There are only four teams left in the European Championship match and each of them has won this tournament in the past. So the situation is clear – there are only heavyweight fighters in the ring. We have a very decisive stage of the tournament ahead, in which every team He will have to play at his best to reach the final..
Spain – France, which team is better vs. the paper favourite?
The quarter-final between Spain and Germany was widely heralded as a premature final of Euro 2024 by the media. The two best performing teams gave their fans a match that lived up to expectations. Despite the controversy, Pedri suffered an injury that ruled him out of continuing his participation in the tournament.La Roja turned out to be better in extra time and threw the home side into the sea.
In contrast, the fans hoped the French would wake up. Unfortunately, their match with the Portuguese became interesting only in the penalty shootouts. These were done better by the world runners-up. Well, it is somewhat noble for Poland to be the only ones who managed to beat Mike Maignan during Euro 2024. However, the outsiders are certainly Fans cannot be satisfied with the attitude of Kylian Mbappe and his teammates. Looking only at the market value of the players, the French team is the favorite in the semi-final match, while Luis de la Fuente’s players are much better during the tournament. The confrontation between the Spanish and French teams is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 9 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Netherlands – England: Do we really want to ‘bring football home’?
England are in a similar position to France. After all, this is another great team that was considered one of the main candidates before the start of Euro 2024. Unfortunately, although Gareth Southgate changes his lineup selections for every match, the game of the “Albion boys” is unchanged. It lacks any attacking style or flair, but there is plenty of nervousness and moments that will make you snore in your chair in front of the TV. However, the English were able to pass the next stage “in a state of idleness.”In the quarter-finals, they said goodbye to their demons and eliminated the Swiss after a series of penalty kicks.
The Dutch will stand in the way of the self-proclaimed inventors of football. Ronald Koeman’s team started the quarter-final against Turkey badly and were losing 0-1 at half-time. However, they managed to make up for the losses, and once again the leader of the “Oranges” at Euro 2024, Cody Gakpo, proved to be the key. This semi-final promises to be exceptionally interesting because The Dutch team certainly won’t hide behind an English double goalkeeper.She will only try to turn the tide of victory in her favor. This match will be held on Wednesday, July 10, at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund.
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