The draw for Euro 2024 which took place on Saturday in Hamburg was not kind to three big names in European football.
France avoided it. As is often the case during draws for major football competitions, a “group of death” appears. Regarding Euro 2024, the draw which took place on Saturday at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (Germany) confirmed the rule. And if the Blues of Didier Deschamps can consider themselves lucky to have escaped it, this is not the case for the four nations which failed in this famous group B.
Top seed, it was Spain who fell first in this group. If it initially believed to be rather well off with the appearance of Albania during the draw of hat 2, the Iberian selection then began to fade. Croatia was thus pulled by the innocent hands of Blaise Matuidi. Enough to cause some initial rustling among the representatives of the different teams present in the room.
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Series of shocks
And it was a reaction of barely contained surprise that was then heard when Italy came to complete a Group B of all dangers. But which also promises a great show with the Italian title holder, the third in the 2022 World Cup (Croatia) and the semi-finalist in Euro 2020 (Spain).
