| Edited on 26/06/21 at 17:03 |

|Group A |

| Italy |

| History, Qualification & Form |

▪ European Championship winners in 1968.

▪ Italy, multiple World Cup winners, go in to the tournament in form, under Premier League (2011/12) winning manager Mancini, with a style of play that may be easier on the eye than in the past or what may be perceived of Italian football.

▪ Won every qualifying match (10).

▪ Scored 37 goals in 10 qualifying matches.

▪ Conceded only 4 goals in 10 qualifying matches.

| Fixtures |

Vs Turkey (11th June, Rome)

Vs Switzerland (16th June, Rome)

Vs Wales (20th June)

| Manager/Coach – Mancini |

| Usual Formation – 4-3-3 (sometimes 3-5 2 or a 3 at the back system)|

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| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players |

Donnarumma

Bonucci

Chiellini

Bonucci

Verratti

Beradi/Chiesa

Insigne

Immobile

| Officially Named Squad |

| Goalkeepers |

Donnarumma

Meret

Sirigu

| Right Backs |

Florenzi

Di Lorenzo

Tolói

| Centre Backs |

Bonucci

Chiellini

Acerbi

Bastoni

Mancini

| Left Backs |

Emerson

Spinazzola

| (Defensive/Attacking) Midfielders |

Jorginho

Verratti

Christante

Barella

Sensi

Locatelli

Pessini

| Wide Forwards |

Chiesa

Insigne

Bernardeschi

Politano

Beradi

| Number 9s |

Immobile

Belloti

Raspadori

| Switzerland |

| History, Qualifation & Form |

Switzerland are no strangers to being at major international tournaments, managed by Petkovic, and influenced by Liverpool man Shaqiri, are usually well organised and have more quality than may some think.

▪ Unbeaten in all but 1 of their 8 qualifying matches.

▪ 19 goals scored in 8 qualfying matches.

▪ 6 goals conceded in 8 qualifying matches

▪ Reached round of 16 only once in their European Championships history but that came in 2016.

| Fixtures |

Vs Sweden (12th June)

Vs Italy (16th June)

Vs Turkey (20th June)

| Manager/Coach – Petkovic |

| Usual Formation – 3-5-2|

| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players |

Sommer

Rodriquez

Shaqiri

| Goalkeepers |

Sommer

Mvogo

Omlin

| Right Backs |

Elvedi

| Centre Backs |

Akanja

Schar

Benito

Mbabu

Omeragic

Widmer

Lotomba

Comert

| Left Backs |

Rodriquez

| (Defensive) Midfielders |

Frueler

Xhaka

Zakaria

Sow

Mehmedi

Vargas

Zuber

Fernandes

Fassnacht

|Wingers |

Shaqiri

| Number 9s |

Embolo

Seferovic

Gavranovic

| Turkey |

| History, Qualifacation & Form |

▪ Turkey, World Cup semi-finalists in 2002 under current manager Gunes, now in his second spell of the national side.

▪ Turkey played in their first European Championships in 1996.

▪ Unbeaten in all but 1 of their 10 qualifiers.

▪ Scored 18 goals in 10 qualifying matches.

▪ Conceded 3 goals in 10 qualifying matches.

| Fixtures |

Vs Italy (11th June)

Vs Wales (16th June)

Vs Switzerland (20th June)

| Manager/Coach – Gunes|

| Usual Formation – 4-2-3-1 |

| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players |

Günok

Söyüncu

Çalhanoglu

Ünder

Yilmaz

| Goalkeepers |

Gunok

Cakir

Bayindir

| Right Backs |

Celik

Meras

| Centre Backs |

Söyüncü

Demiral

Kabak

Yilmaz

Ayhan

Muldur

|Left Backs |

Meras

|(Defensive) Midfielders |

Yokuslu

Tufan

Ömür

Yazici

Kahveci

Tokoz

Kokcu

Antalyli

| Wingers/Wide Forwards |

Ünder

Yazici

|Number 10s/Attacking Midfielders/Second Strikers |

Çalhanoglu

| Number 9s |

Yilmaz

Dervişoğlu

Karaman

Unal

Aktürkoğlu

| Wales |

| History, Qualification & Form |

Wales enter their second consecutive European Championships, having remarkably reached the semi-final in the 2016.

▪ Enter their second consecutive European Championship in their history.

| Fixtures |

Vs Switzerland (12th June, Bak)

Vs Turkey (16th June, Baku)

Vs Italy (20th June, Rome)

| Manager/Coach – Page |

| Usual Formation – 3-4-3 (or 4-2-3-1/4-2-1-3) |

| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players) |

Rodon

Allen

Ramsey

Bale

| Goalkeepers |

Hennessey

Ward

Davies

| Centre Backs |

Rodon

Ampadu

Mepham

Gunter

Norrington-Davies

Cabango

Lockyer

B.Davies

| Right Wing Backs |

C.Roberts

| Central Midfielders |

Allen

Morrell

Smith

Williams

Ramsey

Brooks

Levitt

Colwill

Wilson

| Left Wing Backs |

N.Williams

| Wide Forwards/Number 9s |

Bale

T.Roberts

Moore

James