The Euros 2020/2021

And, no great surprise after a stellar season at club level,

 

Placheta is the only other Euro-bound Canary announced so far I think?

Giannoulis probably has a decent chance of the Greek squad (assuming they qualified), has Sorensen been anywhere near the Danish squad previously?

 

Giannoulis is a regular Sorensen on the fringes of the U21 set up .

Krul battling for #1 shirt

 

Friday 11 June

Group A: Turkey vs Italy (21:00, Rome)

Saturday 12 June

Group A: Wales vs Switzerland (15:00, Baku)
Group B: Denmark vs Finland (18:00, Copenhagen)
Group B: Belgium vs Russia (21:00, St Petersburg)

Sunday 13 June

Group D: England vs Croatia (15:00, London)
Group C: Austria vs North Macedonia (18:00, Bucharest)
Group C: Netherlands vs Ukraine (21:00, Amsterdam)

Monday 14 June
Group D: Scotland vs Czech Republic (15:00, Glasgow)
Group E: Poland vs Slovakia (18:00, St Petersburg)
Group E: Spain vs Sweden (21:00, Seville)

Tuesday 15 June

Group F: Hungary vs Portugal (18:00, Budapest)
Group F: France vs Germany (21:00, Munich)

Wednesday 16 June

Group B: Finland vs Russia (15:00, St Petersburg)
Group A: Turkey vs Wales (18:00, Baku)
Group A: Italy vs Switzerland (21:00, Rome)

Thursday 17 June

Group C: Ukraine vs North Macedonia (15:00, Bucharest)
Group B: Denmark vs Belgium (18:00, Copenhagen)
Group C: Netherlands vs Austria (21:00, Amsterdam)

Friday 18 June

Group E: Sweden vs Slovakia (15:00, St Petersburg)
Group D: Croatia vs Czech Republic (18:00, Glasgow)
Group D: England vs Scotland (21:00, London)

Saturday 19 June

Group F: Hungary vs France (15:00, Budapest)
Group F: Portugal vs Germany (18:00, Munich)
Group E: Spain vs Poland (21:00, Seville)

Sunday 20 June

Group A: Italy vs Wales (18:00, Rome)
Group A: Switzerland vs Turkey (18:00, Baku)

Monday 21 June

Group C: North Macedonia vs Netherlands (18:00, Amsterdam)
Group C: Ukraine vs Austria (18:00, Bucharest)
Group B: Russia vs Denmark (21:00, Copenhagen)
Group B: Finland vs Belgium (21:00, St Petersburg)

Tuesday 22 June

Group D: Czech Republic vs England (21:00, London)
Group D: Croatia vs Scotland (21:00, Glasgow)

Wednesday 23 June

Group E: Slovakia vs Spain (18:00, Seville)
Group E: Sweden vs Poland (18:00, St Petersburg)
Group F: Germany vs Hungary (21:00, Munich)
Group F: Portugal v France (21:00, Budapest)

The top two in each group plus four best third-placed teams go through.

 

Really takes something out of the group stage when (more often that not) the third place team from each group will qualify. A group stage to reduce 24 teams to 16 is a bit over the top.

 

My poor liver is going to take a pounding

 

Ooof that's kick off times ranging from midnight to 6:00am starts for me

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Ben Godfrey is in the extended England Euro squad which will be trimmed to 26 on June 1st. Congratulations to the young man.

 

Ben Godfrey makes the 33 man England squad after winning Everton's young player of the year award .

Great advertisement for our Youth set up and production line .

Maddisson misses out .

 

Snap

 

Feel sorry for Maddison.

 

Breaking covid rules probably didn't help.

 

I hope that wasn't the reason he was not selected.

 

I wonder if Godfrey might actually have a relatively good chance of going to the Euros as 5th choice CB. I think he’s likely to take 5 as a lot of people are saying that Gareth is going to play 3 at the back. Maguire, Stones, Mings, Walker are the most likely to be used in the CB options. Godfrey offers versatility to play either side or in the middle of the three.

 

Maddison is unlucky, I think he would have gone if the Euros were last year but this season Moun and Foden have been better

 

He definitely offers that flexibility across positions but 26 is a big squad. I think his inclusion in the provisional squad is acknowledging Godfrey's stellar season and letting him know he's on the England radar. Suspect he won't be in the 26 (but hope he is).

 

A Pukki-less Finland were beaten 2:0 by Sweden today in a Euros warm-up friendly.