The delayed European Championship captured our attention this summer, with domestic football taking a back seat after a long season. Club and league rivalries are still bubbling away though, so we tracked the fortunes of every player during the tournament in our Euro 2020 stats to see who contributed the most to it.
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.
Spain are making hard work of getting through Euro 2020 Group E but it seems almost unthinkable that they will not progress by beating Slovakia. La Roja have dominated both games played so far but the lack of a killer instinct up front has cost them dear in two draws.
Spain let favourite backers down when drawing with Sweden but did enough in general play to make them worth sticking with versus Poland. The Eagles have it all to do in Euro 2020 Group E after suffering a surprise loss to Slovakia and look there for the taking in Seville.
All the evidence suggests Spain should be too strong for Sweden on home turf in Seville in the opening round of Euro 2020 Group E games. La Roja finished five points ahead of their opponents when they met in qualifying and enjoyed a more impressive Nations League campaign.
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.
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.
Netherlands have been hit with some injury problems at the back for the latest international break and Spain are fancied to take advantage in Amsterdam. La Roja will be keen to bounce back from a surprise Nations League loss to Ukraine last time out and have several in-form front men at the moment.
Spain look a class apart in Euro 2020 qualifying Group F and can kick off with a smooth success against Norway at the Mestalla in Valencia. The Scandinavian side have not reached a major tournament since 2000 and still appear short of star quality heading into this campaign.
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.