We flopped badly with our Euro 2020 both teams to score tips at the last-16 stage but are having another go for the quarter-finals. There was a mixture of entertaining encounters and tight tussles to start the knockout rounds and that trend could continue.
Belgium and Portugal look set for a blockbuster showdown in Seville at the start of the Euro 2020 knockout stages. The holders always have to be respected but it is the Red Devils who currently top the world rankings and are rated the more complete outfit.
Belgium haven’t been totally convincing so far at Euro 2020 but their big guns are beginning to fire and that looks ominous for next opponents Finland. The Finns have shown plenty of spirit and resolve but, as expected, ultimately look in a little too deep at this level.
Denmark may find it tough to recover from their dramatic Euro 2020 opener, especially now taking on one of the tournament favourites in Belgium. The Red Devils beat the Danes by two clear goals at home and away in the Nations League last year and began this competition in cracking form.
Belgium and Russia head into their Euro 2020 Group B clash as familiar foes and qualifying form certainly favours the Red Devils. They prevailed 3-1 when these teams met in Brussels at the start of that campaign and then 4-1 in Saint Petersburg in the penultimate round of games.
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.
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.
If good things come to those who wait then fans of international football are in for a treat this summer at Euro 2020. The tournament was postponed due to the continent being in lockdown last year but on June 11 it is finally set to kick off. In anticipation we have looked back at how each of the 24 Euro 2020 teams qualified for the tournament.
Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for Euro 2020 are hanging by a thread after Friday’s loss to Russia and they face another daunting test against Belgium next. The Red Devils prevailed 3-0 when these teams met in Brussels and have rattled off five straight wins in Group I, with 15 goals scored and only one conceded.
With the UEFA Nations League now on hold until the summer, the England national team can turn its attention to the qualifying campaign for Euro 2020. Ahead of the first matches kicking off later this week, we’ve analysed data on every qualifying campaign since Euro 96 to see what might be in store for Gareth Southgate’s young side.