Euro Semi Final Preview 2024
UEFA Euro 2024: Spain-France semi-final preview, kick-off, venue, teams
Goal-hungry France will look to silence critics when they face Spain in the Euro 2024 semi-final in Munich on Tuesday, while their opponents hope to continue their impressive campaign without key players.
Who: Spain v France
What: Euro 2024 semi-final
Where: Munich Football Arena in Munich, Germany Live for you Al Jazeera – text commentary of the match, lineups start three hours before kick-off
Spain and France, two titans of European football, both the current and previous matches will face each other in a mouth semi-final. favorites of the tournament.
The French line is led by my talisman Kylian Mbappe, and promising young winger Lamine Yamal is also attracting attention. But France’s form has faltered, the team should sweep them away.
Spain, the only team with a 100 percent record at Euro 2024, are joint first in goals (11) and total shots (102) and possession (230), showing why it is now. everyone’s hot tip to lift the trophy.
France have been criticized for several impressive performances, including reaching the last four without scoring in their opening game.
Despite reaching the final on the last two World Cups, one winning in Russia 2018 and the other losing on penalties to Argentina in Qatar 2022, France’s European Championship record under coach Didier Deschamps seems to be no less impressive. During his 12 years, their best result on home soil was a runner-up finish in 2016.
France beat Portugal on penalties in the semi-final and Mbappe was substituted after the second match and spent more time with his masks threatening the goal of the opposition than the opposition.
Mbappe’s form after his nose injury in France’s opener – and that of striker Antoine Griezmann – remain a big question ahead of the match against Spain in Euro , whose hosts were beaten in extra time by a German goal.
“I’m not worried [about the critics],” said midfielder Youssouf Fofana during a press conference on Sunday. “We are semi-finalists. Do you have a question about the level of Antoine and Kylian? We have to understand that it is enough to reach the semi-finals. So I don’t understand why we saved.”
Can Spain succeed without key players?
Spain, unlike France, are in great form and have won five in a row, but are missing some key players for the semi-finals. Midfielder Pedri is out for the rest of the tournament after suffering a knee injury in the quarter-finals, while defenders Robin Le Normand and Dani Carvajal are suspended.
The semi-final features Nacho centre-back Aymeric Laporte and 38-year-old full-back Jesus Navas, the last of Spain’s golden generation that won the 2010 World Cup and back-to-back titles. in 2008 and 2012. the Euros of the Union of European Soccer Associations (UEFA) in this same tournament.
Navas shares the right channel with 16-year-old winger Yamali, a key player in the European Championship so far. The Barcelona star, along with the slightly more experienced 21-year-old Nico Williams, constantly troubled the opposition’s defence.
Overall, the team is a blend of deep experience and raw talent that has developed under coach Luis de la Fuente.
“This is everyone’s national team. Unity is our strength and if we can all keep pushing in the same direction, we can achieve our goals to win. If we can connect with our fans, I’m more than happy to be a part of the excitement,” de la Fuente told reporters.
\ n The winner of this match will face either England or the Netherlands in the final on July 14th.
Fun Fact
Spain is the only team to win all five matches at Euro 2024 – but no team has ever won six consecutive European Football Championship games.
Possible lines:
Spain: Unai Simon: Navas, Nacho, Laporte, Cucurella; Olmo, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz; Lamine Yamal, Morata, Williams
Suspended: Carvajal, Le Normand
France: Maignan; Conde, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Griezmann; Kolo Muani, Mbappe
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