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 GROUP A TURKEY / ITALY / WALES / SWITZERLAND

WALES FACT FILE

Nickname The Dragons Manager
Robert Page (caretaker) Captain
Gareth Bale FIFA ranking 17 How to
say football in Welsh “Pel-droed!”
Page Greatest player Ryan Giggs Bale

O S R E C O R D!
EUR C ES 1
A P P E A R A N
P E R F O R M ANCE
BEST LS , 2016
Bal
scored e has
SE M I - F I N A IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
3
in 90 ga3 goals
for Wal mes
es!
BAG OF RANDOMS
It’s hard to guess what you’ll get from this new-look
Wales pack, but there are some juicy players in there!

THE BIG QUESTION!

CAN GARETH BALE INSPIRE
WALES’ NEXT-GEN?
Gaz has been a bit inconsistent at Spurs
– but he's a baller when he hits top form!

FORM 70% THE KEY MA

EXPERIENCE 61% GARETH BA N!
DEFENCE 44% Club Real M LE
Position Fo adrid
rw
ATTACK 72% Age 31 ard
OVERALL 62%
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SECRET WEAPON!

KIEFFER MOORE
Europe’s elite won’t know much
about the Cardiff striker, as he plays
in the Championship, but he’s hit
20 goals in 42 games this season!

STRONGEST LINE-UP!
H E N N E S S EY
MEPHAM RODON AMPADU WONDERKID!

NECO WILLIAMS
ROBERTS RAMSEY ALLEN DAVIES At just 20, this rising right-back has
seven caps to his name and has
played 13 times for Liverpool this
season. He is the future of this team!
BALE MOORE JAMES

FORMATION 3-4-3 SUPER SUB Harry Wilson

STRENGTHS
The young vibe in the
WEAKNESSES
Their strength is also
squad means their their weakness. Only
performances will be full a handful of the squad
of energy, flair and speed. have ever played at a POINT TO PROVE!
Plus, they have a serial major tournament, which
UCL winner up top! could cost them big time! DANIEL JAMES
After a stop-start season at Man.
MOTD MAG VERDICT Wales are strong enough to get out
of the group and reach the knockout rounds, but we MOTD MAG PREDICTS United, DJ will be hungry to show Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer what he’s been
fear they may bump into trouble in the round of 16! Round of 16 missing on the European stage!

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ITALY FACT FILE

Nickname The Azzurri Manager Roberto Mancini
KEY MAN!
DONNARUMMA

DI LORENZO BONUCCI CHIELLINI SPINAZZOLA

BARELLA JORGINHO VERRATTI

Captain Giorgio Chiellini FIFA ranking 7

Greatest player Franco Baresi
How to say football in Italian “Calcio!”
IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
PACKET OF
QUAVERS
Very consistent and you
always forget how good
they are until they're put
in front of you again!
CIRO IMMOBILE
To win it, you'll need a goalscorer – Ciro has CHIESA IMMOBILE INSIGNE
got more than 60 goals in two seasons!
SECRET WEAPON!
FEDERICO CHIESA STRENGTHS They’re very hard to beat – they
Bigger names take the limelight and that’s haven’t lost a game since September 2018!
cool – Fede is the under-the-radar assister! WEAKNESSES Outside of their starting 11, this is
WONDERKID! the first major tournament for a lot of the squad!
SANDRO TONALI
The young playmaker has become key for
AC Milan. He’s got the fresh vibe Italy need! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Quarter-finals

TURKEY FACT FILE

Nickname The Crescent Stars
Manager Senol Gunes
Captain Burak Yilmaz FIFA ranking 29
Key man Hakan Calhanoglu
How to say football in Turkish “Futbol!”
STRENGTHS They have a strong CB
partnership in Leicester’s Caglar
Soyuncu and Liverpool’s Ozan Kabak!
WEAKNESSES They lack world-class
players, which may be highlighted
against the bigger nations!
SWITZERLAND FACT FILE
Nickname A-Team Manager
Vladimir Petkovic Captain Granit Xhaka
FIFA ranking 13 Key man Granit Xhaka
How to say football in Swiss "Fussball!",
"Football!", "Calcio!" or "Ballape!"
STRENGTHS Very well organised
and striker Breel Embolo can be
a serious handful for defenders!
WEAKNESSES They lack a creative
spark and haven't got a cutting
Hakan Calhanoglu edge in the final third either! Granit Xhaka

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BELGIUM FACT FILE

Nickname The Red Devils
Manager Roberto Martinez Captain
Eden Hazard FIFA ranking 1 How to
say football in Belgian “Voetbal!”
Martinez Greatest player Kevin De Bruyne Hazard

O S R E C O R D!
EUR C ES 5
A P P E A R A N
P E R F O R M ANCE
BEST U P, 1980
RU N N E R S - IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
BOX OF CELEBRATIONS
Packed with strong options, but are there even
better selections out there? Maybe!

THE BIG QUESTION!

IS THIS THE YEAR BELGIUM'S
GOLDEN GENERATION CLICK?
With the ballers they have, nothing
could stop them – so YES, it could be! THE KEY MA
KEVIN DE B N!
FORM 90% Club Man.RCUYNE
Position M ity
EXPERIENCE 82% idfi
Age 29 elder
DEFENCE 76%
ATTACK 89%
OVERALL 84.2%
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SECRET WEAPON!

LEANDRO TROSSARD
Brighton’s attacking midfielder only
made his debut for his country last
year, but already has two goals in
six games. He was born to create!

STRONGEST LINE-UP!
COURTOIS
D E RW E I R E L D ENAYER E R TO N G H E N WONDERKID!
AL D V
K E R
JEREMY DOKU
M E U N I E R TI E L E M A N S D E N D O N C T. HAZARD The Rennes forward is a quick ting.
If Belgium need pace in behind to
unlock a defence, the 18-year-old
DE BRUYNE E. HAZARD
will be the first sub made!

LUKAKU
FORMATION 3-4-2-1 SUPER SUB Dries Mertens
STRENGTHS
Belgium arguably have
WEAKNESSES
If Lukaku gets injured,
the strongest front three Michy Batshuayi is
at the tournament – it’s a massive drop-off in
just whether they can quality, so they’ll have POINT TO PROVE!
hit hot form after a long to keep Rom fit if they
domestic season! want to be on flames! EDEN HAZARD
Haz had a stinky season at Real
MOTD MAG VERDICT The Red Devils are right up there
as favourites – but the pressure's on. This could be MOTD MAG PREDICTS Madrid, scoring just four times in
19 games. He’s got to show the
the last tourney this talented group play in together! Semi-finals haters he’s back this summer!

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DENMARK FACT FILE
Nickname The Red & White Manager Kasper Hjulmand
Captain Simon Kjaer FIFA ranking 10
Greatest player Peter Schmeichel
How to say football in Danish “Fodbold!”
IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
PEANUTS
They can be pretty tough
to crack at times– but
you can't help but think
that they could do a bit
more to win you over!
FINLAND FACT FILE
Nickname The Eagle Owls
Manager Markku Kanerva
Captain Tim Sparv FIFA ranking 54
Key man Teemu Pukki How to say
football in Finnish “Jalkapallo!”
STRENGTHS They’re absolutely
fearless. It’s their first tournament,
so they’ll play without pressure!
WEAKNESSES Tactically, they rarely
switch from their 4-4-2 system,
so they can be quite predictable!
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KEY MAN!
SCHMEICHEL
WASS KJAER CHRISTENSEN MAEHLE
DELANEY HOJBJERG
CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN POULSEN ERIKSEN BRAITHWAITE
Fresh from a league title triumph with Inter
Milan, Eriksen is their go-to creative force! WIND
SECRET WEAPON!
JONAS WIND STRENGTHS The Danes midfield pair are like two
Not many people know the Copenhagen goal- tough security guards for their backline. It’s strong!
getter, but he’ll start up top in the summer! WEAKNESSES This lot aren’t buzzing with pace,
WONDERKID! so have to rely on their technique and movement!
ANDREAS SKOV OLSEN
The 21-year-old winger has a ledge left-foot
and loves to cut in and shoot on sight! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Quarter-finals
RUSSIA FACT FILE
Nickname Our Guys
Manager Stanislav Cherchesov
Captain Artem Dzyuba FIFA ranking 38
Key man Aleksandr Golovin How to
say football in Russian “Futbol”
STRENGTHS They have home
advantage – two of their group games
are being played in St Petersburg!
WEAKNESSES They have an ageing
squad and don't have any real
Teemu Pukki stand-out stars they can call on! Aleksandr Golovin
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HOLLAND FACT FILE

Nickname Oranje Manager Frank
de Boer Captain Georginio Wijnaldum
FIFA ranking 16 How to say
football in Dutch “Voetbal!”
De Boer Greatest player Johan Cruyff Wijnaldum

O S R E C O R D!
EUR C ES 9
A P P E A R A N
P E R F O R M ANCE
BEST , 1 988
W I N N E R S IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
PACK OF JAFFA CAKES
You can’t quite work out how good they really THE KEY MA
are, but they defo bring a real zesty vibe!
MEMPHIS D N!
THE BIG QUESTION! Club LyonEPAY
Position Fo
HOW WILL THEY DO rw
Age 27 ard
WITHOUT VAN DIJK?
They have options, but losing VVD is
a huge blow. It'll cost them in the end!

FORM 74%
EXPERIENCE 68%
Depa
DEFENCE 65% move toy is set to
after fi Barcelona
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ATTACK 71% at Lyon asons
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OVERALL 69.5%
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STRONGEST LINE-UP!
KRUL
DUMFRIES DE LIGT BLIND
WIJNALDUM DE JONG VA N D E B E
BERGHUIS MALEN
FORMATION 4-3-3 SUPER SUB Davy Klaasen
STRENGTHS
Holland’s midfield has
it all – graft, five-star
passing, creativity,
discipline, power and
control. It’ll take a serious
team to break them down!
MOTD MAG VERDICT The Oranje are talented and should
cruise through the group – but without VVD, they’ll
stumble against a team with world-class forwards!
ONES TO
WATCH!
SECRET WEAPON!
DONYELL MALEN
Luuk De Jong is usually the starting
striker, but after scoring 23 goals in
39 games, this PSV sharpshooter
might get the nod up top!
WIJNDAL WONDERKID!
MATTHIJS DE LIGT
The Juventus centre-back has had
E K
a sick career already, you forget he’s
just 21. With VVD out injured, Matti
has to step up and lead his country!
DEPAY
WEAKNESSES
It’s no secret – there is
a huge Virgil van Dijk-
shaped hole in their
defence. Without their POINT TO PROVE!
leader, Holland’s defence
will be easier to pierce! DONNY VAN DE BEEK
Donny barely touched the pitch for
MOTD PREDICTION Man. United, so will have loads of
energy and hunger to show his
Round of 16 club what they've been missing!
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AUSTRIA FACT FILE

Nickname The Team Manager Franco Foda
KEY MAN!
SCHLAGER

LAINER HINTEREGGER DRAGOVIC ULMER

J. BAUMGARTLINGER GRILLITSCH

Captain Julian Baumgartlinger FIFA ranking 23

Greatest Player Matthias Sindelar
How to say football in German “Fussball!”
IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
BUNCH
OF GRAPES
There’s no pressure
on these to impress
anyone, but they’re nice
enough. They do a job!
DAVID ALABA
The Bayern Munich baller plays on the left
wing for his country, whipping in assists!
SECRET WEAPON!
SASA ALAJDZIC
The 23-year-old had a decent season for
Stuttgart, scoring 15. He might even start!
WONDERKID!
CHRISTOPH BAUMGARTNER
The captain’s younger bro is a buzzy forward
with plenty of creativity. He could be key!
C. BAUMGARTLINGER SABITZER ALABA
ARNAUTOVIC
STRENGTHS The Austrians are tactically on it – Foda
has them working in different formations and well!
WEAKNESSES They have a lea y defence and have
conceded nine goals in their past five games!
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UKRAINE FACT FILE

Nickname The Main Team
Manager Andriy Shevchenko
Captain Andriy Pyatov FIFA ranking 24
Key man Oleksandr Zinchenko How to
say football in Ukrainian “Futbol!”
STRENGTHS The Ukrainians are
solid and a team that will work,
work, work and work for each other!
WEAKNESSES Their manager is
probably still their best player.
They lack a real game-changer!
N. MACEDONIA FACT FILE
Nickname Lynxes Manager Igor
Angelovski Captain Goran Pandev
FIFA ranking 62 Key man Enis Bardhi
How to say football in
Macedonian “Fudbal!”
STRENGTHS They’ve got sick wingers,
including Leeds’ Ezgjan Alioski, and
can impress down both flanks!
WEAKNESSES The majority of their
squad lacks any experience of
Oleksandr Zinchenko playing top-level footy! Goran Pandev

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ENGLAND FACT FILE

Nickname The Three Lions Manager
Gareth Southgate Captain Harry Kane
FIFA ranking 4 How to say
football in English “Football!”
Southgate Greatest player Sir Bobby Charlton Kane

O S R E C O R D!
EUR C ES 9
A P P E A R A N
P E R F O R M ANCE
BEST LS , 1996
SE M I - F I N A IF THEY WERE A SNACK... THE KEY MA
PACKET OF MINIATURE HEROES HARRY KANN!
A firm favourite packed with great choices Club Totten E
– but can also disappoint on occasions! Position St ham
ri
Age 27 ker
THE BIG QUESTION!
WILL THE THREE LIONS FINALLY
BRING FOOTBALL HOME?
This is their best chance in years. If Kane
starts firing, anything could happen!

FORM 79%
EXPERIENCE 75% Kane wo
Golden n the
at the 2Boot
DEFENCE 86% World C 018
up!
ATTACK 91%
OVERALL 82.7%
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SECRET WEAPON!

MASON GREENWOOD
There’s probably no better finisher
for England than Mase, apart from
Kane. He’s copped 12 goals and three
assists in all comps this season!

STRONGEST LINE-UP!
PICKFORD
WALKER MAGUIRE STONES SHAW WONDERKID!

PHIL FODEN
This little gem plays like a tiki-taka
RICE HENDERSON MOUNT Spanish midfielder – there's no-one
like him in the squad. He'll feature
heavily after an unreal season!
FODEN KANE R A S H FO R D

FORMATION 4-3-3 SUPER SUB Raheem Sterling

STRENGTHS
The attacking options in
WEAKNESSES
Pressure. England have
this squad are a joke! On always had a massive
the bench will be Raheem problem dealing with
Sterling, Jadon Sancho it in big tournaments. POINT TO PROVE!
and Jack Grealish, It’s Southgate’s job to
to name just a few! prove they can cope! JORDAN PICKFORD
There have been some doubts as to
MOTD MAG VERDICT The squad is strong, in form and
packed full of serious ballers. They’ll get out of the MOTD MAG PREDICTS whether Pickers is still the best No.1,
but if he can match his 2018 World
group stage and go very close to lifting the trophy! Runners-up Cup performances, he’ll be sweet!

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SCOTLAND FACT FILE

Nickname The Tartan Army
Manager Steve Clarke Captain Andrew
Robertson FIFA ranking 44 How
to say football in Scottish Gaelic
Clarke “Ball-coise!” Greatest player Kenny Robertson

U R O S R E C ORD!
E C E S2
AP P E A R A N
E R F O R M A NCE THE KEY MA
BEST P TAGE,
GROUP S 6 ANDREW R N!
IF THEY WERE A SNACK... O
1992 & 199 Club LiveBrpERTSON
FRUIT PASTILLES Position Le ool
They put a lot of effort in and often come out on ft-back
top, but sadly there are better options out there! Age 27
THE BIG QUESTION!
CAN SCOTLAND BEAT
ENGLAND ON 18 JUNE?
It’ll be one hell of a battle but, if they do it,
you’d fancy them to get out of the group!

FORM 36%
EXPERIENCE 53%
Robbo w
DEFENCE 60% Scotlan ill captain
first to d at their
ATTACK 64% ur
since 1 nament
998!
OVERALL 53.2%
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SECRET WEAPON!

LYNDON DYKES
The QPR striker was doing bits in the
Championship this season, netting 12
goals. He’s not a star name, but that
means he’ll ball without pressure!

STRONGEST LINE-UP!
MARSHALL
McTOMINAY HANLEY TIERNEY WONDERKID!

BILLY GILMOUR
Scotland fans are crossing their
O’DONNELL McGREGOR McGINN ROBERTSON fingers that the Chelsea 19-year-old
comes off the bench. They'll need his
cool, tekky mind when it matters!
FRASER ADAMS CHRISTIE

FORMATION 3-4-3 SUPER SUB Stuart Armstrong

STRENGTHS
Their left side has
WEAKNESSES
Their options from the
Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney bench are weaker than
behind Liverpool’s Andrew they’d like. This loads
Robertson with Celtic’s up the pressure on the POINT TO PROVE!
Ryan Christie ahead. Pure starting 11 – it's a problem
pace and energy. Decent! if they don't deliver! RYAN FRASER
Ry's move to Newcastle hasn't gone
MOTD MAG VERDICT Scotland want to win so much that
they’ll give it everything – but we think they’ll need MOTD MAG PREDICTS to plan. He suffered injuries, dips in
form and some meh performances
a strong third-place finish to get out of the group! Group stage – this is his chance to put that right!

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LIVAKOVIC
KEY MAN! VRSALJKO LOVREN CALETA-CAR BARISIC
CROATIA LU A MODRIC
Sure, he’s 35 now, but Luka still plays like a
BROZOVIC MODRIC
FACT FILE
Nickname The Blazers Manager Zlatko Dalic teenager on the ball. He’s Croatia’s heartbeat! REBIC VLASIC PERISIC
Captain Luka Modric FIFA ranking 14 SECRET WEAPON!
PETKOVIC
Greatest player Luka Modric NIKOLA VLASIC
How to say football in Croatian “Nogomet!” The CSKA Moscow midfielder has improved STRENGTHS They have world-class options
IF THEY WERE A SNACK… this season. His runs from deep are lethal! in midfield, from the starting 11 to the bench!
JAMMY DODGERS WONDERKID! WEAKNESSES They let in 16 goals in six Nations
A talented bunch – but the JOSIP ALO League games, so can be a bit slack in defence!
truth is they look better Wolfsburg’s 22-year-old frontman has 22
than they actually are! caps for his country and could step up here! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Quarter-finals

VACLIK
KEY MAN! COUFAL KALAS CELUSTKA MATEJU
CZECH REPUBLIC TOMAS SOUCEK
There isn’t a blade of grass Tom won't cover.
SOUCEK KRAL
FACT FILE
Nickname The National Team Manager Jaroslav Work rate is what the Czechs are all about! MASOPUST DARIDA JANKTO
Silhavy Captain Vladimir Darida FIFA ranking 40 SECRET WEAPON!
SCHICK
Greatest player Petr Cech How to say VLADIMIR COUFAL
football in Czech “Fotbal!” We know how good Vlad is, but we reckon STRENGTHS There are some giants in the Czech
IF THEY WERE A SNACK… his improvement will catch rivals off guard! side, so teams won’t want to give away set-pieces!
BEEF JERKY WONDERKID! WEAKNESSES Their backline isn’t blessed with
Tough to consume, but can ADAM HLOZEK much speed. Quick forwards will have a field day!
pull a big performance out If he gets a chance, the 18-year-old forward
of the bag when needed! will be hyped. He's hit 11 goals this season! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Group stage

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SPAIN FACT FILE

Nickname The Red Fury Manager
Luis Enrique Captain Sergio Busquets
FIFA ranking 6 How to say
football in Spanish “Futbol!”
Enrique Greatest player Xavi Busquets

U R O S R E C ORD!
E C E S9
AP P E A R A N
E R F O R M A NCE
BEST P , 1964,
WINNERS 12 IF THEY WERE A SNACK...
2008, 20
STARBURST MINIS
This is a remixed version of a classic squad that
dominated for a while. Not as decent, though!

THE BIG QUESTION! THE KEY MA

WHO WILL STEP UP AND THIAGO AL N!
C
GIVE SPAIN THEIR SPARK? Club LiverApNTARA
Position Mi ool
This squad isn’t what it used to be, dfielder
so Spain need a new hero to emerge! Age 30

FORM 70%
EXPERIENCE 73%
DEFENCE 84% has 4
has nev1 caps but
e
a Euros r started
ATTACK 78% match!

OVERALL 76.2%
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SECRET WEAPON!

GERARD MORENO
Villarreal’s striker has had a storming
season, scoring 29 goals in 44
games, so if teams don't keep an
eye on him, he could cause trouble!

STRONGEST LINE-UP!
SIMON

M. LLORENTE LAPORTE GARCIA GAYA WONDERKID!

PEDRI
The Barcelona teen could light up
KOKE RODRI THIAGO Euro 2020 – if he's unleashed. He’s
been breaking records in Spain this
season and deserves his chance!

TORRES MORATA OLMO

FORMATION 4-3-3 SUPER SUB Gerard Moreno

STRENGTHS
Spain are known for
WEAKNESSES
They miss a world-class
possession and attacking striker. Alvaro Morata
play, but their defence is a bit meh and Gerard
is also boom. They let Moreno is good but a POINT TO PROVE!
in just five goals in ten little inexperienced. This
qualification games! could really hurt them! ALVARO MORATA
People are asking whether Alvaro can
MOTD MAG VERDICT The tiki-taka kings should pass their
way out of the group, but it’ll be a tactical war to go MOTD MAG PREDICTS step up and be Spain’s superhero.
The best answer he can give is to
further. We fear it could be an early exit for them! Quarter-finals bang goals and silence the haters!

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SWEDEN FACT FILE

Nickname The Blue And Yellow Manager
KEY MAN!
OLSEN

LUSTIG LINDELOF HELANDER AUGUSTINSSON

KULUSEVSKI EKDAL K. OLSSON FORSBERG

Janne Andersson Captain Andreas Granqvist

FIFA ranking 18 Greatest player Zlatan Ibrahimovic
How to say football in Swedish “Fotboll!"
IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
BIG BOX OF
POPCORN
These sweet munchies
can often go down a treat,
but it has to be at the right
place and the right time!
A ANDER ISAK
Zlatan Ibrahimovic misses out through injury, ISAK BERG
so this 21-year-old will be their gamechanger!
SECRET WEAPON!
JORDAN LARSSON STRENGTHS Zlatan may be injured, but the Swedes
The son of Sweden ledge Henrik is a baller in still have have loads of in-form options in attack!
form, with ten goals in 20 games this season! WEAKNESSES While it’s good to have experience,
WONDERKID! the squad's quite old – that could go against them!
DEJAN KULUSEVSKI
Expect big tings from the young Juventus
winger – he's got serious whip on him! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Round of 16

POLAND FACT FILE

Nickname The Eagles Manager Paulo
Sousa Captain Robert Lewandowski
FIFA ranking 21 Key man Robert
Lewandowski How to say football
in Polish “Pilka nozna!”
STRENGTHS It starts with Robert and
ends with Lewandowski. He's the
best No.9 in the world right now!
WEAKNESSES They still don’t know
their best team. The gaffer chops and
changes his backline way too much!
SLOVAKIA FACT FILE
Nickname The Falcons
Manager Stefan Tarkovic
Captain Marek Hamsik FIFA ranking 36
Key man Milan Skriniar How to
say football in Slovakian “Futbal!”
STRENGTHS Strong options between
the sticks, from Newcastle’s Martin
Dubravka to Fulham’s Marek Rodak!
WEAKNESSES Starting striker Michal
Duris only scored two league goals
Robert Lewandowski this season. That's not a good sign! Milan Skriniar

MOTD MAG PREDICTS Round of 16 MOTD MAG PREDICTS Group stage

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AARON

WALES
 GROUP F HUNGARY / PORTUGAL / FRANCE / GERMANY

FRANCE FACT FILE

Nickname The Blues Manager Didier
Deschamps Captain Hugo Lloris
FIFA ranking 2 How to say
football in French “Le foot!”
Deschamps Greatest player Zinedine Zidane Lloris

U R O S R E C ORD!
E C E S9
AP P E A R A N
E R F O R M A NCE
BEST P 84 & 2000
9 THE KEY MA
WINNERS, 1 IF THEY WERE A SNACK… KYLIAN MB N!
A
PICK AND MIX
A top-tier selection with fan favourites coming at you
Club PSG PPE
from every angle of the pack. Pretty tough to beat! Position Fo
ward
Age 22
THE BIG QUESTION!
IS KYLIAN MBAPPE
EUROPE'S BEST BALLER?
Kyl is in unreal form – if he brings that to
the Euros, France could go all the way!

FORM 85%
as
EXPERIENCE 76% Mbappe w Best
he
named t Player
Young 018
DEFENCE 86% at the 2 up!
World C
ATTACK 94%
OVERALL 85.2%
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 ONES TO
WATCH!

SECRET WEAPON!

WISSAM BEN YEDDER

The Monaco man won’t start too
many games at Euro 2020, but he’s
hit 20 goals in Ligue 1 this season,
so could make an impact as a sub!

STRONGEST LINE-UP!
LLORIS
PAVARD K I M P E M B E H E R N A N D EZ
VARANE WONDERKID!

KYLIAN MBAPPE
KANTE POGBA It’s easy to forget that Kylian is still
just 22 years old. He’s the youngest

MBAPPE
star in the France squad, despite
COMAN GRIEZMANN his bulging trophy cabinet!

BENZEMA
FORMATION 4-2-3-1 SUPER SUB Olivier Giroud
STRENGTHS
France have world-class
WEAKNESSES
They don’t have too
attacking options, with many weaknesses, but
N’Golo Kante sweeping sometimes they can
up everything behind switch off a bit at the POINT TO PROVE!
them. That set-up won back. They lost 2-0 to
them the World Cup! Finland in November! ANTOINE GRIEZMANN
Barcelona have had a tough season
MOTD MAG VERDICT The Blues have all the tools to go
the distance this summer. They’ve got experience MOTD MAG PREDICTS and Grizi has come in for some stick.
He needs to shake that off and put
at the back, balance in midfield and fire up front! Winners in some big performances!

TURN OVER FOR MORE!

 GROUP F HUNGARY / PORTUGAL / FRANCE / GERMANY

PORTUGAL FACT FILE

Nickname The Selection Manager Fernando Santos
KEY MAN!
CANCELO

B. SILVA
LOPES

FONTE
SANCHES
FERNANDES
DIAS
NEVES
MENDES

FELIX
Captain Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA ranking 5
CRISTIANO RONALDO
He’s the greatest international goalscorer of RONALDO
How to say football in Portuguese “Futebol!” all-time and he wants more on the big stage!
Greatest player Cristiano Ronaldo SECRET WEAPON!
IF THEY WERE A SNACK…
CHILLI HEATWAVE
RENATO SANCHES
The ex-Bayern Munich baller has matured
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
into an epic midfield playmaker at Lille! They’ve got Besides Ruben
DORITOS WONDERKID! goals all over Dias, they don’t
Definitely flamey and the pitch and have many
will be too hot for some JOAO FELIX could be deadly top-level centre
– but could easily be One of the best young players around, Joao
crushed by a big hitter! from set-pieces! back choices!
has the goals and creativity Portugal need!

FORM 77% MOTD MAG VERDICT

Portugal have the
EXPERIENCE 66% quality in attack
– and Cristiano
DEFENCE 70% Ronaldo, natch – to
retain their crown.
ATTACK 85% But they’ll fall short due to their defensive frailty!

OVERALL 74.5% MOTD MAG PREDICTS Round of 16

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 NEUER
KEY MAN! KLOSTERMANN SULE RUDIGER CAN
GERMANY JOSHUA KIMMICH
He’s super versatile and unbelievably reliable
KROOS KIMMICH
FACT FILE GUNDOGAN
Nickname The Team Manager Joachim Low – Joshy sets the tone for his country!
Captain Manuel Neuer FIFA ranking 12 SECRET WEAPON!
SANE WERNER GNABRY
Greatest player Lothar Matthaus FLORIAN NEUHAUS
How to say football in German “Fussball!” The midfield dynamo is awesome at stopping STRENGTHS They don’t rely on any one player. If
IF THEY WERE A SNACK… opposition attacks – and starting new ones! anyone gets injured, someone else can step up!
TWIRL ORANGE WONDERKID! WEAKNESSES This isn’t the strongest Germany
Still one of the best around, JAMAL MUSIALA side we’ve seen. Their defenders aren't the best!
but this remix isn’t as good The youngster could have played for England,
as the original, is it? but instead he's set to shine for the Germans! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Semi-finals

GULACSI
KEY MAN! FIOLA ORBAN AT. SZALAI
HUNGARY ADAM SZALAI
The experienced forward has 23 goals for his
LOVRENCSIS HANGYA
FACT FILE KLEINHEISLER SZOBOZLAI NAGY
Nickname The Magyars Manager Marco Rossi country and will inspire these underdogs!
Captain Adam Szalai FIFA ranking 37 SECRET WEAPON! AD. SZALAI SALLAI
Greatest player Ferenc Puskas PETER GULACSI
How to say football in Hungarian “Futball!” The ex-Liverpool keeper kept 15 Bundesliga STRENGTHS They’re organised and no-one expects
IF THEY WERE A SNACK… clean sheets this season – he wants more! much from them, so they could provide a shock!
RICH TEA BISCUIT WONDERKID! WEAKNESSES Scoring goals – they only netted
Likely to crumble under any DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI eight during a long qualifying campaign. A worry!
heated pressure – but they They’ll need the RB Leipzig forward fit and
do have a long history! firing to have a chance in this group of death! MOTD MAG PREDICTS Group stage
 GROUP A

TURKEY ITALY WALES SWITZERLAND

HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT
       
GROUP B

DENMARK FINLAND BELGIUM RUSSIA

HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT
       
GROUP C

HOLLAND UKRAINE AUSTRIA NORTH MACEDONIA

HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT
       

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 You're up to speed on
the teams, but what do
you think of the garms?
GROUP D

ENGLAND CROATIA SCOTLAND CZECH REPUBLIC

HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT
       
GROUP E

SPAIN SWEDEN POLAND SLOVAKIA

HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT
       
GROUP F

HUNGARY PORTUGAL FRANCE GERMANY

HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT HOT NOT
       

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 he
T os
GOLDEN
There are some fire finishers heading to Euro 2020 – and

PICK YOUR
WINNER!

HARRY
KANE
Country England Age 27
International caps/goals 53/34
 MY WINNER!
Why Harry can win it! No player scored more goals
at the 2018 World Cup than the England captain.
He’s ruthless when he's in and around the box,
deadly from the penalty spot and doesn’t mind trying
his luck from long distance. This could be his Euros!
WE PREDICT 6 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
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KYLIAN
MBAPPE
Country France Age 22
International caps/goals 42/16
 MY WINNER!
Why Kylian can win it! We think that France
could go all the way this summer, so Mbappe
should have plenty of games to show off his
finishing tek. His pace will destroy defenders
and he’s unbelievable on the counter-attack!
WE PREDICT 6 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
BOOT RACE!
CRISTIANO
RONALDO
Country Portugal Age 36
International caps/goals 173/103  MY WINNER!
Why Ron can win it! When it comes to elite
international goalscorers, CR7 is hands down
the best of the best. Ron always saves his
best form for his country – and he’ll need it
if Portugal are to escape their tough group!
WE PREDICT 4 GOALS | YOU PREDICT

KARIM
BENZEMA
Country France Age 33
International caps/goals 81/27  MY WINNER!
Why Benz can win it! Karim’s last game for
France was way back in 2015, but his unreal form
for Real Madrid in La Liga this season has meant
that he couldn’t be ignored. His hard work up
front will force the oppo into making mistakes!
WE PREDICT 4 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
ROMELU
LUKAKU
Country Belgium Age 28
International caps/goals 91/59
 MY WINNER!
Why Rom can win it! The Belgian hitman is coming
into Euro 2020 in some serious red-hot form. Right
off the back of powering Inter Milan to their first
Serie A title win in 11 years, Lukaku will dominate
oppo defenders, both in the air and on the deck!
WE PREDICT 5 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
TURN OVER FOR MORE!
 GOLDEN BOOT
THE OUTSIDERS!
TIMO
WERNER
Country Germany Age 25
International caps/goals 38/15
 MY WINNER!
Why Timo can win it! If his Chelsea form is anything
to go by, Timo will have plenty of chances to get
among the goals. His relentless pressing will
catch defenders napping – and his link-up play
with Chelsea team-mate Kai Havertz could be huge!
WE PREDICT 4 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
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ROBERT
LEWANDOWSKI
Country Poland Age 32
International caps/goals 118/66
 MY WINNER!
Why Lewa can win it! Poland might not make
it all the way to the final, but Lewandowski
looks like scoring every time he steps on the
pitch. He’s back from injury, so he'll be fresh and
ready to get back to doing what he does best!
WE PREDICT 3 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
 THE WILDCARDS!
BRUNO
CIRO FERNANDES
IMMOBILE
Country Italy Age 31
Country Portugal Age 26
International caps/goals 27/2

 MY WINNER!
International caps/goals 45/12
 MY WINNER! RAHEEM
Why Ciro can win it! Immobile isn’t the biggest name going STERLING
Country England Age 26
to Euro 2020, but he’s as deadly a finisher as we’ll see this International caps/goals 61/14
summer. This season he hit another 20 Serie A goals for
an unfancied Lazio side – he'll be key to Italy’s chances!  MY WINNER!
WE PREDICT 4 GOALS | YOU PREDICT
ALVARO
MORATA
Country Spain Age 28

MEMPHIS
International caps/goals 39/19

 MY WINNER!
DEPAY SERGE
Country Holland Age 27
International caps/goals 62/23 GNABRY
Country Germany Age 25
International caps/goals 20/15

 MY WINNER!
 MY WINNER!
Why Memphis can win it! The Lyon forward isn't known for
being a super-clinical forward, but Memphis has been on ANTOINE
epic goalscoring form for club and country. In a soft Euros
group, Depay could set an uncatchable target early on!
GRIEZMANN
Country France Age 30
WE PREDICT 3 GOALS | YOU PREDICT International caps/goals 89/35

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 INTERVIEWS

GARY LINEKER
ENGLAND HAVE SO MUCH TALENT!
Gary says: “For the first time in a long
time, we have real strength and depth
in attacking areas. And for the first
time in living memory I think there are
enough players for Gareth Southgate
to rotate his team a little bit!”
IF YOU’RE GOOD ENOUGH,
YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH!
Gary says: “We’ve got so many great
young players – people talk
about Phil Foden, Mason
Mount and Jack Grealish,
all fabulous talents.
They’re inexperienced
and it may be a tad early
for some – but if you’re
good enough, you’re
old enough!”
Gary pla JADON SANCHO IS WONDERFUL!
England at yed for
Eu Gary says: “There are also a couple of
and Euro 19ro 1988
92! players playing abroad, who we don’t
see on our TV screens every week,
who I really like. Jadon Sancho
is a wonderfully gifted footballer
– much better than people in
this country probably realise!”
BELLINGHAM IS THE REAL DEAL!
Gary says: “Jude Bellingham is
a classic example of 'If you’re
good enough, you’re old enough'.
He bossed the game for Borussia
Dortmund in both legs of their
Champions League quarter-
finals against Man City!”
ENGLAND HAVE
A CHANCE TO WIN IT!
Gary says: “Expectations
are always high in this
country, so England will OPTIONS Southgate
want to get to the quarters at has all bases covered!
the least, but it’ll be tough. The draw
looks tricky after the group – but they
have a chance in this tournament and
that’s the first time I’ve been able
to say that for a decade or so!”

TOP TALENT Bellingham

could make an impact!

THE EXP E R T S O N E N G L A N D !
England have a chance
– but it'll be tough after MOTD MAGAZINE PREDICTIONS!
the groups! Gary Lineker

tc h Euro 2020
Wa s LIVE PAZ EDITOR STOBBSY DEPUTY EDITOR JAKE WRITER
game TV! Winners France Winners France Winners Holland
on BBC Surprise team Turkey
Top scorer
Surprise team Italy
Top scorer
Surprise team Turkey
Top scorer
Karim Benzema Romelu Lukaku Kylian Mbappe
Player of the tournament Player of the tournament Player of the tournament
Phil Foden Kylian Mbappe Kevin De Bruyne

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 ALAN SHEARER
HARRY KANE CAN WIN THE GOLDEN BOOT!
Alan says: “Kane comes into it after
winning the Golden Boot at the World
Cup and the Premier League Golden
Boot. With the attacking talent and
full-backs England have, I have no
doubt that Harry will get goals and
be challenging to be the top scorer!”

ENGLAND WILL REACH THE SEMI-FINALS!

Alan says: “In Russia, at the last World
Cup, we lacked a bit of creativity
and bit of quality in the final pass
– I don’t think we lack that any more.
If England get on a roll and can get
the country behind them, then you
just never know. I would hope and
expect us to get to a semi-final!”

GOLDEN BOY Kane

will bring the goals!

MICAH
RICHARDS
GREALISH AND FODEN CAN BE EURO 2020 STARS!
Micah says: “I believe that if Jack Grealish stays
injury-free, he will be the star of the tournament –
he’s world class. Phil Foden has showed everyone
that he can do it at the top level. He can play on
Shearer ba
the Golden gged the left, false nine, on the right or as a midfielder.
B
at Euro 199 oot His quality is there for everyone to see!”
6!
ENGLAND WILL REACH THE SEMI-FINALS!
Micah says: “England don’t have to worry about
any team because they have the quality up front
– look at all the offensive talent. Defensively, it’s
not the strongest – but they've got an array of
young talent that is fearless. I say semi-finals!”

RIO Or you can lis

FERDINAND to the action ten
ENGLAND SHOULD JUST GO FOR IT!
Rio says: “I’d go all-out attack. BBC 5 Live! on
You pick any two from Jack
Grealish, Phil Foden, Jadon Sancho,
Marcus Rashford, Raheem Sterling
and you’d be happy. I’d play
Mason Mount a little bit deeper.
But I’d be happy if any of those
guys started for England!”
BALLER England will
need Grealish's tek!

FO SHO Foden's
time is now!

FULL POWER Rio wants to

see Sterling unleashed!

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 QU I Z !
We want you
This is well
tough, people! EURO 2020
ONE POINT
to give 100%!

JAKE! STOBBSY! answer!

WHO AM I? Which
Holland baller are we
talking about here?
2 TRUE OR FALSE? Is this
stat the whole truth
or just plain rubbish?
3 OFF ON TOUR! Match
these four Prem
midfielders to the
Euro 2020 country
they play for!

O I have played 25 times 1 Youri Tielemans 2 Mateusz Klich

for my country!
O I cost Barcelona
£74.5m in 2019! No-one has scored more
O I won a double goals at the European
with Ajax before Championship finals
I moved to Spain! than Cristiano Ronaldo!
ANSWER A True  B False 
3 Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 4 Jorginho

4 CHAMPO CLASS! Which of these Euro 2020 EFL

ballers has scored more goals for their country?
A Denmark B Italy

A Teemu Pukki B Kieffer Moore

  C Belgium D Poland

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5 WE WANT WINNERS! Put these four elite countries in order of how many times
they've won the Euros. Start with one for the most, through to four for the fewest!

A England B France C Greece D Spain

6 WHAT A LINE-UP! Which country could line up 7 BIG NAMES! Fill in

the blanks for these
with stars from these clubs in these positions?
ledge Euros strikers!
A France's Karim ANSWER
Keeper Centre-back Midfielder Forward B ANSWER 's Robert Lewandowski
ANSWER C Belgium's ANSWER Lukaku

8 SUPER SHOT-STOPPERS! Which of these four 9 MISSING OUT! Which of

Prem keepers won the Euros back in 2016? these countries is not
going to Euro 2020?

A Hungary  B Iceland 
A David De Gea  B Hugo Lloris  C Rui Patricio  D Jordan Pickford 

10 WORDSEARCH!
Can you find
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P F L T I X H D N Y H W D E O Romelu, 8 C, 9 B, 10 see above
the Euro 2020 E N M N O I L I R F U R X M B HOW’D YOU GET
ON, READERS?
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1-3 points
2 France (2), 3 Greece (1), 4
2D, 3A, 4B, 4 A, 5 1 Spain (3),
in our grid? A W U N C P M M S H C I N U M
That was group-stage-
exit business. Poor!
1 Frenkie De Jong, 2 True, 3 1C,
4-6 points
AMSTERDAM G H D D R J O M X B A K U E Y So close – but sadly
BAKU E O P L A V A I A M O C T L S it wasn't meant to be!
7-10 points
BUDAPEST N Q T T U P O I F I W J J L Y
What an unreal
COPENHAGEN N U D T T U E J L V M H C I I performance.
J B Q I W A M S N E A B I V G Congratulations,
LONDON champ!
T Z P L E W L V T C M P T E N
MUNICH R R E Z B G Z L I V F O U S G FULL-TIME
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