Germany Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Julian Nagelsmann Group Fifa rankRank A 16 The memory of a poor World Cup still lingers but results have improved since Nagelsmann took over. Read the team guide here. Star playerJamal Musiala Strengths The creativity in attack is promising with youngsters Musiala and Wirtz, who are now being fed passes by the returning Kroos. Weaknesses Nagelsmann experimented wildly in the beginning and he and the players have not had much time together. Profiles written by Nicolas Horn for Die Zeit Hungary Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Marco Rossi Group Fifa rankRank A 26 A recent run of one defeat in 18 games included away wins against Germany and England. Read the team guide here. Star playerDominik Szoboszlai Strengths Coach Rossi has unleashed the side’s attacking talent, with Liverpool’s Szoboszlai key. Weaknesses The squad does not consist of many players at top clubs and at this level any mistake can prove costly. Profiles written by Tom Mortimer Scotland Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Steve Clarke Group Fifa rankRank A 39 Scotland hope to have learned their lesson from Euro 2020, when they did not reach their full potential. Read the team guide here. Star playerAndy Robertson Strengths Midfielders, lots of them. Scotland have an uncanny knack of producing international-class midfield players. Weaknesses Scotland lack a potent striker and, in turn, do not really score enough goals. They are not a side to blow away weaker opposition. Profiles written by Ewan Murray Switzerland Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Murat Yakin Group Fifa rankRank A 19 The Swiss Golden Generation has made it to the knockout rounds at the past five major finals, something matched only by France. Read the team guide here. Star playerGranit Xhaka Strengths Key players such as Xhaka, Sommer and Akanji have had tremendous club seasons and arrive in Germany full of confidence. Weaknesses Up front. There was not plenty to choose from to start with for Yakin and the only ‘indispensable’ forward, Embolo, may not be fit to start the tournament. Profiles written by Lucas Werder, Sebastian Wendel and Christian Finkbeiner for Blick Albania Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Sylvinho Group Fifa rankRank B 66 Sylvinho has turned this team around after being appointed in January 2023 and they won their qualifying group. Read the team guide here. Star playerKristjan Asllani Strengths Albania are an extremely hard-working side. ‘Players who do not run will not join us,’ says Sylvinho. Weaknesses An over-reliance on Broja to score the goals, especially after Cikalleshi was surprisingly left out of the squad. Profiles written by Ermal Kuka for Panorama Croatia Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Zlatko Dalic Group Fifa rankRank B 10 Croatia did not impress in qualifying and there is a sense that the Dalic era may end with a whimper. Read the team guide here. Star playerLuka Modric Strengths Modric. The playmaker may be 38 now but showed in his cameos for Madrid that he is as good as ever with the ball. Weaknesses Modric. Not the player himself but his inclusion means other players have to play in positions that are not necessarily their best. Profiles written by Alex Holiga for Telesport Italy Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Luciano Spalletti Group Fifa rankRank B 9 It’s all change since the Euro 2020 triumph with a new coach, Spalletti, new players and a new playing style. Read the team guide here. Star playerNicolò Barella Strengths Donnarumma normally saves his best for the national team and in Barella Italy have one of the best midfielders in Europe. Weaknesses Where will the goals come from? There are few indications that Scamacca or Retegui will be the next Schillaci. Profiles written by Luca Bianchin for Gazzetta dello Sport Spain Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Luis de la Fuente Group Fifa rankRank B 8 The 2008 and 2012 champions have bounced back from their poor World Cup under new coach De la Fuente. Read the team guide here. Star playerRodri Strengths Rodri. The best in Europe, says Pep Guardiola and it is hard to disagree. Weaknesses They will miss the injured Gavi while his Barcelona teammate Pedri has had his own fitness problems. And who will start up front? Profiles written by David Álvarez, Juan I. Irigoyen, Ladislao Moñino, Jon Rivas, Rafael Pineda and Juan L. Cudeiro for El País Denmark Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Kasper Hjulmand Group Fifa rankRank C 21 Reached the semi-finals in 2021 but some of the problems from the World Cup remained in qualifying for Germany. Read the team guide here. Star playerRasmus Højlund Strengths Hjulmand’s team has a young and vibrant attack, led by Højlund and supported by Wind. Weaknesses A lack of playing time for key players such as Kjær, Højbjerg and Eriksen. Profiles written by Sofie Engberg Munch for TV 2 Denmark England Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Gareth Southgate Group Fifa rankRank C 4 The individual quality is there to finally win a tournament 58 years after the 1966 World Cup. Read the team guide here. Star playerJude Bellingham Strengths The forward line is the envy of the rest of Europe with Kane, Bellingham, Foden, Saka and Palmer all in excellent form. Weaknesses Injuries in defence have deprived Southgate of key players and clean sheets are few and far between. Profiles written by Jacob Steinberg Serbia Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Dragan Stojkovic Group Fifa rankRank C 33 Debutants at the Euros, Stojkovic’s side arrive in Germany as underdogs after an inconsistent qualifying campaign. Read the team guide here. Star playerDusan Tadic Strengths The spine is strong with the two Milinkovic-Savic brothers in goal and midfield, Pavlovic the main man in defence, Tadic the link and Mitrovic the finisher. Weaknesses Confidence is brittle and has been so since the poor 2022 World Cup campaign. Profiles written by Uros Jovicic for Nedeljnik Slovenia Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Matjaz Kek Group Fifa rankRank C 57 Slovenia relied on their fine home form to qualify for the Euros, finishing level on points with group winners Denmark. Read the team guide here. Star playerBenjamin Sesko Strengths Oblak is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and in Sesko they have an outstanding attacking talent. Weaknesses Kek’s 4-4-2 can appear a bit static at times and the defence is not the quickest. Profiles written by Miran Zore for Nogomania Austria Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Ralf Rangnick Group Fifa rankRank D 25 Coach Rangnick has galvanised the team and stayed despite interest from Bayern Munich Read the team guide here. Star playerMarcel Sabitzer Strengths This team is all that is good about Rangnick. His signature strategies are high pressing, fast transitions and intense running. Weaknesses Injuries to key defender Alaba and key midfielder Schlager were undeniably big blows. Profiles written by Andreas Hagenauer and Lukas Zahrer for Der Standard France Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Didier Deschamps Group Fifa rankRank D 2 Deschamps’ side are rightly considered the favourites but leaders such as Lloris and Varane are no longer there. Read the team guide here. Star player Kylian Mbappé Strengths The squad has the right feel of experience and youthful energy with Griezmann pulling the strings in midfield. Weaknesses The centre-back partnership is not settled with Upamecano and Konaté having inconsistent seasons and Saliba not fully trusted. Profiles written by Luke Entwistle for Get French Football News Netherlands Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Ronald Koeman Group Fifa rankRank D 7 Recovered from ‘curry-gate’, which led to a 4-0 defeat in France, to qualify second behind Deschamps’ team. Read the team guide here. Star playerVirgil van Dijk Strengths Van Dijk is one of the best defenders in Europe and it will be interesting to see if Reijnders can take his club form into the Euros. Weaknesses Koeman’s preparations have been disturbed by injuries to key players such as De Jong and Depay. Profiles written by Wilber Hack and Kasper Hermans for De Telegraaf Poland Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Michal Probierz Group Fifa rankRank D 28 Coach Probierz picked up the pieces of a team that appeared to have broken under the Portuguese Santos. Read the team guide here. Star playerRobert Lewandowski Strengths No surprises here and the same as in previous tournaments: a certain striker called Lewandowski Weaknesses The system used (3-5-2) has a safety-first feel to it and there is a lack of creativity. Don’t expect fireworks. Profiles written by Tomasz Wlodarczyk, Radoslaw Przybysz and Maciej Luczak for Meczyki Belgium Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Domenico Tedesco Group Fifa rankRank E 3 Tedesco has abandoned the three-man defence utilised by his predecessor Martínez and went through qualifying undefeated. Star playerKevin De Bruyne Strengths In De Bruyne Belgium have a player who can win any game and a front three of Trossard, Lukaku and Doku looks strong. Weaknesses Tedesco falling out with Courtois over the captaincy could come back to haunt the coach with the goalkeeper not included. Profiles written by Koen Van Uytvange, Pieter-Jan Calcoen and Yanko Beeckman for Nieuwsblad Romania Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Edward Iordanescu Group Fifa rankRank E 46 Back on the big stage after missing three major finals and Iordanescu has created a tight-knit group. Star playerNicolae Stanciu Strengths Midfielder Stanciu is an exceptional playmaker who can dictate the pace of the game and Spurs’ Dragusin has emerged as a defensive leader. Weaknesses Iordanescu’s side are far from free-scoring and the striker, likely to be Alibec, can often be isolated. Profiles written by Emanuel Rosu for PlaySport Slovakia Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Francesco Calzona Group Fifa rankRank E 48 Reached their third straight Euros having finished second behind Portugal in their group, but only after Calzona replaced Tarkovic. Star playerMilan Skriniar Strengths This is a hard-working team who are happy to implement the coach’s high-press philosopy with Napoli’s Lobotka key. Weaknesses The average age of the starting XI during the qualifying campaign was drifting towards 30, the oldest of all the teams. Profiles written by Lukas Vrablik Ukraine Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Serhiy Rebrov Group Fifa rankRank E 22 Rebrov’s team are expected to do well in Germany and lift the war-torn nation after developing a habit of scoring late goals in qualifying. Star playerMykhailo Mudryk Strengths From Lunin in goal to Dovbyk, La Liga’s leading scorer last season, Ukraine have a spine of players from the top leagues. Weaknesses Several key players, such as Zinchenko, Mykolenko and Yarmolenko, have had fitness problems this season. Profiles written by Oleksandr Sazhko and Oleksandr Sereda for Ua.tribuna.com Czech Republic Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Ivan Hasek Group Fifa rankRank F 36 Coach Hasek steered the Czechs to the Euros after a qualifying campaign disrupted by a nightclub incident. Star playerPatrik Schick Strengths Against stronger opponents the Czechs are masters at striking on the counterattack, with Schick key up front. Weaknesses The main question going into the tournament is where the creative spark in midfield will come from. Profiles written by Martin Vait for Denik Sport Georgia Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Willy Sagnol Group Fifa rankRank F 75 Making their debut at a major tournament after beating Greece on penalties in their playoff final. Star playerKhvicha Kvaratskhelia Strengths Team spirit – and two world-class players in goalkeeper Mamardashvili and forward Kvaratskhelia. Weaknesses There is space behind the wing-backs for opponents to exploit and the team relies too much on a few key players – they must not get injured. Profiles written by Mamuka Kvaratskhelia for Lelo.ge Portugal Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Roberto Martínez Group Fifa rankRank F 6 There is renewed optimism in Portugal after Martínez replaced Santos and sailed through qualifying with 10 straight wins. Star playerCristiano Ronaldo Strengths They have one of the strongest squads in the tournament with an abundance of individual quality in every position. Weaknesses Ronaldo excelled in qualifying but what happens if he gets off to a bad start in Germany? Can Martínez drop him? Profiles written by Nuno Travassos, Catarina Pereira and Luís Mateus for A Bola Turkey Jump to another team All teams Albania Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England France Georgia Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Coach Vincenzo Montella Group Fifa rankRank F 40 Despite a poor start Turkey won their qualifying group, beating Croatia away in the standout result. Star playerArda Guler Strengths The attack is brimming with youthful energy, Real Madrid’s Guler and Yildiz of Juventus able to unlock any defence if given the tools. Weaknesses Coach Montella has been hit by several injuries to his defence, with Kabak and Soyuncu ruled out of the tournament. Profiles written by Emre Sarigul for turkish-football.com
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