| Edited on 07/07/21 at 18:17 |
Group E |
| Spain |
| History, Qualification & Form |
3 times European Championship winning Spain, managed by a former Champions League winning manager (2014/15) with Barcelona – in the form of Enrique – have some new young players and new faces in the squad (such as Simon, Laporte, Gaya, Fabian Ruiz, Pedri, Fernan Torres Adama Traore, Gerard Mereno etc.) as well ones that have appeared in squads in major international tournaments in previous years (de Gea, Alba, Busquets, Thiago etc.)
▪ European Championship winners in 2012, 2008 & 1964.
| Fixtures |
Vs Sweden (14th June)
Vs Poland (19th June)
Vs Slovakia (23rd June)
| Manager/Coach – Enrique |
| Usual Formation – 4-3-3 |
| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players|
Laporte
| Goalkeepers |
Simon
de Gea
Sánchez
| Right Backs |
Azplicueta
S.Roberto
| Centre Backs |
P.Torres
D.Llorente
| Centre Backs |
Laporte
Garcia
| Left Backs |
Alba
Gaya
| Midfielders |
Thiago
M.Llorente
| Midfielders |
Busquets
Rodri
| Midfielders |
Koke
Fabian Ruiz
Pedri
| Right Wide Forwards |
F.Torres
Adama Traore
| Number 9s |
Morata
Moreno
| Left Wide Forwards |
Sarabia
Olmo
Oyarzabal
| Poland|
| History, Qualification & Form |
▪ Enter their 4rd consecutive European Championship.
▪ Won 8 of their 10 qualifying matches.
| Fixtures |
Vs Slovakia (14th June)
Vs Spain (19th June)
Vs Sweden (23rd June)
| Manager/Coach – Sousa |
| Usual Formation – 3-5-2/4-3-3|
| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players |
Szczesney
Glik
Lewandowski/Piątek
| Officially Named Squad |
| Goalkeepers |
Szczesny
Fabianski
Skorupski
| Centre Backs |
Bereszynski
Dawidowicz
Piatkowski
| Centre Backs |
Glik
Helik
| Centre Backs |
Bednarak
| Right Wing Backs |
Jozwiak
Kedziora
Moder
| Midfielders/Wingers/Wide Midfielders |
Klich
Frankowski
Krychowiak
Jozwiak
Kozlowski
Linetty
Placheta
| Left Wing Backs |
Rybus
Puchacz
| Number 10s/Attacking Midfielders |
Zielinksi
| Strikers |
Piatek
Kownacki
Swiderski
| Strikers |
Lewandowski
Milik
Swierczok
| Sweden |
| History, Qualification & Form |
▪ Semi Finalists in 1992.
Unbeaten in 9 of their 10 qualifying matches.
| Fixtures |
Vs Spain
Vs Slovakia
Vs Poland
| Manager/Coach – Andersson |
| Usual Formation – 4-4-2 |
| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players |
Kuluevski
Isak
| Officially Named Squad |
| Goalkeepers |
Olsen
Johansson
Nordfeldt
| Right Backs |
Lustig
Krafth
| Centre Backs |
Lindelof
Granqvist
Danielson
| Centre Backs |
Helander
Jansson
| Left Backs |
Augustinsson
Olsson
| Right Sided Midfielders/Right Wingers |
Kulusevski
Larsson
| (Defensive) Midfielders |
Edkal
Svensson
Cajuste
| (Defensive) Midfielders |
K.Olsson
Svanberg
| Left Sided Midfielders/Left Wingers |
Forsberg
Sema
Claesson
| Strikers |
Isak
Quaison
| Strikers |
Berg
J.Larsson
| Slovakia |
| History, Qualification & Form |
▪ Beat Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the play-offs.
| Fixtures |
Vs Poland (14th June, Dublin)
Vs Sweden (18th June, Dublin)
Vs Spain (23rd June, Bilbao)
| Manager/Coach – Tarokovic |
| Usual Formation – 4-2-3-1|
| Players To Look Out For/Key/Influential Players |
Skriniar
Hamsik
| Officially Named Squad |
| Goalkeepers |
Dubravka
Rodak
Kuciak
| Right Backs |
Pekarik
| Centre Backs |
Satka
Vavro
| Centre Backs |
Skriniar
Holubek
| Left Backs |
Hubocan
| (Defensive) Midfielders |
Lobotka
Hrosovsky
Bénes
| (Defensive) Midfielders |
Kucka
Weiss
Bero
| Right Sided Midfielders/Right Wide Forwards |
Duda
Jirka
| Number 10s/Attacking Midfielders |
Hamsik
Suslov
| Left Sided Midfielders/Left Wide Forwards |
Mak
Haraslin
| Number 9s |
Duris
Bozenik
Strelec
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