EURO 2020: All The Team News, Starting Line-ups and Predictions
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| EURO 2020: All The Team News, Starting Line-ups and Predictions |
EURO 2020 is well and truly on, with 24 teams set to vie for the trophy between 11 June and 11 July.
Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland
Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia
Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, North Macedonia
Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic
Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia
Group F: Hungary, Portugal, France, Germany
Austria Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Austria vs North Macedonia (13 June)Bachmann; Lainer, Dragović, Hinteregger, Ulmer; Laimer, X. Schlager; Sabitzer, Baumgartner, Alaba; Arnautović
Jordan Maciel, Austria reporter: Captain Julian Baumgartlinger is racing against the clock to be fit for the opening fixture, while Daniel Bachmann's confirmation as first-choice goalkeeper finally gives Foda stability at the back. The big call is in attack, where the experienced Marko Arnautović is pitted against the in-form Sasa Kalajdzic.
Belgium Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Denmark vs Belgium (17 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Belgium 3-0 Russia (12 June)
Starting line-up: Courtois; Alderweireld, Boyata, Vertonghen; Castagne, Dendoncker, Tielemans, T. Hazard; Mertens, Lukaku, Carrasco
Croatia Team News and Predictions
Opening game: England vs Croatia (13 June)
Livaković; Vrsaljko, Ćaleta-Car, Vida, Gvardiol; Brozović; Kramarić, Modrić, Kovačić, Perišić; Rebić
Elvir Islamović, Croatia reporter: Dejan Lovren has not recovered from a knee injury and will miss the opening match. Zlatko Dalić is still thinking over his starting XI, but the latest suggestion is that Bruno Petković and Borna Barišić will drop out, with 19-year-old Joško Gvardiol coming in at left-back, Andrej Kramarić starting on the right wing and Ante Rebić operating as a lone striker instead of Petković.
Czech Republic Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Scotland vs Czech Republic (14 June)
Vaclík; Coufal, Čelůstka, Kalas, Bořil; Souček, Král; Masopust, Darida, Jankto; Schick
Ondřej Zlámal, Czech Republic reporter: Jaroslav Šilhavý has a centre-back spot to nail down and a place in midfield to fill after Slavia Praha's Lukáš Provod was ruled out. I reckon he'll keep faith with the side that navigated them through qualifying.
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Denmark Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Denmark vs Belgium (17 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Denmark 0-1 Finland (12 June)
Schmeichel; Mæhle, Kjær, Christensen, Wass; Eriksen, Højbjerg, Delaney; Poulsen, Wind, Braithwaite
England Team News and Predictions
Opening game: England vs Croatia (13 June)
Pickford; Walker, Stones, Mings, Chilwell; Phillips, Rice; Sterling, Mount, Foden; Kane
Simon Hart, England reporter: Will Gareth Southgate revert to a back three or persist with a more expansive 4-3-3? Is there room for Jack Grealish? Are Harry Maguire and/or Jordan Henderson fit? How close is the precocious Jude Bellingham to a starting berth? Does Raheem Sterling have enough credit in the bank to play? A number of question marks remain.
Finland Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Finland vs Russia (16 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Denmark 0-1 Finland (12 June)
Hradecky; O'Shaughnessy, Arajuuri, Toivio; Uronen, Kamara, Sparv, Lod, Raitala; Pukki, Pohjanpalo
France Team News and Predictions
Opening game: France vs Germany (15 June)
Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe, Hernández; Kanté, Pogba, Rabiot, Griezmann; Benzema, Mbappé
David Crossan, France reporter: Neither Karim Benzema nor Antoine Griezmann took part in squad training on Friday. The Real Madrid forward went off against Bulgaria on Tuesday with a knock, while the Barcelona attacker has been nursing a left calf problem. Benzema's club-mate Raphaël Varane was rested from training on Friday following a heavy workload but there are no injury concerns for the defender.
Germany Team News and Predictions
Opening game: France vs Germany (15 June)
Neuer; Ginter, Hummels, Rüdiger; Kimmich, Gündoğan, Kroos, Gosens; Havertz, Müller, Gnabry
Philip Röber, Germany reporter: The quality available in central midfield is a luxury which may lead Joachim Löw to field Joshua Kimmich at right-back or right wingback, a position where Germany have struggled in recent matches. Returnees Mats Hummels and Thomas Müller are guaranteed starters, but there may not be space for Timo Werner and Leroy Sané.
Hungary Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Hungary vs Portugal (15 June)
Gulácsi; Fiola, Orbán, Attila Szalai; Lovrencsics, Kleinheisler, Ádám Nagy, Schäfer, Holender; Roland Sallai, Ádám Szalai
Andy Clark, Hungary reporter: The key questions are how Marco Rossi will compensate for the absences of creative midfielders Zsolt Kalmár and Dominik Szoboszlai, who joins Willi Orbán and Attila Szalai in defence, and who fills the right wing-back position. Expect Roland Sallai to be fine despite missing recent friendlies.
Italy Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Italy vs Switzerland (16 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Turkey 0-3 Italy (11 June)
Starting line-up: Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli; Berardi, Immobile, Insigne
Netherlands Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Netherlands vs Ukraine (13 June)
Stekelenburg; Dumfries, Timber, De Vrij, Blind, Wijndal; F. de Jong, De Roon, Wijnaldum; Depay, Weghorst
Derek Brookman, Netherlands reporter: The main concern for Frank de Boer is Matthijs de Ligt's fitness. He will field the Juventus defender if he can, but De Ligt is still recovering from a groin injury, and hasn't yet completed a full training session.
North Macedonia Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Austria vs North Macedonia (13 June)
Dimitrievski; Ristovski, Musliu, Velkovski, Alioski; Ademi, Nikolov, Bardi; Elmas, Pandev, Trajkovski
Igor Panevski, North Macedonia reporter: With every player at his disposal, Igor Angelovski has the luxury of selecting his best XI, keeping faith with the 5-3-2 formation that has served the finals debutants so well of late.
Poland Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Poland vs Slovakia (14 June)
Szczęsny; Piątkowski, Glik, Bednarek, Bereszyński; Krychowiak, Klich, Zieliński, Puchacz; Jóźwiak, Lewandowski
Piotr Koźmiński, Poland reporter: Paulo Sousa has experimented in the lead-up to the tournament, and the loss of forwards Krzysztof Piątek and Arkadiusz Milik to injury has caused a real headache. But Robert Lewandowski is still there and, as always, his role will be crucial.
Portugal Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Hungary vs Portugal (15 June)
Rui Patrício; João Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro; Danilo, William, Bruno Fernandes; Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo, Diogo Jota
Carlos Machado, Portugal reporter: Fernando Santos is likely to want to take the game to Hungary. My only question mark is in midfield, where Rúben Neves may play instead of Danilo.
Russia Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Finland vs Russia (16 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Belgium 3-0 Russia (12 June)
Starting line-up: Shunin; Mário Fernandes, Semenov, Dzhikiya, Zhirkov; Ozdoev, Barinov; Zobnin, Golovin, Kuzyaev; Dzyuba
Scotland Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Scotland vs Czech Republic (14 June)
Marshall; Hendry, Hanley, Tierney; O'Donnell, McTominay, McGregor, McGinn, Robertson; Dykes, Adams
Alex O'Henley, Scotland reporter: Steve Clarke won't deviate too much from the personnel who got Scotland to the finals. His dilemmas will be who plays right-sided centre-back and does he start with two up front?
Slovakia Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Poland vs Slovakia (14 June)
Dúbravka; Pekarík, Šatka, Škriniar, Hubočan; Kucka, Hromada; Haraslín, Hamšík, Mak; Duda
Rastislav Hribik, Slovakia reporter: There are many young players waiting in the wings as coach Štefan Tarkovič considers his starting line-up. Meanwhile, Marek Hamšík has had injury issues in the last month and his fitness is undeniably key.
Spain Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Spain vs Sweden (14 June)
Unai Simón: Azpilicueta, Laporte, Pau Torres, Alba: Llorente, Rodri, Pedri: Gerard Moreno, Morata, Ferran Torres
Graham Hunter, Spain reporter: So many enigmas. An eon since Spain went to a tournament unsure which of their three keepers should start. No Sergio Ramos means huge responsibility on the centre-backs, whether Aymeric Laporte and Pau Torres start or 20-year-old Eric García gets the nod. But they're talented, and they believe.
Sweden Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Spain vs Sweden (14 June)
Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Danielson, Augustinsson; S. Larsson, Ekdal, Olsson, Forsberg; Isak, Berg
Sujay Dutt, Sweden reporter: It's more difficult than usual coming into a final tournament to predict Sweden's starting XI, especially the midfield. Against Spain, the experience of Albin Ekdal, Sebastien Larsson and Emil Forsberg could prove vital, while 21-year-old Alexander Isak ought to provide freshness up front.
Switzerland Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Italy vs Switzerland (16 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Wales 1-1 Switzerland (12 June)
Starting line-up: Sommer; Elvedi, Schär, Akanji; Mbabu, Xhaka, Freuler, Rodríguez; Shaqiri; Embolo, Seferović
Turkey Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Turkey vs Wales (16 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Turkey 0-3 Italy (11 June)
Starting line-up: Uğurcan Çakır; Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Çağlar Söyüncü, Umut Meraş; Okay Yokuşlu, Ozan Tufan, Yusuf Yazıcı, Kenan Karaman, Hakan Çalhanoğlu; Burak Yılmaz
Ukraine Team News and Predictions
Opening game: Netherlands vs Ukraine (13 June)
Bushchan; Karavaev, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Mykolenko; Zinchenko, Sydorchuk, Malinovskyi; Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Zubkov
Bogdan Buga, Ukraine reporter: A year ago, the side would have picked itself. Now, Andriy Shevchenko is spoilt for choice in almost every department, starting with competition between Andriy Pyatov and Georgiy Bushchan in goal. In central defence, Illia Zabarnyi, Serhiy Kryvtsov and Mykola Matviyenko are all potential starters. Out wide, Andriy Yarmolenko, Oleksandr Zubkov, Marlos and Viktor Tsygankov (currently recovering from an ankle injury) are vying for two spots.
Wales Team News and Predictions
Matchday 2: Turkey vs Wales (16 June)
Predicted line-up to follow.
Matchday 1: Wales 1-1 Switzerland (12 June)
Starting line-up: Ward; C. Roberts, Mepham, Rodon, Davies; Morrell, Allen, Ramsey; James, Moore, Bale
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