Czech Republic could do with a boost ahead of Euro 2020 after being hammered by Italy last week but Albania can be stubborn opponents. The visitors have only lost to England in their last nine outings and held Wales to a goalless draw in Cardiff on Saturday.
Hungary are in the so-called ‘group of death’ at Euro 2020 and may opt to conserve their energy when warming up against Republic of Ireland. The visitors have nothing at stake in Budapest after missing out on this summer’s big event but can always be relied upon to play with pride.
Poland look in reasonable form heading into Euro 2020 and may be keen to find top gear when facing Iceland in their final warm-up match. The Eagles begin their Group E campaign with what could be a pivotal clash with Slovakia, so would ideally like to hit the ground running.
England will finish off their preparations for Euro 2020 by facing Romania in Middlesbrough and a professional win is expected. The Three Lions are on a run of five straight victories, with only one goal conceded, whereas their opponents have lost four in a row.
Scotland have had an encouraging build-up to Euro 2020 and will be keen to maintain the momentum when facing Luxembourg. Their opponents have shown some improvement in recent years but have lost friendlies to Liechtenstein, Austria, Qatar and Norway over the past 10 months.
Wales can be forgiven for a 3-0 loss to France in their first Euro 2020 warm-up match after going down to 10 men with just 25 minutes gone. Robert Page will now be determined to claim a morale-boosting victory over Albania, who are 49 places below them in the FIFA rankings.
Any debate about which nation will win the European Championship will naturally centre around the relative strengths and weaknesses of each squad and their key players. However, an often-overlooked factor is the Euro 2020 draw itself.
Italy have built up a lot of momentum heading into Euro 2020 and will no doubt want to maintain that by beating Czech Republic in Bologna. Their opponents have also qualified for this summer’s spectacular but an inconsistent run of results has tempered expectations.
Belgium are expected to be one of the major players at Euro 2020 and can warm up for that tournament by seeing off Greece in Brussels. Their opponents failed to qualify for this summer’s big event but they do tend to be well drilled and defensively sound.
England are favourites to beat Austria in Wednesday’s Euro 2020 warm-up match but may be worth taking on in Middlesbrough. A large number of Gareth Southgate’s squad were involved in the Champions League final between Chelsea and Man City and Man Utd’s Europa League decider.
Netherlands have established themselves as one of the contenders for Euro 2020 glory and can see off Scotland in Wednesday’s warm-up match. The Scots have played with great spirit under Steve Clarke to also reach this summer’s big event but they do have limitations.
France warmed up for their World Cup triumph with some professional displays and Didier Deschamps is expected to target a similar preparation for Euro 2020. Wales will also be involved in this summer’s big tournament but are rated a level below Les Bleus on all known form.
Denmark are heading towards Euro 2020 as dark horses to do well following a fine run of form and can warm up by stunning Germany. Die Mannschaft have blown hot and cold for the past nine months and there are plenty of question marks about Joachim Low’s final squad.
Poland are picked to see off Russia in Tuesday’s Euro 2020 warm-up match, judged on each teams’ exploits in international friendlies last year. The Eagles beat Finland 5-1 and Ukraine 2-0, whereas their opponents were edged out 2-1 by Sweden and only drew 0-0 with Moldova.