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31May

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Euro 2020 team profile: Group D – Scotland and England

SCOTLAND Head coach: Steve Clark Captain: Andrew Robertson Most capped player: Kenny Dalglish (102) Top scorer: Denis Law and Kenny Dalglish (30) FIFA ranking: 44 European Championship appearances: 3 (first in 1992) Best run: Quarter-finals in 1992 Group rivals: England, Croatia, and the Czech Republic Key players: Andrew Robertson, Kieran Tierney, Scott McTominay, John McGinn, Stuart Armstrong, John Fleck, James Forrest, Ryan Christie. Status: Scotland saw off Serbia in a playoff tie to qualify for their first major finals since 1996. They have to go through group D favorites, England, Croatia, as well as fellow group minnows, the Czech Republic in this year's finals to progress to the knockout stages. An uphill task and you can't bet against them not f...

31May

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Euro 2020 team profile: Group C – Austria and North Macedonia

Post Credit - MC Nitro AUSTRIA Head coach: Franco Foda (German) Captain: Julian Baumgartlinger Most capped player: Andi Herzog (103) Top scorer: Toni Polster (44) FIFA ranking: 23 European Championship appearances: 3 (first in 2008 as co-hosts) Best run: Group stage in 2008 and 2016 Group rivals: Netherlands, Ukraine, and North Macedonia Key players: Marko Arnautović, David Alaba, Julian Baumgartlinger, Aleksandar Dragović, Martin Hinteregger, Marcel Sabitzer, Christoph Baumgartner. Status: Winless in any major finals since 1990, Austria are up against it in group C as they have to contend with group favorites Netherlands and Ukraine, and debutants North Macedonia for a chance to go through to the next round. Can qualifying rounds' top scorer Marko Arna...

25May

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Euro 2020 team profile: Group C – Netherlands and Ukraine

Post Credit - MC Nitro NETHERLANDS Head coach: Frank De Boer Captain: Virgil van Dijk (out injured) Most capped player: Wesley Sneijder (134) Top scorer: Robin van Persie (50) FIFA ranking: 16 European Championship appearances: 10 (first in 1976) Best run: Champions in 1988 Group rivals: Ukraine, Austria, and North Macedonia Key players: Memphis Depay, Daley Blind, Georginio Wijnaldum, Luuk De Jong, Quincy Promes, Frenkie De Jong, Mathijs De Ligt. Status: The Oranje are making their first appearance in a major competition since 2014 having missed out on the 2016 European Championship and the 2018 World Cup in Russia, their longest absence from a major competition since the mid-80s when they marked their return by winning Euro '88. Since their terrific W...

22May

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Euro 2020 team profile: Group B – Finland and Russia

Post Credit - MC Nitro on Football360Degre FINLAND Head coach: Markku Kanerva (Finnish) Captain: Tim Sparv Most capped player: Jari Litmanen (137) Top scorer: Jari Litmanen (32) FIFA ranking: 54 European Championship appearances: 1 (this is their very first) Best run: N/A Group rivals: Belgium, Denmark, and Russia. Key players: Teemu Pukki, Tim Sparv, Lukáš Hrádecký, Fredrik Jensen, Joel Pohjanpalo. Status: The debutants have an undaunted task of dealing with European heavyweights, Belgium and Denmark, and Russia in group B. Finland is also one of the lowest-ranked nations in the finals and we should expect them to stand no chance. They had a good qualifying record, winning 6 out of 10 games and not needing the playoffs to qualify, but it'll be a gr...

22May

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Euro 2020 team profile: Group B – Belgium and Denmark

Post Credit: MC Nitro BELGIUM Head coach: Roberto Martinez Captain: Eden Hazard Most capped player: Jan Vertonghen (126) Top scorer: Romelu Lukaku (59) FIFA ranking: 1 European Championship appearances: 6 (first in 1972) Best run: Runners-up in 1980 Group rivals: Denmark, Finland, and Russia Key players: Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Yannick Carrasco, Thorgan Hazard, Toby Alderweireld, Youri Tielemans. Status: They've been underachievers for a pretty long time, Belgium's golden generation of footballers brought the team out of the wilderness of football in 2015 and they have been a force to reckon with to date. Their run was ended by Wales, shockingly, in the quarter-final round of the 2016 finals, but they have experien...