The beginning of the European Championship is closer than ever. The national teams are slowly but surely packing their bags and getting ready for the continental tournament. Tonight, England and Germany, two of the three biggest favourites to lift the trophy, are playing their ultimate preparatory games against Iceland and Greece, respectively.After an easy 3-0 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina, England will host Iceland in their last test match, nine days before their EURO 2024 opening game against Serbia. Although Gareth Southgate will probably send the best possible lineup to the pitch, it will be interesting to see whether his decision to cross out James Maddison, Harry Maguire and especially Jack Grealish from the squad for EURO, left some consequences on the atmosphere within the team.Three Lions roar at the leader of the pack for axing their brotherNevertheless, the public in England certainly expects the team to stick together since they have an amazing opportunity to finally win the continental championship for the first time in history. The final England reached in EURO 2020 was the best score ever for the Three Lions, and they surely want to make the most significant step and lift the trophy. Apart from Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia are in Group C with England.##NAJAVA_MECA_8148146##People at Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach will enjoy the clash between the host country of EURO 2024 and the 2004 European champions. Julian Nagelsmann’s team will try to leave a better impression than their previous friendly match against Ukraine four days ago, which ended in a disappointing draw – 0-0.Real Madrid’s duo, Toni Kroos and Antonio Rüdiger, were given a couple more days to rest after the Champions League final and were not on the team for the match against the Ukrainians. Apart from them, Leroy Sane also didn’t play on Monday, and will probably get a chance tonight. The match against Greece could bring a jubilee to Thomas Müller, who could equal Lucas Podolski’s 130 games for the national team and move to third place on the list of most capped players. Germany was drawn in Group A with Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland in the upcoming EURO.##NAJAVA_MECA_8148112##INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIESFriday18.30: (1.18) Czech R. (7.25) Malta (15.0)19.00: (2.05) Armenia (3.40) Kazakhstan (3.70)20.00: (1.90) Albania (3.45) Azerbaijan (4.20)20.00: (5.30) Belarus (3.60) Russia (1.70)21.00: (1.05) Romania (12.0) Liechtenstein (22.0)21.45: (1.30) Germany (5.80) Greece (9.00)21.45: (2.65) Poland (3.10) Ukraine (2.85)21.45: (1.13) England (9.00) Iceland (17.0)21.45: (1.70) Scotland (3.45) Finland (4.90)***odds are subject to change***
