This thing starts tomorrow, so for my
predictions to be worth anything, we need the winner revealed by then. So let’s
get on to see who will win the Euro2016 Quarter Finals and therefore make the
Euro 2016 Semi Finals. Here’s how I think it will pan out, based on a hunch as
I eat my lunch.
POLAND v SPAIN
If the Poles make the quarters as I’ve
predicted, that’ll be seen as a big success for them. Spain will be expected to
go all the way. So the pressure’s on them. But they’ve been here before, of
course. Winners of the last two Euros. And I believe they will still have
enough to triumph here in extra time.
RUSSIA v SWEDEN
Glory awaits one of these teams, hardly big
tournament semi-final regulars. The difference – Zlat. His last Euros. The last
chance to prove his worth to his nation. And I believe he will. He’s proved he’s
a big player for the big occasion and he’ll prove it again here. Another close one,
but settled in the 90.
GERMANY v BELGIUM
Tie. Of. The. Round. Both quality young
teams. No one would complain if either of these won the whole tournament. How
can you bet against the German world champions? They always get it done when
the pressure’s on. And it will be here. But Belgium will take the short trip
home after this.
FRANCE v ENGLAND
Forget the Entente Cordiale. This will be a
battle between England’s young lions and le hosts. How often do England get to
the quarter finals of a tournament and lose on penalties? Surely it can’t
happen again? It could, but I think the French will win this before it gets
that far. England to go home heads held high, labeled ‘ones to watch in 2018’.
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