Hell yeah, Groot, when you're not doing eurovision, I'll happily take Football, Of course, im rooting for my home nation Liebe Deutchland, But As my fav country ill also be rooting for Czechia.
Ooh interesting prediction with the 2018 final repeat. This is exactly the content that I needed btw. I would love to see a big upset happening this tournament. I agree with most of your prediction (even though I still hope for us to win our home tournament🙃) My Semi finalist prediction would be Germany, France, Netherlands and England which is probably the most boring prediction one can make, but I could see some surprises up to the quarter-finals like Ukraine, Austria or even Slovenia. As for the final, i predict France vs Netherlands with France winning it in the end.
When I cancelled my trial with the telegraph I had to call them up to cancel instead of just pressing a cancel button so get ready to be on hold for about 40 minutes :)
"I do not trust Belgium. I was so on board the hype train in 2018... but lately I'm just left so disappointed by Belgium every single time." Sorry, was this bit football or Eurovision?
Think there will be some shockers. Austria and (hopefully) Switzerland will do really well... It's always nice to see the so-called underdogs perform better than expected. I'd like to think Germany or maybe even England will win, but my money is on France too.
Love you,Groot but I think this year probably have upset like in 2020 and also we know that every EURO probably have 1 underdog team make it far(I knew that you don't predict the underdog).Anyway,love your little bit content switch-up here.
We needed this❤ but! I have to say that it would be possible for PT to win against France. It's not as straightforward as you might think. By the way, I would love it for you to give your take on the national anthems 😊
@@groot1421 Here I leave you some interesting information! The Athletic Club of Bilbao was founded in 1898. Athletic's philosophy is unique in the world. The club defends that players must have a direct relationship with the Basque Country, either having been born there, having Basque relatives or having grown up playing in Basque lands. It is one of the teams in the Spanish league that has never dropped out of the first division along with Real Madrid and F.C. Barcelona. Atlético de Madrid exists thanks to the Bilbao club.
I like how you rate Croatia. Obviously they've proven for the last 6 to 8 years that they're a very consistent, solid side. I do find it funny that they've always sent knockout games to extra time (and sometimes penalties) since euro 2016. I think that whilst a lot of their golden generation are getting older (Modric has played less and less this season, Brozovic plays in Saudi, Perisic is back in Croatia in Hajduk Split), they just step up for the country. They are just really intelligent players that don't need to overexpose themselves physically to control matches. I do really like Gvardiol, he plays with a lot of freedom at LB, very quick and strong and has been improving his decision making under Guardiola. Lovro Majer and Luka Sucic are pretty exciting attacking midfielders too. So I can see them keep their record of just finding ways to control matches. And if you go to penalties, you've got one of the best pk stoppers itw in Livakovic. A lot is dependent on how the groups turn out. 3rd place teams going through throws a spanner in the works. That's why I find predicting the Euros more difficult than the World Cup.
eurovision and football are simply the best hobbies 😍 I'm already so hyped for the euro at home and i hope that it will be a great tournament with great vibes and that all guest fans feel comfortable here in Germany (but unfortunately the weather forecast doesn't look so good 😔) I predict that England will be european champions and Austria/Hungary will be the dark horses of the tournament 🤔 and I hope that we germans make it to the knockout stage again 😅🇩🇪
@@groot1421 from a sporting point of view, I can't understand that either but the rumours say that he doesn't fit into the team in terms of chemistry which I can't imagine either 🤔 In terms of names we have a good team but it doesn't seem to be a sworn team. I'm also curious to see how we'll perform against very defensive opponents 🤔 the last test matches have shown that we have our problems in these situations
I also completed this exercise on the telegraph today and, although we didn't get the exact same matchups (obviously), I did also predict the only team to stop Croatia would be France, but my predictions had them meeting in the semi finals, rather than the final. My predictions from the QF onwards: QF: 45. Hungary Vs. Germany 46. Portugal Vs. Austria 47. Spain Vs. France 48. England Vs. Croatia SF: 49. Hungary Vs. Portugal 50. France Vs. Croatia GF: 51. Portugal Vs. France(c) Top scorer is going to be Mbappe. Boring, but true.
Thank you! He's still new to the job of course, but the results in the friendlies have been shocking. Hope he can sort things out soon! I used to love him as a player
My hot take is Spain crashing out in the group stage - both Italy and Croatia have historically known how to beat them. Defensively Spain is very weak, will likely only win against Albania and even that could be a draw. Austria on the other hand is going very far, I reckon they get 6 points in here and maybe do a Denmark from the last Euros. My country (Poland) is dead in the water, our qualifying campaign was as embarassing as Sweden and we only got here due to favourable play-off draw.
Hell yeah, Groot, when you're not doing eurovision, I'll happily take Football, Of course, im rooting for my home nation Liebe Deutchland, But As my fav country ill also be rooting for Czechia.
Ooh interesting prediction with the 2018 final repeat. This is exactly the content that I needed btw. I would love to see a big upset happening this tournament. I agree with most of your prediction (even though I still hope for us to win our home tournament🙃)
My Semi finalist prediction would be Germany, France, Netherlands and England which is probably the most boring prediction one can make, but I could see some surprises up to the quarter-finals like Ukraine, Austria or even Slovenia.
As for the final, i predict France vs Netherlands with France winning it in the end.
When I cancelled my trial with the telegraph I had to call them up to cancel instead of just pressing a cancel button so get ready to be on hold for about 40 minutes :)
That's strange. I did it instantly after recording and faced no issues.
"I do not trust Belgium. I was so on board the hype train in 2018... but lately I'm just left so disappointed by Belgium every single time."
Sorry, was this bit football or Eurovision?
Damn... fair point
Great video! 100% agree with these predictions, even though it’s not coming home for England 😢
OMG, I'm from Zaragoza so watching you with the shirt was the cherry on top.
Nice one!
Think there will be some shockers. Austria and (hopefully) Switzerland will do really well... It's always nice to see the so-called underdogs perform better than expected. I'd like to think Germany or maybe even England will win, but my money is on France too.
Love you,Groot but I think this year probably have upset like in 2020 and also we know that every EURO probably have 1 underdog team make it far(I knew that you don't predict the underdog).Anyway,love your little bit content switch-up here.
We needed this❤ but! I have to say that it would be possible for PT to win against France. It's not as straightforward as you might think.
By the way, I would love it for you to give your take on the national anthems 😊
I wouldn't mind a Portugal win, but I'd rather not see them play as poorly as they did yesterday again
The “Zaragoza” shirt looks great on you but an “Athletic de Bilbao” shirt would look even better on you 😎 Greetings from Bilbao 🩷
Thank you... Maybe I need to invest in one of those too hehe
@@groot1421 Here I leave you some interesting information!
The Athletic Club of Bilbao was founded in 1898. Athletic's philosophy is unique in the world. The club defends that players must have a direct relationship with the Basque Country, either having been born there, having Basque relatives or having grown up playing in Basque lands. It is one of the teams in the Spanish league that has never dropped out of the first division along with Real Madrid and F.C. Barcelona. Atlético de Madrid exists thanks to the Bilbao club.
@@jacob.basque While I do appreciate you sharing this, I'm already aware of it all haha
Real Zaragoza kit? Fucking based my guy
I like how you rate Croatia. Obviously they've proven for the last 6 to 8 years that they're a very consistent, solid side. I do find it funny that they've always sent knockout games to extra time (and sometimes penalties) since euro 2016. I think that whilst a lot of their golden generation are getting older (Modric has played less and less this season, Brozovic plays in Saudi, Perisic is back in Croatia in Hajduk Split), they just step up for the country. They are just really intelligent players that don't need to overexpose themselves physically to control matches. I do really like Gvardiol, he plays with a lot of freedom at LB, very quick and strong and has been improving his decision making under Guardiola. Lovro Majer and Luka Sucic are pretty exciting attacking midfielders too. So I can see them keep their record of just finding ways to control matches. And if you go to penalties, you've got one of the best pk stoppers itw in Livakovic. A lot is dependent on how the groups turn out. 3rd place teams going through throws a spanner in the works. That's why I find predicting the Euros more difficult than the World Cup.
I thought the same about their players ageing back in 2022 for the World Cup but they still finished third so I won't ever count them out again haha!
eurovision and football are simply the best hobbies 😍 I'm already so hyped for the euro at home and i hope that it will be a great tournament with great vibes and that all guest fans feel comfortable here in Germany (but unfortunately the weather forecast doesn't look so good 😔)
I predict that England will be european champions and Austria/Hungary will be the dark horses of the tournament 🤔 and I hope that we germans make it to the knockout stage again 😅🇩🇪
I'd be more optimistic than that for Germany's chances! The squad looks stacked... can't believe they left Hummels at "home" though
@@groot1421 from a sporting point of view, I can't understand that either but the rumours say that he doesn't fit into the team in terms of chemistry which I can't imagine either 🤔 In terms of names we have a good team but it doesn't seem to be a sworn team. I'm also curious to see how we'll perform against very defensive opponents 🤔 the last test matches have shown that we have our problems in these situations
Final
Portugal 2 - 3 Croatia
Best player - Mbappé
Best young - João Neves
I also completed this exercise on the telegraph today and, although we didn't get the exact same matchups (obviously), I did also predict the only team to stop Croatia would be France, but my predictions had them meeting in the semi finals, rather than the final.
My predictions from the QF onwards:
QF:
45. Hungary Vs. Germany
46. Portugal Vs. Austria
47. Spain Vs. France
48. England Vs. Croatia
SF:
49. Hungary Vs. Portugal
50. France Vs. Croatia
GF:
51. Portugal Vs. France(c)
Top scorer is going to be Mbappe. Boring, but true.
Woah... Hungary is a wild shout! Would be a fun underdog, for sure!
If Mbappe wins Euros whilst officially joining Real Madrid. Hype then goes way through any kind of roof
What are your opinions on Sweden's new manager, Jon Dahl Tomasson? Do you think he'll manage to turn things around? (Great video btw)
Thank you!
He's still new to the job of course, but the results in the friendlies have been shocking. Hope he can sort things out soon! I used to love him as a player
Can't see Croatia going all the way again. Maybe that's me still hurting from 2018.
As a German I am much more pessimistic.
My hot take is Spain crashing out in the group stage - both Italy and Croatia have historically known how to beat them. Defensively Spain is very weak, will likely only win against Albania and even that could be a draw.
Austria on the other hand is going very far, I reckon they get 6 points in here and maybe do a Denmark from the last Euros. My country (Poland) is dead in the water, our qualifying campaign was as embarassing as Sweden and we only got here due to favourable play-off draw.
Spain's weakness is more the lack of attacking power, their only strikers are Morata and Joselu
the osasuna tshirt is so random to me! haha how come you have it?
It's Real Zaragoza, not Osasuna
It is indeed actually a Real Zaragoza shirt!
I spent 25 seasons with them on Football Manager so they have a huge place in my heart after that haha
@@groot1421 love the FM dedication 🔥
France or Spain win. Euros were never that boring
You never know... Georgia - Albania for the final!
If France win it would be a boring outcome
A predictable one, sure
But if they play the best football, I'd be content with them winning :)
Croatia are over the hill. NL lightweight, Portugal brittle. Germany England, Spain & France to make the semis. BTW - It IS coming home.
It's coming home if England doesn't meet any of France/Germany/Spain on their way which is actually not impossible.
@@heppolo I reckon England can beat any of those teams in a one-off.....If they want it enough. I think this team do.
They just know, they're so sure... that England's gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away, but Alipan knows they can play!
I don't understand this Croatia being too old argument.Most players are age 27 or younger.Unless you are only counting Modric,Perisic and Brozovic.
@@DoDo-lf2gw It is not an argument just a feeling. Croatia have peaked, I reckon. However, we'll see. - Enjoy the tournament, DoDo. 👍