Portugal’s squad is brilliant aswell.
Group F: Hungary, Portugal, France, Germany
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Billy Dean
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And France's
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Mike Maignan (Lille);
Defenders: Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Leo Dubois (France), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Lucas Digne (Everton), Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea);
Midfielders: N'golo Kante (Chelsea), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham);
Attackers: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona).
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Mike Maignan (Lille);
Defenders: Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich), Leo Dubois (France), Raphael Varane (Real Madrid), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich), Lucas Digne (Everton), Clement Lenglet (Barcelona), Kurt Zouma (Chelsea);
Midfielders: N'golo Kante (Chelsea), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain), Corentin Tolisso (Bayern Munich), Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham);
Attackers: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid), Olivier Giroud (Chelsea), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona).
France Vs Germany the pick of the entire round I think
Hopefully it will be a great game
Hopefully it will be a great game
PaddyJames
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It never is to be fair. I think the winner comes from this group.
Martin Alvito
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Defense is a touch sketchy. Attack is full of talent, but could use a central striker hitting a patch of form so that Muller can knife the opposition from out wide. It's not hard to see why Low decided he needed an in-form Hummels and Muller.
The French are thin in spots as well. Similarly, it's not hard to see why Deschamps decided he needed Benzema.
Four of six third-place sides advancing potentially strips this group of a lot of drama. Beat Hungary and get a result once in the other two matches, and you're probably through.
bilyaletdinov_
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Portugal dark horses in this group, they’ve quietly got a very very good team available to them; Andre Gomes notwithstanding
They really should go with a 3-2-5 formation
Billy Dean
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Toffee in Jandals
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Amazing squad, that. Andre Gomes has got some work to do if he wants to get involved in Portugese international squads again, let alone get on the pitch for them
Drico
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I live in Berlin and have followed German football forever. There isn't a single quality German defender in that squad and, as a result, they will struggle not to be eliminated pretty early. Löw is a busted flush who outstayed his welcome a good 5 years, and when you're scrabbling around to recall Hummels - who you rightly discarded aeons ago - you really don't have a defender worth his salt to rely on.
9 times out of 10 you could rely on Germany to beat England in a knockout game. Not this time. Germany has too many mentally fragile talents - Werner, Havertz, Sane - and a surfeit of mediocrity: Volland and pretty much the entire defence. I think it could well get ugly for Löw before he finally goes. Still, they'll host the next Euros with Flick. They'll be back in the last four by that one.
9 times out of 10 you could rely on Germany to beat England in a knockout game. Not this time. Germany has too many mentally fragile talents - Werner, Havertz, Sane - and a surfeit of mediocrity: Volland and pretty much the entire defence. I think it could well get ugly for Löw before he finally goes. Still, they'll host the next Euros with Flick. They'll be back in the last four by that one.
Billy Dean
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I’d still expect them to beat England in a KO game tbf
Drico
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Well, England do find ways to go out, so there is that. Still, it's hard to see how a team that can lose 6-0 to Spain and at home to North Macedonia in a World Cup qualifier can have any expectations in a group with the European champions and the World champions. There is a complacency about this German generation that isn't justified by their talent or mental toughness. Their very best players are veterans who have seen better days, such as Neuer, Kroos, and Müller. The new generation hasn't stepped up. Werner and Sane are out of their depth. Havertz is still young and raw. They have no leader at the back. They'll do very well to make the last 8.
Hungary's Dominik Szoboszlai dropped from the final squad due to a recurring injury. Big shame for a top talent.
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