Tag: #Previews

For the first time in the country’s history, Georgia have qualified for the Euros. They finished fourth in their qualifying group behind Spain, Scotland and Norway, but because of UEFA’s new rules allowing teams that performed well in the Nations League, Georgia were given a shot qualify via the playoffs. They beat Luxembourg and then…

After a disastrous run at the previous Euros and failing to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, Turkey look poised for a big tournament with a new crop of young talent. Turkey started out qualifying on the wrong foot, but after a change in manager they steered the ship in the right direction and ended…

After making it to the quarterfinals of the previous Euros, the Czech Republic look poised to give a lot teams in Group F headaches. The Czech Republic finished second in their qualifying group behind Albania, but the underlying numbers were actually really impressive and they a style of play that is going to give a…

Portugal come into the Euros looking to win their second title after capturing it in 2016. There have been big changes for Portugal after losing in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Former Belgium manager Roberto Martinez is now in charge and Cristiano Ronaldo is the main man up top again. They had one of…

Austria come into the Euros after an impressive qualifying campaign under Ralph Rangnick. Austria finished second to Belgium, but the underlying data was really good and their system sets them up well to thrive in this group.Ralf Rangnick has proven himself over his career to be an elite out of possession coach. His defensive tactics…

France will look to bring home their first title since 2000 and are poised for another deep run after making the final of the 2022 World Cup. France enter as the second-favorite and it’s hard to argue against that. The best player in the world, Kylian Mbappe, has been incredible for the French National Team…

Strategically, Germany are the most refined team at the Euros, and that is why they are the most likely to win the competition. When Die Mannschaft sacked Hansi Flick and appointed Julian Nagelsmann in his place last September, the tactics community immediately took notice. Given Nagelsmann’s track record with developing and detailing squads at Hoffeinheim,…

Slovakia are back at the Euros for the third straight time. They made the round of 16 in 2016 and with the squad they have, matching that would be an incredible accomplishment. Slovakia finished second in their qualifying group behind Portugal and were really good against everyone else, but Portugal throttled them in both meetings.…

After a World Cup filled with drama and bad results, Belgium look to put that all to bed and make a deep run at Euro 2024. Roberto Martinez has moved onto manage Portugal, which makes way for former RB Leipzig manager Domenico Tedesco. Belgium were impressive during qualifying to top their group over Austria and…

Romania are back at the Euros after missing out in 2020. This is their sixth appearance at this tournament, but they have only made it to the knockout stage once. They are lucky they got put into the easiest group in this tournament because in terms of talent, this is one of the least talented…

After making it to the quarterfinals of the previous Euros, Ukraine will be looking to make an even deeper run here in Germany. The Ukrainian squad is loaded with talent all over the pitch playing at some of Europe’s top leagues. That is a change from last tournament, when most of their younger talent was…

Serbia are back at the Euros after missing out in 2021, but they are coming off a pretty poor qualifying campaign that saw them finish second behind Hungary. The Serbians are going to be one of the most fun teams to watch at this tournament because their matches are going to be incredibly high event.…

Slovenia are back in the Euros for just the second time in their history, but they are big underdogs to make it to the knockout stage. Slovenia were incredibly impressive during qualifying, finishing atop their qualifying group over Denmark. With that being said, the rest of their qualifying group included Kazakhstan, Finland, Northern Ireland and…

Denmark will be looking for another deep run at the Euros after making the semifinals in the last iteration of the event. The Denmark team that made a deep run at the previous Euros was in their absolute prime, while this version is a lot older and quite frankly less talented comparatively to the rest…

This will be Poland’s fifth straight appearance at the Euros, as they looks to defy the odds as the longest shot to get out of Group D. Poland were pretty poor during qualifying. They were so poor that they needed to go through the qualification playoff. Poland beat Estonia and then Wales in penalties just…

The Netherlands comes into the Euros after making it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup and narrowly losing to Argentina. The Dutch are now under Ronald Koeman, which is now his second stint as the Dutch National Team manager, but this is his first major international tournament in charge. The Netherlands were good in…

Germany look to win their first Euro title since 1996 on home soil. The last two international tournaments have been a complete disaster for the German National Team. They were bounced in the round of 16 in the previous Euros and then failed to make it out of the group stage at the 2022 World…

Switzerland will look to make another deep run at the Euros after upsetting France and getting to the quarterfinals in 2021. Murat Yakin has been in charge since after the Euros in 2021 and has done a masterful job with the Swiss National Team. They did finish second in their qualifying group to Romania, but…