6 October 2021
European champions Italy hosts Spain in this European Nations League semi-final match, hoping to build on their Euro 2020 win. Spain will want to stop the Italians from making a clean sweep of European trophies this year. The Azzurri has been one of the world’s most in-form teams recently and they would be keen to keep that record. This game offers them the chance to show that winning the Euros…
18 December 2019
Liverpool head to Qatar this week to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup. The Reds are seeking their second trophy of the season after lifting the UEFA Super Cup in August. Jurgen Klopp’s UEFA Champions League winners will enter at the semifinal stage against Mexico’s Monterrey after the latter side defeated Qatar’s Al Sadd in the quarterfinals. With the FIFA Club World Cup kicking off this week,…
8 October 2019
Belgium would be looking to pick apart this San Marino side as both teams meet in this Euro 2020 qualifiers. The Belgians are the best-ranked side in the world while their visitors are the worst-ranked side in this qualifying series. On paper, this looks very much a win for Belgium with high margins. Roberto Martinez side had played their visitors 7 times and won all those games, the last time…
19 November 2018
These two teams come into this game with the knowledge that a win would get them promoted to the second tier of European international football. Scotland’s win over Albania has made them favourites to win this group as they play Israel in this game, but the British side can’t afford to underrate this Israeli team in this game. The Scots took the lead when both teams met in Israel in the reverse…
19 November 2018
Italian football has suffered its biggest setback recently and they continue to rebuild towards a better future with Roberto Mancini at the helm. The Italians are one of the world’s biggest teams and they are expected to partake in every global or continental showpiece, so it was a slap in the face when they couldn’t make it to the last World Cup. That failure cost their then manager his job and…
19 November 2018
France’s victory at the 2018 World Cup in Russia has made them the team to beat at the moment. Les Blues played and defeated the likes of Argentina, Belgium, and even Uruguay as they went all the way in Russia and they have not been doing badly in their games after that competition so far. They beat the Netherlands and Germany in the Euro Nations League, but a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the…
19 November 2018
Russia head into this game with the knowledge that a draw would be just enough for them to get promoted from group B into the elite group of this competition and the 2018 World Cup hosts should dig deep to get that here. When Sweden visited Turkey at the weekend, Russia was hoping that the Scandinavians would be denied victory but that was exactly what they achieve, and that 1-0 win means the…
14 November 2018
Croatia seems to still be suffering from a major hangover after their World Cup run to the final and their fans would hope that things get better soon enough. They were beaten 6-0 by Spain in this reverse fixture, and could only get a point from their home game against England. This game offers them the chance to get over their recent run of poor form, but it would be and unwise idea to bet on…
14 November 2018
Belgium has been on an upward trajectory since they named Roberto Martinez as their manager, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before this Golden generation of players delivers a trophy to their nation. They have continued were they left off at the World Cup after winning third place. They have won two of their Euro Nations League games so far and their fans would be expecting them to…
14 November 2018
It has been at least two years since Wayne Rooney retired from the English national team, but the Three Lions top scorer returns to the fold for this game. While there is still ongoing debate about why he has been called to get a 120th cap, Gareth Southgate would be looking to prepare his team to get another win in this game. The recall of Rooney makes this game appear like a testimonial, but the…
24 October 2018
Milan would be looking to get over their derby day loss to Inter Milan at the weekend when they take on Real Betis in this game. The Italians have started this season well in European competitions, however, their struggle in the league means that they would take this competition seriously again as they look to get back into the Champions League by any means. Milan’s transfer drive is beginning to…
15 October 2018
After missing the last two competitions, the Netherlands got a major boost last weekend when they defeated Germany 3-0 on home soil. While that wasn’t the first time Germany have been beaten in recent months, it is the first time the Dutch have won a game by such a scoreline in a long time, and that would fill them with confidence ahead of this game. Belgium were eliminated from the World Cup by…