The Netherlands national team passed its way to Euro 2020 without any problems. In eight rounds the team scored six victories and once drew, which brought 19 points and the second position after the German national team. The orange won the second place in the League of Nations, where they lost one point and the first position to the Italian national team. The start of the selection for the World Championship in Qatar was unsuccessful for Frank De Boer’s charges, ending in a defeat by the Turkish national team (2:4). After that, the clockwork orange easily dealt with Latvia (2:0) and Gibraltar (7:0). In the debut match of Euro 2020, today’s hosts dominated the field, but they scored their first goal in the tournament only in the 52nd minute, when Wijnaldum scored. After that, the players were pleased with the enchanting performance. The game against the national team of Ukraine ended with the victory of the Dutch team with a hockey score of 3:2.
The Belgium national team is very powerful on all fronts. Roberto Martinez’s team confidently won the group in the League of Nations, leaving behind Denmark, England and Iceland. In the selection fights for the World Championship, the Red Devils have already played out the roster for the upcoming Euro 2020. The only team that managed to surprise the Belgians was the Czech national team, which snatched a 1:1 draw at home. After the Champions League final, Martinez received word that team leader Kevin De Bruyne would not be able to help the team in the group stage. Without a key midfielder, the Belgians were not very convincing in test matches, having drawn a 1:1 draw with Greece and beaten Croatia with a score 1:0. Predictions of doctors closer to the start of Euro 2020 became more optimistic. The coaching staff was preparing Kevin de Bruyne and Axel Witsel for the second round, while Eden Hazard was also unavailable for the starting match. However, even without key players, Belgium easily coped with the task in the first round and beat the Russian national team with a score 3:0. Romelu Lukaku took over the duties of the leader and scored a double, making his team the leader of the group. Timothy Castagne was injured in this meeting, thus the tournament is already over for him.
