Euro: Germany welcomes Europe –

This Friday, Germany will play Scotland in the “Euro Cup”. At the Allianz Arena in Munich, the National Club will host a much-anticipated football match.

The German national team aims to do better than the Bundesliga clubs that reached the European finals this season and lost (Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen). But the Germans did not prepare for this European Championship in the best way. After a draw with Ukraine (0-0 on June 3) and then a narrow win over Greece (2-1 on June 7), on June 10 an altercation broke out between two players, Antonio Rudiger and Niklas Felkrug. The latter did not appreciate the overly strong tackle of his teammate, the opponent of the Champions League final. A fight almost broke out, but they were separated by the technical staff. Germany has not won the European Championship since 1996 and its performances in recent tournaments have been very disappointing. France, one of the favorites to win the championship, is more confident of advancing. Qualified for the 2016 European Championship, the 2018 World Championship and the 2022 World Cup, Didier Deschamps and his players are used to performing in major tournaments. The team will be led by Kylian Mbappe, the new Real Madrid player, and will be in Group D with Poland, Austria and the Netherlands. The French Football Federation has set a goal for the team to at least reach the semi-finals. The CIES Football Observatory has analysed the competitiveness of the participating teams and the results show that France, England, Spain and Germany are most likely to reach the semi-finals. If the English Three Lions are one of the favorites, their head coach Gareth Southgate was clear about his future after the game. “If we don’t win, I probably won’t be here anymore. This could be my last chance,” he said. England narrowly missed the title at home three years ago and anything less than a final victory would be considered a failure. The CIES study does not include the defending European champions Italy and Portugal. The Selecao led by Cristiano Ronaldo will be participating in the European Championship for a record sixth time, but on paper they have a very good team. The Lusitania team won all the qualifying games with the best offense (scoring 36 goals) and the best defense (conceding 2 goals).