• Thursday, March 28, 2024
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The race for Euro 2020 resumes as teams battle for slots

Euro 2020

Following the international break, the quest for EURO 2020 begins as  qualifying matches for UEFA Euro 2020 tournament kicks off this weekend.

Qualifiers for Euro 2020 get back underway on Thursday, with several manor teams in action. The pick of the games comes from De Kuip in Rotterdam, where the Netherlands will host Northern Ireland in a battle for top spot in Group C. A win for the Oranje will see them join the British team and Germany in a three-way tie on 12 points atop the standings.

Thursday also sees 2018 World Cup runners-up Croatia looking to maintain their place atop Group E when they welcome Hungary to split, while the group’s other game is a crunch encounter for Wales, with Ryan Giggs’ team heading to Trnava to face hosts Slovakia. Belgium will also be in action, with Roberto Martinez’s charges set to rack up a big score at home to minnows San Marino, while Scotland face a tough trip to Moscow to take on Russia.

The pick of Friday’s Euro 2020 qualifier games comes from Prague, where England can take a major step toward the tournament finals if they defeat hosts Czech Republic and take an even stronger grip on top of Group A.

Fellow heavyweights France and Portugal will also be in action, with the former facing a tricky game away to Iceland in Group H, while the latter will look for a comfortable win at home to Luxembourg in Group B.

On Saturday, SuperSport viewers will be looking forward to seeing Spain and Italy in action. La Furia Roja will chase a seventh straight win in Group F when they tackle Norway in Oslo, while the Azzurri will do the same in Group J with a home game against Greece at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

On Sunday, Belgium head to Nur-Saltan for a clash with Kazakhstan in Group I (which also features Russia away to Cyprus and Scotland looking to rack up a home victory over San Marino in Glasgow).

Other heavyweights in action on Sunday include Group C rivals Germany and the Netherlands, who will be away to Estonia in Tallinn and away to Belarus in Minsk respectively, while Poland will aim to continue their good form in Group G when they host North Macedonia in Warsaw.

The pick of Monday’s Euro 2020 games comes from Saint-Denis just outside Paris, as France host Turkey for a crunch Group H clash. Les Bleus will be looking for revenge over the Turks after a 2-0 loss in Istanbul back in June.

Other fixtures include Wales versus Croatia (showing on Sunday at 7:45 pm on SuperSport Select 4), Ukraine versus Portugal (showing on Monday at 7:45pm on SuperSport Select 4), and Sweden vs Spain (showing on Tuesday at 7:45pm on SuperSport Select 2).