Every nation, every player, every detail. Team-by-team guide to Euro 2024
THE LAST DANCE: Toni Kroos of Germany signs autographs after a training session.
: Julian Nagelsmann. At just 36 the former Bayern boss is one of the world’s most exciting young coaches with a reputation for being tactically innovative.
Players from this season’s successful German teams Leverkusen, Stuttgart Dortmund dominate the list and that can’t be bad. Are they thin up front?
Toni Kroos. Tempted out of international retirement to play in a home Euros, he has just won the Champions League at Real Madrid.
: An already leaky defence going AWOL. Germany conceded 23 goals in 11 games in 2023.
: Semi-finals. Three-time Euro winners, playing on home soil, with an enigmatic attack-minded coach suggests Germany will be a big threat in this tournament. But is confidence still brittle after years of under-achievement?
Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Barcelona).
: Waldemar Anton (Stuttgart), Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt), Maximilian Mittelstadt (Stuttgart), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen).
Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), Chris Fuhrich (Stuttgart), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Aleksandar Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich), Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen).
Maximilian Beier (Hoffenheim), Niclas Fullkrug (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Deniz Undav (Stuttgart, loan from Brighton)
: Steve Clarke. The former Chelsea and Fulham boss, 60, guided Scotland to their first tournament finals since 1998 with two games to spare.
: The power is in the collective but there are serious questions up front. Can late call-up Lewis Morgan of New York Red Bulls be the one?
John McGinn. The Aston Villa man has had an outstanding season in the Premier League and is now a top-quality midfielder who can have an impact on the biggest stage.
: A mullering in the high-profile opening game against hosts Germany.
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: Group stage or last 16 despite finishing third Scotland haver never made it through the group stage in a major tournament and their 100,000 fans are going to have be louder than ever to get them there. Especially without the likes of Aaron Hickey, Lewis Ferguson and Lyndon Dykes. Being one of the best third-placed teams is their best bet.
: Zander Clark (Hearts), Angus Gunn (Norwich), Liam Kelly (Motherwell)
: Liam Cooper (Leeds Utd), Grant Hanley (Norwich), Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq), Ross McCrorie (Bristol City), Scott McKenna (Copenhagen), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andy Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Celtic), Kieran Tierney (Real Sociedad, loan from Arsenal).
Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Billy Gilmour (Brighton), Ryan Jack (free agent), Kenny McLean (Norwich), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Scott McTominay (Man Utd).
Che Adams (Southampton), Tommy Conway (Bristol City), James Forrest (Celtic), Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls), Lawrence Shankland (Hearts).
Marco Rossi. The Italian has been a revelation for the Magyars, producing an extremely organised, close-knit side - and this is their third successive Euros.
: Hungary were the first country to name their final squad, well ahead of deadline, and have plenty of experience – but maybe a lark of sparkle up front.
: Dominik Szoboszlai. The Liverpool midfielder is starting to make his name at Anfield and he’s Hungary’s captain, too. Definitely one to watch.
If the set pieces go wrong, where do the goals come from?
Last 16 Well organised, well managed, outstanding at set-pieces - and now experienced at tournament play. Hungary believe they can get through (despite losing to the Republic in a warm-up game). They may lack star names but they will not be easy opponents.
Denes Dibusz (Ferencvaros), Peter Gulacsi (RB Leipzig), Peter Szappanos (Paks).
Botond Balogh (Parma), Endre Botka (Ferencvaros), Marton Dardai (Hertha Berlin), Attila Fiola (Fehervar), Adam Lang (Omonia Nicosia), Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), Attila Szalai (SC Freiburg).
Bendeguz Bolla (Servette), Mihaly Kata (MTK), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth), Laszlo Kleinheisler (Hajduk Split), Adam Nagy (Spezia), Zsolt Nagy (Puskas Akademia), Loic Nego (Le Havre), Andras Schafer (Union Berlin), Callum Styles (Sunderland).
: Martin Adam (Ulsan Hyundai), Kevin Csoboth (Ujpesti), Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union), Krisztofer Horvath (Kecskemet), Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros).
Murat Yakin. The former Swiss national defender has been in charge of Nati since 2021 and has helped them qualify for two Euros in a row.
: It’s an experienced group with a strong midfield that includes Denis Zakaria, Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri. But looks short up front.
Granit Xhaka. The ex-Arsenal midfielder was outstanding for Bayer Leverkusen as they won the Bundesliga without losing a game.
A repeat of their 6-1 drubbing against Portugal at the World Cup in Qatar.
: Last 16. The Swiss provided some entertainment in Qatar, including a 3-2 over Serbia to reach the last 16. But they have looked unconvincing in qualification and expectations are low. It will be touch and go whether they get through the group.
: Yann Sommer (Inter Milan), Yvon Mvogo (Lorient), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund).
Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle Utd), Manuel Akanji (Man City), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05), Cedric Zesigner (Wolfsburg), Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart).
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Remo Freuler (Bologna), Denis Zakaria (Monaco), Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Fabian Rieder (Rennes), Ardon Jashari (Luzern), Vincent Sierro (Toulouse).
: Breel Embolo (Monaco), Steven Zuber (AEK Athens), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Noah Okafor (AC Milan), Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Dan Ndoye (Bologna), Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets)
Luis de la Fuente. Having already won European Championship at U19 and U21 level for Spain, he’s going for what must be a rare treble.
La Roja have gone for a fascinating mix of seasoned stars and wild cards, including Ayoze Perez (aged 30) and Fermin Lopez (21) just days after making debuts.
: Rodri. The Manchester City midfielder enjoyed another outstanding season in the Premier League and will be crucial for Spain’s hopes in Germany.
: That the Group of Death ruins their chances.
: Quarter-finals. The fact that Spain are taking eight attackers to the Euros suggests we are in for a treat. Look out for Barca’s Lopez, who looks a talent, and for Nico Williams who had a stand-out season at Athletic Bilbao. If everything clicks, they could be contenders.
: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad), David Raya (Arsenal).
Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Aymeric Laporte (Al-Nassr), Nacho Fernandez (Real Madrid), Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad), Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao), Alex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
: Rodri (Man City), Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Fabian Ruiz (PSG), Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad), Pedri (Barcelona), Alex Baena (Villarreal), Fermin Lopez (Barcelona).
: Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), Joselu (Real Madrid), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig), Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Ayoze Perez (Real Betis), Ferran Torres (Barcelona), Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
: Zlatko Dalic. He’s taken Croatia to four major tournament finals since 2007 (including a World Cup Final in Russia).
: Man City’s Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic, veteran Ivan Perisic and up-and-coming Josip Stanisic stand out. Looks strong.
: Luka Modric Still going at the age of 38 (39 in September) he’s still the main man – and has just agreed a new contract at Real. Is this his international swansong?
Defeat in their opening game against Spain could make life difficult.
: Last 16 despite finishing third.
: Dominik Livakovic (Fenerbahce), Nediljko Labrovic (Rijeka), Ivica Ivusic (Pafos).
: Josip Stanisic (Bayer Leverkusen), Marin Pongracic (Lecce), Josko Gvardiol (Man City), Martin Erlic (Sassuolo), Borna Sosa (Ajax), Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), Josip Juranovic (Union Berlin), Josip Sutalo (Ajax).
: Lovro Majer (Wolfsburg), Mateo Kovacic (Man City), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Marcelo Brozovic (Al-Nassr), Nikola Vlasic (Torino), Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), Luka Ivanusec (Feyenoord), Luka Sucic (Salzburg), Martin Baturina (Dinamo Zagreb).
: Ivan Perisic (Hajduk Split), Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb), Marko Pjaca (Rijeka), Ante Budimir (Osasuna), Marco Pasalic (Rijeka).
Luciano Spalletti. One of Italy’s most highly praised coaches, especially after winning Serie A with Napoli – and to focus is on defending their trophy.
There’s some familiar high-quality players, from Arsenal’s Jorginho to world class keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and Inter’s Nicola Barella.
: Gianluca Scamacca. Ok, he’s not the biggest name yet – but the former West Ham man is the kind of dangerous striker Italy have desperately missed and he’s just won the Europa League with Atalanta.
That their patchy qualifying form continues in Germany.
: Quarter-finals The defending champions, having beaten England at Wembley last time out, are contenders again but don’t look quite the same without enigmatic Roberto Mancini in charge.
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham), Alex Meret (Napoli).
: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Raoul Bellanova (Torino), Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino), Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Matteo Darmian (Inter Milan), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan), Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), Federico Gatti (Juventus).
Jorginho (Arsenal), Nicolo Barella (Inter Milan), Bryan Cristante (Roma), Nicolo Fagioli (Juventus), Michael Folorunsho (Verona), Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
Federico Chiesa (Juventus), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), Mateo Retegui (Genoa), Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta).
Sylvinho. Arsenal fans will remember this former full-back, who also played for Barcelona and Brazil – and he’s proving to be an outstanding coach, too.
They may not be familiar names to outsiders, but Albanian fans feel it is strong, including Lazio defender Elseid Hysaj.
: Armando Broja. The Chelsea striker has big talent but endured a frustrating season on loan at Fulham this year. Can he show his true colours in Germany?
: That having gone unbeaten in qualifying they go home without a win.
Group stage. Albanians must be cursing their luck after being drawn in the Group of Death but do have some hope because this team has promise. They finished top of their qualifying group for the first time ever and look well coached. If only the opposition was not so daunting.
Etrit Berisha (Empoli), Thomas Strakosha (Brentford), Elhan Kastrati (Cittadella).
: Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta), Elseid Hysaj (Lazio), Ivan Balliu (Rayo Vallecano), Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), Arlind Ajeti (CFR Cluj), Naser Aliji (Voluntari), Mario Mitaj (Lokomotiv Moscow), Enea Mihaj (Famalicao), Marash Kumbulla (Sassuolo).
Amir Abrashi (Grasshopper Zurich), Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan), Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), Medon Berisha (Lecce), Klaus Gjasula (Darmstadt), Qazim Laci (Sparta Prague), Ernest Muci (Besiktas), Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
: Jasir Asani (Gwangju FC), Armando Broja (Chelsea), Mirlind Daku (Rubin Kazan), Arber Hoxha (Dinamo Zagreb), Rey Manaj (Sivasspor), Taulant Seferi (Baniyas).
Matjaz Kek. In his second spell as national coach, and has already tasted tournament football by leading Slovenia at the 2010 World Cup Squad strength: Atletico goalkeeper and captain Jan Oblak sets the tone for a well-drilled squad, but there’s little top-level experience in front of him.
: Benjamin Sesko. Wanted by the big boys in the Premier League, the RB Leipzig striker is hot property. Arsenal and Chelsea scouts will be watching.
: Freezing in the spotlight and going out at the very first hurdle.
: Group stage. This is Slovenia’s first major tournament in 14 years but they have improved under Kek and seem to be growing in confidence. Notable results include a friendly win over Portugal, but tournaments are a different kettle of fish and this is not an easy group. They’ll need goals from Sesko to stand a chance.
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Vid Belec (APOEL Nicosia), Igor Vekic (Vejle).
Petar Stojanovic (Sampdoria), Jaka Bijol (Udinese), Miha Blazic (Lech Poznan), David Brekalo (Orlando City), Vanja Drkusic (Sochi), Erik Janza (Gornik Zabrze), Zan Karnicnik (Celje), Jure Balkovec (Alanyaspor).
: Timi Max Elsnik (Olimpija Ljubljana), Jasmin Kurtic (Sudtirol), Benjamin Verbic (Panathinaikos), Sandi Lovric (Udinese), Adam Cerin (Panathinaikos), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz), Tomi Horvat (Sturm Graz), Adrian Zeljkovic (Spartak Trnava), Nino Zugelj (Bodo/Glimt), Josip Ilicic, (Maribor).
Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos), Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), Zan Celar (Lugano), Jan Mlakar (Pisa), Zan Vipotnik (Bordeaux).
Kasper Hjulmund. Universally praised for his handling of Christan Eriksen’s frightening collapse during Euro 2020, and for his man management and creative thinking.
: Plenty of experience, including Eriksen in midfield and Kasper Schmeichel in goal, most of this squad plays in one of the big leagues. Lacking a superstar.
Rasmus Hojlund. The Manchester United striker showed only glimpses of his talent in a difficult season at Old Trafford but there’s no doubt he has raw talent – and there are goals in him
: Losing their opener against Slovenia – and finding they have to beat England to survive.
: Last 16. Three years on from collapsing on the pitch during Euro 2020, Christian Eriksen is back in the Euros – and that could be an emotional driver. The Danes are capable and steady. But can they step up another gear? They’ll need to after enduring a miserable World Cup in Qatar where they failed to win and scored only once.
Kasper Schmeichel (Anderlecht), Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin), Mads Hermansen (Leicester City).
: Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Simon Kjaer (AC Milan), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Alexander Bah (Benfica), Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), Rasmus Kristensen (Roma), Victor Kristiansen (Bologna).
: Christian Eriksen (Man Utd), Thomas Delaney (Anderlecht), Morten Hjulmand (Sporting Lisbon), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham), Christian Norgaard (Brentford), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge), Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), Rasmus Hojlund (Man Utd), Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
Dragan Stojkovic. The enigmatic coach has been in charge since 2021 and took his side to the World Cup in Qatar, almost getting out of the group.
From Dusan Tadic to Dusan Vlahovic via Sergej Milinkovic-Savic there’s quality in the final third. But the defence looks weak.
Aleksandar Mitrovic. The former Fulham and Newcastle striker can still be a frightening sight for defenders, even if at 29 he’s now in Saudi Arabia.
That their miserable defensive record comes home to roost.
: Group stage. Leaking goals is a big problem – Serbia have let in 16 in their last ten games and eight in the group stage at the last World Cup. Despite their attacking threat, that is likely to cost them dear in Germany. Harry Kane will be licking his lips.
: Vanja Milinkovic Savic (Torino), Predrag Rajkovic (Majorca), Dorde Petrovic (Chelsea).
: Strahinja Pavlovic (RB Salzburg), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Srdan Babic (Spartak Moscow), Uros Spajic (Red Star), Nemanja Stojic (TSC).
: Sasa Lukic (Fulham), Nemanja Gudelj (Seville), Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe), Ivan Ilic (Torino), Srdjan Mijailovic (Red Star), Sergej Milinkovic Savic (Al Hilal), Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce), Lazar Samardzic (Udinese), Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague), Filip Kostic (Juventus), Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos), Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK), Mijat Gacinović (AEK).
: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hilal), Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus), Luka Jovic (Milan), Petar Ratkov (RB Salzburg)
: Gareth Southgate. So high profile that there’s a play about him in the West End – with plans to change the ending if England win in Germany. Could this be his last bow before heading to Old Trafford?
Possibly the strongest England have been able to field in many a year, with Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden now world class. But is the depleted defence dodgy?
Harry Kane. All the talk this season has been about Jude Bellingham, but record scorer Kane remains England’s biggest asset – and the key to their success.
Another penalty shoot-out nightmare.
Finalist. When you look at the talent at their disposal, and their experience in tournament football, England must surely be looking at these Euros as a huge opportunity to break their 58-year duck. Kane, Bellingham, Foden, Saka and Rice will take them close. Very close.
: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
: Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Man City).
: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Phil Foden (Man City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Ronald Koeman One of the most recognisable faces at the Euros, the Dutch legend is at the helm after a disappointing spell at Barca.
When your defence features Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake, Micky van der Ven and Mathijs de Ligt, that’s pretty tasty. Add in Memphis Depay and Cody Gakpo and this is a fine squad.
Virgil van Dijk The classy Liverpool giant has been back to his best this season and captains his national team. He won’t be easy to beat.
That the squad is not quite ready for a tilt at the title.
Quarter-finals. The Dutch are improving under Koeman in his second spell and have a strong spine. Remarkably this is Koeman’s first major tournament as a coach, but he still brings fantastic experience and they could be contenders if things click.
: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Mark Flekken (Brentford), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton).
Nathan Ake (Man City), Daley Blind (Girona), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
: Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund), Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven), Georginio Wijnaldum (Al-Ettifaq).
Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Wout Weghorst (Burnley).
: Didier Deschamps. The most successful international manage in the game. He’s won a World Cup and a Nations League and led France to four finals. Needs the Euros for a full house.
: This squad is the definition of strength in depth, with a line running from Saliba, to Griezmann to Mbappe and even Giroud on his farewell. Perhaps goalkeeper is the only doubt.
: Kylian Mbappe. The easiest choice ever, this feels like it could be Mbappe’s Euros as he prepares for a new start at Real Madrid.
: Nothing should scare them – but an injury to Mbappe would hurt and demoralise.
: Finalist Having lost on penalties to Argentina in a remarkable World Cup Final in Qatar (despite an Mbappe hat-trick), the French are pumped up to make amends. They have everything required to do so, from experience to youth and star quality. Hard to see how they won’t make the final again with Mbappe as captain – unless there’s another shoot-out.
: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Mike Maignan (AC Milan), Brice Samba (Lens).
: Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid), Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan), William Saliba (Arsenal), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich).
Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), N'Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus ), Aurlien Tchouameni (Real Madrid), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG).
: Bradley Barcola (PSG), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Randal Kolo Muani (PSG), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan).
Michal Probierz. There have been two managers sacked since Poland flopped in Qatar, but Probierz got them to the Euros through the play-offs.
There’s plenty of experience, with Wojciech Szczesny at one of the pitch and Robert Lewandowski at the other. But overall, it looks short.
: Robert Lewandowski The legendary striker, now at Barcelona, is 35 and this could be his last major tournament, so he’ll want to go out with a bang.
Ruining Lewandowski’s big farewell with three defeats in the group stage.
: Group stage or last 16 despite finishing third It took a penalty shoot-out against Wales to get Poland to the Euros and they won’t want to waste it. But if Lewandowski doesn’t fire, then there doesn’t appear to be much else in reserve. A lot is resting on his shoulders again.
: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna), Marcin Bulka (Nice), Mateusz Kochalski (Stal Mielec).
Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Pawel Bochniewicz (Heerenveen), Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznan), Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli), Pawel Dawidowicz (Hellas Verona), Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserslautern), Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).
: Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), Jakub Moder (Brighton), Taras Romanczuk (Jagiellonia Białystok), Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens), Michal Skoras (Club Brugge), Nicola Zalewski (Roma), Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United), Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce), Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), Jakub Kaluzinski (Antalyaspor).
Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), Karol Swiderski (Hellas Verona), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Krzysztof Piatek (Istanbul Basaksehir).
Ralf Rangnick. The former Manchester United interim manager has found the Austrian national team easier than Old Trafford – with six wins out of eight in qualifying.
David Alaba missing is a blow, although he travels with the squad, but Austria can lean on many Bundesliga stars plus ex-West Ham striker Marko Arnautovic.
Marcel Sabitzer The midfielder has had a stand-out season with Borussia Dortmund, including playing in the Champions League Final against Real Madrid.
That missing injured David Alaba will cost them dear.
Group stage or last 16 despite finishing third This is a tough group and although Austria performed well in qualifying, beating Sweden home and away, it looks a tough task to get through unless they finish as one of the best third-placed teams.
: Niklas Hed (Rapid Vienna), Heinz Lindner (Union Saint-Gilloise), Patrick Pentz (Brondby).
Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), Kevin Danso (Lens), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz), Stefan Posch (Bologna), Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Vienna), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord), Maximilian Wober (Borussia Monchengladbach).
Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Florian Grillitsch, (Hoffenheim), Marco Grull (Rapid Vienna), Florian Kainz (Cologne), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg).
: Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan), Maximilian Entrup ( TSV Hartberg), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Andreas Weimann (West Brom).
Serhiy Rebrov. The former Spurs and West Ham man looks talented – he’s only lost once so far in charge of Ukraine, and that was to Italy.
: Striker Artem Dovbryk has 27 goals this season and was top scorer in La Liga for unfancied Girona. He’s joined by Real goalkeeper Andriy Lunin and Arsenals Oleksandr Zinchenko. Not bad.
: Mykhailo Mudryk. The Chelsea winger endured a miserable start to his time at Stamford Bridge but is slowly starting to show his quality – and this could be his perfect stage.
Messing up what looks a comfy opener against Romania.
Last 16 Ukraine needed a play-off to get to Germany but when you consider they had to play all home games outside of their own country, that may be a red herring. They look good enough to get through the first phase.
Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid), Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica), Heorhiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv).
: Yukhym Konoplia, Valeriy Bondar, Mykola Matvienko (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv), Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton), Maksym Taloverov (LASK), Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth), Oleksandr Svatok (Dnipro-1), Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (Polissya Zhytomyr).
: Taras Stepanenko, Oleksandr Zubkov, Heorhiy Sudakov (all Shakhtar Donetsk), Andriy Yarmolenko, Volodymyr Brazhko, Mykola Shaparenko (all Dynamo Kyiv), Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa), Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
Artem Dovbyk (Girona), Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia), Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv).
: Francesco Calzona. Calzona has been juggling managing both Napoli and Slovakia since February, which can’t be easy. So, reaching the Euros is an achievement.
From 18-year-old Feynoord forward Leo Sauer to 37-year-old right-back Peter Pekarik it’s a mixed squad that relies on teamwork rather than big stars.
Milan Skriniar. The Paris St Germain take-no-nonsense centre-back, 29, is the heartbeat of the Slovakia team and sets the tone for his teammates.
: That they won’t be able to find the goals to complement their defensive grit.
: Group stage. With talisman Marek Hamsik now retired, Slovakia need to find new inspiration and it’s not clear where it will come from. They qualified comfortably, behind Portugal, but will need to step up to get through the group. Don’t bet on it.
: Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle), Marek Rodák (Fulham), Henrich Ravas (New England Revolution).
: Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin), Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana), Denis Vavro (FC Copenhagen), Milan Škriniar (Paris Saint-Germain), Adam Obert (Cagliari), Dávid Hancko (Feyenoord), Vernon De Marco (Hatta Club), Sebastián Kóša (Spartak Trnava).
: Matúš Bero (Bochum), Juraj Kucka (Slovan Bratislava), Tomáš Rigo (Baník Ostrava), Patrik Hrošovský (Genk), Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli), Ondrej Duda (Hellas Verona), László Bénes (Hamburg).
: Dávid Duriš (Ascoli), Tomáš Suslov (Hellas Verona), Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague), Róbert Boženík (Boavista), David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava), Lubomír Tupta (Slovan Liberec), Leo Sauer (Feyenoord), Lukáš Haraslín (Sparta Prague).
Domenico Tedesco. Unbeaten since he took over in February 2023, the 37-year-old has done a remarkable job in seamlessly replacing Roberto Martinez.
There’s no Eden Hazard anymore but this is still a star-studded squad in the final third - De Bruyne, Lukaku, Doku, Trossard to name but a few.
Kevin de Bruyne. The Manchester City maestro has just won a Premier League and FA Cup double and remains one of the best midfielders in the world. Doesn’t he deserve an international trophy, too?
The same as always – another golden generation that can’t deliver.
Quarter-finals at least. When you look at the quality in their squad, it’s hard to understand how Belgium haven’t achieved more; and this side can be a threat to anyone. Romelu Lukaku is mocked by some but the Roma loanee, unwanted it seems by Chelsea, hit 14 goals in qualifying and 29 for club and country this season.
: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Thomas Kaminski (Luton), Matz Sels (Notts Forest).
: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge), Zeno Debast (Anderlecht), Wout Faes (Leicester), Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor), Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht), Arthur Theate (Rennes), Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Al Shabab), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City), Orel Mangala (Lyon), Amadou Onana (Everton), Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid), Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg).
Johan Bakayoko (PSV), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Jeremy Doku (Man City), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea), Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla), Lois Openda (RB Leipzig), Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
Edward Iordanescu. He should know what it takes to manage Romania – his father Anghe did it three times! The 45-year helped Romania finish top of their qualifying group.
: Well, it’s not exactly a squad of stars, but look out for Ianis Hagi (son of the legendary Gheorge), Tottenham’s Radu Dragusin and captain Nicole Stanciu.
Radu Dragusin. The defender cost Spurs €31m from Genoa and he’s looked promising in the Premier League despite playing second fiddle to Mcky van der Ven – so this is chance to shine.
That it could all be over after playing Ukraine and Belgium in the first two games.
: Group stage We shouldn’t write the Romanians off completely because they qualified comfortably ahead of Switzerland and have been making steady progress. But you can’t help thinking that this group will prove too difficult for them. It would be a surprise if they go through.
: Florin Nita (Gaziantep), Horațiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid), Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB), Razvan Sava (CFR Cluj).
Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), Andrei Burca (Al-Okhdood), Ionut Nedelcearu (Palermo), Adrian Rus (Pafos), Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano), Radu Dragușin (Tottenham), Vasile Mogos (CFR Cluj), Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow Czestochowa).
Nicolae Stanciu (Rakow Czestochowa), Razvan Marin (Empoli), Alexandru Cicaldau (Konyaspor), Ianis Hagi (Alaves), Dennis Man (Parma), Valentin Mihaila (Parma), Marius Marin (Pisa), Darius Olaru (FCSB), Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep), Florinel Coman (FCSB), Adrian Sut (FCSB), Constantin Grameni (Farul Constanta).
George Puscas (Bari), Denis Alibec (Muaither), Denis Dragus (Gaziantep), Daniel Bîrligea (CFR Cluj).
Roberto Martinez. It might feel strange to see Martinez leading Portugal rather than Belgium but he’s perfect for their style of play and keeping Cristiano Ronaldo happy.
Good enough to make them contenders. Think Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Jota, Rafael Leao, Bernardo Silva – and some lad called Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo. Did you think he had gone away? No chance. Ronaldo, now at Al Nassr, has a remarkable 55 goals for club and country this season and shows no sign of slowing down. This will be his sixth Euros.
That Ronaldo throws another strop if he’s left out the team.
Semi-finals or more. Could the Euros belong to Ronaldo like the World Cup belonged to Messi? Don’t bet against it – they are contenders. They were the only side to win every match in qualifying, scoring 36 goals and conceding only two. Ronaldo already has 128 goals for Portugal, where will it end?
Diogo Costa (Porto), José Sá (Wolves), Rui Patrício (AS Roma).
António Silva (Benfica), Danilo Pereira (PSG), Diogo Dalot (Man Utd), Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP), João Cancelo (Barcelona), Nélson Semedo (Wolves), Nuno Mendes (PSG), Pepe (Porto), Rúben Dias (Man City).
: Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd), João Neves (Benfica), João Palhinha (Fulham), Otávio Monteiro (Al Nassr), Rúben Neves (Al-Hilal), Vitinha (PSG).
: Bernardo Silva (Man City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr), Diogo Jota (Liverpool), Francisco Conceição (Porto), Gonçalo Ramos (PSG), João Félix (Barcelona), Pedro Neto (Wolves), Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
Ivan Hasek. A surprise appointment given his lack of success at the top level, but he’s brought youth into the side and got them to the finals in style.
Three players from German champions Leverkusen (Schick, Kovar and Hlozek), Premier League stalwarts Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal, plus some interesting youngsters.
Patrik Schick. The striker had a strong season with Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 13 goals and averages a goal every two game at international level.
That a pasting against Ronaldo & Co in their opening game destroys confidence.
: Last 16. The Czechs did well to qualify and have run into form – but haven’t played one of the big boys since losing 4-0 to Portugal in 2022. Even so, they may have enough to squeeze through this group, which is of the weaker ones.
Vitezslav Jaros (Sturm Graz), Matej Kovar (Bayer Leverkusen), Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague).
: Vladimir Coufal (West Ham), David Doudera (Slavia Prague), Tomas Holes (Slavia Prague), Robin Hranac (Viktoria Plzen), David Jurasek (TSG Hoffenheim), Ladislav Krejci (Sparta Prague), Martin Vitik (Sparta Prague), Tomas Vlcek (Slavia Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague).
: Antonin Barak (Fiorentina), Vaclav Cerny (Wolfsburg), Lukas Cerv (Viktoria Plzen), Matej Jurasek (Slavia Prague), Ondrej Lingr (Feyenoord), Lukas Provod (Slavia Prague), Michal Sadilek (FC Twente), Tomas Soucek (West Ham), Pavel Sulc (Viktoria Plzen).
: Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague), Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen), Mojmir Chytil (Slavia Prague), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen).
Willy Sagnol. After guiding Georgia to their first ever international tournament, Sangol, who was assistant to Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern Munich, has already made history.
Plenty of scouts will be watching highly rated goalkeeper Mamardashvili and forward Kvaratshkhelia, but many of their teammates are unknown in the west despite being heroes at home.
: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia The man they call Kvaradona is one to watch. He’s been outstanding for Napoli (helping them win Serie A in 2023) and is scoring international goals at a rate of one in every two games.
Freezing on the big stage when they play Turkey in the opener.
Group stage. The emotion of beating Greece on penalties in the play-offs to reach Euro 2024 is still fresh, and it makes Georgia dangerous. But it’s a real ask to expect them to get through the group on their tournament debut.
: Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi), Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia), Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag).
: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava), Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia), Solomon Kvirkvelia (Al Okhdood), Lasha Dvali (APOEL), Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos), Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese), Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk), Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis).
: Gabriel Sigua (Basel), Nika Kvekverskiri (Lech Poznan), Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz), Saba Lobzhanidze (Atlanta United), Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), Levan Shengelia (Panetlikos), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi), Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante), Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger AC).
Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher), Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
: Vincenzo Montella. Appointed only a year before the tournament, but in his first international management role the former AC Milan coach has done a splendid job.
: Some exciting players to look out for, including Real’s Arda Guler, Inter’s influential midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu and Juventus wonderkid Kenan Yildiz.
: Hakan Calhanoglu The midfielder should settle in well in Germany having played for Hamburg and Leverkusen. He’s now at Inter and was a big influence in their Serie A winning campaign. A free-kick specialist, too.
: A repeat of the last Euros when they lost three and only scored once.
Last 16. Losing Caglar Soyuncu and Enes Unal to injury before the tournament was tough but Turkey still have enough to get through the group, even if they do it as one of our third-placed teams to reach the last 16.
: Altay Bayindir (Man Utd), Dogan Alemdar (Troyes), Mert Gunok (Besiktas), Ugurcan Cakır (Trabzonspor).
: Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce), Zeki Celik (Roma), Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), Samet Akaydin (Panathinaikos), Cenk Ozkacar (Valencia).
Berat Ozdemir (Trabzonspor), Can Uzun (Nurnberg), Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Okay Yokuslu (West Brom), Orkun Kokcu (Benfica), Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund).
Abdulkadir Omur (Hull City), Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Yunus Akgun (Leicester City), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray), Barıs Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Oguz Aydin (Corendon Alanyaspor), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Semih Kılıcsoy (Besiktas), Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
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