On Sunday in Amsterdam, the Dutch will finally be back on the field to play against Ukraine at the European Championship.Įuro 2020, Preview Group C: Netherlands will dominate, Ukraine a forceĪustria may be flooded with Bundesliga talents, but it will be under pressure on Sunday against the underdog North Macedonia as it expects its first ever victory at the European Championship.Īustria is at the start of the Euro Group C against the Balkan nation favorite, but in its only other appearances at the tournament, as co-host in 2008 and in France in 2016, the nation drew two and lost four times.ĭefenders: Ben Chilwell, Conor Coady, Reece James, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker It’s been so many years since the Netherlands last played a major tournament, and that goes back to the way the orange-clad team made it to the World Cup semi-finals in 2014. Final reached.ĮURO 2020, Group D Preview: England & Croatia in a group of dark horsesĬroatia will face a team on Sunday that has been refreshed after losing 2-1 and not having a chance to win another big title at the 1966 World Cup. Not even when the first game was played at Wembley in 1996.Ī quarter of a century later, England opened another continental campaign at their national stadium against the team that three years ago prevented Gareth Southgate’s side from making the World Cup. In nine attempts it has never won an opening game of the tournament. There is a clue as to why England never won the European Championship.

(From L-R) The Dutch Ronald Koeman, the Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko and the Austrian Franco Foda pose with the EM 2020 trophy (file photo).

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