Topic: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers - page 160. (Read 46488 times)

It will be too much of an expectation to think Croatia can do something against Italy. Although in past tournaments, they've been known to cause trouble in the dying stages and salvaging something for themselves but i beg to exclude this competition. It's bad that they haven't won any game in their group and one will say this will be a motivating factor to do something, just as Hungary did, but against a side as stubborn as Italy? They should just forget it.

Italy will ensure they win tonight because their perch can be threatened if Albania manage to defeat Spain(another unlikely incidence but anything can happen in football), and that will mean their chances of qualifying will be slim.

Euro 2024 is much more interesting than the last Euro, but then the world was still dealing with the consequences of the covid and in general the atmosphere of the holiday as such and was not, after all in not the best environment was held last Euro. In addition, many teams are now playing much stronger, for example, the Spanish national team again played like in its best years in 2008-2012, many teams like Switzerland, Austria, Albania show interesting soccer and learned to play very disciplined, which previously could only do top teams like England, Germany or France.
It also seems that at this Euro there are practically no weak teams, all teams are gaining points, at least one and this indicates an extremely competitive struggle in all groups.  
P.s It should be added that only the Polish national team has 0 points in the group, but they still have a chance to correct this situation and gain at least one point. 

Germany and Switzerland both need a draw to qualify for the group phase and it is realistic for Switzerland that it will be difficult for them to beat Germany so this draw is fair enough for both of them to qualify from the group phase.

But Croatia also shouldn't be underestimated, they have a lot of experienced players who can be dangerous for Italy, I think Croatia and Italy still have the same percentage to qualify, because no matter what, Croatia is still a great team in Europe that cannot be underestimated.

The match that will take place in Group B will indeed be very interesting. Especially Italy's match which will face Croatia, which is currently ranked bottom in Group B. It is quite ironic to see Croatia's condition, which is actually quite the favorite but apparently has not won even once and even only managed a draw against Albania. So it would be very natural if Croatia would also be slightly underestimated in the match against Italy. But I don't think Croatia will make today's match a bad match for them. And they could make a surprise by beating Italy and qualifying for the round of 16. But if you look at the results of the previous match, Italy could actually be much more expected to win. Because Italy only lost 1 - 0 to Spain. Meanwhile, Croatia lost to Spain with a score of 3-0. And Italy managed to beat Albania, while Croatia could only hold Albania to a draw. If you consider this, I think Italy will indeed be the favorite and win the match.

Croatia is indeed at the bottom of the standings and only has 1 point, but for some reason, it feels like Croatia actually has a pretty big chance of getting through to the Round of 16. Italy is indeed a big team and definitely a difficult opponent but if you look at how Italy and Croatia played against Spain, what I see is that Croatia have the strength and motivation that will give them the potential to beat Italy.

I actually hoped that Germany would fall behind first so that the match would be more exciting, but when it entered the final minutes, the feeling had changed to a little fear, fearing that German players would not be able to score goals to equalize the score. If that doesn't happen, then my bet loses.

I admit that Switzerland has a very good defense and they really defended well after Switzerland was 1 goal ahead. If in the first half Switzerland didn't defend too much, then in the second half they really put their full concentration on defense.

Spain are likely to rest some of their key players as they have already secured qualification. If this is the case, Albania will be looking to make a big play while hoping Italy fail to beat Croatia.

Croatia vs Italy is a very important match for both teams... The winner can be in second place, but on the condition that Albania does not beat Spain... Now in this group any team can be in second place... Spain are already guaranteed first place and can play Albania with a reserve team... It will be interesting to see how Croatia will play and whether they can beat Italy...

Rather than dignity Germany had to finish their group as the leader not to have a matchup against Spain next round already.    The goal came pretty late though but Fullkrug saved them a better matchup probably.

So far I've enjoyed the Euros. There has been a high tension in most of the matches. It feels like we are watching a better tournament than Euro 2020. Currently I see Germany one step ahead of all the others. The result last night stems from being a little complacent after 2 wins imho.

Today Group B matches are going to finish. Spain have secured the 1st place so anything can happen in their match against Albania. I think Italy - Croatia will be a close one. I see Italy one step ahead to get the win.

In the encounter Germany needed  draw, and they got it to top the ground A, it was a very difficult game for them, the Switzerland is a very good team,  well organised in the defence and Germany finds it very hard to penetrate it. The late minute goal gave Germany and edge to escape Spain in thr knockout stage.  Switzerland will have to wait for the game between Italy vs Croatia to know their next opponent in the round of 16.

Italy will qualify to the next stage, i don't see Croatia winning this game,  they had not won any game in the competition,  they played poorly and Italy are really in form. It will be interesting game but I'll stake on Italy to win.

In fact, we already thought that the Switzerland vs Germany match would be a difficult and fierce match. But I didn't expect it and was quite surprised when Germany was 1 goal behind from the first half and 90 minutes had passed. They did manage to equalize the score in the added minute of stoppage time but that still doesn't make those of us who bet on them happy. Because in this match we saw that Switzerland really made a strong defense which made it difficult for Germany to make the right attacks. Maybe the reason could be because Germany already feels secure in their position and their motivation is not as high as usual. But yeah, this still makes me quite annoyed.

For today's match, Spain will face Albania and well, this should be a match that is also quite easy to predict the result of, where Spain will definitely be the favorite and they should win quite easily. But for the Croatia vs Italy match, I think it will be quite difficult to predict. It will be the same as the Switzerland vs Germany match which is also quite difficult to predict.

yesterday they drew a lot anyway due to a lot of luck yesterday the Swiss were clearly superior both in terms of play and intensity rodriguez was very good the same cannot be said about tony cross a very strong player but who wasn't able to do much for the team considering that all the team is superior they could definitely have done more but you know how football is, it's strange and it doesn't always go as they say

It would be impossible if Germany had to lose at home. Their dignity as hosts would be humiliated when 2006 was repeated with Italy. I think in the next match we will focus on reaping a win rather than giving victory to the opposing team, even though their points are safe.  that doesn't mean the enemy team will find it so easy to win against Germany.

The draw achieved by Germany was rather beneficial, and it will assist them in avoiding hard game. Based on what I know, Germany will have a difficult game if it is about to meet a team from group C in round of 16. At least Germany was not losing in that game since it would make them to battle against a major nation.
Germany took the correct action; subsequently, Germany will be benefited from the draw against switzerland.

Germany faced an easy opponent by virtue of being crowned group champion. And to sum up, Germany going through this way is not that horrible.

you know that when you're playing a match where you have nothing to lose, it doesn't bother you wether you win or not, what's more important is how well you prepare for the next stage ahead and sometimes you just play safety game and try out some things to see how it works and if it would be possible to use it in the next round of the game. Germany would have still qualified for the round of 16 even if they lost, won or draw. Even at that, they still didn't give all that bad performance. They had better possession on the ball, higher number of passes and even an higher number of shots.

That's why it's necessary that while analyzing the factors that will determine the outcome of a game, you should always consider what each team is playing for. The best prediction to play for this match would just be a goal cause that's the most likely to happen. Watch out for today's game that Spain will play, they will certainly not put in the same performance they used against France in the last encounter and this is basically because regardless of what plays out in this match, they've already secured the ticket to the next match. They would most likely win this match to better give them a consistent winning mentality but that's likely not going to be their central focus in this match. It's going to be a more tactical game where if they can follow the coach's tactics, you will see so many goals.

I feel like they lacked concentration and made too many errors, could it be due to the squad rotation done by Julian Nagelsmann? Glad to see they was able to salvage a point, even though they have successfully qualified, I wanted them to maintain a hundred percent win into the knock out stage.

I could also see Rudiger Shaky during the game. Hopefully what I saw immediately after the game wasn't too bad? Hoping to see Tony Rudiger back with him side for the next round.

Whoever they meet will definitely feel the impact, I think they're the most complete side in this tournament from defense to attack. Maybe Julian Nagelsmann should also give more chances to Füllkrug. Did well for Dortmund prior to this Competition.

The game between Germany vs Switzerland was actually a very fascinating encounter between them because in as much as most football fan expected Germany to get an easy win against Switzerland, but that wasn't the case here, because Switzerland got their game plan right, and they were just unlucky not to go with the whole three points, so they definitely needs to work on their concentration level a little bit so that they can close out a game like this, if they have such encounter again in the future.

And as for Germany, the injuries to their key central backs is actually going to take a toll on their defensive line up if two of them don't return before their next game, especially Antonio rudiger, the team needs his services more than ever because he is definitely one of the best central backs right now in the world, so his absence will really be felt if he is not fit enough for their next game.

Switzerland against Hungary Switzerland successfully beat Hungary with a score of 1-3. Switzerland continued against Scotland, the result was a 1-1 draw and I didn't expect that last night Switzerland against Germany the result would be a 1-1 draw again and in my opinion, in last night's match Switzerland although they didn't have much control ball but they have played well and optimally.

Honestly, I thought that Germany would succeed in beating Switzerland, but in fact, now Germany was forced to only get 1 point from Switzerland, but what was unique about the match between Switzerland and Germany, both teams each scored 2 goals, but unfortunately, what was deemed valid by the referee was only 1 goal per team, so the end of the match was only resulting in a score of 1-1.

now Switzerland can only be ranked 2nd in group A but Germany is now the champion in group A. I want to congratulate Switzerland and Germany because now they have both advanced to the top 16 and of course this is definitely a happy moment for Switzerland and Germany and of course in the 16 These guys will fight to the maximum and in my opinion the match will become even more exciting and of course German citizens and Swiss citizens must be proud because their country has advanced to the top 16
Of course Murat is sure that he will create even better strategies and formations as well 
Julian.

A good fight from the Germans for not accepting defeat no matter how tough Switzerland defending tactic was. I never expected Germany to struggle for a draw but since it is football, surprise is certain. With this draw Germany will prepare themselves better for their next match in the round of 16 in order for them to advance to the next stage.

Switzerland did great yesterday even though they played a defensive game, the most important thing is that they got their host worried a d gave them a lot of difficulties before Germany managed to equalize the goal. Switzerland will also be in the round of 16, and I hope to can win that match.

Germany tried a lot to escape a loss and avoided to face with Spain in a next match. Spain with their performances so far, is not a favorite opponent for Germany and any big team in Euro 2024.

Switzerland actually forced Germany to play seriously till very last minutes and this draw costs Germany expensively with two injuries of Rudiger and Tah. They will not play with Spain but if these defenders won't come back for a next match, Germany will not have best player resource for that match. This will be big challenge for Germany preparation and performance in a next match. If they fail in a next match, we will return to discuss their approach in the match with Switzerland.

although Germany has certainly escaped with two previous wins. What surprised me was not the draw, but that Germany almost lost. with their performance I'm sure they should be able to win. but it's a shame they had to settle for a draw. perhaps part of the team's strategy in preparation for the next round.
This match certainly made many of those who bet quite frustrated with the draw. they qualified and they will definitely prepare for the next, tougher match.