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Curry and Hot: The Five Prominent Candidates for Winning the Euro
Portugal have been much stronger since winning the previous European Championship, Germany have changed momentum and are preparing a farewell gift for heart yogis, England believe the future is already here and Belgium are still building on their golden generation, but France, with the fascinating strengthening of Karim Benzema, are still favorites to take the Wembley Cup
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Michael Yochin
Sunday, 06 June 2021, 13:30
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1. France
The world champion still enjoys most of the squad that won the gold medals in Russia - in fact, of the players who made it to the final against Croatia in Lužnice, only Samuel Omititi and Blas Matuidi are missing from current coach Didier Deschamps' list.
Therefore, the French only got stronger thanks to the sensational and unexpected decision of the coach to return Karim Benzema to the squad.
The Real Madrid striker has not been called up for disciplinary reasons since 2015, and everyone has long since come to terms with the fact that his career in the blue uniform is over, but now he is here, at 33, after another brilliant season in the Spanish league during which he scored 30 goals in all competitions. Zidane for the championship.
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Karim Benzema (Photo: Reuters)
Benzema's apparent collaboration with Killian Ambape and Antoine Griezmann is fascinating and ignites the imagination.
The Paris Saint-Germain star is still the youngest player on the squad at 22 (a little hard to believe, right?), While the Barcelona star has returned to good form in the final months of the season, and has fond memories of the previous European Championship in 2016.
If we take into account the great Angulo Canta, the ultimate hero in Chelsea's Champions League win selected as the outstanding player in both semi-finals and final, and regularly rising in the important moments, then France seems to be the favorite to take the trophy.
For Dashan, it may be a phenomenal achievement.
As a player and captain, he won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championships.
As a coach he took the 2018 World Cup, and now he has a chance to complete the perfect four-man squad.
It will be unprecedented, and no one will ever be able to recreate it.
Many superstars surround it this time.
Cristiano Ronaldo with Bruno Fernandez (Photo: Reuters)
2. Portugal
5 years ago, Portugal won the historic gold medals at the European Championships with quite a bit of luck, after opening the tournament with 5 draws, and winning only once in 90 minutes. The winning goal in the final against France was scored by Adar - a mediocre striker who did not expect to become the national hero.
Well, this time players like Adar had no chance of getting close to the roster. The current Portugal is much better compared to the 2016 model, and veteran coach Fernando Santos has had to leave quite a few great stars off the 26-man list. There are no weak squads in the current squad, and almost every player would have been enthusiastically received on any other team.
In 2016 everyone was mostly talking about Cristiano Ronaldo.
He's still here, of course, but attention does not have to concentrate on him.
Bruno Fernandez, who established his status as the Manchester United superstar as soon as he signed at Old Trafford, will steer in midfield.
Ruben Diaz, who was crowned Premier League player this season in his Manchester City debut, is considered by many to be the best brake in the world today.
Joao Felix is the freshman Spain in the Atletico Madrid uniform.
Bernardo Silva is also in excellent shape, and the battle for a place in the squad alongside them will not be trivial.
Santos, who has been working with the team since 2014 and radiates calm and authority, is the right man for the job - and Portugal can certainly be considered one of the top candidates to receive the trophy and retain the crown.
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Gorzka and Sana (Photo: Reuters)
Germany
Until three months ago, the Germans were in crisis, but coach Joachim Lev's announcement of his intention to resign at the end of the European Championships changed the dynamics and momentum by 180 degrees. Yogi should have left long ago, and he has become a disgusting figure in the eyes of fans and commentators, but now - as he is on his way out - it is much easier to remember the fact that he is one of the best national coaches in history around the world. No one will take away his great past achievements, his place in the Hall of Fame is guaranteed, and now - instead of getting angry at him - everyone just wants to give him the perfect farewell gift.
Even Lev is already thinking of only a short term, and not trying to be considerate and show everyone where the fish is urinating from.
So he brought back to the staff Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels, whom he threw out in a scandalous decision two years ago - and they came happily.
It now has a much higher quality squad, with a wonderful band that combines experienced stars with youngsters, and is based on the skeleton of Bayern Munich.
There is no better central pairing in the world than Yuzua Kimish and Leon Gorczka - and when Tony Cross joins them, the squad in the center of the field becomes even more monstrous.
Manuel Neuer is still here, the defense is more stable with Homeless, Leroy Sana and Serge Gnabry will plow the wings, and on paper this could be a team with almost no weaknesses.
So yes - of course she is one of the clear favorites to win.
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Became a more complete and diverse player.
Harry Kane (Photo: Reuters)
4. England
The English qualified for the World Cup semi-finals in Russia with a lesser quality staff, and now a generation of young stars is growing there who are in great swing ahead of the first international tournament of their lives. Jaydon Sancho, Phil Foden, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, and even 17-year-old Jude Blingham - all could start in coach Gareth Southgate's squad. The wealth at the front is so brilliant that even Marcus Rashford could stay on the bench this time, not to mention Raheem Sterling who scored a goal per game on average in the qualifiers but suffered from poor fitness recently and rarely played in the Manchester City uniform.
Harry Kane, who may partner with Pep Guardiola next season if all goes according to plan, is actually in a fantastic state as usual. This season he not only scored goals at a dizzying pace, but was also crowned King of the Premier League, becoming a more complete and diverse player. If the 27-year-old captain is careful in the coming month, he is able to take the young team very far - and the dreams of winning are certainly realistic.
Southgate missed a crucial penalty in a duel in the semi-final against Germany at Euro '96.
The fact that the semi-finals and the final are also being held this time at Wembley (in addition to the home stage), definitely improves the chances, and who knows - maybe the coach will close a special personal circle after exactly a quarter of a century.
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Only he comes in good shape.
Romulo Lukaku (Photo: AP)
5. Belgium
If all went well, Belgium should have been ranked higher, but in the current situation also setting it as the No. 5 favorite is a big compliment. This may be the last chance of the golden generation, but only one major star comes to the tournament in fitness - Romulo Lukaku who experienced a tremendous season at Inter and was one of the heroes of winning the championship.
Eden Hazard has not been able to overcome injuries in the last two years since joining Real Madrid, Axel Witsel tore an Achilles tendon in January and his fitness is unclear, and veteran brakemen Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderwirld are not quite at their best either. Then came the really terrible news - Kevin de Bruyne broke a bone in his face in the Champions League final. If he is not fit for the crucial stages of the European Championship, it will be a fatal blow to the Red Devils' chances.
Still, coach Roberto Martinez's team must be included here.
Thibaut Courtois is able to lock the goal on a good day, Yannick Crasco demonstrated great ability in the Atletico Madrid uniform on the way to the championship, and Yuri Tillmans can also be trusted in the center of the field.
If de Brauna and the Czar are healthy, and Lukaku continues to rip nets, they'll still be able to do it.
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