American Learns about Euros 2024

[@calle9368]

I’m crazy depressed Sweden didn’t qualify when the tournament is played in Germany… and also with the team we have now. Isak, Gyökeres, Kulusevski, Larsson and Elanga. We could have been a dark horse if only we had a decent manager.

[@merijneggens]

With a decent manager you still wouldn’t finish above Austria and Belgium

[@calle9368]

@@merijneggens Austria is a good team but should’ve been doable. But we got that difficult group because of our extremely poor performances in the nations league. Thankfully we got a new manager now though

[@stylel9889]

atleast u guys have young prospects we literally dont have anyone thats young and to look forward to

[@Human-zx4rb]

The issue with out squad is that it is horribly unbalanced. Our best players are either attacking midfielders or forwards. We dont have a good defence.

[@pspirto8014]

During the 2022 UEFA Nations League Hungary beat England twice, 1-0 at home and 4-0 away at Wolverhampton. They also beat Germany 1-0 away at Leipzig. Then in September the same year they lost to Italy 2-0, but they've been unbeaten since then. The England - Hungary match (0-4) is worth checking out. That was England's worst home defeat in 94 years.

[@sehu1291]

Austria and Hungary are dangerous. But Austria is miles ahead of Hungary

[@mtk3755]

​@@sehu1291the fact that both of them dominated football in 30s to 50s, created a whole school of play called danubian game and were part of one empire and now rising again. Exciting to watch them rise again.

[@ian_r125]

Nations league isn't the most competitive of competitions, few take it seriously. Hungary played well but they were soundly beaten by England 4-0 in a real qualifying game a few months prior to that game you mention.

[@etme1000]

I'll just stick with what I think were the missed guesses: I would say, wrong on Switzerland (3), Italy (2 or 1), Serbia (3 at least), Romania (3rd or 4th). Czech (2) and Turkey (3). Also, as someone said, Italy can easily go on to win the whole thing. It's what they do.

[@kimbirch1202]

England under 21 team won the Euro Final last year, against Spain, and some of that team will be playing for the senior team, this year in the Euros.

[@daderr99]

Italian here, the thing about us is we never won anything we were favourite in and we won plenty of shit everybody counted us out for. Our losses are always extremely frustrating but, oh boy, you can't replicate the memories of our wins.

[@sehu1291]

Mark my words. Austria will be the biggest surprise of the Euros. They could easily reach the semis if they don't play france in the quarters

[@kimbirch1202]

How many Americans will be watching the Euros on TV do you reckon ?

[@arcanum_est6296]

Germany not playing with Hummels is crazy

[@jameshumphreys9715]

1986, 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups had 3rd Place rankings.

[@Kway32]

Editors on Wikipedia usually have the qualifying format and results laid out nicely along with all sorts of other information. Venues, links to past Euros, squad selection, etc... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2024

[@ryanfebrianto8973]

And what about the origin of your ancestors as the national team to root for. It would be interesting if you invest to them

[@sabineworner5202]

It's harter to win the Euro Cup then the World Cup.

[@jameshumphreys9715]

2016 Wales debut, Top the group with rivals England in the same Group, lost to England in the Group, got to the Semi Finals.

[@MotherGoose264]

1:36:52 "Never root for Belgium"? Where did that bias come from? "Belgium is kind of a meme right now" (he says about the former nr1 and current nr3 ranked squad on fifa ranking, ... yeah i know this ranking is debatable, but still we havent been out of the top5 for a decade, remind you that we've got only 11million people to choose from!!, ratio of developping talent beats many nations) Shows how little you know my friend , quite an unfair and unfounded assessment. Based on the WC 2022? That was a fluke. 😂 . Erased from my memory. That the "Golden generation" didnt win anything? -> 3rd in the WC 2018, that is bronze. Now, Anyone critisizing -> what did your team do in the last decade? Get beaten by us most likely 😂, only France and Italy havent, and those are the ones that got the titles eventually. So let me bring you up to speed 🤣. This is a brand NEW team and altho Marinez (currently portugals manager) was a "Nice Guy", Tedesco is a far better manager. Lukaku ( may be our best known striker, but i.m.o. we've got better ones) Debruyne, Witsel and Vertongen are still there, but most Red Devils are promising youngsters and they are quite a hungry bunch of demons. Arthur Theate (23), Jérémy Doku (21), Amadou Onana (22), Orel Mangala (26), Aster Vranckx (21), Arthur Vermeeren (19), Johan Bakayoko (21), Dodi Lukebakio (26), Zeno Debast (20) and Loïs Openda (24),.. ... Granted , defensively, we may not be top tier. We havent been since the 80s, when defense was our game. But the base 3 are experienced as they come, and beware of old age and treachery 😂. Even without Courtois we've got decent goalies and the youngsters have the energy and skill to defend collectively and play "gegenpressung" high up the pitch. The atmosphere will be better without him also So not the very best defense,...... but as usual we'll just have to and WILL outscore most teams 🤣. Our Midfield and Attack striked fear onto the oponent in the past ,stacked with big names. This is less the case now, but this is our advantage now, these youngsters will be underestimated and surprise many. They are fast, young ,hungry and willing to learn from the established guard. In full strenght i only see 3 or 4 teams with a high chansce of beating us, and altho the bookies favorite, England is not one if them ( i'm poking the bear , i know 🤣) . Our selection released today: GOAL Koen Casteels - VfL Wolfsburg Matz Sels - Nothingham Forrest Thomas Kaminski - Luton town Defense Timothy Castagne - Fulham FC Wout Faes - Leicester City Maxim De Cuyper- Club Brugge Zeno Debast - Anderlecht Arthur Theate - Stade Rennes Thomas Meunier - Trabzonspor Jan Vertonghen - Anderlecht Axel Witsel - Atlètico Madrid midfield Amadou Onana - Everton Yannick Carrasco - Al Shabaab Aster Vranckx - Vlf Wolfsburg Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa Orel Mangala - Olympique Lyonais Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City Arthur Vermeeren - Atlètico Madrid ATTACK Dodi Lukebakio - Sevilla FC Jéremy Doku - Manchester City Loïs Openda- RB Leipzig Leandro Trossard - Arsenal Charles De Ketelaere - Atalanta Bergamo Johan Bakayoko - PSV Eindhoven Romelu Lukaku - AS Roma

[@keebs67]

Missed this live hopefully Scotland win

[@patrickdawson6281]

Likely quarter finals candidates IMO. France are definitely favourites. England have high squad quality but poor management, if they win the euro it'll be on vibes. Germany will suprise people with a strong outing i think. Spain are at risk of underperforming. Turkey are looking good. Croatia are eternal dark horses. Portugal are probably the 3rd best squad but have much better managment than England. I would expect Netherlands to also make the quater finals.

[@sehu1291]

Austria is the absolutel dark horse. The smashed also Turkey with 6-1 six weeks ago

[@shish7755]

As an italian i'm offended

[@bobbynewman9321]

Southgate’s not that bad

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Keep an eye on Austria you might like their playing style = always energetic high pressing hard with tempo and then with the ball playing straight forward...it´s really no fun to play against them and teams are often then looking like playing bad against them...recently Turkiye literally broke against them due to their pressure loosing 6-1, Germany looked like very bad against them loosing 2:0 by having no serious goal chances to score against Austria in that match, last year Italy also looked like very bad against them loosing 2:0. In the Euro Qualification the games against Belgium were both on a knife´s edge..the first leg 1:1 where Austria had more goal chances to win and the second leg was lost 2:3 after they were 0:3 behind after the first half and at the end Belgium was extremly lucky not to conceive the equalizer...And Sweden lost in both games not having a ghost of a chance to win any of those 2 games... And 2 years ago in the Nations League they played against France 1:1 in the first leg at home where France almost lost (1 minute before End Austria had a huge goal chance to win the game where nobody could believe why the ball wasn´t in the back of the net because the goalie was already down and the goal was wide open but the ball shot from the right corner of the edge of the penalty box went then close to the post passing by) and they also have beaten Croatia 3-0 in the first leg in Croatia as well. That´s why many consider Austria becoming the Dark horse of this Euro tournament when they can hold up to their current form..

[@sehu1291]

Yeah Austria is the absolute dark horse. Even Rangnick wouldn't leave this team for Bayern

[@sehu1291]

Better tournament than the World Cup

[@henrimarjoan7876]

It used to be. Now the format sucks. 3rd place teams shouldnt get rewarded with playoff spot in a 4 team groups.

[@sehu1291]

@@henrimarjoan7876it was the same formtat at all world cups until I think 1990 or 1994. And wait for the World Cup format in 2 years with 48 teams

[@henrimarjoan7876]

​@@sehu1291I wish it was 64 teams and not 48 teams with format where 3rd place teams get through.

[@sehu1291]

@@henrimarjoan7876 sry i meant 48 teams. 64 128 and so one would made more sense haha

[@sehu1291]

But between WC 1982 and WC 1994 the format at the World Cup was the same as at the euros with 24 teams. 1974 and 1978 there were 2 group stages and than immediately the final, no semifinals. So only one knock out match in the whole world cups 74 and 78. The final.

[@tarakmaammar214]

Euro 2004 = GOAT international tournament

[@tarakmaammar214]

EUROS > World Cup ... Real G's know

[@mtk3755]

Fr. Watched my first euro last time and man oh man the entertainment. Been waiting for it ever since more than the wc. And finally the best competition is here.