent in the end and provide for the club.

[Daniel91]

the best players should always play, regardless of age.
Who can say that Messi, Benzema and Modric are too old and should stop playing.
Real regularly wins the Champions League with such old players, and the Croatian football team won two medals at the last 2 world championships with Modric as the main player.
I sincerely hope that Modrić will finish his football career at EURO 2026, and to win any title in football, the experience and mental strength of the team is always important in addition to the individual quality of the football players.
It's difficult for me to say why Germany lost to Japan, but I think the reason is not only weak defense but also ineffectiveness in attack and it is obvious that this team needs some changes and new players in the team.

I am not entirely sure if Croatia would be able to get a title, but it is true that they have managed to shock the world with Modric as their best player and he is considered "old" for football. I get that if you are going to buy a player for a club team, you would prefer a younger player, why not get a 25 year old who has a bigger potential than a 35 year old, but when we are talking about national teams, that means you are going to need that player for a maximum of 5-10 games and that doesn't really matter if they are old or not.

This is why it's quite unimportant how old a player is, as long as we are talking about players that could end up with something decent in the end and provide for the club.

Honestly, the competition at the EURO is probably even greater than at the World Cup because the quality of the participating teams is higher.
At the EURO, there are no weak teams that can be easily beaten by a large margin, as sometimes happens at the World Cup.
That is why my expectations from the Croatian national team and Modrić are that it will be much easier for them to win the title and the gold medal at the final tournament of the League of Nations in June this year than at the EURO. After the final tournament of the League of Nations, Modrić will most likely say goodbye to playing for the Croatian national team.
As for the rest, the age of the player should never matter, but only the quality of the game.

[Sithara007]

Honestly, the competition at the EURO is probably even greater than at the World Cup because the quality of the participating teams is higher.
At the EURO, there are no weak teams that can be easily beaten by a large margin, as sometimes happens at the World Cup.
That is why my expectations from the Croatian national team and Modrić are that it will be much easier for them to win the title and the gold medal at the final tournament of the League of Nations in June this year than at the EURO. After the final tournament of the League of Nations, Modrić will most likely say goodbye to playing for the Croatian national team.
As for the rest, the age of the player should never matter, but only the quality of the game.

If the quality was so high, then the following outcomes were not possible in Qatar 2022:

1. Australia defeating Danmark (1-0)
2. Japan defeating Germany (2-1)
3. Japan defeating Spain (2-1)
4. Morocco defeating Belgium (2-0)
5. South Korea defeating Portugal (2-1)

On all these instances, European (UEFA) teams were defeated by teams from AFC or CAF. The days of European dominance in football is over. The sooner you realize it, that much better for you. Else you will continue to lose bets on these teams.