Top 5 teams that can win the UEFA Euro Cup 2021

Another International football tournament is here and the fans are really excited. The Euro Cup 2021 starts on June 11, 2021 and ends on July 11, 2021. The tournament will be held in 11 different European countries. This decision was made to celebrate the 60^th anniversary of the European Championship.

The Euro Cup was actually planned to take place in the year 2020, but because of the Covid pandemic that troubled the whole World, the tournament was postponed to 1 year. The name Euro 2020 was still retained. As planned before, Rome hosts the opening match and England’s Wembley Stadium will host the semi-finals and final.

The tournament is played between 24 teams that qualified by playing the qualifiers. The teams are split into 6 groups containing 4 teams each. The top 2 teams of each group qualify to the knockout stage along with 4 best third-placed teams.

Whenever a tournament is close, the most discussed topic will be about which team is going to win the tournament. Especially since football is one of the most followed sports and its large participation makes this a very hot discussion topic. So, let’s find out which teams are having a higher chance to win Euro 2021.

1. FRANCE

Group F

Squad

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Mike Maignan, Steve Mandanda.

Defenders: Lucas Digne, Leo Dubois, Lucas Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Jules Kounde, Clement Lenglet, Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Kurt Zouma.

Midfielders: Kingsley Coman, N'Golo Kante, Thomas Lemar, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot, Moussa Sissoko, Corentin Tolisso.

Forwards: Wissam Ben Yedder, Karim Benzema, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Marcus Thuram.

Coach: Didier Deschamps

France is one of the top football teams currently with a lot of superstars in their team. Mbappe, Griezmann, Benzema, Pogba, Kante all have fan base and are fears for the opposition. France has performed very consistently and strongly in recent tournaments. They won the last World Cup and were the finalists in the last Euro Cup just missing out on the trophy. So, they will be really determined to win the trophy this year.

2.BELGIUM

Group B

Squad

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Simon Mignolet, Matz Sels.

Defenders: Toby Alderweireld, Dedryck Boyata, Timothy Castagne, Jason Denayer, Thomas Meunier, Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen.

Midfielders: Nacer Chadli, Yannick Carrasco, Kevin De Bruyne, Leander Dendoncker, Eden Hazard, Thorgan Hazard, Dennis Praet, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken, Axel Witsel.

Forwards: Michy Batshuayi, Christian Benteke, Jeremy Doku, Romelu Lukaku, Dries Mertens, Leandro Trossard.

Coach: Roberto Martínez

Belgium’s current team is considered to be their golden generation and they are searching for their crown. They are the highest-ranked team in the FIFA rankings and very strong to win the title. With Kevin de Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Lukaku, Courtois, Belgium will be a nightmare for the opposition. Belgium was knocked out in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 and they finished third in the World Cup 2018. This year in Euro Cup they will be trying so hard to create history and it will be really difficult to beat them.

3.ITALY

Group A

Squad

Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Alex Meret, Salvatore Sirigu

Defenders: Francesco Acerbi, Alessandro Bastoni, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Emerson Palmieri, Alessandro Florenzi, Leonardo Spinazzola, Rafael Toloi

Midfielders: Nicolo Barella, Bryan Cristante, Jorginho, Manuel Locatelli, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Stefano Sensi, Marco Verratti, Federico Bernardeschi, Federico Chiesa

Forwards: Andrea Belotti, Domenico Berardi, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne, Giacomo Raspadori

Coach: Roberto Mancini

Italy has always been a strong team in the tournaments. Italy was not able qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup which was a setback for them. But they have risen from the ashes. Under their new coach the team has not lost since a defeat against Portugal in 2018. They haven’t lost a match in the Euro qualifiers and will hope to continue their unbeaten run. Immobile, Insigne, Beradi, Bonucci, Chiellini, some high-quality players with a strong reputation for winning matches makes them strong. After a small faded time, Italy is back with some very talented young players and are strong contenders to win the trophy.

4.ENGLAND

Group D

Squad

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford

Defenders: Ben Chilwell, Conor Coady, Reece James, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ben White

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice

Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish

Coach: Gareth Southgate

England is one of the top teams in Euro 2021. Their star striker Harry Kane is the most valuable player in the team. The team is among the youngest teams in the tournament and has players playing in some of the biggest clubs in the world. The English team and fans are really confident to win the tournament and the Wembley Stadium hosting the semi-finals and finals are added advantage for England if they reach the semi-final. The arrival of England is in the hope of winning the title in Europe for the first time in history.

5.GERMANY

Group F

Squad

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer, Bernd Leno, Kevin Trapp

Defenders: Emre Can, Matthias Ginter, Robin Gosens, Christian Gunter, Marcel Halstenberg, Mats Hummels, Lukas Klostermann, Robin Koch, Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule

Midfielders: Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, Ilkay Gundogan, Jonas Hofmann, Joshua Kimmich, Toni Kroos, Jamal Musiala, Florian Neuhaus, Leroy Sane

Forwards: Kai Havertz, Thomas Muller, Kevin Volland, Timo Werner

Coach: Joachim Low

One of the biggest football powerhouses in the world, Germany will be aiming to cover some of the lost ground in the last few years. Germany have won 3 titles, the most in the tournament, and won it last in 1996. The German team won the 2014 World Cup and it hasn’t been since then, able to rise to similar levels. Germany went out in the group stage in 2018 World Cup for the first time in its football history. Coach Joachim Low has announced that he will retire after the Euro Cup. He will be hoping to retire on a high ending his coaching time with the team after 16 years. 

Cristiano Ronaldo - Euro Cup top scorer

These are the top 5 teams to win the UEFA Euro 2021. If no surprises happen one in five will definitely win the trophy. But this is football and all these years we have seen some dark horses running and sometimes the miracle too happened. Also, these are not the only teams having chances to win the tournament.

There are some big names missing. Majorly because of some flaws noticed at the last moments. These teams are now having the highest possibility to win. Spain is having some Covid concerns at their camp at the last moment. Portugal the current Euro cup holders expecting Cristiano Ronaldo to have the strength to take them forward. Croatia the runner-ups of the last World Cup have to perform like the same to show and state they are the new powerhouse of Europe. Now it’s just a matter of time that we see who the new European champions are. Let’s Watch.