Which proud nation will really go all the way at Euro 2016?

This is it then. Euro 2016 is soon upon us and the entire European footballing community seemingly can’t wait for the much anticipated tournament to finally get underway this Friday. With such an admittedly exciting and blindly captivating notion in mind, we’ve decided to take a definitive look at just which proud nation will ultimately be walking home victorious from Euro 2016 this summer…

 

 

France:

Didier Deschamps’ talented group of players must ultimately arrive as clear favourites for success at Euro 2016, due to France going down as the host nation of the entire competition. Anything less than an illustrious place in the final will therefore prove somewhat of a disappointment for the French.

 

With a defensive back-line that seemingly takes no prisoners, a potent midfield force that could indeed crop up with their fair share of goals at any given opportunity, and a forward line worthy of making things happen in truly impressive style this summer – France clearly have what it takes to go all the way at Euro 2016 with just a little bit of good old fashioned luck on their side.

 

Although Deschamps’ squad could theoretically find themselves somewhat hindered without Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema calling all the shots up-top this summer, West Ham’s Dimitri Payet must nonetheless represent a definite one to watch for the French at Euro 2016 – both in terms of assists, as well as pure goal-scoring excellence.

 

 

Spain:

After the Spanish famously fell short of delivering their best at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil two summers ago, Vicente del Bosque’s star-studded outfit will clearly find themselves operating with something to prove at Euro 2016.

 

Spanish football fans needn’t worry too much however, as although this team simply don’t look quite as formidable or as glaringly untouchable as fate once had in store for them upon the international scene, Spain’s future fortunes remain somewhat plausible in light of the sheer abundance of quality currently running through their squad.

 

The likes of Real Madrid and Sevilla have admittedly dominated their European opposition from domestic point of view this season of course – so even though their overall time in the sun may have theoretically come and gone at this particular stage in the proceedings – now would ultimately seem a somewhat premature moment to write Vicente del Bosque’s talented outfit off completely.

 

 

Germany:

What can you really say about Joachim Low’s formidable German outfit that hasn’t already been passionately expressed a thousand times before? After claiming the World Cup in impressive style just two summers ago, Euro 2016 could indeed culminate once again with German success if we’re all being completely honest.

 

The recently emerged likes of Leroy Sane, Emre Can and Julian Draxler should be able to step in and do an adequate enough job for their respective manager truth be told, even if the Germans will clearly find themselves partially weakened without former captain, Philipp Lahm, keeping things consistently calm and composed out on the pitch.

 

Although Joachim Low’s side could potentially suffer without the reliable presence of Miroslav Klose doing the business up-top among the first team ranks, each of Thomas Muller, Andre Schurrle and maybe even Mario Gomez, should be able to carry on where the Polish-born veteran only recently left off for the German national outfit.