Italy presented, A priori, as the strongest rival in Spain at the group stage. It was a combined lost from less to the past years and that shed fear of the last confrontation between the two with 3-2 success in Nations Leaguewith goals from Elena Linari, Giacinti and Changeaghi.
The balance equals one success for each country and two draws. Azzurre has a chaotic history. During the 90s they lived their best time in their FIFA World Cup debut and two runners -ups at Eurocup. However, they lost the bellows and, between 2003 and 2015, they failed to qualify for the World Cup. Of the four of the last six euros they fell into the group stage and in the last World Cup they made their ticket after 20 years not qualified. The consequence is a chopped collapse in the coefficient for the FIFA rank and now occupy the 14th ranking.
Coach Andrea Soncin will oversee a team who does not show many violent changes in the list and expects players. Most come from series A. teams. The single player at a foreign club is Aurora Galli, from English Elementon.
Captain is the defender Elena Linari, who has 115 games as a international and with 31 years can play her latest contest, as well as the Christian Front Tirelli, without doubting Italy’s greatest threat, which adds 118 games to her choice and with 35 years the most veteran.
Azzurre is looking for their first great title, as their league does not stop growing.
Portugal, in order to overcome the group stage
For part of it, the Francisco net Portugal It is classified in the third time for Euro (2017, 2022, 2025), which shows a constant evolution. In Extremis is classified thanks to a 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic with double Diana Silva, which will be one of the numbers again. The best news is the return of Barca Kika Nazareth after exceeding its long injury.
His challenge was to overcome the group’s stage after being removed from two previous editions. The team’s core is formed by players with over 100 internationalities such as Tatiana Pinto, Diana Silva and Ana Borges, which provides experience and stability in large tournaments.
Belgium is aimed at surprise
Finally, the Red fire, directed since January of Icelandic Elísabet Gunnarsdótr, They face the third consecutive European with ambition to overcome the quarterfinals achieved in 2022. They occupied the 20th position in the FIFA rank, after a little fall.
Its strong nucleus is led by captain and top scorer Tessa wullaert, adding a suspicion of 90 goals, alongside veteran Janice Cayman, with 159 internationality. In fact, Tesa Wullaert match the Lukaku man’s record of 85 goals in October 2024.
On their journey to Switzerland, they removed Greece (5-0) and Ukraine (4-1) with two decisive goals. Sari Kees defense is one of the players to follow thanks to their accuracy on the pass from behind.
Belgium focuses on a game style based on the defensive confession and fast transfers, taking advantage of the speed of its ends. Her challenge is the surprise in Switzerland this tag -inin
Source: La Verdad
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