The Euros are upon us and many people’s squad knowledge is lacking so here is a run down of all 24 teams (statistics correct as of day of writing - 21st June 2021).
Croatia:
Manager: Zlatko Dalić
Star Man: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
Qualifying Record: 5 Wins 2 Draws 1 Loss
Best Finish: Quarter Finals (1996, 2008)
Biggest Win: Croatia 3 - 0 Denmark (1996)
Biggest Loss: Croatia 0 - 3 Portugal (1996)
First Tournament: 1996 (Quarter Finals)
Czech Republic:
Manager: Jaroslav Silhavy
Star Man: Tomáš Souček (West Ham)
Qualifying Record: 5 Wins 0 Draws 3 Losses
Best Finish: Winners (1976- as Czechoslovakia)
Biggest Win: Czech Republic 3-0 Denmark (2004)
Biggest Loss: Czech Republic 1 - 4 Russia
First Tournament: 1960 (3rd- as Czechoslovakia)
England:
Manager: Gareth Southgate Star Man: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) Qualifying Record: 7 Wins 0 Draws 1 Loss Best Finish: Final (2021) Biggest Win: England 4 - 0 Ukraine (2021) Biggest Loss: England 1 - 3 Netherlands (1988) & England 1 - 3 Soviet Union (1988) First Tournament: 1968 (3rd)
Scotland:
Manager: Steve Clarke
Star Man: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool)
Qualifying Record (Excluding Play-offs): 5 Wins 0 Draws 5 Losses
Best Finish: Group Stage ( 1992, 1996 & 2021)
Biggest Win: Scotland 3 - 0 Soviet Union (1992)
Biggest Loss: Scotland 1 - 3 Croatia (2021)
First Tournament: 1992 (Group Stage)
Poland:
Manager: Paulo Sousa
Star Man: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Qualifying Record: 8 Wins 1 Draw 1 Loss
Best Finish: Quarter Finals (2016)
Biggest Win: Poland 1 - 0 Northern Ireland (2016)
Biggest Loss: Poland 0 - 2 Germany (2008)
First Tournament: 2008 (Group Stage)
Spain:
Manager: Luis Enrique
Star Man: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
Qualifying Record: 8 Wins 2 Draws 0 Losses
Best Finish: Winners (1964, 2008 & 2012)
Biggest Win: Spain 5 - 0 Slovakia (2021)
Biggest Loss: Spain 0 - 2 Germany (1988)
First Tournament: 1964 (Winners)
Slovakia:
Manager: Stefan Tarković
Star Man: Marek Hamšik (IFK Göteborg)
Qualifying Record (Excluding Play-offs): 4 Wins 1 Draw 3 Losses
Best Finish: Winners (1976-as Czechoslovakia)
Biggest Win: Slovakia 2 - 1 Poland (2021) & Slovakia 2 -1 Russia (2016)
Biggest Loss: Slovakia 0 - 5 Spain (2021)
First Tournament: 1960 (3rd- As Czechoslovakia)
Sweden:
Manager: Janne Andersson
Star Man: Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad)
Best Finish: Semi-Finals (1992)
Qualifying Record: 7 Wins 3 Draws 0 Losses
Biggest Win: Sweden 5 - 0 Bulgaria (2004)
Biggest Loss: Sweden 0 - 2 Russia (2008)
First Tournament 1992 (Semi-Finals)
France:
Manager: Didier Deschamps Star Man: Kylian Mbappé (PSG) Best Finish: Winners (1984 & 2000) Qualifying Record: 9 Wins 1 Draw 0 Losses Biggest Win: France 5 - 0 Belgium (1984) Biggest Loss: France 1 - 4 Netherlands (2008) First Tournament: 1960 (4th)
Germany:
Manager: Joachim Löw
Star Man: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Best Finish: Winners ( 1972, 1980 & 1996)
Qualifying Record: 7 Wins 0 Draws 1 Loss
Biggest Win: Germany 3 - 0 Soviet Union (1972) Russia (1996) Slovakia (2016)
Biggest Loss: Germany 0 - 3 Portugal (2000)
First Tournament: 1972 (Winners)
Hungary:
Manager: Marco Rossi
Star Man: Péter Gulácsi (RB Leipzig)
Best Finish: 3rd (1964)
Qualifying Record (Excluding Play-offs): 4 Wins 0 Draws 4 Losses
Biggest Win: Hungary 3 - 1 Denmark (1964)
Biggest Loss: Hungary 0 - 4 Belgium (2016)
First Tournament: 1964 (3rd)
Portugal: Manager: Fernando Santos
Star Man: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) Best Finish: WInners (2016) Qualifying Record: 5 Wins 2 Draws 1 Loss Biggest Win: Portugal 3 - 0 Croatia (1996) Germany (2000) Hungary (2021)
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By Jake MacLeod
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