Euro 2016: Most likely upsets
Euro2016 is ahead of us, and, as always people keep talking about the favorites, about the best players. You will hear a lot of people claiming that it is obvious that the Germans will win the competition, or that England, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium and Italy will make it to […]

Euro2016 is ahead of us, and, as always people keep talking about the favorites, about the best players. You will hear a lot of people claiming that it is obvious that the Germans will win the competition, or that England, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium and Italy will make it to the semi-finals. In this article we will take a look at the teams that might cause and upset and surprise everyone. Surely, some teams are obvious favorites, but the soccer ball is round and you never know what might happen. In many respects it is like the spin of the wheel at roulette. Speaking of roulette and casinos take a look at this Springbok online casino review.

Austria

Austria reached the European Championship for the first time in their history. The Austrians are in Group F with Portugal, Hungary and Iceland. A lot of people commented that Cristiano Ronaldo and his team will have an easy job in the group stage of Euro2016, since the 3 other teams are obvious underdogs. But, Austria can cause a major upset. This team will probably occupy one of the two spots in this group, but with a bit of luck, the Austrians may even finish on top, ahead of Portugal. With Leicester’s Christian Fuchs, Marko Arnautovic and David Alaba from Stoke and Bayern Munich respectively, the Austrians might be a pleasant surprise.

Wales

This is the first major tournament for Wales after 58 years. Gareth Bale and his goal-scoring abilities took them to France, but the Welsh actually have a very strong team with a good team spirit and mutual understanding between the players. In Group B they will face England, Russia and Slovakia. All of these teams have had more experience in major events compared to the Welsh and all 3 teams are hoping to reach the next stage, with the English being the obvious favorites to come out on top of the group. Most Welsh players play, or have played in the English Premier League and the matchups between the British nations are always fans because the underdogs may cause an upset. If Gareth Bale is in his best form, with the assistance of Joe Allen, Aron Ramsey, Andy King and Ashly Williams, the Welsh might even reach quarter-finals.

Poland

Poland is the nation that scored 33 goals in the Euro 2016 qualifications, beating England by 2 goals. Still, many argue that the level of competition in the qualifications cannot be compared to the one at the actual tournament. On top of that, the Polish are in the difficult Group B, together with World Champions and favorites Germany, neighboring Ukraine, led by Yaromolenko and Konoplyanka, and last but not least, Northern Ireland. Like all UK-nations the Northern Irish can be quite difficult opponents. Be that as it may, the Polish have Robert Lewandowski. This Bayern Munich striker is, according to many, the best goal-scorer in the world right now. But Poland is a lot more than just Lewandowski. Arkadiusz Milik who plays forward for Ajax, recorded 6 goals and 6 assists in the qualifications. We think that Poland will reach the knock-out stage and from then onwards, who knows, anything might happen.