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Euro 2020 | Last 16 Results and Match Reaction | Shock for France as the Swiss Roll On | Is It Coming Home?

This round of the Last 16 has delivered, with one or two shocks along the way. Let's not waste any more time and begin the match reactions.  Wales 0-4 Croatia  Wales started the first ten to fifteen minutes in a decent fashion, Kasper Dolberg opened proceedings with a well taken goal, almost fifa-esque. the job was done for the Danes after Dolberg scored his second goal after the halftime break. Wales heads dropped from then on, Joakim Maehle scored the third, Wilson added to the Welsh pain by getting sent off unfairly, Martin Braithwaite added salt to Wales' wounds with the fourth late in added time after a lengthy VAR decision. Wales did well to get this far, an achievement in itself, however, people were making an excuse for their elimination, blaming it on travelling to different countries. Congratulations to Denmark, their momentum continues.  Italy 2-1 Austria The contest was pretty much even for the ninety plus minutes, the Italian's class shone through in extra than

Euro 2020 | Last 16 Predictions | Is Football Coming Home?

We have now reached the business end of the tournament, the last 16 is here. Whoever loses, goes home, without any further ado, let's start the predictions.    Wales vs. Denmark The opening game of the round, Wales have been impressive, however this is where we will see how good they really are, they face a Denmark side who will be motivated after their win in the last group game to get here, they will want to win this game and progress for Christian Eriksen. This one will be settled in normal time, without the requirement of extra time and penalties.  Predicted Winner: DENMARK.  Italy vs. Austria   Italy for me have been the standout team of the tournament, scoring goals without conceding, we normally associate them for playing at a slow tempo, this has been the reverse of that. Austria may have Marko Arnautovic back from suspension for this match. There is a clear winner here. Predicted Winner: ITALY.   Netherlands vs. Czech Republic  The Oranje are one of my picks to win this co

Euro 2020 | Group Stage Breakdown

Enjoying the tournament so far? it is now time to breakdown the events of the group stage. Group A Final Standings 1. Italy 2. Wales 3. Switzerland 4. Turkey While Italy played some entertaining football, scoring some excellent goals along the way, there is a valid argument that they didn't really play anyone of quality in the group and that is no disrespect to the other three teams involved. Congratulations to Wales and Switzerland for also making it to the knockout stages, Turkey were a massive disappointment though after they were tipped to go far by many. Group B 1. Belgium  2. Denmark 3. Finland 4. Russia  Belgium were strong favourites to win this group from the start, Denmark qualified in second as you can see, despite losing Christian Eriksen for the rest of the tournament due the unfortunate incident against Finland on Matchday One. Football is moved to the side when these things happen, the main thing is he is okay. Finland played well in their debut tournament, they will

Euro 2020 | Group Stage Predictions

Welcome to the Euro 2020 blog, throughout the tournament you will see predictions and reviews, we will first begin at the very first stage, the groups. Disclaimer: Some group predictions may be quicker than others. Group A Italy Switzerland Turkey Wales Looking at the group and the way it was drawn, after much deliberation, I am expecting the outcome to remain the same after the games have been completed, it is important to remember that the four best third placed teams in Groups A to F with the most points will go through to the knockout stages. Predicted Final Group A Standings: Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales. Group B Belgium Denmark Finland Russia Belgium are group winners, for me, this is their last chance to win a major competition with their current squad, Denmark tend to play well and have good runs in European competitions, it will be interesting to see how Finland fair on their debut, Russia could surprise one or two like they did in the last World Cup. Predicted Final Grou