I am more interested in the three matches in the Round of 16.
- Switzerland vs Italy
- France vs Belgium
- Austria vs Turkey
France vs Belgium is a biggest match in the Round of 16. Belgium reputation and squad strength drop a lot since their failure in Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022 but they still have big names in their squad and with unimpressive performances of France so far, Belgium can make a shock in this round.
There is no doubt that these three matches will be very competitive. Besides, all the remaining matches are more likely to be one-sided. Unless the renowned teams make any major mistakes in the match. England, Germany, Spain and Portugal compete against Slovakia, Denmark, Georgia and Slovenia respectively. These teams are not that strong. So England, Germany, Spain and Portugal will not have a tough road to qualify for the quarter finals. However, it is impossible to predict with certainty which two of the four teams Switzerland, Italy, France and Belgium will qualify for the next round.
If all strong teams win in the Round of 16, except France vs Belgium with only one strong team will go to quarter final round, we will have chance to watch one of the most exciting quarter final rounds in history of EURO.
Most of teams like Spain, Germany, Portugal, England, Italy, France / Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey already won Euro titles in history. Only Turkey and Belgium did not win any Euro title.