As UEFA EURO 2024 kicks off, fans eagerly await the starting XIs for the opening matches. Here’s a brief overview of the predicted line-ups and key fixtures for each team in Matchday 1.
– Albania vs Italy (June 15)
– Predicted line-up (Albania) : Berisha; Hysaj, Djimsiti, Ajeti, Mitaj; Asllani, Ramadani, Bajrami; Seferi, Asani, Broja.
– Predicted line-up (Italy): Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Calafiori, Dimarco; Barella, Jorginho; Chiesa, Frattesi, Pellegrini; Scamacca.
– Belgium vs Slovakia (June 17)
– Predicted line-up (Belgium): Casteels; Faes, Witsel, De Cuyper; Castagne, Mangala, Onana, Doku; Trossard, Lukaku, De Bruyne.
– Predicted line-up (Slovakia): Dubravka; Pekarík, Škriniar, Hancko, Bénes; Kucka, Lobotka, Hrošovský; Weiss, Duda; Boženík.
– Croatia vs Spain (June 15)
– Predicted line-up (Croatia): Livaković; Stanišić, Šutalo, Pongračić, Gvardiol; Modrić, Brozović, Kovačić; Majer, Budimir, Kramarić.
– Predicted line-up (Spain): Simón; Carvajal, Le Normand, Nacho, Grimaldo; Merino, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine, Morata, Williams
– Denmark vs Slovenia (June 16)
– Predicted line-up: Schmeichel; Andersen, Christensen, Vestergaard; Kristiansen, Hjulmand, Eriksen, Højbjerg, Bah; Højlund, Wind.
– Predicted line-up (Slovenia): Oblak; Stojanović, Bijol, Blazić, Balkovec; Vetrih, Kurtić, Lovrić; Sporar, Šporar, Lovrić.
– England vs Serbia (June 16)
– Predicted line-up (England): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Alexander-Arnold, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Foden; Kane.
– Predicted line-up (Serbia): Vanja Milinković-Savić; Milenković, Veljković, Pavlović; Živković, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Lukić, Kostić; Tadić; Mitrović, Vlahović.
– France vs Austria (June 17)
– Predicted line-up (France): Maignan; Koundé, Konaté, Upamecano, Hernández; Griezmann, Kanté, Rabiot; Dembélé, Thuram, Mbappé.
– Predicted line-up (Austria): Pentz; Posch, Lienhart, Trauner, Mwene; Laimer, Seiwald; Wimmer, Sabitzer, Baumgartner; Gregoritsch.
– Germany 5-1 Scotland (June 14)
– Germany’s Line-up : Neuer; Kimmich, Rüdiger, Tah, Mittelstädt; Andrich, Kroos; Musiala, Gündoğan, Wirtz; Havertz.
– Netherlands vs Poland (June 16)
– Predicted line-up (Poland): Szczęsny; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Slisz, Piotrowski, Moder, Zalewski; Zieliński; Buksa.
– Predicted line-up (Nederlands) : Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké; Reijnders, Schouten, Veerman; Simons, Depay, Gakpo.
– Portugal vs Czechia (June 18)
– Predicted line-up (Portugal): Diogo Costa; Cancelo, Pepe, Rúben Dias, Nuno Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes; Rafael Leão, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva.
– Predicted line-up (Czech): Staněk; Holeš, Hranáč, Krejčí; Coufal, Souček, Provod, Barák, David Jurásek; Kuchta, Schick.
– Romania vs Ukraine (June 17)
– Predicted line-up (Romania): Nița; Rațiu, Drăgușin, Rus, Bancu; Marius Marin, Răzvan Marin; Stanciu, Man, Drăguș, Mihăila.
Predicted line-up (Ukraine): Lunin; Konoplia, Zabarnyi, Matviyenko, Zinchenko; Shaparenko, Stepanenko, Sudakov; Tsygankov, Dovbyk, Mudryk.
– Switzerland vs Hungary (June 15)
– Predicted line-up (Switzerland): Sommer; Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodríguez; Xhaka, Freuler; Vargas, Shaqiri, Okafor; Embolo.
– Predicted line-up (Hungary): Gulácsi; Lang, Orbán, Szalai; Bolla, Ádám Nagy, Schäfer, Kerkez; Sallai, Szoboszlai; Varga.
– Türkiye vs Georgia (June 16)
– Predicted line-up: Bayındır; Söyüncü, Demiral, Kabak; Celik, Çalhanoğlu, Kökçü, Cengiz Ünder; Aktürkoğlu, Dursun, Enes Ünal.
EURO 2024 Key Points on the Line-ups
– Injuries and Form: Some teams, like Germany and Portugal, are managing key injuries with promising replacements.
– Tactical Choices: Teams such as France and Spain are blending experience with young talents.
– Star Players: Look out for Ronaldo (Portugal), Kane (England), and Mbappé (France) to make significant impacts.
These line-ups are subject to change as the tournament progresses based on performances and strategic adjustments.
