Euro Football SemiFinal: Portugal vs Wales

Portugal and Wales led by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, respectively, will play tomorrow the first semifinal of the European Championship, with the immersed Portuguese selection in the search for a win to erase the criticism for his disappointing game and Welsh enjoying a dream that You not want to wake up.

Since the two teams it insists that there is a duel between Cristiano and Bale, but it will be very difficult to detach during the match, and not be aware of the evolution of the two figures of Real Madrid.

The experience at this stage of the competition could be one of the keys to the game. Portugal has reached five times the semifinals of the European Championship, making it to the final twice. While for Wales will be his first appearance at the gates of a final in an international tournament.

While the British group, the hand of a great Gareth Bale, comes to the most important event in its history in a great form after passing over Belgium (3-1), a favorite of the competition . Apart from the defeat against England (1-2), also it beats Slovakia (2-1), Russia (3-0) and Northern Ireland (1-0).

The Portuguese team, however, still does not dispel doubts about its true potential because it has failed to crush rivals in the first 90 minutes. After finishing the group stage with three draws in the quarterfinals on penalties undid Poland (1-1) and eighth in extra time to beat Croatia (1-0) with a goal of Quaresma in the first auction between the posts of party.

It is also seen if Pepe arrives able to match. The center, one of the best of his team in the European Championship, did not train with the rest of his teammates in the two last practice as a precaution to feel pain in the thigh. Santos does not have a replacement at its height on the bench.

In the front no changes are expected with respect to the quarter-finals. Everything indicates that the feeling of the team, Renato Sanches, 18, co-located in attack on Nani and Ronaldo.

All eyes are on the fitness of Gareth Bale, who yesterday gave a scare to the press of his country to train separately. But he quickly leave to testify that he did just to recover from physical fatigue.

The selection to be imposed tomorrow could have an additional prize: play the Confederations Cup to be held in Russia next summer. But for that to happen, Germany has to knock down to France and get into the final.

Football Euro 2016 Quarter Final: Belgium vs Wales

Wales seek a historic semi-finals of Euro-2016 against favorite Belgium, Lille on Friday (2:00 pm), in a city with 150,000 displaced Belgian the place, located next to its border, directly or indirectly to push the Red Devils, led by its crack Eden Hazard.

Eleven Mats Wilmots arrives in high spirits after thrashing Hungary 4-0 in the second round, with a great match from Chelsea owner and his partner Kevin De Bruyne served to dispel doubts the number two ranking FIFA after a fateful start against Italy (2-0 loss) in the 'Group of Death'.

But across Belgium will have a team of Welsh warriors who have already made history by first reaching the quarterfinals, but now the challenge is to overcome the historical barrier in major events, recalling the quarterfinals of the World Cup of Sweden-1958.

It's the biggest game ever for Wales, especially in these times said the Real Madrid star, who is not afraid at all to the Red Devils despite the considered favorites.

Wales and Belgium have met four times in the last four years. And the Dragons remained unbeaten in the last three, with the famous win over the Red Devils in Cardiff in June 2015.

That day, Bale scored the winning goal in Cardiff, where he was born considers the strength of his team.

Captain Hazard, pulling a muscle pain but felt that arrives without problems, while his only doubt is the piece that will fit in the rear face suspension for yellow central Barca Thomas Vermaelen.

However, the Red Devils have had to fight another external problem: they are in a kind of war declared against that from the Italian backhand uses every hole to hit the campus press.

Poland vs Portugal Euro Football 2016

Portugal vs. Poland is mourning to mark Thursday in Marseille (13:00 hours) start to the quarterfinals of the European Championship. Both teams expect a great performance from their referents, Ronaldo for Portugal and Robert Lewandowski of Poland side who have not shone much in this tournament.

With the defeat of Leo Messi in the final of the Copa America, Ronaldo, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid, knows that takes advantage the Argentine in the fight for the Golden Ball and a good performance in Euro will help to achieve this.

Portugal, disappointing in the first phase, with three draws in one of the weakest groups, it did not improve in the second round despite defeating the powerful Croatia (1-0) in an unexciting game in which the Balkan squandered many occasions .

In front of them is Poland, who was able to draw with Germany in the first round (0-0), but that has shone more on defense with goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański, who at the front, with three goals in four games, none of Lewandowski them.

Portugal, despite the extension overcome a difficult round matchup against Croatia (1-0) has faced criticism that resembles Greece. Fernando Santos technician is accused of cutting wings to a set that he seems corseted, despite having players like Nani, Cristiano Renato Sanches.

Santos has doubts on the left side of francoluso Raphael Guerreiro and midfielder Andre Gomes, who have not trained with the group in recent days, and Joao Moutinho, who returned on Tuesday to work with everyone. In the post Borussia Dortmund defender Eliseu and could enter the midfielder of Valencia, the young Renato Sanches, who broke the match against Croatia with his strength.

Euro Football Big Match: Italy vs Spain

Italy on the way to Spain. Again. As in the final of Euro 2012 or in the semifinal of the Confederations Cup 2013. But this time with a mind, is interpreted differently.

Italy wants back the old flavor of the past, one in which surrendered to Spain in the lead by more than outside the Red which dominate in the field. And the selection of Del Bosque, who suspected any flavor of confidence is shaken before a guessing game hard.

The protagonists of the final at the 2012 tournament, which Spain resolved with a spectacular 4-0, cited this time in the first round group stage after they overcame with the same six points but dismissing her with different feelings, because while Italian finished first, the Spaniards were defeated by Croatia who opened the door to doubts.

Planning a trip to Lens and contemplating a friendly route direct crossings, the team of Del Bosque was surprised by the Croatians with late goal that broke both schemes like tranquility and calm until around the locker room.

And it warned that days ago by Pedro tone output even public disgust provoked the coach did not fit squad Hispanic serenely a KO that changed his route and led Sunday to Paris.

If anything the difference between this team and that is that then a defense that frightened and immeasurable work, he added fantasy of Roberto Baggio, who with his goals came from behind in the second round to Nigeria, defeated in the last minute to Spain in the quarter and it was enough to beat Bulgaria in the semifinals before losing on penalties in the end (with failure Baggio) against Brazil.

Today Antonio Conte has at his command a footballer that marks differences that way. But for now, he has not needed ...

Euro 2016 Big Match: Belgium vs Hungary

Belgium, one of the nations that gathers most talented Euro recovered their self-esteem after having taken two consecutive wins on Sunday measured in Toulouse to Hungary devoid of stars, based on enthusiasm and collective work, has become in one of the surprises of the tournament.

If the Red Devils were originally one of the favorites, the constellation of stars who treasure and because they are the best European nation located in the FIFA rankings, no one had the Magyars lead a group in which coincided with Portugal.

The best example is Hazard, stringing and 637 minutes without scoring with the selection, but given the attendances of the last two many Belgians.

The Chelsea player, who attribute means a bad personal relationship with De Bruyne, is the great captain and from now, when parties are heads or tails, is expected to make a difference.

The coach has not guaranteed the presence of Mousa Dembélé and Yannick Carrasco, who dragged physical problems.

Belgium has broken certain euphoria, because his team has shown a good face and that after Hungary, a rival within reach, a quarter-final against Wales or Northern Ireland, two debutants in the competition appear.

Comfortably situated on the easy part of the picture, despite having been behind Italy in qualifying, Belgian and dream of the semifinals, although the coach insists on cooling the euphoria.

That superiority is precisely the best weapon of Hungarians, barely making a sound, led his group and presented in the second round as the scorer nation, with 6 goals, tied with Wales, and as a hard compact and solid team break.

Settled in a selection of experience, symbolized in his singular goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly and tracksuit, the oldest football competition, Hungary aims to reminiscing laurels and become a glorious generation.Hungary lacks a great scorer, but has achieved half of its many from outside the area.

The Belgians have never lost against Hungarians in competition and in their last match in the World Cup in Spain in 1982, a draw Alex Czerniatynski in the last minute of the match allowed the Red Devils past the first round at the expense of the Magyars.

The other official match was played in 1972, when the third, which ended with Belgian triumph played.

Slovakia vs Germany Euro Football 2016

Slovakia, with the figure of Marek Hamsik as the prime example of good football in the Central European group, try to surprise Germany to reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship, in which the box Joachim Loew has shown a deficiency that makes him imperfect: the lack of scoring.

Only three goals, Bastian work Schwenteiger, Mario Gomez and Shkodran Mustafi, appear in the statistics of the games he has played so far the German box. That's all the offensive baggage of a team that has lacked success in the last meters to show it's really scary.

But it could have the advantage that one of the key men in the German defense is definitely in the lineup by a sore one of her twins. Jerome Boateng, a possible low sensitive, could be replaced by Mustafi, although started in the premiere of Germany, then lost his place against Poland and Northern Ireland.

And besides, Bastian Schweinsteiger, has a distant chance to break through the headlines. Mario Götze in a low state of form, could be sacrificed. Andre Schurrle and Julian Draxler, also hope to grab his position.

Meanwhile, the men of Jan Kozak based almost all their chances in a team game with potential pecking Hamsik and, to a lesser extent, the other star of Vladimír Weiss. Between the two, they will try to surprise a few star-packed Slovakia does not have equipment.

Kozak's work can already be considered a success and now any good result achieved in the first Euro contesting, will be a gift. So far, it has managed to equal the feat of the 2010 World Cup, when Slovakia reached the knockout stages of the tournament.

Now, although the barrier of the quarterfinals seems almost unattainable, the Central European picture is not afraid of anyone and after completing a creditable group stage with a goalless draw against a powerful opponent like England and a victory 2- 1 against Russia with a goal by Hamsik.

He will be the highest representative of the Slovak optimism and is the player who most fear the Germans. The rest, no injuries, except Dusan Svento doubt, will be on the field. Peter Pekarik doubtful (will play with a protection for a broken nose), Tomas Hubocan, Robert Mak and Miroslav Stoch have recovered from different physical discomfort and be ready to try to surprise Germany.

UEFA Euro Football 2016: France vs Ireland

The French and Irish teams Sunday contest a ticket to the quarterfinals of the European Championship in a match with a lot crumb since it gives the island set to take revenge for missing the World Cup in South Africa the possibility because of a controversial hand in the area of ​​Thierry Henry.

Six and a half years have passed since that sad episode for Irish football and, although most of the players who will trample the lawn tomorrow Parc Olympique Lyonnais did not live in person, the memory is still alive in Ireland.

There was a November 18, 2009, at the Stade de France in the second leg of the knockout qualifying playoff for the World Cup. In the first leg in Dublin, France imposed by the minimum.

Given the avalanche of requests for replay and the threat that the matter proceed to court, FIFA finally finished putting out the fire with a check for 5 million euros extended to the Irish Federation. However the embers have stoked with this game.

Ireland now has in his hands a rematch that, if carried out, would be terribly painful for France being the organizer of a tournament that aspires to win.

To retrieve the goalscoring effectiveness based much of their hopes on the man in form of his team in this tournament, Dimitri Payet. Newcastle striker has been decisive for his own thanks to two goals, which could be three if one of his shots would not have repelled the crossbar, and an assist.

Deschamps, who had three preparation days that the Irish, is expected to return to the configuration of their debut in the tournament against Romania with Paul Pogba and Griezmann in command and players who rested or entered the second half against Switzerland: N'Golo Kanté, Blaise Matuidi, Olivier Giroud and, of course, Dimitri Payet.

According to a survey by market research institute BVA 65 percent of French is confident his team will get into the quarterfinals and 41 percent believe Payet be the best player of the tournament.

Euro 2016 Group E: Belgium vs Italy

In Group E, European Championship France 2016, from the Stade de Lyon, two teams that want to transcend and trace, on one hand the golden generation of Belgium and on the other the always dangerous Italy.

Belgium run by Wilmots want to support their footballing moment and clubs where they play their game, you have players like De Bruyne, Hazard and Courtois. In preparation matches undefeated, adding two wins and a draw against Finland.

Meanwhile, the Italians do not have such a leading role as always loaded. Many indispensable injured players, such as Marchisio and Veratti, but expect to be backed by the experience of Gianluigi Buffon and players behind as Barzagli, Bonucci and Chiellini.

The last game played each other was a friendly, where Italy was defeated by Belgium by a score of 3-1, where Vertonghen scored, De Bruyne and Batshuayi.

In the last European Championship, the Italians managed to reach the final where they were beaten by Spain, and while the Belgians did not qualify.

Hopefully a great match, to give both of us professorship football, and devil take the hindmost.