Since the teams qualified for the final phase of Euro 2021 and, even more, when the distribution of the selections in the six different groups of the first sentence was known, it was already begun to elucubrate which they are the candidate teams more firmly to achieve the final title on July 11 in London at Wembley Stadium. It seems easy but it is not so easy, that’s why in Sports world we launch a challenge to our readers together with SofaScore : Can you guess what the group, eliminator and final winner stages of the tournament will look like?
Participate in the game that heads this news and win a Nintendo switch that SofaScore draws among those who obtain the most points. Too easy. (You can read the contest rules here).
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Pa situation in the group stage:
– For guessing all the teams that passed the group stage = 1 point
– By guessing the correct group position = 2 points
Example: If you predict that Spain will be the first in the group and the group stage proceeds that way, you get 1 point for correctly guessing that Spain passes the group stage and 2 points for correctly guessing what happens as the group winner.
The maximum number of points for 100% accuracy in the group stage is 48 (16 teams passing the knockout round x 3 points).
Knockout stage score:
In the knockout phase, points are awarded based on whether the participant had correctly predicted the victory of a particular team, and does not depend on whether the participant had correctly guessed which team they were playing against.
Example: The participant predicted that Spain would play Poland in the quarterfinals and win the match. In case Spain plays Denmark and wins, the participant still gets the points because he had correctly predicted that Spain would win the quarter-final match. The only condition that must be met in this case is that Spain is on the correct side / square of the tournament board.
The condition mentioned above is important for the participants who have played the first phase. In case they had a large number of points in the first phase and, for example, only two misses, the pairing of their ‘picks’ can be very similar to the eighth
of final and with the transfer of points from the group stage they can have a slight advantage over participants who have just joined or are playing again.
– Round of 16 – for each successful winner = 6 points + bonus
– Quarterfinals – for each successful winner = 12 points + bonus
– Semifinals – for each successful winner = 24 points + bonus
– Finals – per correct winner = 48 points + bonus.
Bonus:
– After the end of the group stage, SofaScore calculates the Power Ranking of the national teams, ranking them from 1 to 16 (with 1 being the strongest and 16 being the weakest)
The bonus is then defined as:
– 0, if the ranking of the winner is> than the ranking of the loser (won by the favorite).
– 1 – 15, in case the weakest wins, the ranking of the weakest is subtracted from the ranking of the favorite. I order to obtain the amount of the bonus. Example: Spain’s ranking is 6, France’s ranking is 1. Spain wins and the possible bonus is 5 (6 – 1).
The Power Ranking will be published as an integral part of these rules. The ranking published before the start of the knockout phase will not change and will be applied for the purposes of the bonus until the end of the competition.
Favorite France to win the Eurocup?
For his career in the last big tournaments and also for his latest results in qualifying and friendly matches, France is the great favorite to win the final victory in this Euro 2021. In addition to his good track record, Karim Benzema’s call is added, which will give him an extra creativity and efficiency in attack.
Favorites to title
Followed by the French team, a priori and according to experts, it would be England the one with the most ballots to get this Eurocup. The combination of veteran, speed and youth of the English can be a mix of success in the games they play. In addition, Harry Kane could have the perfect showcase for a transfer this summer, as he has stated that it is his intention.
Beyond these two selections, there are four others that will be attentive to the failure of the two great favorites, but if they win the European Championship it would not be much less a surprise. We talk about Germany, Belgium, Portugal and of course, Spain. All of them have shown that they are capable of winning anyone. It only remains to be seen if they will be able to chain the number of consecutive victories that are necessary to be able to take the final win at Wembley.
Behind these selections, there are also other powerful combinations that have options to win the Eurocup and that they have come very far in the last national team tournaments, such as Italy, Holland and Croatia.
Who will be the top scorer?
In addition to the winner of the tournament, it is also interesting to know who will be the top scorer of the tournament, since on many occasions it guarantees to be among the first classified in this tournament. The big betting favorite is Harry Kane, but closely followed by Romelu Lukaku, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappé. Karim Benzema is also among the favorites for his latest numbers with Real Madrid, but it remains to be seen what role Didier Deschamps gives him in this French team.