July 4th, the 2024 European Championship has entered the quarter-final stage. Media outlet 90min has released a strength ranking of the 8 teams. The Three Lions of England are only ranked eighth, while France, with Mbappé, is ranked second from last, both teams even lagging behind Turkey. In addition, the media ranked Spain first, followed by Germany.
Eighth: England
England “easily” entered the quarter-finals, and having avoided France, Germany, Portugal and Spain, they have declared their intention to reach the final. Theoretically, the new golden generation of the Three Lions should reach the final, but they need to improve their technical and tactical level if they want to achieve their goal.
Seventh: France
If you’ve seen France’s matches, you’ll understand why they are ranked seventh. After reaching the last eight, Mbappé needs to take on a more central role.
Sixth: Turkey
Turkey defeated Austria in the last match of the Round of 16, winning the title of “dark horse”. Relying on centre-back Merih Demiral’s brace, as well as the magical performance of young star Arda Güler in attack, Turkey has continued to move forward. Turkey has become one of the most watched teams at this European Championship.
Fifth: Netherlands
To be honest, the Netherlands performed quite poorly in the group stage. They reached the knockouts in third place, but in other words, they were second from last. However, the Netherlands beat Romania 3-0. Ronald Koeman’s team had a strong second half, but they didn’t control the game throughout the entire match.
Fourth: Portugal
There is no doubt that goalkeeper Costa has become a hero. In this summer’s European Championship, Portugal should be considered the team with the most talented players, and also the team with the most complete squad. So why did they rely on their goalkeeper saving three penalties to eliminate Slovenia in the penalty shootout? This is mainly due to Ronaldo and Martínez. Both are currently hindering Portugal’s progress in their own ways. If these two can solve their problems, they should be very successful.
Third: Switzerland
It can be said that Switzerland were much stronger than Italy in the Round of 16. They won 2-0 and completely controlled the match within 90 minutes. They will be a very, very difficult opponent for England in the quarter-finals.
Second: Germany
To be honest, the hosts weren’t at their best against Denmark, but they still secured an important victory. With Musiala, Wirtz and Havertz leading the line, Germany are a team that no one at this European Championship dares to underestimate.
First: Spain
Spain are the only team at this tournament to have won all of their matches so far, and they have done it in their own unique way. For example, even when they were behind at one point, they eventually beat Georgia 4-1, which is a testament to the strength of La Roja.
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