EURO 2024 PREVIEW! Are Italy COOKED? Do England have an easy group? Are France favourites? | ESPN FC

Italy is never cooked.

When Italy is not the favourite, it always becomes the scariest of all because it becomes a better team. Always!!! So be careful with critics, cause we feed on them historically.

Spain and Croatia are the ones that should be worried, now.

Spain 🇪🇸 France 🇫🇷 Will Win it 😂😂

Belgium

Not only are Esp, Cro and Ita in the FIFA top 10 , they were in the best in the last League of Nations competition. At one time, they were in the Euro group, when Esp and Ita were in the final, and Cro was eliminated after conceding a goal in the 95th minute of the last game against Esp.

Today, all three of those results would pass.

Of course, Albania is also asked, they also have their chances.

Portugal 10 straight Euro qualifier wins with 36 goals scored while conceding only 2 and a dominating France team heavy tournament favs in my book. World or Euro England as usual gets an easy draw. How do they always to manage that cup after cup after cup? lol

Germany will sail through that group.

With 3 teams qualifying from the groups in 4 out of 6 groups then I don't think anyone can be discounted from that.

Group A
Germany – Rubbish by their standards in recent years but with their history of winning they can always be dangerous if they can find some momentum with the home crowd. If they look decent in the group then look out. I could see them either bombing out or winning.
Switzerland – Always underestimated. Consistently qualify and often give bigger countries a fright after that.
Scotland – Strength is their midfield and left side. Will be well-supported and will give everything. Can upset big countries on their day and are much improved.
Hungary – Another much-improved country with more of their players playing at a higher level than years previously. Their game with Germany will be like a derby (as will the Swiss-German game).

Group B (the toughest)
Italy – Defending champions. Like Germany, could either bomb out early or go all the way.
Spain – Will have more possession in every match they play. If Morata scores goals they are a danger.
Croatia – Creaking but consistently go very far.
Albania – Huge underdogs but will relish the challenge and might just upset someone. Not sure if they've qualified before.

Group C
Slovenia – Mid-level side. Good goalkeeper. Good striker.
Serbia – Jekyll and Hyde side. Some great talent.
Denmark – Very dangerous side with a point to prove. Always a team rather than a set of individuals.
England – Wide array of talent in most positions. If they can cope with the inevitable hype that will start should they start well and keep their heads later so that they take their chances then they are overdue winning something and have been close recently. Biggest battle is overcoming negativity and entitlement of many of their fans versus the hype of the rest of them and trying to find some degree of measure between those two extremes.

Group D
Netherlands – Very talented but lack a striker of the class they once had.
Austria – Underestimated side. Pretty strong around the pitch.
France – Should be favourites. Strongest pool of talent in Europe and the best individual player. Should be keen to add the trophy after the WC loss.
Play-off winner A – Whoever it is will be underdogs.

Group E
Belgium – Somewhat between generations. They have some youth talent and rest of them are 30+. They do have some individual talent though and it'll be the last chance to win something for a lot of them.
Slovakia – Another mid-level European team. Lost Hamsik last year as well as a few more veterans in recent years so somewhat unknown to me.
Romania – Have been in the doldrums for a long time. (Were once one of the better teams in Europe). Should relish being back on the big stage. I'd put them ahead of Slovakia.
Play-off winner B – Whoever comes through will likely have a chance of going through.

Group F
Turkey – Good qualifying campaign. Starting to get players at bigger European clubs. Always a bit of an unknown.
Portugal – Could go all the way if they can be cohesive with all their talent.
Czech Rep – I see them as another mid-level European team. Schick was in great form a couple of years ago. Not so sure now.
Play-off winner C – Underdogs on paper but the Greeks could spring a surprise if it's them.

I think France deserve to be clear favourites. Then I'd have Portugal. Then Spain and England together. Germany and Italy are the unknowns because they could either not perform at all or (typically) quietly stay in the tournament and get stronger through the rounds. Many countries could learn from how they quietly go about their business rather than trying to win the pre-tournament hype battle. Germany, especially, will be interesting to watch. They've got Scotland who are much improved and then two derby matches against teams with previous against them. If they come through that then look out. Outside that, if the Dutch striker hits form they'll always create chances. Belgium deserve a mention too.

The pool stage only eliminates 8 out of 24 teams. Im gonna skip the first 2 weeks and start watching when the real football starts.

Someone tell that goof Italy beat his beloved England in 2014. They have won a game since 06 🫢

England and Portugal with the easy groups as usual.

Group B cannot be predicted. Anyone can come out on top.

Germany wins the euros

IT'S COMING ROME!!!!!
That english pundit is very frustrated about Italy.
Losers since 1966. England is The most embarassing football National team ever.

IT'S COMING ROME

23:35 man has huge hands.

Slovenia will surprise anyone as a Tanzanian I’m supporting Slovenia