The Euros are upon us and many people’s squad knowledge is lacking so here is a run down of the first 12 teams (statistics correct as of day of writing - 21st June 2021).
Italy:
Manager: Roberto Mancini
Star Man: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)
Qualifying Record: 10 Wins 0 Draws 0 Losses
Best Finish : Winners (1968 & 2021)
Biggest Win: Italy 3 - 0 Turkey (2021)
Biggest Loss: Italy 0 - 4 Spain (2012)
First Tournament: 1968 (Winners)
Turkey: Manager: Senol Gunes Star Man: Burak Yilmaz (LOSC Lille) Qualifying Record: 7 Wins 2 Draws 1 Loss Best Finish: Semi-Final (2008) Biggest Win: Turkey 2 - 0 Belgium (2000) & Turkey 2 - 0 Czech Republic (2016) Biggest Loss: Turkey 0 - 3 Denmark (1996) & Turkey 0 - 3 Spain
(2016) & Turkey 0 - 3 Italy (2021) First Tournament: 1996 (Group Stage)
Switzerland:
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
Star Man : Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool)
Qualifying Record: 5 Wins 2 Draws 1 Loss
Best Finish: Quarter-Final (2021)
Biggest Win: Switzerland 2 - 0 Portugal (2008)
Biggest Loss: Switzerland 0 - 3 England (1996) & Switzerland 0 - 3 Italy (2021)
First Tournament : 1996 (Group Stage)
Wales:
Manager: Rob Page
Star Man: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Qualifying Record: 4 Wins 2 Draws 2 Losses
Best Finish: Semi-Finals (2016)
Biggest Win: Wales 3 - 0 Russia (2016)
Biggest Loss: Wales 0 - 2 Portugal (2016)
First Tournament: 2016 (Semi-Finals)
Belgium: Manager: Roberto Martinez Star Man: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) Qualifying Record: 10 Wins 0 Draws 0 Losses Best Finish: Final (1980) Biggest Win: Belgium 4 - 0 Hungary (2016) Biggest Loss: Belgium 0 - 5 France (2000)
First Tournament: 1972 (3rd)
Denmark:
Manager: Kasper Hjulmand
Star Man: Christian Eriksen (Get well soon!)- Inter Milan
Qualifying Record: 4 Wins 4 Draws 0 Losses
Best Finish: Winners (1992)
Biggest Win: Denmark 5 - 0 Yugoslavia (1984)
Biggest Loss: Denmark 0 -3 Soviet Union (1964) &
Denmark 0 - 3 Croatia (1996) & Denmark 0 - 3 Czech Republic (2004)
First Tournament: 1964 (4th)
Finland:
Manager: Markku Kanerva
Star Man: Teemu Pukki (Norwich City)
Qualifying Record: 6 Wins 0 Draws 4 Losses
Best Finish: Group Stage (2021)
Biggest Win: Finland 1 - 0 Denmark (2021)
Biggest Loss: Finland 1 - 3 Belgium(2021)
First Tournament: 2021 (Group Stage)
Russia: Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov Star Man: Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St Petersburg) Qualifying Record: 8 Wins 0 Draws 2 Losses Best Finish: Winners - As USSR- (1960) Biggest Win: Russia 4 - 1 Czech Republic (2012) Biggest Loss: Russia 1 - 4 Spain (2008)
First Tournament: 1960 (Winners)
Austria:
Coach: Franco Foda
Star Man: David Alaba (Real Madrid)
Qualifying Record: 6 Wins 1 Draw 3 Losses
Best Finish: Round of 16 (2021)
Biggest Win: Austria 3 - 1 North Macedonia (2021)
Biggest Loss: Austria 0 - 2 Hungary (2016)
First Tournament: 2008 (Group Stage) Netherlands:
Manager: Frank de Boer
Star Man: Memphis Depay (Barcelona)
Qualifying Record: 6 Wins 1 Draw 1 Loss
Best Finish: Winners (1988)
Biggest Win: Netherlands 6 - 1 FR Yugoslavia (2000)
Biggest Loss: Netherlands 1 - 4 England (1996)
First Tournament: 1976 (3rd)
North Macedonia:
Manager: Igor Angelovski
Star Man: Goran Pandev (Genoa)
Best Finish: Group Stage (2021)
Qualifying Record (Excluding Play-offs): 4 Wins 1 Draw 4 Losses
Biggest Win: N/A
Biggest Loss: North Macedonia 1 - 3 Austria (2021)
First Tournament: 2021 (Group Stage)
Ukraine:
Manager: Andriy Shevchenko
Star Man: Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City)
Best Finish: Quarter-Final (2021)
Qualifying Record: 6 Wins 2 Draws 0 Losses
Biggest Win: Ukraine 2 - 1 Sweden (2012 &2021) Ukraine 2 - 1 North Macedonia (2021)
Biggest Loss: Ukraine 0 - 4 England (2021)
First Tournament: 2012 (Group Stage)
By Jake MacLeod
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