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England faces the Italian national team in this repeat of the Euro 2020 final and the Three Lions will have another chance to avenge the loss they suffered in front of their fans that day.

Italy has been in poor form since they won the Euros and they even missed out on qualifying for the World Cup later this year.

Their form has continued to be poor, but they won their last game against Hungary and would be keen to build on that in this fixture.

Roberto Mancini’s side also held Germany to a 1-1 draw in their previous game and now they will want another win against England.

The Three Lions are one of the favourites to win the World Cup, but their Nations League campaign has been poor.

They started with a 1-0 loss at Hungary before picking up another uninspiring point in a 1-1 draw against Germany in their next game.

They will be keen to get back to winning ways in this match, but that will take a lot of work.

Out-of-form Switzerland will host Spain in this match as they look to get back to their form during the World Cup qualifiers.

Since they beat Bulgaria in their last World Cup qualifying match, they have struggled to win games and have lost their last two games and three of the last four before this fixture.

Spain hasn’t been in their best form having drawn their last two matches against Portugal and Czech Republic, but they will be confident that they can beat this Swiss team.

On Paper, it seems Jose Enrique’s men can get all the points from this game, but Switzerland have been hard for the Spaniards to beat having lost one and won one of the last five head to heads between both nations.

One thing that is almost certain in their game is that there would be few goals, with four of the last five matches between them ending in under 2.5 goals.

Portugal will look to build on their 4-0 win against Switzerland in their last match when they host Czech Republic in this fixture.

Cristiano Ronaldo continues going strong for his club and country and he has already won this Nations League trophy.
Although he would want to win the World Cup later this year, winning this competition for a second time will also not be a bad thing.

The Czech Republic are not doing badly themselves and they earned a 2-2 draw against Spain in their last match, a game they could easily have won.

They are unbeaten in all their last five matches in all competition in normal time, and will fancy getting the points from this fixture as well.

But Portugal has an abundance of top talents and they have managed to use them and get the best results in this competition so far.

The host also has a fine head to head record in this game, with two wins from the last two games between them.

Fresh from securing a World Cup place via a 1-0 win against Ukraine, Wales will look to add more wins to their ranks against this in-form Netherlands side.

The visitors have just beaten Belgium 4-1 and will be full of confidence ahead of this game, but Wales are a team you simply cannot underestimate.

They have been building a strong team in recent years and qualifying for the World Cup is a testament to what they can acheive.

But under Luis Van Gaal, The Netherlands have become one of the strongest countries in Europe and their win against Belgium showed the remain a strong team.

They are unbeaten in over 10 matches and they have won seven of their last 10 matches and will be keen to add this one to the list.

They also have a solid head to head record in this fixture with five wins from as many games.

Belgium hosts Poland in this game with the hosts looking to bounce back from their loss to the Netherlands in their previous game.

The current generation of Belgium players are racing against time to win a trophy for their country, yet they have started this Nations League campaign poorly.

Kevin de Bruyne clearly doesn’t fancy the competition and he made that known in a recent interview, but the midfielder knows his team are highly-rated and they have to deliver.

Poland has arguably the world’s best striker in Robert Lewandowski on their team and he will be a player to watch in this game.

But they have a talented squad that has done well in recent international matches, and has won their last two games before this fixture.

These nations haven’t met in over 10 years, but the Poles won their last two head to heads and they will want to build on that in this match.

Italy is on a serious downward spiral since they beat England to win Euro 2020 and their latest loss to Argentina shows they are still not a team to trust.

The Azzurri have been losing to almost every country they face and this game against Germany will test them even more.

Roberto Mancini’s men have won just one of their last five matches and they will be desperate to give their fans something to smile about.

Germany, on the other hand, has won four and lost none of their last five games and will be confident they can roll-over an Italian team that lacks confidence in this game.

Germany has won two and lost none of the last four head to head clashes between these clubs and they will hope to add to that positive stat when both countries clash here.

England will look to earn a win when they visit Hungary for this Nations League game, but the host has been in fine form in the competition.

The Hungarians are in the top-flight of this competition because they have earned back to back promotions and will look to stay there with an impressive set of performances.

England has been one of the world’s best teams and they just missed out on winning Euro 2020 in the last year.

This competition offers them a chance to win a trophy for their fans and will hope to make a good start in this game.

The last time the Three Lions visited Hungary the game was marred by racist abuses, but Gareth Southgate’s men still won 4-0.

The host held them to a 1-1 draw in London, but England remains the bigger team and should get the win from this fixture.

Hungary has won three and lost one of their last five international matches, while England has four wins from their last four games.

The last time the England didn’t win a game was when they faced Hungary at home and they will want to put the record straight in this game.

Switzerland stopped Italy from automatically qualifying for the next World Cup to continue showing that they are one of the best footballing nations in Europe.

The Europa Nations League game offers them another chance to show their class and they will now look to beat Czech Republic away from home.

The host suffered heartbreak in their attempt to qualify for the next World Cup and will now focus on topping this UNL group ahead of the Swiss.

Czech Republic has some of Europe’s bright young talents and they will develop them further in this competition in hopes of qualifying for the next major tournament.

Both nations have not won their last two international matches so it would make this game quite an interesting one.

But the Swiss will be desperate to correct their bad head to head against their opponents. They have lost all their last three head to heads against the Czech since winning the first one in 1994.

Spain and Portugal will go head to head in this UEFA Nations League match with each country hoping they will finally beat the other.

This Iberian derby has ended in draws the last four times both countries have met and only one of those matches had at least a goal in it.

These two nations are heavyweights in European football and they remain keen to make an impression in the next World Cup.

Winning the Nations League will probably be much easier to achieve for either side and they will want to make a positive start to their campaigns.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads a much more experienced Portugal side that has some of the finest players in the world, but Spain is evolving under Luis Enrique and they have a good blend of talent and experience as well.

The Spaniards have won all their last four international matches before this one and kept a clean sheet in three of those victories.

Portugal beat Turkey and North Macedonia to clinch a World Cup ticket, but they couldn’t win any of their previous two games and lost at home to Serbia.

Italian fans will hope their team can beat Argentina to claim another trophy as compensation for missing out on the next World Cup.

This game is called  ‘the cup of champions’ by UEFA as it pits the European champions and that of South America together.

It is a rebrand of the previous competition which was last played in 1993 and Italy will hope they get some more luck as they return to Wembley for this showpiece.

Argentina boasts some of the finest players in the world and Lionel Messi alongside the likes of Paulo Dybala will hope they can beat the Azzurri and win this trophy for their country.

Italy won two penalty shootouts at the Euros and this game will head straight to penalties if there are no winners after 90 minutes.

They will be confident they can beat Argentina in a shootout, but winning this game in normal time should be their target.

Roberto Mancini’s side has been rocked by different injuries in preparation for this game and he will hope to get a fit enough starting XI for the match.

Argentina has won the last three matches between these countries and they have lost none of their last five head to heads against the European champions.