They comply with the Hungarian mannequin
On the identical day as ours, on November 16, 2023, the Slovaks additionally confirmed their European participation. Slovakia, which reached the eighth finals in 2016 and was eradicated on the finish of the group stage in 2021, was at its lowest level two years in the past, however after the heads of the affiliation was appointed the nationwide staff captain who arrived on the suggestion of Marek Hamsík, Italian Francesco Calzona, like Marco Rossi, returned to the trail of success. The neighbor that “copied” the Hungarian mannequin reached Germany because the second runner-up in its qualifying group, the place it’s in the identical group as Belgium, Ukraine and Romania.
Edward Iordanescu, the Romanian, Domenico Tedesco, the Belgian and Francesco Calzona, the Slovak nationwide staff captain subsequent to the cup (Picture: MTI/EPA/Filip Singer)
Calzona has additionally been Napoli’s head coach since February this yr. The important thing participant of the Slovak nationwide staff, defensive midfielder Stanislav Lobotka, additionally performs in Naples. Tactical self-discipline is vital for Calzona, the query is what the Slovaks will do with it in Germany.
They return after a missed Euro
The Romanian nationwide soccer staff additionally secured its qualification for the European Championship in a straight line, successful its qualifying group undefeated with six wins and 4 attracts forward of Switzerland, which is in the identical European group with Hungary. The Romanians are members of the European Championship area for the sixth time, they final participated within the European military overview in 2016.
Romania additionally comes “from deep”, because it completed final within the group within the final version of the League of Nations, thus falling into the third division. Romania achieved this beneath the administration of Anghel Iordanescu’s son, Edward Iordanescu, who was thought-about probably the most profitable coach within the historical past of the Romanian nationwide staff, in addition to reaching the European Championship. Iordanescu has been performing his duties since January 2022, since then he has invited practically sixty footballers to the squad. His contract runs till the tip of the European Championship, if the Romanians advance, he can most likely proceed working.
First as Serbia
Serbia additionally certified from the qualifying group final fall – for the primary time beneath the present identify of the nation! Though the Serbs certified for the World Cup in 2010, 2018 and 2022, they failed a number of instances on the way in which to the European Championships, the final time they have been in a position to take part within the continental match was in 2000, once they have been nonetheless Yugoslavia.
The Serbian nationwide staff made it out of Group G alongside the group winner Hungary, dropping each away and at residence to their nationwide staff. The Serbian squad is filled with gamers within the massive worldwide leagues, for instance, there may be the energy of the staff, Duan Vlahovics, who’s a striker for Juventus. Serbia will face England, Slovenia and Denmark within the group stage. Dragan Stojković’s staff has an opportunity to advance.
and the duel of Nemanja Radonjic. We beat the Serbs twice within the qualifying spherical (Picture: MTI/Zsolt Czeglédi)
The striker who follows the trail of Szoboszlai
Slovenia may also be there on the European Championship after 24 years of fasting. At the moment, the group stage was the final cease for the Slovenians, who have been final in a position to present themselves in a giant summer time match on the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Slovenia completed second in Group H with the identical rating as group winners Denmark within the qualifying sequence.
The Slovenian nationwide staff is managed by Matjaz Kek, a 62-year-old former footballer. European qualification shouldn’t be his first vital achievement with the nationwide staff, as he was additionally the coach when the Slovenians certified for the 2010 World Cup. The guard can area a well-known participant in every a part of the staff: the purpose is the goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid, defends, within the protection there may be Miha Blazic, who beforehand performed within the Champions League with Ferencváros, and now strengthens the Polish Lech Poznan, whereas the forwards embody 21-year-old on his manner Benjamin Sesko, who has already visited FC Liefering and Pink Bull Salzburg among the many Pink Bull golf equipment, and earlier than the European Championship he additionally performed a season for the German high staff RB Leipzig. Taking all sequence into consideration, the teen, who’s getting in form for the spring, performed in 42 matches in Leipzig, of which he rattled the opponents’ internet 18 instances.
Benjamin Sesko (with the ball) is one in all Leipzig’s nice hopes (Picture: MTI/EPA/Anna Szilágyi)
The profitable captain remains to be in cost
It was not simple for Croatia, which gained the World Championship silver medal in 2018 and the bronze medal in 2022, and will be in a foursome with the defending champions Italy, Spain and Albania. The Croatians went to Germany because the runners-up in Group D.
Zlatko Dalic, who was appointed earlier than the 2018 World Cup after which led his staff to the finals, remains to be the nationwide captain, whose place has been unshakable ever since. Effectively, sure: along with the above-mentioned 2nd and third place within the World Cup, the Croatians additionally reached the finals of the Nations League final yr, however they ended up dropping to Spain in a penalty shootout after further time.
Croatia made its debut on the European Championships in 1996, and since then it has participated within the continental match for the seventh time. The Croatians’ greatest end result to this point is the quarter-finals, which they achieved in 1996 and 2008. Now Croatia is storming with footballers similar to Bayer Leverkusen’s defender Josip Stanisic, Manchester Metropolis’s Josko Guardiol, and naturally the 38-year-old midfielder who just lately gained the Champions League with Actual Madrid.
They’ve an opportunity to advance
Ukraine was one of many final to safe its place within the European Championship within the alternate qualifiers, after falling behind England and Italy within the qualifying sequence. The 2 further video games didn’t trigger any issues for the Ukrainians, who first performed Bosnia after which Iceland was defeated from a drawback.
With this, Ukraine will be capable to take part within the European Championship for the fourth time in a row: in 2012, it was a co-director, however in 2016 and 2021, it was already in a position to take part within the match due to its outcomes on the sphere. Three years in the past, the quarter-finals marked the ultimate stage, which is the best level for Ukraine to this point.
Sergej Rebrov can put together for the European Championship as Ukraine’s nationwide staff captain (Picture: AFP)
The nationwide staff captain of the Ukrainians can also be well-known in Hungary, as he was the top coach of Ferencváros between 2019 and 2021. Throughout this era, Sergej Rebrov gained three championships with Fradi, which he led first to the primary desk of the Europa League after which the Champions League. Rebrov can depend on footballers similar to Actual Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, Arsenal midfielder Oleksandr Zincsenko or the Spanish shock staff Girona striker Artem Dovbik. It doesn’t appear unattainable to struggle for a spot within the direct elimination stage from the European group consisting of Belgium, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine.
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