How well do the teams know each other?
From oats to barley. The countries of the United Kingdom play in international football, the European Championships and the World Cup, under their flag. England is the most successful. This became a world champion in 1966 and played two World Cups (1990 and 2018) and two European Championships (1968 and 1996) in the semi-finals. England and Scotland played the first ever official international football match: on November 30, 1872 the match ended 0-0.
Who should we put our money on?
To England, who convincingly started the European Championship with a 1-0 victory over Croatia. The Czech Republic conquered Scotland with two superb goals from Patrick Schick.
Who are the players we should be watching?
Jack Grealish. An elusive winger and potential tastemaker for England. general favourites. He wrote, “Who wouldn’t love this local boy with his pull-down socks, his slicked-back hair and sizzling dodge style,” he wrote. Watchman He raved about Aston Villa’s left wing. Grealish was not allowed to feature against Croatia by national coach Gareth Southgate. He was not even allowed to take a stand. Southgate has plenty of flavor with Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Harry Kane. Creativity, speed and adventure have replaced the old ‘kick and dash’.
Can Grealish save Gascoigne’s moment in this match?
England highly hopes for that. Paul Gascoigne gave his country the best goal of his career against Scotland in the 1996 European Championship in the second group match. With a 1-0 lead, Scotland missed a penalty kick for the first time. Moments later, Wembley exploded. Goalkeeper David Seaman took a free kick in his own half, which ended up in Gascoigne through Teddy Sheringham and Darren Anderton. He rebounded with the deep ball, flipped it over Colin Hendry on the left flank and shot it on the right side in one go.
What wound should not be opened in the lead up to this duel?
The possible split between the public and the English team. Before every game, football players knelt for some time to turn their backs on racism. Many pro-athletes do not want to establish themselves as activists. Here and there boos resounded against Croatia.
Southgate, the national team coach, wrote a beautiful open letter about this shortly before the European Championship. “This is a special group. Humble, proud and free enough to be themselves. Players are examples, we must be aware of the impact they can have on society. They must talk about issues like equality, inclusiveness and racism. We must use our voices to stimulate discussion, raise awareness and educate People.
