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Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 27th April 2021, 08:26 PM

This thread will serve as both a collation thread for all the threads relating to the Euros and a general discussion thread leading up to the contest. Discuss everything Euros-related in here!

Pre-Contest
Qualification
Group Draw
Who will win Euro 2020? (prior to Group Stages)

Discussion During Contest:
How much of the Euros coverage do you watch?
UEFA vs Basic Human Decency
Who will win Euro 2020? (prior to Final)
Closing thread

Games/Quizzes
Euro Moments Quiz About You
Prediction Competition
Fantasy Football

Group Stages:



Round of 16
Wales vs Denmark
Italy vs Austria
Belgium vs Portugal
Croatia vs Spain
France vs Switzerland
Netherlands vs Czech Republic
Sweden vs Ukraine
England vs Germany

Quarter-Finals
Belgium vs Italy
Czech Republic vs Denmark
England vs Ukraine
Switzerland vs Spain

Semi-Finals
Italy vs Spain
England vs Denmark

Final
Italy vs England

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 27th April 2021, 08:27 PM

Thought I'd get this up given that Euros discussion seems to be on the up again! What are people most looking forward to this time around?

Posted by: Rooney 27th April 2021, 09:05 PM

I'll just be looking forward to loads of football. Personally, I reckon the overall quality of the tournament is going to be really low. Players are goosed from the season and I think it will show in the summer.

That said, the tournament looks wide open this year. Italy are my bets but I genuinely think it could be a surprise this summer.

Posted by: steve201 27th April 2021, 10:30 PM

Yeh not sure how this will end up would be nice to see Portugal retain their title they’ve held for an unprecedented 5 years as they’ve got loads of great players coming through at the moment alongside established talents! Of course then there’s Ronaldo!!

Posted by: Dobbo. 28th April 2021, 07:39 AM

Well obviously it's coming home, isn't it?

Posted by: steve201 28th April 2021, 11:30 AM

Has been for 50 years now 😂

Posted by: DJHazey 28th April 2021, 05:58 PM

Italy, Spain, or England are my picks in that order. I keep imagining an Italy vs. Spain final.


Denmark (1992's 'Hans Christian Fairytale' Re-visited?) or Turkey would be my picks for Darkhorses.

Posted by: Mack. 3rd May 2021, 04:47 PM

Odds: (Paddy Power)

England 9-2f
France 11-2
Belgium 6-1
Spain 7-1
Germany 15-2
Portugal 15-2
Italy 9-1
Netherlands 10-1
Denmark 25-1
Croatia 25-1
Switzerland 60-1
Turkey 60-1
Poland 60-1
Sweden 75-1
Russia 75-1
Austria 90-1
Czech Republic 100-1
Ukraine 100-1
Wales 150-1
Scotland 200-1
Finland 250-1
Hungary 250-1
Slovakia 250-1
North Macedonia 400-1

Posted by: steve201 3rd May 2021, 07:32 PM

How on earth are England favourites when France are the world champions and Portugal are the holders and won the nations league recently??

Posted by: Dobbo. 4th May 2021, 09:19 AM

Literally the only reason I can think of is cos the Semis and Final are played in England if we even get there. Didn't help back in '96 mind!

We don't have the defence to win it.

Posted by: steve201 4th May 2021, 11:47 AM

Yeh true can’t see England winning but would like them to make theSemi final as I like Southgate as a person

Posted by: Rooney 4th May 2021, 11:59 AM

Those odds are based on punters etc. - there is no standout team. I don't think England will win for what it's worth, whilst our attack is excellent, our backline is crap.

I think if we play the likes of Belgium/Germany/Portugal, no matter how good or bad they may be their overall individual quality will shine through much more than ours.

Posted by: Mack. 4th May 2021, 12:06 PM

Wishful thinking punters

Posted by: Houdini 5th May 2021, 04:55 PM

England would do well to get to the semi finals, Belgium would be my pick if they work together well as a unit. I think France will have run out of steam after how the past 2 major international tournaments have gone for them.

Posted by: Mack. 9th May 2021, 10:41 AM

Euro 2020 Referees

Felix Brych (Germany)
Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Orel Grinfeeld (Israel)
Ovidiu Alin Hategan (Romania)
Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Michael Oliver (England)
Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (Portugal)
Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Anthony Taylor (England)
Clément Turpin (France)
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 9th May 2021, 10:59 AM

England are likely to have 6 of 7 games at their home stadium to win it, it is essentially a home tournament for them and hosts always have shorter odds. I don't think there is a really obvious favourite, and will be a difficult tournament to judge based on a tougher than normal season for the players.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th May 2021, 08:54 PM

We have a song!

Posted by: Mack. 15th May 2021, 05:29 PM

Posted by: Dobbo. 17th May 2021, 08:16 AM

And I still have no clue whether I'm going or not

Posted by: Rooney 17th May 2021, 08:27 AM

I think they let us know soon(ish) - depends whether we're lucky enough in the ballot draw now, might be slightly harder if you have an England game!

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 17th May 2021, 09:34 AM

I still have tickets to all three group games as part of the England Supporters Travel Club, but my number of 'caps' was the exact cut off point so I've been bumped up from €50 to €185 tickets for the first two games!

Posted by: Rooney 17th May 2021, 12:05 PM

The Athletic are reporting today that Trent is unlikely to make the England squad and Lingard could get picked ahead of Sancho

I know I am biased, but he is absolutely mad if he doesn't take Trent. He was injured and had covid when he was going through a rough patch of form, but I'm genuinely struggling to think of a more in form player in the Premier League right now.

Posted by: Dobbo. 17th May 2021, 12:42 PM

Well Lingard has scored more goals than Sancho in half as many games in a harder league so I would take both personally.

As for Trent he's a must in my opinion. I'd even take him over Wan-Bissaka as brilliant as he's been this season. Trent offers something none of the other RBs do and we've already got a real wealth of quality in that specific position.

Posted by: steve201 17th May 2021, 10:09 PM

Hope Southgate leaves Trent to some rest this summer!

Posted by: Mack. 19th May 2021, 07:05 PM

Regarding squads

Germany and Scotland have announced theirs:

France:

https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2021/frances-26-man-squad-for-euro-2021-revealed/

Posted by: steve201 19th May 2021, 08:26 PM

My World Soccer Euros edition special arrived today with the squad lists and wall chart, a must for every international tournament. Love reading the stats like caps/goals and all and see the players with longevity.

Posted by: LewisGT 20th May 2021, 06:56 PM

Just got an email from UEFA to say I’ve lost my ticket for the Euros. Devastated, been looking forward to it for 2 years now since I booked it

Posted by: steve201 20th May 2021, 07:05 PM

That’s awful Lewis. I thankfully got my money back in my credit card 6 months ago when I assumed even if it was on it wouldn’t be the same. Had tickets for the Sweden Poland game which was meant to be in Landsdown Rd Dublin.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 20th May 2021, 07:41 PM

Ouch that's a shame Lewis - I can only imagine the disappointment of that coming through. It's a shame they weren't at least able to let you know earlier.

Posted by: Rooney 20th May 2021, 07:45 PM

I feel your pain, the same happened to me too!

Posted by: Houdini 21st May 2021, 01:35 AM

Sorry to hear about this Lewis. There should be some form of compensation for this like a free ticket to a future England match at Wembley for example.

Posted by: Dobbo. 21st May 2021, 07:47 AM

I'm still waiting on mine but I'm expecting the same outcome. My friend who bought tickets the same time as me heard back on Tuesday his tickets weren't valid so seems very unlikely mine will be.

This was probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch England at Wembley in an actual tournament

Posted by: Rooney 21st May 2021, 08:27 AM

The biggest kick in the teeth is the sponsors still have all their tickets! Not very impressed with the whole thing to be honest, especially since UEFA are going to mug us all off with the exchange rate too

Posted by: Dobbo. 21st May 2021, 08:37 AM

Well UEFA has always been "for the fans" hasn't it?

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 10:56 PM

Oh man, that stinks really sorry to hear that, Lewis.

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 10:57 PM

Austria

Goalkeepers: Daniel Bachmann (Watford), Pavao Pervan (Wolfsburg), Alexander Schlager (LASK)

Defenders: David Alaba (Bayern), Aleksandar Dragović (Leverkusen), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen) Martin Hinteregger (Frankfurt), Stefan Lainer (Mönchengladbach), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Stefan Posch (Hoffenheim), Christopher Trimmel (Union Berlin), Andreas Ulmer (Salzburg)

Midfielders: Julian Baumgartlinger (Leverkusen), Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim), Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim), Stefan Ilsanker (Frankfurt), Konrad Laimer (Leipzig), Valentino Lazaro (Internazionale), Marcel Sabitzer (Leipzig), Louis Schaub (Luzern), Xaver Schlager (Wolfsburg), Alessandro Schöpf (Schalke)

Forwards: Marko Arnautović (Shanghai Port), Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg), Sasa Kalajdzic (Stuttgart), Karim Onisiwo (Mainz)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 10:58 PM

Belgium

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), Simon Mignolet (Club Brugge), Mats Selz (Strasbourg)

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham), Dedryck Boyata (Hertha Berlin), Jason Denayer (Lyon), Thomas Vermaelen (Vissel Kobe), Jan Vertonghen (Benfica)

Midfielders: Timothy Castagne (Leicester), Nacer Chadli (İstanbul Başakşehir), Yannick Carrasco (Atlético Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), Thorgan Hazard (Dortmund), Thomas Meunier (Dortmund), Dennis Praet (Leicester), Youri Tielemans (Leicester), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge), Axel Witsel (Dortmund)

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), Jérémy Doku (Rennes), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Leandro Trossard (Brighton)

Reserves: Thomas Kaminski (Blackburn), Brandon Mechele (Club Brugge), Zinho Vanheusden (Standard Liège), Jordan Lukaku (Antwerp), Thomas Foket (Reims), Albert Sambi Lokonga (Anderlecht), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Brayn Heynen (Genk), Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), Yari Verschaeren (Anderlecht), Charles De Ketelaere (Club Brugge)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 10:58 PM

Croatia

Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković (Dinamo Zagreb), Lovre Kalinić (Hajduk Split), Simon Sluga (Luton)

Defenders: Šime Vrsaljko (Atlético Madrid), Borna Barišić (Rangers), Duje Ćaleta-Car (Marseille), Dejan Lovren (Zenit), Josip Juranović (Legia Warszawa), Domagoj Vida (Beşiktaş), Joško Gvardiol (Leipzig), Domagoj Bradarić (LOSC Lille), Mile Škorić (Osijek)

Midfielders: Mateo Kovačić (Chelsea), Luka Modrić (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozović (Inter Milan), Milan Badelj (Genoa), Nikola Vlašić (CSKA Moskva), Mario Pašalić (Atalanta), Ivan Perišić (Inter Milan), Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg), Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb), Luka Ivanušec (Dinamo Zagreb)

Forwards: Ante Rebić (AC Milan), Bruno Petković (Dinamo Zagreb), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 10:59 PM

Finland

Goalkeepers: Lukas Hradecky (Leverkusen), Jesse Joronen (Brescia), Anssi Jaakkola (Bristol Rovers), Carljohan Eriksson (Mjällby)

Defenders: Juhani Ojala (Vejle), Leo Väisänen (Elfsborg), Sauli Väisänent (Chievo), Paulus Arajuuri (Pafos), Daniel O’Shaugnessy (HJK Helsinki), Robert Ivanov (Warta Poznań), Albin Granlund (Stal Mielec), Jere Uronen (Genk), Nicholas Hämäläinen (QPR), Nikolai Alho (MTK Budapest)

Midfielders: Pyry Soiri (Esbjerg), Joni Kauko (Esbjerg), Onni Valakari (Pafos), Rasmus Schüller (Djurgården), Thomas Lam (Zwolle), Tim Sparv (Larissa), Fredrik Jensen (Augsburg)

Forwards: Lassi Lappalainen (Montréal), Jasin Assehnoun (Lahti), Teemu Pukki (Norwich), Roope Riski (HJK Helsinki)

Set to arrive later: Jukka Raitala (Minnesota United), Joona Toivio (Häcken), Robert Taylor (Brann), Robin Lod (Minnesota United), Niki Mäenpää (Venezia)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:00 PM

France

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Mike Meignan (LOSC Lille)

Defenders: Lucas Digne (Everton), Léo Dubois (Lyon), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris), Jules Koundé (Sevilla), Clément Lenglet (Barcelona), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern), Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)

Midfielders: N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), Thomas Lemar (Atlético Madrid), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern)

Forwards: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Kingsley Coman (Bayern), Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Kylian Mbappé (Paris), Marcus Thuram (Mönchengladbach)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:00 PM

Germany

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern), Bernd Leno (Arsenal), Kevin Trapp (Frankfurt)

Defenders: Matthias Ginter (Mönchengladbach), Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), Robin Gosens (Atalanta), Christian Günter (Freiburg), Marcel Halstenberg (Leipzig), Mats Hummels (Dortmund), Lukas Klostermann (Leipzig), Robin Koch (Leeds), Niklas Süle (Bayern)

Midfielders: İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Emre Can (Dortmund), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern), Thomas Müller (Bayern), Jamal Musiala (Bayern), Serge Gnabry (Bayern), Leon Goretzka (Bayern), Kai Havertz (Chelsea), Jonas Hofmann (Mönchengladbach), Leroy Sané (Bayern), Florian Neuhaus (Mönchengladbach)

Forwards: Timo Werner (Chelsea), Kevin Volland (Monaco)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:01 PM

Hungary

Goalkeepers: Ádám Bogdán (Ferencváros), Dénes Dibusz (Ferencváros), Péter Gulácsi (Leipzig), Balázs Tóth (Puskás Akademia)

Defenders: Bendegúz Bolla (Fehérvár), Endre Botka (Ferencváros), Attila Fiola (Fehérvár), Szilveszter Hangya (Fehérvár), Ákos Kecskés (Lugano), Ádám Lang (Omonoia), Gergő Lovrencsics (Ferencváros), Willi Orbán (Leipzig), Csaba Spandler (Puskás Akademia), Attila Szalai (Fenerbahçe)

Midfielders: Tamás Cseri (Mezőkövesd), Dániel Gazdag (Budapest Honvéd), Filip Holender (Partizan), László Kleinheisler (Osijek), Ádám Nagy (Bristol City), Loïc Négo (Fehérvár), Ándras Schäfer (Dunajská Streda), Dávid Sigér (Ferencváros), Dominik Szoboszlai (Leipzig)

Forwards: János Hahn (Paks), Nemanja Nikolić (Fehérvár), Roland Sallai (Freiburg), Szabolcs Schön (Dallas), Ádám Szalai (Mainz), Kevin Varga (Kasımpaşa), Roland Varga (MTK Budapest)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:02 PM

Italy

Goalkeepers: Alessio Cragno (Cagliari), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Milan), Alex Meret (Napoli), Salvatore Sirigu (Torino)

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi (Lazio), Alessandro Bastoni (Inter), Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Alessandro Florenzi (Paris), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma), Rafael Toloi (Atalanta)

Midfielders: Nicolò Barella (Inter), Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), Stefano Sensi (Inter), Marco Verratti (Paris)

Forwards: Andrea Belotti (Torino), Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus), Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg), Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli), Moise Kean (Paris), Matteo Politano (Napoli), Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:02 PM

Netherlands

Provisional 34-man squad.

Goalkeepers: Marco Bizot (AZ), Jasper Cillessen (Valencia), Tim Krul (Norwich), Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax)

Defenders: Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace), Nathan Aké (Manchester City), Daley Blind (Ajax), Denzel Dumfries (PSV), Hans Hateboer (Atalanta), Rick Karsdorp (Roma), Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus), Jeremiah St. Juste (Mainz), Kenny Tete (Fulham), Jurriën Timber (Ajax), Joël Veltman (Brighton), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan), Owen Wijndal (AZ)

Midfielders: Donny van de Beek (Manchester United), Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax), Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona), Davy Klaassen (Ajax), Teun Koopmeiners (AZ), Marten de Roon (Atalanta), Tonny Vilhena (Krasnodar), Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool)

Forwards: Steven Berghuis (Feyenoord), Steven Bergwijn (Tottenham), Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Luuk de Jong (Sevilla), Donyell Malen (PSV), Memphis Depay (Lyon), Quincy Promes (Spartak Moskva), Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:03 PM

North Macedonia

Goalkeepers: Stole Dimitrievski (Rayo Vallecano), Damjan Siskovski (Doxa Katokopia), Riste Jankov (Rabotnicki)

Defenders: Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb), Visar Musliu (Fehérvár), Egzon Bejtulai (Shkëndija), Kire Ristevski (Újpest), Gjoko Zajkov (Charleroi), Darko Velkovski (Rijeka), Ezdzan Alioski (Leeds)

Midfielders: Arijan Ademi (Dinamo Zagreb), Enis Bardhi (Levante), Stefan Spirovski (AEK Larnaca), Boban Nikolov (Lecce), Tihomir Kostadinov (Ružomberok), Ferhan Hasani (Partizani), Eljif Elmas (Napoli), Daniel Avramovski (Kayserispor), Darko Curlinov (Stuttgart), Marjan Radeski (Akademija Pandev)

Forwards: Goran Pandev (Genoa), Aleksandar Trajkovski (Mallorca), Ivan Trickovski (AEK Larnaca), Vlatko Stojanovski (Chambly), Krste Velkovski (Sarajevo), Milan Ristovski (Spartak Trnava)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:04 PM

Poland

Goalkeepers: Łukasz Fabiański (West Ham), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus), Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna)

Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszyński (Sampdoria), Paweł Dawidowicz (Verona), Kamil Glik (Benevento), Michał Helik (Barnsley), Tomasz Kędziora (Dynamo Kyiv), Kamil Piątkowski (Raków Częstochowa), Tymoteusz Puchacz (Lech Poznań), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moskva)

Midfielders: Przemysław Frankowski (Chicago Fire), Kamil Jóźwiak (Derby), Mateusz Klich (Leeds), Kacper Kozłowski (Pogoń Szczecin), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Lokomotiv Moskva), Karol Linetty (Torino), Jakub Moder (Brighton), Przemysław Płacheta (Norwich), Piotr Zieliński (Napoli)

Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern), Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille), Karol Świderski (PAOK), Jakub Świerczok (Piast Gliwice)

Reserves: Radosław Majecki (Monaco), Rafał Augustyniak (Ural Ekaterinburg), Kamil Grosicki (West Brom), Robert Gumny (Augsburg), Sebastian Szymański (Dinamo Moskva)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:04 PM

Portugal

Goalkeepers: Anthony Lopes (Lyon), Rui Patrício (Wolves), Rui Silva (Granada)

Defenders: João Cancelo (Manchester City), Nélson Semedo (Wolves), José Fonte (LOSC Lille), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Manchester City), Nuno Mendes (Sporting CP), Raphael Guerreiro (Dortmund)

Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (Paris), João Palhinha (Sporting CP), Rúben Neves (Wolves), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Moutinho (Wolves), Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille), Sérgio Oliveira (Porto), William Carvalho (Real Betis)

Forwards: Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), André Silva (Eintracht Frankfurt), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia), João Félix (Atlético Madrid), Rafa Silva (Benfica)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:05 PM

Russia

Provisional 30-man squad.

Goalkeepers: Yuri Dyupin (Rubin), Andrei Lunev (Zenit), Matvei Safonov (Krasnodar), Anton Shunin (Dinamo Moskva)

Defenders: Georgi Dzhikiya (Spartak Moskva), Igor Diveev (CSKA Moskva), Roman Yevgenyev (Dinamo Moskva), Yuri Zhirkov (Zenit), Vyacheslav Karavaev (Zenit), Fedor Kudryashov (Antalyaspor), Ilya Samoshnikov (Rubin), Andrei Semenov (Akhmat), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moskva)

Midfielders: Dmitri Barinov (Lokomotiv Moskva), Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moskva), Maksim Mukhin (Lokomotiv Moskva), Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), Arsen Zakharyan (Dinamo Moskva), Daniil Fomin (Dinamo Moskva), Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moskva), Alexei Ionov (Krasnodar), Daler Kuzyayev (Zenit), Andrei Mostovoy (Zenit), Magomed Ozdoev (Zenit), Denis Makarov (Rubin), Aleksei Miranchuk (Atalanta), Denis Cheryshev (Valencia)

Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Zenit), Anton Zabolotny (Sochi), Aleksandr Sobolev (Spartak Moskva)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:06 PM

Scotland

Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian), David Marshall (Derby), Jon McLaughlin (Rangers)

Defenders: Liam Cooper (Leeds), Declan Gallagher (Motherwell), Grant Hanley (Norwich), Jack Hendry (Celtic), Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest), Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell), Nathan Patterson (Rangers), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Arsenal)

Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Celtic), John Fleck (Sheffield United), Billy Gilmour (Chelsea), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Scott McTominay (Manchester United), David Turnbull (Celtic)

Forwards: Ché Adams (Southampton), Lyndon Dykes (QPR), James Forrest (Celtic), Ryan Fraser (Newcastle United), Kevin Nisbet (Hibernian)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:06 PM

Slovakia

Goalkeepers: Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle), Marek Rodák (Fulham), Dušan Kuciak (Lechia Gdańsk)

Defenders: Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin), Ľubomír Šatka (Lech Poznań), Denis Vavro (Huesca), Milan Škriniar (Inter Milan), Tomáš Hubočan (Omonoia), Jakub Holúbek (Gliwice)

Midfielders: Marek Hamšík (IFK Göteborg), Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), Patrik Hrošovský (Genk), Juraj Kucka (Parma), Ondrej Duda (Köln), Róbert Mak (Ferencváros), Vladimír Weiss (Slovan Bratislava), László Bénes (Augsburg), Lukáš Haraslín (Sassuolo), Tomáš Suslov (Groningen), Matúš Bero (Arnhem), Erik Jirka (Mirandés)

Forwards: Michal Ďuriš (Omonoia), Róbert Boženík (Feyenoord), Dávid Strelec (Slovan Bratislava)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:07 PM

Spain

Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Unai Simón (Athletic), Robert Sánchez (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: José Gayà (Valencia), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Pau Torres (Villarreal), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Eric García (Manchester City), Diego Llorente (Leeds United), César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Marcos Llorente (Atlético)

Midfielders: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Rodri Hernández (Manchester City), Pedri (Barcelona), Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), Koke (Atlético), Fabián Ruiz (Napoli)

Forwards: Dani Olmo (Leipzig), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), Álvaro Morata (Juventus), Ferran Torres (Manchester City), Adama Traoré (Wolves), Pablo Sarabia (Paris)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:07 PM

Sweden

Goalkeepers: Karl-Johan Johnsson (København), Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Gençlerbirliği), Robin Olsen (Everton)

Defenders: Emil Krafth (Newcastle United), Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United), Marcus Danielson (Dalian Yifang), Martin Olsson (Häcken), Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), Pontus Jansson (Brentford), Filip Helander (Rangers), Mikael Lustig (AIK), Andreas Granqvist (Helsingborg)

Midfielders: Emil Forsberg (Leipzig), Ken Sema (Watford), Viktor Claesson (Krasnodar), Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus), Sebastian Larsson (AIK), Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria), Kristoffer Olsson (Krasnodar), Jens-Lys Cajuste (Midtjylland), Mattias Svanberg (Bologna), Gustav Svensson (Guangzhou)

Forwards: Marcus Berg (Krasnodar), Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad), Robin Quaison (Mainz), Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moskva)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:08 PM

Switzerland

Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach), Yvon Mvogo (PSV), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), Gregor Kobel (Stuttgart)

Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Loris Benito (Bordeaux), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach), Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), Becir Omeragic (Zürich), Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino), Silvan Widmer (Basel), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Jordan Lotomba (Nice), Eray Cömert (Basel)

Midfielders: Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Mönchengladbach), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Djibril Sow (Frankfurt), Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Steven Zuber (Frankfurt), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Dan Ndoye (Nice), Andi Zeqiri (Brighton)

Forwards: Breel Embolo (Mönchengladbach), Mario Gavranović (Dinamo Zagreb), Haris Seferović (Benfica)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:09 PM

Turkey

Goalkeepers: Mert Günok (İstanbul Başakşehir), Uğurcan Çakır (Trabzonspor), Altay Bayındır (Fenerbahçe), Gökhan Akkan (Rizespor)

Defenders: Zeki Çelik (LOSC Lille), Mert Müldür (Sassuolo), Merih Demiral (Juventus), Ozan Kabak (Liverpool), Çağlar Söyüncü (Leicester), Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo), Umut Meraş (Le Havre), Rıdvan Yılmaz (Beşiktaş)

Midfielders: Abdülkadir Ömür (Trabzonspor), Cengiz Ünder (Leicester), Efecan Karaca (Alanyaspor), Halil Akbunar (Göztepe), Dorukhan Toköz (Beşiktaş), İrfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahçe), Mahmut Tekdemir (İstanbul Başakşehir), Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), Orkun Kökçü (Feyenoord), Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahçe), Taylan Antalyalı (Galatasaray), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (AC Milan), Yusuf Yazıcı (LOSC Lille)

Forwards: Burak Yılmaz (LOSC Lille), Enes Ünal (Getafe), Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu (Galatasaray), Kenan Karaman (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Galatasaray)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:10 PM

Ukraine

Provisional 35-man squad.

Goalkeepers: Georgiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid), Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Anatolii Trubin (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Defenders: Eduard Sobol (Club Brugge), Illia Zabarnyi (Dynamo Kyiv), Viktor Korniienko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Serhiy Kryvtsov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Denys Popov (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Syrota (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (Anderlecht), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Oleksandr Karavaev (Dynamo Kyiv), Mykola Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Midfielders: Serhiy Sydorchuk (Dynamo Kyiv), Volodymyr Shepeliev (Dynamo Kyiv), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Atalanta), Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Yevhen Konoplyanka (Shakhtar Donetsk), Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk), Yevhen Makarenko (Kortrijk), Viktor Kovalenko (Atalanta), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City), Viktor Tsygankov (Dynamo Kyiv), Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham), Oleksandr Zubkov (Ferencváros), Heorhii Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Andriyevskiy (Dynamo Kyiv), Bogdan Lednev (Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Bondarenko (Mariupol)

Forwards: Roman Yaremchuk (Gent), Artem Besedin (Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Dovbyk (Dnipro-1)

Posted by: steve201 24th May 2021, 11:10 PM

The French don’t seem as strong this year with the squad defensively but I guess Kante can cover that up!

Some old defender in the Portuguese squad now with Fonte who’s had another great season with Lille and Pepe must be 45 by now surely?!

Didn’t realise El Ghazi was Dutch - thought he had played for a North African nation which I assume he’s from originally.

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:10 PM

Wales

Provisional 28-man squad.

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Danny Ward (Leicester City), Adam Davies (Stoke City)

Defenders: James Lawrence (St. Pauli), Ben Davies (Tottenham), Joe Rodon (Tottenham), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Chris Gunter (Charlton Athletic), Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United), Neco Williams (Liverpool), Tom Lockyer (Luton Town)

Midfielders: Joe Allen (Stoke City), Joe Morrell (Luton Town), Ethan Ampadu (Chelsea), Matthew Smith (Manchester City), Jonny Williams (Cardiff City), Aaron Ramsey (Juventus), Dylan Levitt (Manchester United), Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City), George Thomas (Queens Park Rangers)

Forwards: Kieffer Moore (Cardiff City), Harry Wilson (Liverpool), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), David Brooks (Bournemouth), Tyler Roberts (Leeds United) Tom Lawrence (Derby County), Rabbi Matondo (Schalke), Mark Harris (Cardiff City)

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 11:11 PM

As a treat for you all you can now see the squads for the various countries.

Posted by: DJHazey 25th May 2021, 01:40 PM

Just in -- England


Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Ben Godfrey (Everton), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ben White (Brighton & Hove Albion).

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds), Declan Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).

Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

Posted by: Rooney 25th May 2021, 02:03 PM

Sounds like from Southgate he might take the 4 right backs in his final 26 man squad.

Suspect Ramsdale, White, Godfrey, Greenwood, Saka all miss out. Sounds like Maguire is touch and go, same with Phillips too. I wonder if Sancho might miss out too, there were rumblings although I suspect that would be a massive mistake.

Posted by: Houdini 25th May 2021, 03:46 PM

I'm surprised that Patrick Bamford & James Maddison didn't get included at all in the England squad.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 25th May 2021, 04:56 PM

I don't see the justification in taking four right backs, unless one of them is going to be used in a totally different position in which case it's something that should already have been tried and proved. I'd rather he just make a decision - if it's dropping Trent then so be it, one of them is guaranteed to play almost 0 football if he takes all four so why bother. 5 great right backs with different qualities can't all play, whoever's not in it's harsh.

1 GK, 3 Def, 1 Mid and 2 attackers from that list makes the most sense to be moved from it. I'm not convinced Watkins will make it.

A lot of talk today about why is X not there instead of Y? Always makes me laugh when this is often about two players who are 4th choice striker or 6th choice centre half and won't actually get picked for the final squad anyway. We've actually got good depth in most positions now, just be grateful that such a choice now exists.

I quickly came up with a 26 man squad beyond what's actually been picked: Pope, Woodman, McCarthy; Wan Bissaka, Aarons, Justin, Targett, Cresswell, Tomori, Gomez, Dunk, Konsa, Tarkowski; Winks, Maddison, Jones, Eze, Willock, Maitland-Niles; Harrison, McNeil, Hudson-Odoi, Barnes, Bamford, Ings, Abraham.

Pretty much all of those players has at some point in the last 12 months either been in an England squad or would potentially have been deserving of a call up, and a couple that are only in this list due to injury aside, is essentially 34th-59th choice players, which seems insane.

Posted by: Rooney 25th May 2021, 05:12 PM

I suspect it will be because they can double up in different positions although I don't really see the point of having Tripper as a backup LB if he takes Shaw and Chilwell. I suspect Trent will be left at home, which is silly as he is the best right back and one of the most technically gifted players in the squad.

One huge problem we have as a country is we always overhype our own players. Even of our current squad how many are actually that good? The forward line is about as good as it can get along with the full backs, but still gaping holes at central defence, goalkeeper and midfield for me.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 25th May 2021, 08:22 PM

Yeah think you're right on those positions. The depth is there at centre half, we have a huge amount of very good ones but I'm not sure any of them are really top level or likely to be, the best four younger ones being Godfrey, White, Konsa and Tomori. I'm glad he's gone with two of those over Dier and Keane - I'd like to see at least one of them in the squad but I'm not expecting it unless Maguire is out - Mings and Coady are Southgate's guys and both have largely been fine for England, I think Coady especially is also good to have around the squad.

Posted by: Rooney 25th May 2021, 10:39 PM

Coady is old school but I agree he is good to have around the squad. That's one problem with this England group, yes the potential is there but it really lacks tournament experience and in lots of cases, experience. I'm pleased he did not pick Dier and Keane too - they are part of that bracket of players who aren't actually that good and were hyped up only because they put in some average performances and were English. I think all the CBs you listed have potential but suspect they will need moves to bigger clubs (Tomori the exception although I suspect playing abroad hinders him). I like Konsa but he's quite short for a CB. Ben White was all the hype last summer, but it's noticeable the bigger clubs who need a CB have seemingly moved on to different targets. Most Brighton fans think Dunk is the better of the two.

Posted by: Mack. 1st June 2021, 08:39 AM

The chances of Kevin de Bruyne playing in Euro 2020 will become clearer in "the next four or five days", says Belgium coach Roberto Martinez.

Manchester City's De Bruyne fractured his nose and left eye socket in a clash with Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger during Saturday's Champions League final.

Posted by: Mack. 1st June 2021, 08:40 AM

Croatia have followed the example of Czech Republic by moving their Euro 2020 finals base to their homeland as a result of Scottish Covid-19 rules.

The Czechs announced last week they had pulled out of using the Oriam national performance centre in Edinburgh.

Now the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) says it will not be moving into its proposed team camp in St Andrews.

Executive director Marijan Kustic said it could not risk "the whole team being sent into self-isolation".

Posted by: Dobbo. 1st June 2021, 02:31 PM

So I found out last week that my tickets remained valid and I'll be going (pending any potentially covid-related fiasco)

For the last-16 game on June 26th so potentially Italy vs someone.

Posted by: Rooney 1st June 2021, 03:18 PM

That is exactly the same game I am going to as well!

(Turns out only one set of my tickets were refunded)

Posted by: LewisGT 1st June 2021, 04:10 PM

Some squad England have just announced!

4 right-backs But it suggests to me that we’re going to play 3 at the back and Walker/James is CB cover.

Posted by: Rooney 1st June 2021, 04:15 PM

We're definitely playing a wing back system, sounds like Southgate sees the best right back (Trent) as a midfielder too, which is just bonkers.

Posted by: Mack. 1st June 2021, 04:15 PM

Posted by: Dobbo. 1st June 2021, 04:16 PM

Ah nice! Did you get category 1?



To be fair our right back options are insane. Win-Bissaka for example doesn't even get a look in where he'd probably walk into the first team of many other countries.

The only player who can feel a bit aggrieved is Lingard who should have gone over Saka for sure.

Only taking 5 midfields is a bit of a WTF though. Talk about top heavy. Are we seriously thinking to just outscore the opponents and win games 4-3? Cos that couldn't be any further away from any England mentality in the past 30 years.

Posted by: LewisGT 1st June 2021, 04:21 PM

I hope so. We might as well play to our strengths because I'm not sure how well our defence will hold if we try to play cautious.



To be honest, I've always felt that Trent's best position could well be midfield.

I feel he would have excelled most in the 4-4-2 era with wingers. He's one of the most gifted players in our squad but he's the weakest of the 4 RBs defensively.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 1st June 2021, 04:24 PM

He's moved completely to a back 4 recently so I'd be surprised if we reverted again unless he mixes it up between games. I just think he's taken all four to get out of making a decision and having squad sizes up to 26 it allows him to and it's highly unlikely Watkins or Lingard would end up on the pitch anyway.

Squad looking good, those cut pretty much as expected.

Posted by: Dobbo. 1st June 2021, 04:27 PM

And for all the talk of the squad what we learned from the absolute horror show of the last Euros is that Southgate simply needs to know his best XI and play them pretty much every game. Don't change 7 players in a crunch group match just to potentially get the easier side of the draw.

Posted by: Seinfeld 1st June 2021, 05:05 PM

We look a little weak on the left

Posted by: Rooney 1st June 2021, 05:10 PM

Category 2 I think! They were bloody expensive tickets!



Thing is Trent is the best offensively and defensively in terms of most stats, there’s this myth that he’s poor defensively but I don’t get that all. He’s the most exposed defensively and he walks in to pretty much every international starting XI going.



Suspect with only 4 recognised CBs we will play 3 at the back. Loads of teams play it in the league at the moment and I can see Southgate going for it again. Just can’t see us getting anywhere if we had a CB partnership of Stones and Mings/Coady. We’d be out in the last 16 for sure if we qualified.

Posted by: steve201 1st June 2021, 06:32 PM

Great to see Bellingham on the squad!

Posted by: Mack. 2nd June 2021, 07:42 PM

Austria are certainly not holding back on the tackles.

Posted by: Mack. 2nd June 2021, 08:10 PM

Wasn’t expecting much from this game, but this is dreadful

Posted by: Mack. 2nd June 2021, 08:13 PM

Finally something happens Saka scores for England.

Posted by: Rooney 2nd June 2021, 08:32 PM

Gearing us all up for how bad some of these Euro games are going to be It's international football at its finest!

Posted by: awardinary 7th June 2021, 10:35 AM

Can we do a Euro 2020 fantasy football tournament?

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0268-121c6d842f48-45f4db182115-1000--euro-2020-fantasy-rules/

Posted by: Dobbo. 7th June 2021, 10:41 AM

I want to create a team but I know hardly anything about int football.

Posted by: LiamSime 7th June 2021, 10:52 AM

I would be up for euro 2020 fantasy football. I don’t know as much about international football than club football but I could do some research.

Posted by: Houdini 7th June 2021, 12:00 PM

I would be up for a Euro fantasy football as well. If I remember correctly there was one for Euro 2016 also.

Posted by: Mack. 8th June 2021, 10:25 PM

BBC SPORT
PRESENTERS

Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan, Eilidh Barbour and Mark Chapman.

PUNDITS

Alan Shearer, Rio Ferdinand, Alex Scott, Micah Richards, Ashley Williams, Mark Hughes, Shelley Kerr, James McFadden, Cesc Fabregas and Jurgen Klinsmann.

COMMENTATORS

Guy Mowbray, Steve Wilson, Robyn Cowen, Steve Bower, Jonathan Pearce, Vicki Sparks, Rob McLean and Mark Scott. Co-commentators include Dion Dublin, Karen Carney, Jermaine Jenas, Martin Keown, Danny Murphy, Robbie Savage and James McFadden.

REPORTERS

Kelly Somers with the England team, Eilidh Barbour with Scotland and Carl Roberts with Wales

Posted by: Mack. 8th June 2021, 10:26 PM

ITV SPORT

PRESENTERS

Mark Pougatch, Seema Jaswal, Reshmin Chowdhury

PUNDITS

Ian Wright, Roy Keane, Gary Neville, Patrick Vieria, Graeme Souness, Ashley Cole, Eni Aluko, Robert Earnshaw, Emma Hayes, Nigel de Jong, John Collins, Joe Ledley, Nadia Nadim, Scott Brown and Andros Townsend.

COMMENTATORS

Sam Matterface, Clive Tyldesley, Joe Speight, Seb Hutchinson, Tom Gayle. Co-commentators include Lee Dixon, Ally McCoist and John Hartson. Peter Walton is the referee analyst.

REPORTERS

Gabriel Clarke with England, Michelle Owen and Raman Bhardwaj.

Posted by: Mack. 8th June 2021, 10:33 PM

BBC One have a Euro 2020 preview on Thursday at 9pm. This will likely be the first look at the titles/graphics and studio presentation.

Posted by: steve201 8th June 2021, 11:35 PM

Surprised G Nev and Souness have came from sky for the Euros!!

Also Tyldsley commentating after being ditched by itv!

Posted by: Rooney 9th June 2021, 12:11 AM

Money talks I think their contracts with Sky are only for the domestic broadcasts and Premier League games. ITV get Keane regularly too. And for some reason Micah Richards can work for BBC, Sky and CBS too!

Posted by: steve201 9th June 2021, 07:49 AM

Yeh he seems to be everywhere! Surprised Alex Scott didn’t get the presenting roll too considering she starts in Football Focus in August.

Posted by: Mack. 9th June 2021, 09:51 AM

Gone for Mbappe to be top goalscorer.

Posted by: Dobbo. 9th June 2021, 10:50 AM

Likewise. £3 free bet for every time he scores on SkyBet!

Posted by: steve201 9th June 2021, 11:12 AM

I usually go for a left field option still thinking, Lukaku will be a good bet but short odds as well.

Won 50 quid from a pound after putting Baros for top scorer in Euro 2004!

Posted by: Rooney 9th June 2021, 11:30 AM

Lukaku would be by bet for top scorer, seems a bit too obvious. Problem with Mpabbe is he has a hard group and surely Benzema is on penalities ahead of him? Just can't see him being top scorer. Lukaku has good group fixtures.

Could see someone like Depay/Wijnaldum being up there.

Posted by: Dobbo. 9th June 2021, 12:31 PM

Gotta think about who likely goes furthest into the tourno too when looking at Mbappe. France are probably the best bets to at reach the final. England/Belgium are risky shouts in that sense.

Posted by: Rooney 9th June 2021, 01:18 PM

France could easily face England and get beaten though too in the last 16. If I was going to back anyone from France to be top scorer it would probably be Grizeman or Benzema for the value. I always think most games are quite cagey in the big tournaments, so all it takes is a brace and the odd goal here or there and you're top scorer.

Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 9th June 2021, 01:26 PM

I've gone for Lukaku using the Sky offer. PaddyPower doing something similar with £1 free bet every time they have a shot on target.

I do think Belgium have the 'easiest' group, maybe Holland's is easier but am not convinced by them, with a generally favourable tie for 1st/2nd place. As for penalties, Griezmann and Hazard were their takers in the World Cup and neither Mbappe or Lukaku scored one in qualifying

Posted by: Houdini 9th June 2021, 09:33 PM

Any player of the tournament predictions? I think Phil Foden would have a very good chance of winning this award or the young player equivalent if England go far. I would go for Harry Kane to win the golden boot.

Posted by: Rooney 10th June 2021, 12:01 AM

Barella for Italy would be my bet. Suspect a lot depends on who wins, could see Ronaldo easily winning it or someone like Lukaku/KDB.

Posted by: Houdini 10th June 2021, 12:17 PM

A couple of BBC prediction articles have majorly pointed towards France winning the tournament. It will be interesting to see if they're right by the end! Personally I have the feeling that France will fall short this time around but we'll see what happens.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55497050

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57413544

Posted by: Dobbo. 10th June 2021, 01:59 PM

I remember they did a similar style article to that first link for the 2018 World Cup where they predicted Belgium to win which didn't turn out to be the case.

Posted by: DJHazey 10th June 2021, 05:56 PM

ESPN chose the best EURO Starting XI going into the tournament and it looks like this:

First Team:

GK | Manuel Neuer (Germany)
RB | Joao Cancelo (Portugal)
CB | Antonio Rudiger (Germany)
CB | Ruben Dias (Portugal)
LB | Andy Robertson (Scotland)
DMF | N'Golo Kante (France)
AMF | Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
AMF | Luka Modric (Croatia)
FW | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
FW | Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
FW | Kylian Mbappe (France)

Others Considered:

GK | Thibaut Courtois (Belgium), Rui Patricio (Portugal), Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark), Unai Simon (Spain), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)
RB | Kyle Walker (England), Reece James (England), Kieran Trippier (England), Benjamin Pavard (France), Joshua Kimmich (Germany)
CB | Raphael Varane (France), Presnel Kimpembe (France), Matthijs de Ligt (Netherlands), Pau Torres (Spain), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands)
LB | Lucas Hernandez (France), Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal), Luke Shaw (England), Ben Chilwell (England)
DMF | None.
AMF | Paul Pogba (France), Bruno Fernandes (Portugal), Toni Kroos (Germany), Bernando Silva (Portugal), Ilkay Gundogan (Germany), Phil Foden (England), Jack Grealish (England), Mason Mount (England)
FW | Harry Kane (England), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Antoine Griezmann (France), Thomas Mueller (Germany), Marcus Rashford (England), Raheem Sterling (England), Jadon Sancho (Germany), Kai Havertz (Germany), Joao Feliz (Portugal), Karim Benzema (France)

Posted by: Mart!n 10th June 2021, 08:47 PM

I'm going to put England to win bearing in mind in two years time The Women's Euro, England are the hosts.

Posted by: Dobbo. 11th June 2021, 07:40 AM

Wouldn't have Modric in that XI, he's past it now. Hard to argue with any of the other picks.

Posted by: steve201 11th June 2021, 07:41 AM

Happy Euro 2020 day everyone 😁 like Christmas morning!!

Posted by: Mack. 14th June 2021, 07:52 PM

Wembley will be able to host matches at 50% capacity - around 45,000 - for the knockout stages of Euro 2020.

Posted by: steve201 14th June 2021, 10:41 PM

That’s great news, I watched some of the Copa match between Argentina and Chile there and the empty stadium was awful!

Posted by: Mart!n 18th June 2021, 11:15 AM

Euros final could be moved from Wembley to Hungary

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2021-final-wembley-hungary-quarantine-b941285.html

But Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be drawn to the plans on the condition that they would boost a joint Home Nations bid for the 2030 World Cup.

Posted by: Dobbo. 18th June 2021, 01:00 PM

Hungary with the highest death rate per capita in Europe. Pretty mad isn't it?

Posted by: common sense 18th June 2021, 01:34 PM

Well it's all kicking off in London. Scots fans arriving in the early morning packed pubs at 10am, got pissed and started on police and England fans. Shops and pubs are closing as Scots poured drinks over English fans.. Most pubs and off-licences are closing near Wembley as cops form a ring around the stadium to stop ticketless fans from storming gates and barriers and getting inside. Thousands of extra officers, according to Sky News, are being drafted in this afternoon from other forces. They're still arriving from Scotland despite thousands having no tickets yet heading to Wembley. Police say again: NO TICKET. YOU WON'T GET IN.

From The Mail.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ai=9700213

Scotland fans took over the West End today as they massed in Leicester Square, showering any England supporters brave enough to go near them with beer.

Fans parted to allow the Three Lions fans walk through- then tossed beer over them as they hurried by and let of blue and white smoke flares chanting ‘ I’d hate to be English’.

They had been back in the pub at 10am today after they helped trash central London and left the capital's landmarks strewn with detritus having completely ignored pleas from Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Met Police to stay away.

Posted by: Dobbo. 18th June 2021, 04:49 PM

Lol amazing

Posted by: Rooney 18th June 2021, 04:50 PM

Yeah it's pretty bonkers, but it was always going to happen. Some of the videos going round on Whatsapp are quite funny though

Imagine if the tide was turned and this was England fans in Hamden Park, Sturgeon would be going off her nut demanding independence

Posted by: steve201 18th June 2021, 08:06 PM

Lol The Mail reporting that - poor old England fans so hard done by 🤔

Posted by: Suedehead2 22nd June 2021, 08:27 PM

The winners of the tournament will become Unofficial World Champions, a title currently held by Italy.

Posted by: Mack. 25th June 2021, 09:40 AM

Saturday
Wales v Denmark - Amsterdam, 17:00 (BBC)
Italy v Austria - Wembley, 20:00 (BBC)

Sunday
Netherlands v Czech Republic - Budapest, 17:00 (ITV)
Belgium v Portugal - Seville, 20:00 (ITV)

Monday
Croatia v Spain - Copenhagen, 17:00 (ITV)
France v Switzerland - Bucharest, 20:00 (ITV)

Tuesday
England v Germany - Wembley, 17:00 (BBC)
Sweden v Ukraine - Glasgow, 20:00 (BBC)

Posted by: steve201 25th June 2021, 05:12 PM

Really looking forward to the knockout stages now, some great fixtures!