Switzerland vs Spain: Euro 2020 team news and prediction
by Josh Wright
at Thursday, Jul 1 2021 14:00
Few expected Switzerland to be here, even more so when they went 3-1 down to world champions France in the last round, but they are and they surely have nothing to fear from here on out. Now they have the pleasure of facing Spain, whom they defeated 1-0 in the 2010 World Cup. Ahead of the first quar...
Torres makes Euro 2020 team of the round as Spain find form
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Jun 30 2021 15:20
Spain and Switzerland played out entertaining wins over Croatia and France, respectively, to book their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 and the pair have three representatives between them in the WhoScored team of the round.Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) - 7.82Belgium set up a quarter-final mee...
Croatia vs Spain: Euro 2020 team news and prediction
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jun 28 2021 11:01
With two of the four quarter-final games already in place, Croatia take on Spain with a spot in the next round and a meeting with France or Switzerland in the offing.Ahead of this last-16 clash, we provide all the vital pre-match information, including where to watch the match, what time it kicks of...
Absence of priceless Perisic hurts Croatia's chances of beating Spain
by Ben McAleer
at Sunday, Jun 27 2021 14:55
It was a sublime Luka Modric strike that swung Croatia's meeting with Scotland back in their favour. With a half hour to go at Hampden, Modric found the top corner with the outside of his boot to put Croatia back ahead before Ivan Persisic added their third to secure a spot in the last-16 and dump S...
Why goal-shy Spain need to ditch fragile Morata for in-form Moreno
by Ben McAleer
at Friday, Jun 18 2021 14:35
It was a moment that summed up Alvaro Morata's night. As he sought to keep a Spain attack alive, he inadvertently rolled the ball out of play for a Sweden goal kick. Luis Enrique had already made the decision to haul off the Juventus man midway through the second half, but the timing wasn't ideal fo...
Spain vs Sweden: Euro 2020 team news and prediction
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jun 14 2021 12:05
Spain get their Euro 2020 campaign up and running on home turf tonight when they face Sweden in Seville. La Roja's preparation for the tournament hasn't been ideal, but they are at least unbeaten in eight in the build up to tonight's contest.Ahead of this Group E clash, we provide the necessary pre-...
Watkins and Pedri among ten potential international debutants to watch
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Mar 23 2021 11:35
The first international break of 2021 is upon us and the lengthy period since the previous domestic hiatus has presented a number of players with the chance to impress their international bosses. In the four-month break, there are those who have done enough to warrant a first call up and they'll be ...
The stats behind Spain's historic 6-0 win over Germany
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Nov 18 2020 09:50
Spain's UEFA Nations League finale against Germany was expected to be a close run affair. Germany needed only to avoid defeat to guarantee top spot, whereas Spain knew they had to win in order to leapfrog Die Mannschaft into first. Many expected Germany, who were unbeaten in 12 coming into Tuesday's...
UEFA Nations League team news and prediction: Spain vs Germany
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Nov 17 2020 10:30
Spain had their UEFA Nations League fate in their own hands over the weekend, but a Yann Sommer double-penalty stop to deny Sergio Ramos means they need to beat Germany in order to secure a place in next year's finals.Jogi Loew's side have been far from their imperious best in their campaign, but ar...
England out but what is still to play for in Nations League A?
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Nov 16 2020 14:05
With just one round of games to go in the UEFA Nations League group stages, there is still plenty to play for in League A as teams gear up to secure a place in next year's finals and avoid relegation into League B.Here, we look at the permutations surrounding the quest to secure a finals spot and av...