With yesterday’s matches, the challenges of the first round ended and we were able to learn about the pairings of the Round of 16 of the 2020 European Championships . At this point, there are no more simple games even if the most heated challenges seem to be, at first sight, England – Germany, Croatia – Spain and Belgium – Portugal .
The list of all the round of 16 challenges, complete with date, time and stadium is the following:
- Wales-Denmark , Saturday 26 June at 18:00 CET at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam ;
- Italy-Austria, Saturday 26 June at 21:00 CET, at the Wembley stadium in London ;
- Netherlands-Czech Republic, Sunday 27 June at 18:00 CET, at the Puskas Arena stadium in Budapest ;
- Belgium-Portugal, Sunday 27 June at 21:00 CET, at the de la Cartuja stadium in Seville;
- Croatia-Spain, Monday 28 June at 18:00 CET, at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen ;
- France-Switzerland, Monday 28 June at 21:00 CET, at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest;
- England-Germany, Tuesday 29 June at 18:00 CET, at the Wembley stadium in London ;
- Sweden-Ukraine, Tuesday 29 June at 21:00 CET, at the Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow.
Pairings European Round of 16 2020 – The Matches
The challenges will be described in special articles to highlight even the last minute news even if, already looking at all the pairings of the Round of 16 for the 2020 European Championships , we can get an idea of ​​the strengths of the individual matches .
Pairings European Round of 16 2020- Wales vs Denmark
In the challenge between Wales and Denmark , the two teams are not the most accredited to win the European Championships but the challenge appears to be fairly balanced. Wales _and finished second in the group of Italy, despite not having impressed with the effectiveness of the game. It is a discontinuous team, dependent on the flare-ups of some of his singles, such as Bale and Ramsey . Denmark , on
the other hand, lost their best man and this affected their first game. In the matches against Belgium and Russia , however, they proved to be a good team and managed to grab second place in extremis. In this match, she appears favored over Wales. Pairings European Round of 16 2020- Italy vs Austria Italy won Group A, winning all three games and conceding zero goals
. The team of
Mancini played a good game and almost never gave the opponent the initiative; the only drawback, for now, is the frequency of injuries, which have raged on our national team, which, probably, will have to do without Chiellini and Florenzi even for the second round. Austria moved up to second in Group C, losing to the
Netherlands and beating Macedonia and Ukraine . It is not equipped with many champions but it is a fairly tough team and is driven by former Bayern Munich player Alaba , who can cover many roles on the pitch.
As values ​​on the field, Italy appears to be the favorite but we have also seen in this European Championshipthat attention must always be kept high and that a distraction can compromise everything.
Pairings European Round of 16 – Netherlands vs Czech Republic
The Netherlands won and dominated Group C with full points, suffering only against Ukraine , which had reached a draw under two goals. It is a young team but has several excellent individuals in all departments, such as De Ligt, De Vrij, Depay, Wijnaldum and many others.
The Czech Republic , on the other hand, finished third in group D, dragged by their striker Schick, who has finally expressed all his potential talent. He has some interesting players but the technical rate seems much lower than that of the de Boer team.
Belgium-Portugal
This is one of the most exciting matches of the European Championships and sees the Red Devils face the Portugal of CR7 , which beats record after record and always scores. Belgium is the leader of group B and is even stronger because they have fully recovered De Bruyne and Hazard; in addition, he can count on the dazzling form of Romelu Lukaku. Portugal
_and finished third in the iron group and also showed a good performance, especially in the match against France. The only drawback is the resistance of the defense, which sometimes gets distracted, as happened against Germany, with several carelessness and two own goals by the Portuguese.
It is a very balanced match and it is very difficult to make a prediction; maybe Belgium is slightly favored, due to a stratospheric rose but it is all to be seen.
Croatia –
Spain Croatia managed to reach second place thanks to a better goal difference than that of the Czech Republic.Compared to the 2018 World Cup final, the team appears weakened but can count on excellent individuality in midfield, with Modric and Persic standing out above everyone. Spain appeared a bit in the shade in the first two games but made up for it against
Slovakia , where they won with a peremptory 5 to 0 and dominated for the entire duration of the match, giving their opponents no escape. Busquets ‘ recovery proved decisive.
For the match against Croatia , Luis Enrique ‘s team seems to be the favorite and will most likely win the quarter-finals.
France – Switzerland France
came first in the most competitive group of Europeans and this speaks volumes about the strength of Deschamps’ team, complete in all departments. In addition, Benzema has also unlocked and now it is painful for all the opponents. It also seems that he has not played to the maximum of him and that he can give even more than what he has shown in these games. Switzerland did not convince against Italy while against Wales and Turkey they proved to be a good team, also due to the skill of the
coach Petkovic . It appears, however, much lower than in Franceand, unless a sporting miracle, it is difficult for him to reach the quarter-finals.
England-Germany
Another unforeseeable match is the one between England and Germany , two of the best teams of Euro 2020. England finished first in Group D and did not concede a goal but their attack only scored two goals, a little ‘little if we consider the great technical means available to the Southgate team . In particular, he hit the low effectiveness of Kane who, if he unlocks, can create great inconvenience to Germany. Low
‘s team disappointed a bit against France, they clearly beat Portugaland suffered a lot against Hungary , grabbing the draw and the qualification in the final minutes. For the round of 16, he most likely recovers Muller and is certainly capable of hurting anyone.
This match, due to the balanced values ​​on the pitch, could go beyond the 90 minutes of regulation.
Sweden –
Ukraine Sweden went beyond expectations, qualifying as first in the group of the much more popular Spain. It does not express a sparkling game but it is a very well squared and closed team, so it is not easy to score them; its main weapon and the physical strength of its players, very handsome and robust. Ukraine
_disappointed, also losing to Austria and qualifying as third in Group C, thanks to a goal difference slightly better than that of Finland . A victory for Schevchenko ‘s team against Sweden appears to be difficult , and they seem to have a better chance of going through.
