Euro 2020 Predictions
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The document discusses the UEFA Euro 2020 play-offs, which present 16 nations with another chance to qualify for the finals. Pathway B features Bosnia Herzegovina vs. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland vs. Slovakia, with the potential for an all-Ireland final if both Irish teams win. It highlights the challenges faced by these nations in previous qualification attempts and their current match-ups.
Euro 2020 Predictions
- 1. Euro 2020 Semi-Finals Play-Offs Previews & Predictions Home Articles By Brian Beard | 11th FEB 2020 Before we can savour the delights of the latter stages of Euro 2020 being on home soil there are some interesting sub-plots ahead with the series of play- offs that give 16 nations a second bite at qualification for the finals. Pathway B Most intriguing of all, if you can look behind a series of `ifs, ands, buts and maybes` is presented by Pathway B. Bosnia Herzegovina play Northern Ireland while the Republic of Ireland are matched with Slovakia. If the two Ireland`s can triumph then we would have an All-Ireland Final in Belfast. The two countries have not met in a competitive game since the 1-1 draw in the qualifiers for Euro 96, at Lansdowne Road in March 1995. The Republic could have reached Euro 2020 automatically had they beaten Denmark but for the men from the Emerald Isle- south- it was failure at the final hurdle, again. Slovakia also went mighty close and only failed by a single point to qualify. Mick McCarthy`s team face a useful Slovakia which will not be easy. Northern Ireland will welcome back manager Michael O`Neill from his day job at Stoke City and should negotiate safe passage. Bosnia struggled in qualification and only managed the safety net of the play-offs due to their victories over perennial whipping boys like Liechtenstein, 5-0 and 3-0, although they did show their mettle with a 4-1 win over Finland. Read More