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WhoScored's 4-Fold Accumulator for Euro 2016 Quarter Finals

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WhoScored's 4-Fold Accumulator for Euro 2016 Quarter Finals Poland vs Portugal - full match previewKicking off the quarter-finals, newcomers to this stage Poland face perennial qualifiers for the last eight Portugal. Fernando Santos’ men indeed enter the game as favourites despite having not won a match in 90 minutes thus far. Both have star men who we...

The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists

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The Four Key Angles to Determine Euro 2016's Semi-finalists Poland vs PortugalA huge opportunity for one of these sides, heightened by the feeling there’s not that much between them. On the face of it, in fact, they’re quite similar in make-up. Poland have a balanced squad behind one big star in Robert Lewandowski. Portugal have a slightly better...

Wilmots Needs to Find Right Attacking Blend for Belgium

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Wilmots Needs to Find Right Attacking Blend for Belgium Ahead of Monday night’s Euro 2016 opener with Italy in Lyon, the two ends of the pitch contrast like night and day for Belgium. Even if Marc Wilmots has the best centre-back partnership in England at his disposal in the shape of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen - should he use them as a ce...

The Top Tips in Each Group at Euro 2016

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The Top Tips in Each Group at Euro 2016 Euro 2016 is the first of its kind with 24 teams. With more teams able to progress from the group stage, the final round of matches will give headaches to those calculating what the best outcome would be in order to secure the best passage in the knockout phase. Compared to previous editions, the fa...

Analysing Belgium's Striking Options in France This Summer

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Analysing Belgium's Striking Options in France This Summer Belgium’s current crop of stars can rightly be referred to as their Golden Generation. Despite a number of defensive casualties, Belgium are widely considered one of the favourites to lift the European Championship for the first time in their history. Marc Wilmots has at his disposal a raft of...

Hazard Return to Form a Timely Boost for Belgium

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Hazard Return to Form a Timely Boost for Belgium When Belgium’s Euro 2016 squad was announced on Thursday morning, the notable absentee was Vincent Kompany. The Manchester City centre-back was ruled out of the tournament with a calf problem last week, but that was ultimately confirmed when Marc Wilmots named his team. His absence is a blow, ...

Team Focus: Belgium Not Yet Transcendent but Among Euro Favourites

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Team Focus: Belgium Not Yet Transcendent but Among Euro Favourites Plenty still claim that international friendlies are meaningless, but you’d have had a job on your hands telling that to Belgium fans last week. The King Baudouin Stadium has been the venue for significant outpourings of joy in the past few years - most recently after the 3-1 victory over Isra...

Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016?

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Team Focus: Who Are Germany's Main Rivals For Euro 2016? If Germany were fourth favourites for the World Cup behind Brazil, Spain and Argentina at the start of the tournament, then they are unlikely to occupy a similar position in the stakes for Euro 2016 – and not only due to the absence of the South American pair. Joachim Löw had not only the...

Player Focus: Group Impact May Earn Origi a Start & a Summer Switch

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Player Focus: Group Impact May Earn Origi a Start & a Summer Switch So much was made of Belgium's young squad before the World Cup that their dark horse status became somewhat defunct. However, despite being one of only 4 sides that didn't drop a point in the group stages, it's fair to say that the Red Devils haven't quite lived up to the hype as of yet.Their succes...

Team Focus: Youthful Belgium Can Use World Cup to Build for Future

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Team Focus: Youthful Belgium Can Use World Cup to Build for Future For Belgium, this World Cup has been billed as an opportunity for their young side, brimming with talent, to show onlookers the planet over the extent of their talents. It is no secret just how good the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and Romelu Lukaku are, but do they genuinely, as some have ...