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  Group E Spain Last Appearance: Euro 2016 (Round of 16) Coach: Luis Enquire Captain: Sergio Busquets Most Important Player: Marcos Llorente Spain goes into this year's Euros in an unusual position. Luis Enquire chose a 24-man squad rather than a 26-man squad. The biggest omission was Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, with no Real Madrid player in the Spanish squad for the first time in a major tournament. They qualified unbeaten with six  Spain has several talented players with midfield their biggest strength, having the likes of Thiago, Koke, Rodri, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Olmo. However, it is not of the level that they enjoyed from the late 2000s to early 2010s when they dominated the international game. With no Ramos at the back, Pau Torres and Aymeric Laporte will shoulder the responsibility at the back. Laporte switched allegiances from France to Spain, giving his lack of opportunities for France under Didier Deschamps. Despite his qualities as a defender. Enquire has not put i

  Group C Netherlands Last Appearance: Euro 2012 (Group Stage) Coach: Frank de Boer Captain: Georginio Wijnaldum Most Important Player: Memphis Depay The past couple of years has not been kind to the Oranje. They failed to qualify for two consecutive tournaments (Euro 2016 & 2018 World Cup), their stalwarts of  Van Persie and Robben retired with very few players taking place and were quite dull to watch having been renowned for attacking football and technical skill. Their rejuvenation since 2017 has been the Dutch back in the spotlight firstly by Ronald Koeman with Virgil van Dijk, Georginio Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay leading this Dutch with some fantastic young player like Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, Donyell Malen and Ryan Gravenberch. However, Koeman left for Barcelona with former Ajax manager Frank de Boer appointed in 2020. Boer has not won many critics over with some questionable performances and they will be without van Dijk, who is recovering from an ACL injury sinc

The UEFA European Championships are about to commence on Friday, June 11th. The first game of the tournament will be Italy playing against Turkey at the Stadio Olimpico. The 2020 edition was to be staged in every corner of Europe from Dublin to Baku plus cities like Munich, Paris and Saint Petersburg. The Championships were postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, which affected not just the staging of the tournament but also the qualification campaign as the playoffs were not completed before the pandemic started. Some cities like Dublin and Brussels will not stage any games for the tournament and while spectators will enter stadia, they will be at full capacity. Nevertheless, the Euros are going ahead and the anticipation has begun. There are 24 teams in the tournament with each team having a 26-man squad to see who will be the Kings of Europe on July 11th. Here is a preview of Groups A and B for Euro 2020. Group A Italy Last Appearance: Euro 2016 (Quarterfinals) Coach: Rob