In 2016, Portugal won the title for the first time by defeating hosts France 1-0. Germany and Spain are the most successful teams in Euro Cup history. Both won the title for a total of 3-3 times. This is the 16th season of the Euro Cup and so far 15 teams have won a total of 10 teams. Spain is the only team to have won the title twice in a row. Spain dominated by winning the title in 2008 and 2012.
15 Euro Cup Champion Teams
- Germany and Spain (3-3)
- France (2)
- Soviet Union, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Portugal (1)
16 to 24 teams
In the last season of Euro Cup played in France in 2016, 24 teams took part for the first time. Earlier only 16 teams used to participate. Here are the 24 teams that have qualified for Euro Cup 2020-
Belgium, Italy, Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, France, Turkey, England, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Croatia, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Wales, North Macedonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Scotland
Most eyes will be on these teams
24 teams are participating in the tournament. But Germany, Spain, France and Portugal But the eyes of the whole world will be fixed the most. However, apart from these, Croatia, England, Russia and Ukraine also cannot be ignored.
Germany:
The current FIFA ranking of Germany, which has won the Euro Cup three times, is 12. Former number one Germany took part in the Euro Cup for the first time in 1972 and has appeared in this tournament 13 times so far. The head coach of the team is Joaquim Low.
Squad-
Goalkeeper: Manuel, Bernd Leno, Kevin Trapp
Defenders: Mathias Ginter, Antonio, Robin Gosens, Christian Günter, Marcel Halstenber, Matt, Lukas Klostermann, Robin Koch, Niklas Sule
Midfielder: Ike Gundogan, Toni Kroos, Emre Kane, Joshua Kimmich, Thomas Muller, Jamal, Serge Gnabry, Leon, Kai Havertz, Jons Hoffman, Leroy Sane, Florian Newhaus
Forward: Timo Warner, Kevin Woland
star player-
– Mathias He has been a part of the team that won the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Silver Medal in 2016.
– Thomas Muller He has scored 38 goals in 100 matches for Germany since 2010.
Coach: The head coach of the Germany team is Joachim Low. Under Joachim’s leadership, Germany became the winner of the World Cup in 2014 and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Under the leadership of Joachim, the team has performed brilliantly in the last few years. In the last Euro Cup, the team reached the semi-finals.
team performance-
- The German team is one of the most successful teams at the international level. The year 2018 was quite disappointing for the 2014 World Cup winning team Germany. She was eliminated from the first round in the 2018 World Cup.
- After this, the team’s poor performance continued in the UEFA National League and could not make it to the 2019 UEFA National League Finals.
- Last year in the UEFA National League, Spain ended their journey by defeating Germany 6-0.
- Germany had to face a 1-2 defeat at the hands of North Macedonia at home in the 2022 World Cup Qualifier.
Spain
Apart from Germany, another most successful team in the Euro Cup is Spain. Currently, he is in sixth place in the FIFA rankings. Participated in the Euro Cup for the first time in 1964 in Spain and has appeared in the tournament 11 times so far.
star player-
- elvaro morata He has scored 19 goals in 39 matches for Spain. With his help, Spain won the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2013. He has also played in the 2016 Euro Cup.
- Ferran Torres He made his international debut for Spain’s senior team only last year, but in 10 matches, he showed his strength by scoring 6 goals. He scored the winning penalty goal over France in the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA European Under 19 Championships. After this, he became an overnight star after defeating Portugal in the final. He scored the first international goal against Ukraine. He scored the first international hat-trick against Germany.
Coach :-
Lewis Enrich, who was part of the Spain team that won gold in the 1992 Olympics, represented the country in three World Cups and is now handling the team as a coach. Lewis had the ability to play in many different positions. He has also coached teams like Barcelona. On 9 July 2018, he was made the coach of the Spain team. He left his post in June 2019 due to personal reasons, but in November he took over the responsibility again.
team performance-
- Talking about the performance of Spain’s team, which was consistently invincible in 35 matches from February 2007 to June 2009, last year it has got tough competition from teams like Germany, Portugal, Netherlands.
- In the UEFA National League, it had to play a 1–1 draw with Germany. While the score of the match against Portugal was 0-0.
- In a friendly match in November last year, the Netherlands also played a 1-1 draw.
- In the 2022 World Cup Qualifier, a team like Greece played a tough match against Spain and a 1-1 draw. However, Spain was successful in registering victories over Georgia and Kosovo.
France
France is one of the teams that will be the most eyed in this Euro Cup, as they are the current world champions. In 2018, he won the World Cup by defeating Croatia. His current FIFA ranking is number two. He has played the Euro Cup 10 times.
star player-
- Kylin Mbappe He surprised everyone with his footwork in the last World Cup. Mbappe, who made his professional debut at the age of 16, has won the Golden Boy Award. He is the third highest scorer in club history. Mbappe, who debuted for France at the age of 18, became the youngest French player to score in the World Cup. He was the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup final.
- Antoine Griezmann France’s superstars are included in the list of players. He finished third in the race for the Ballon d’Or 2016 and 2016 Best FIFA Men’s Player awards. He was the highest goalscorer in the Euro Cup last season. He scored 6 goals. He was also adjudged the best player.
Coach: Didier Deschamps is the coach of France. His most achievement as a coach was making France the world champions in 2018. France reached the final of the Euro Cup in the last season only when Dierre was there. Diddicher became the third person to win the World Cup both as a player and as a coach.
team performance-
- Looking at the team’s performance last year, Portugal looks to be the biggest challenge for France.
- France played a 0-0 draw with Portugal in the UEFA National League last year and won the second match 1-0.
- However, France’s performance against Ukraine was mixed. Where they were defeated 7-1 in the UEFA National League, they had to play a 1-1 draw in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying group.
Portugal-
Euro Cup defending champion Cristiano Ronaldo’s team Portugal will be eyeing to save the title. Portugal, ranked 5 in the FIFA rankings, took part in the Euro Cup 8 times.
star player-
- Cristiano Ronaldo But this team has full responsibility. Ronaldo has scored 103 goals in 173 matches. He has five Ballon d’Or and four European Gold Shoes Awards to his name. He has won 32 big titles in his career. He was the second highest goalscorer of the Euro Cup last season. He was given a silver boot.
Coach: Fernando Santos is the coach of Portugal team. Under his coaching, Portugal won the Euro Cup for the first time and the National League title for the first time in 2019. In 2010, Fernando was also the coach of the Greece team. At that time the team had qualified for the 2012 Euro Cup. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it was during Fernando’s time that the Greece team reached the knockout stage for the first time in history. In 2014, he got the responsibility of Portugal team.
team performance-
- If we look at the performance of the team last year, then this time in the Euro Cup there will be an equal fight with Spain, France, Croatia.
- Last year, the score between Portugal and Spain in a friendly match was 0-0. The score was also 0-0 against France in the 2020 UEFA National League.
- At the same time, France defeated 1-0 when they faced each other for the second time in the league. Although Portugal had won over Croatia, but the difference was 3-2.
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