Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 704 i Match of the Day Magazine

1 THIS GUY BAGGED SEVEN GOALS IN EURO 2024 QUALIFYING FOR SCOTLAND – BUT WHAT’S HIS NAME? 2 WHICH OF THESE PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS DOES NOT HAVE A PLAYER IN THE PORTUGAL SQUAD? 3 REAL MADRID STAR LUKA MODRIC HOLDS A CROATIAN EUROS RECORD – BUT WHAT IS IT? 4 WHO IS THE YOUNGEST PLAYER IN SPAIN’S EURO 2024 SQUAD? 5 LIVERPOOL’S DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI IS THE CAPTAIN OF WHICH COUNTRY? 6 NAME THIS EUROS LEGEND FROM THE THROWBACK SNAP! 7 WHICH CLUB DO THESE EURO 2024 BALLERS PLAY FOR? 8 WHO DID ITALY BEAT IN THE EURO 2020 FINAL? 9 CAN YOU PICK OUT THE CORRECT SHAPE OF ENGLAND? 10 WHICH OF THESE FUNKY MASCOTS REPS BELGIUM? ANSWERS! 1 D; 2 D; 3 B; 4 A; 5 C 6 D;…

GROUP A GERMANY / SCOTLAND / SWITZERLAND / HUNGARY SCOTLAND THE KEY PLAYER SCOTT McTOMINAYClub Man. UnitedPosition MidfielderAge 27 COUNTRY FILE Capital EdinburghPopulation 5.4 millionOfficial language EnglishCurrency Pound sterling FOOTY FILE Manager Steve ClarkeCaptain Andy RobertsonFIFA Ranking 39All-time icon Kenny Dalglish SAY ‘FOOTBALL’ IN SCOTTISH… FITBA! EUROS RECORD APPEARANCES 3BEST PERFORMANCE GROUP STAGE IF THEY WERE AN ANIMAL… HIGHLAND COW Strong and physical with a big heart, but sometimes hard to see where they're going! SCOTLAND RATED THE BIG QUESTION! Can they reach the knockout stage for the first time ever? STRONGEST LINE-UP! FORMATION 5-4-1 PLAYING STYLE DIRECT, DOGGED AND DEFENSIVE STRENGTHS • Have lots of Prem and European experience!• John McGinn and Scott McTominay were warriors in the qualifiers! WEAKNESSES • They have worries in the right-back position!• Strikers…

GROUP E BELGIUM / UKRAINE / SLOVAKIA / ROMANIA BELGIUM COUNTRY FILE Capital BrusselsPopulation 11.7 millionOfficial languages Dutch and French Currency Euro FOOTY FILE Manager Domenico TedescoCaptain Kevin De BruyneFIFA Ranking 3All-time icon Eden Hazard SAY ‘FOOTBALL’ IN BELGIUM… VOETBAL! EUROS RECORD APPEARANCES 6 BEST PERFORMANCE RUNNERS-UP (1980) IF THEY WERE AN ANIMAL… BUTTERFLY They’re pretty fragile, but dazzling on the wings! BELGIUM RATED THE BIG QUESTION! Can Romelu Lukaku score against the top teams? THE KEY PLAYER KEVIN DE BRUYNEClub Man. City Position MidfielderAge 32 STRONGEST LINE-UP! FORMATION 4-3-3 PLAYING STYLE SPEEDY COUNTER-ATTACKS STRENGTHS • Super pacy wingers will terrorise defenders!• Belgium's midfield is stacked with tons of mega talented ballers! WEAKNESSES • Defence isn’t strong enough to stop top forwards!• Their truly elite goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, will miss…

SCOTLAND NAME: RoccoHOMETOWN: AyrshireFAVOURITE TEAMS: Rangers and Man. City WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE SCOTLAND TEAM? ROCCO SAYS: “Easy! It’s John McGinn. I love his celebration!” HOW FAR WILL SCOTLAND GET IN THE TOURNAMENT? ROCCO SAYS: “Knockout stages – the last 16!” WHICH TEAM WILL WIN THE TOURNAMENT? ROCCO SAYS: “England because they have lots of Man. City players!” GERMANY NAME: BenHOMETOWN: AnnweilerFAVOURITE TEAM: Bayer Leverkusen WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GERMANY TEAM? BEN SAYS: “Florian Wirtz. He is lethal at shooting and quite quick! You should look out for Jamal Musiala on the wings, too!” HOW FAR WILL GERMANY GET IN THE TOURNAMENT? BEN SAYS: “Probably the quarterfinals, we haven’t got the best team right now!” WHICH TEAM WILL WIN THE TOURNAMENT? BEN SAYS: “England,…