NAdie predicted it. Unlike. They were in all the bets as clear favorites to win the title that will be delivered next July 11 in Wembley since the groups for the EURO 2020. The 2014 World Cup champion (Germany), the 2016 European champion (Portugal) and the last 2018 world champion (France) were destined to write pages of the history of the competition with a group of frenzied death. Top-of-the-line talents, stars and teams. Everything seemed to be ready for the greatest football show.
Griezmann during the match with the French team.POOL PHOTO
The death of the death group
The famous Group F this Eurocup, the group of death, has devastated all its members at the first change. It has eaten them.
The first to fall was Portugal. By the minimum (1-0), yes, but in front of a Belgium more solid and without showing its seams. One of the candidates on the table to eight who leaves the competition facing the quarterfinals. The clear favorite of this edition followed in his footsteps: France. Before a party, a priori, controlled, Swiss He never lost his face to the match and signed a draw (3-3) to strike him on the penalty shoot-out. Neither the two goals of Benzama, nor that dreaded lead at the beginning of the edition with Griezmann, Mbapp and his own Karim They were able to save the wreck. Today Germany has accompanied the European shortlist with a loss (2-0) against England which is also running as a candidate more if possible when only the clash of quarters in Rome it separates them from an idyll in their lands. They play at home. The Hungarian notice to Germany On the last day of the group stage they were not siren songs either and today it has materialized.
No representation in the quarterfinals
Reviewing the crosses for the next matches, all the groups have some representative except the famous Group F. The group from which the new champion is presumed will not have any candidate.
Italy Y Swiss by Group A, Belgium Y Denmark from Group B, Ukraine group C?, Czech Republic and England of group D and Spain me Sweden of Group E.
In addition, depending on the future of the quarters, teams that already did so in the group stage could be faced again, such as Italy Y Swiss or England Y Czech Republic respectively.
Euro 2020 (eighth): Summary and goals of England 2-0 Germany
Favorites?
And it is that from this point everything can happen. With the top favorites out of the tournament, names like England, Belgium, Italy and own Spain They win whole against other teams that have given the surprise and have sneaked into the quarters.
What has come to reaffirm this Eurocup with Group F it is that death had a price. Very expensive for some of the applicants who have already packed their bags and return home at the first exchange rate.