In October became known 20 of the 24 participants in the final stage of the European Football Championship, which will take place next summer. “Times” tells how was the way these teams in France.
On Wednesday, UEFA has published a new rating of national teams on the basis of which will be formed by a pair of rivals play-offs between the eight teams still fighting for a ticket to Euro 2016. This rating will determine the composition of the basket to draw the final stage of the championship, which will take place on December 12 in Paris.
Actually, almost identified: small changes can make a basket in the play-offs, but clearly a lot of who avoid meeting each other in the group stage of Euro 2016.
So, the Russian team, “train” fall into the second basket, there will be a neighbor of Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Croatia. This company may be the Czech Republic, if “joints” stumble Bosnians and Ukrainians.
There are six teams, and that, on the basis of the rating will be the favorites in the group Euro 2016. It hosts the French tournament, the defending champion Spaniards, as well as the national teams of Germany, England, Portugal and Belgium.
The fourth basket toss exactly get debutants European Championships – Iceland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Albania.
In addition to the Czech national team, only after the play-offs will determine the status of modular Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey – they will be either in the third or in the fourth basket.
France
This command is now living in the same cycle, which in the autumn of 2016 is waiting for Russian players: it prepares for the home tournament, holding friendly matches. It makes a team of Didier Deschamps pretty intense: after the 2014 World Cup, she played for 14 meetings (two more are coming to it in November) – more than a full qualifying campaign.
But the results show that the French in these fights, fans throw them in the optimism, the anxiety. On the one hand, scored 9 wins, the other – the defeat was not only strong in Belgium (3: 4) and Brazil (1: 3), but also from Albania (0: 1). With the latest Deschamps scored twice and played in these meetings is only one virtual point: until the defeat was a draw 1: 1.
Spain
European champions to a new finals were very confident, despite the fact that stalled a bit at the beginning of the selection, losing to Slovakia (1: 2). But since then – in October 2014 – the team of Vicente del Bosque not only lose points, but did not even missed in the Euro 2016 qualification. Eight victories were won with a total goal difference 17: 0!
At the last turn of the Spanish team were impenetrable Iker Casillas and David de Gea, and became the best scorer of the team Paco Alcazar, who scored five goals in eight games.
Germany
The world’s second team (in the FIFA rankings Germans concede Argentines) completed the selection of first place in the group, but has suffered in its 10 meetings two defeats, unable to cope at a party with the Poles (0: 2) and Irish (0: 1).
In general, half of the year with a win at the 2014 World Cup in wards Joachim Loew were quite difficult, but the team a lot of points scored, they say, “in the classroom” and “on Müller ‘Thomas scored 9 goals 9 in their matches of the qualifying round.
England
The team of Roy Hodgson with a nightmare for the World Cup in Brazil ceased to play. And in the qualifiers and friendly matches. Of the 14 such games only twice its rivals to avoid defeat – Italian (1: 1) and the Irish (0: 0) Home Control controls the meeting ended in draws.
The qualification of the British passed the roller on opponents: 10 games – 10 wins, goal difference – 31: 3. The best scorer became Wayne Rooney, who scored 7 goals in 8 matches and Danny Welbeck was more effective – 6 goals in 5 games.
Portugal
The Portuguese began the way to the Euro 2016 defeat at home against Albania (0: 1) and then immediately said goodbye to the head coach Paulo Bento. Under the leadership of Fernando Santos team took maximum points in the next seven meetings, even let herself in the experimental part to play friendly matches (for example, Cape Verde – 0: 2).
The main star of the Portuguese national team Ronaldo in the qualifying tournament held six matches, but they scored five goals – one less than the rest of the team.
Belgium
Wards Marc Wilmots took first place in the qualifying group, despite the fact that in the confrontation with the main competitor – Wales – scored only one point. But the others, they almost lost (the only exception is the guest draw against Bosniacs).
The fact that Belgium is now one of the most powerful and smooth all paylines teams in Europe, the statistics the authors of goals: it just 10 people headed with honors five times Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruijn.
Italy
The Italians have passed a qualifying tournament unbeaten, although the team Antonio Conte was “black stripe” in the spring of this year – 4 matches, including friendlies, without a win. Team are not so easy to score balls, which in 10 matches selection was only 16, and had finished last in the group, the team of Malta Italians won both times only with a minimum score (1: 0).
Russian
About the performance of this team, we already know everything. But if you dwell on those factors that we celebrate in the other teams, we emphasize that when Fabio Capello Russians scored 8 points in six matches, while Leonid Slutsky – 12 in four. The best sniper team became Artem Dzyuba, distinguished 8 times in 8 games.
Switzerland
changes after the 2014 World Cup coach Ottmar Hitzfeld Bosnian Vladimir Petkovic started the qualifying tournament with two defeats, but in the end the Swiss are pretty confident secured second behind England in the group. The main strike force against Switzerland became Xherdan Shaqiri, Josip Drmić and Haris Seferovic, zabivshie for three in the gate opponents 10 goals.
Austria
The Austrians together with the Swiss championship of Europe in 2008 and much success in it have not achieved, but is now reaping the fruits of football: the national teams of these countries have become regulars at major tournaments. The Austrians, who played in the same group with the Russians, the tournament won a clear advantage, losing points in only one of 10 games (starting with Sweden – 1: 1). Marc Janko was the top scorer of the team, 7 times distinguished in 9 matches.
Croatia
Once led Niko Kovac Croats in the September matches against Azerbaijan and a direct competitor of Norway scored only one point, their chances to see France, it was very small. But Ante Čačić at the helm in October, followed by the defeat of Bulgaria (3: 0) and tortured victory over Malta (1: 0), which together with a gift from the Italians, who won the Norwegians, the team of Croatia returned to second place. Best sniper team was Ivan Perisic, who scored 6 goals in 9 matches.
Czech Republic
The Czech team managed to become the first in the “group of death”, the result of the competition in which the steel left behind Euro 2016 the Dutch and sent to fight in the “joints” Turks. Team Pavel Vrba, which has no stars of the caliber of what was in the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of scores, but misses despite the presence of a “box” Petr Cech is also enough.
Poland
The presence in the qualifying group D teams Gibraltar made the Poles in general and Robert Lewandowski in particular for better performance – team in 10 qualifying matches chop 33 goals, and forward – 13. The tournament wards Navalki Adam second only to the Germans at a party (1: 3), and before that they beat a team Leva Housing (2: 0).
Romania
The group in which the peaceable (5 draws in 10 matches), the Romanians took the second place after the North Irish, can be called “life group” or “group neiskrometnogo football.” Bright matches here have been few and far between, but still held the Romanian team tournament undefeated, and at the finish wards Angela Iordanesku altogether with the score 3: 0 away defeated the Faroe Islands.
Slovakia
The Slovaks, like the above-mentioned representatives of the fourth basket toss, began debutants European Championships, finishing second after Spain in the group and went to the play-offs the team of Ukraine. Back in September of last year he managed to win in Kiev (1: 0), and this fall, when the case of the team of Jan Kozak went from bad to worse, she did not give the Ukrainians at home (0: 0). This was the key point of qualification.
Turkey
After a dreadful start in qualifying – 2 losses and a draw – the team Fatih Terim issued unbeaten run and eventually became the best among all the teams finishing third in groups. This gave the Turks, conceding just one goal in the last five games, a direct ticket to the final tournament of the European Championship. The best defensive team was goalkeeper Volkan Babacan and in attack – Bkrak Yilmaz, who scored 4 goals in 6 games.
Iceland
Above the Turkish national team appeared Iceland, began to celebrate its debut at Euro well before the end of the qualifying round. This led to the fact that the ending was a qualifying team Lars Lagerbäck and Heymira Hadlgrimssona oiled – 2 points in three matches. The strength of the Icelanders – played the first team that from match to match changing very very low. The best sniper team – Gylfi Sigurðsson, who scored 10 goals 6 meetings.
Wales
Powerful launched in the selection of the team a little Welsh nervous when the permit for Euro was quite close: Points have been lost in the home match with Israel, and then followed the defeat of the Bosnians guest. However, the team of Chris Coleman made a gift the rivals, and after the last of these matches, it became a party to the final tournament. The main star of the team know everything – it’s Gareth Bale, who scored 11 goals 7 of the Welsh in the qualifying tournament.
Albania
The unpleasant memories of the qualifying tournament of Euro-2016 related to the interrupted match Serbia – Albania, when on the field there was a hassle due to the advent of the airplane with a provocative banner. Albanian fans run it, but the security of the meeting were to provide its owners, and confirmed that the court, which addressed the Albanians. Three points that helped them to get around in the fight for second place Danes were produced in this way. Three more – after a major victory in Armenia, of which offended the Serbs are now writing that it was produced by bribing several opponents. The story can be developed, but are likely to do the actual results will not be.
Northern Ireland
Not just the speakers at the world championships for the first time severoirlandtsa will fight for the medals of the European Championship. Before that, the team brought Michael O’Neill, under whose guidance she won the tournament the same “group of football is an amateur” from Romania, Hungary, Finland, Faroe Islands and Greece. Poblistal from Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty, who scored 7 goals in 10 games.
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