UEFA Euro 2020 Teams, Groups, Key Players To Watch Out For

UEFA Euro 2020 Teams, Groups, Key Players To Watch Out For

UEFA Euro 2020 is all set to get started from 11th June and the final will be played on 12th July. But, which are the teams who have qualified for EURO 2020 groups? 

Although the competition is going to held in 2021 it is called Euro 2020. Moreover, last year it was postponed due to the Covid pandemic. Furthermore, 24 teams will compete with each other to prove themselves as the Champion of Europe with them divided into groups of four. Portugal is the reigning champion of Europe as they won the tournament in 2016 defeating France in the Final.

List of All The 24 Teams And Their Groups In Euro 2020

1.Austria

Last time in the Euro 2016, Austria was knocked out of the group stages. Moreover, this is the third time they are going to compete in the competition.

Group- C

Key Players: David Alaba, Marko Arnautović,Marcel Sabitzer, Christoph Baumgartner

Coach: Franco Foda

2. Belgium

The team is filled with star players and are one of the favourites to lift the trophy. Furthermore, they grabbed the third position in the FIFA World Cup 2018 for the first time in history.

Group-B

Key Players: Kevin De Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens

Coach: Roberto Martínez

3. Croatia

Runners up of the FIFA World Cup 2018 have some of the biggest playmakers in their team. Moreover, they will try to lift the trophy.

Group- D

Key Players: Ante Rebić, Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić

Coach: Zlatko Dalić

4. Czech Republic

The 1976 EURO Champions qualified for the consecutive second time in the competition. Moreover, they were knocked out of the group stages, let’s hope to see a good run from them.

Group- D

Key Players: Patrik Schick, Matěj Vydra, Tomáš Souček

Coach: Jaroslav Šilhavý

5. Denmark

Last time they failed to qualify for the EURO but this time the UEFA EURO 1992 champions are going to compete.

Group- B

Key Players: Martin Braithwaite, Christian Eriksen, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg

Coach: Kasper Hjulmand

6. England

Last time they were knocked out by a shocking result of 2-1 against Iceland. Furthermore, this time the English team is one of favourites to win the competition as they don’t lack star players.

Group- D

Key Players: Harry Kane, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford

Coach: Gareth Southgate

7. Finland

They are going to compete for the first time in the history of UEFA EURO.

Group: B

Key Players: Teemu Pukki, Rasmus Schüller

Coach: Markku Kanerva

8. France

The World Champions, runners up of EURO 2016 and one of the strongest side in the competition. Furthermore, there is no department in which they lack.

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Group: F

Key Players: Paul Pogba, Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe

Coach: Didier Deschamps

9. Germany

Three-time champions Germany will try to get back on winning track as they have disappointed their fans with the recent performances.

Group: F

Key Players: Toni Kroos, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Müller

Coach: Joachim Löw

10. Hungry

The team is in the group of death with France, Germany, and Portugal. Moreover, in the last EURO they made it to the round of 16 where they lost 4-0 against Belgium.

Group: F

Key Players: Ádám Szalai, Dániel Gazdag

Coach: Marco Rossi

11. Italy

The EURO 1968 winners were knocked out last time on penalties by Germany. However, it will be exciting to see this new Italian team on big stages.

Group: A

Key Players: Leonardo Bonucci, Marco Verratti, Lorenzo Insigne

Coach: Roberto Mancini

12. Netherlands

They failed to qualify in EURO 2016 and it was a shocker for all of the football fans. Furthermore, the addition of new players has improved the side and they are ready to fight again.

Group: C

Key Players: Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Memphis Depay

Coach: Frank de Boer

13. North Macedonia

They are one of the teams who are going to compete in their first EUROs.

Group: C

Key Players: Feran Hasani, Ivan Tričkovski, Stefan Spirovski

Coach: Igor Angelovski

14. Poland

Poland has the best striker in the world Robert Lewandowski and they will try to utilize this chance to make history. Moreover, last time they have their best run in EUROs as they went into the quarter-finals.

Group: E

Key Players: Wojciech Szczęsny, Robert Lewandowski, Piotr Zieliński

Coach: Paulo Sousa

15. Portugal

The reigning Champions have one of the most decorated squads of the tournament. Furthermore, they will be fighting to retain their trophy. Know about their Euro 2020 groups.

Group: F

Key Players: Cristiano Ronaldo, João Félix, Bruno Fernandes

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Coach: Fernando Santos

16. Russia

They had a dream run at the FIFA World Cup 2018 on their home soil. Moreover, they will try to continue the run in the Euro 2020 groups.

Group: B

Key Players: Denis Cheryshev, Aleksandr Golovin, Anton Zabolotny

Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov

17. Scotland

They are back in the competition after 14 years. And, this time they are looking strong enough to compete with the best teams in the world.

Group: D

Key Players: Scott McTominay, Ché Adams, Andy Robertson

Coach: Steve Clarke

18. Slovakia

EURO 2016 was a dream run for them as they made it into quarterfinal for the first time. Although they were knocked out by Germany it was a run to remember for their fans.

Group: E

Key Players: Marek Hamšík, Róbert Mak, Róbert Boženík

Coach: Štefan Tarkovič

19. Spain

Currently, out of form, Spain will try to make this EURO count. Furthermore, they will be missing their captain Ramos but there are still star players who can make the EURO 2020 memorable.

Group: E

Key Players: Eric García, Thiago Alcántara, Gerard Moreno

Coach: Luis Enrique

20. Sweden

Their best run was in 1992 where they made it into the semi-finals. Furthermore, they will compete without their star player Zlatan.

Group: E

Key Players: Victor Lindelöf, Emil Forsberg, Alexander Isak

Coach: Jan Andersson

21. Switzerland

EURO 2016 was their best in history as they made it into the quarter-finals. Although they lost the match to Poland, it was a run to remember.

Group: A

Key Players: Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri, Mario Gavranović

Coach: Vladimir Petković

22. Turkey

The semifinalist of the EURO 2008 Turkey has got some good talents. Furthermore, last time they were knocked out in the group stages, this time there is a chance they will go beyond that.

Group: A

Key Players: Çağlar Söyüncü, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Cengiz Ünder

Coach: Şenol Güneş

23. Ukraine

They have qualified for the third consecutive time in the tournament. However, they have failed to pass the group stages all three times.

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Group: C

Key Players: Oleksandr Zinchenko, Roman Yaremchuk, Artem Besedin

Coach: Andriy Shevchenko

24. Wales

This is their second time in EURO, the last time they made it into the semifinals. Although, they lost to Portugal for a first-timer in the semifinals is a huge achievement.

Group: A

Key Players: Ben Davies, Aaron Ramsey, Gareth Bale

Coach: Rob Page

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