More Euro 2012 hopefuls are in friendly action on Thursday evening, with France, Germany and Greece all taking the chance to put their players through their paces with the countdown to Poland and Ukraine now on.
France v Serbia
Les Bleus take on Serbia in Reims and then Estonia in Le Mans on Tuesday as they look to bounce back on the world stage after a disastrous 2010 World Cup campaign in South Africa.
Coach Laurent Blanc has axed Lyon’s Yoan Gourcuff and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa of Montepellier from his pre-tournament squad as he gears up for the Group D opener against England in Donetsk on June 11.
France imploded in spectacular style two years ago but Blanc led them to the European Championships despite opening their qualification campaign with a home defeat to Belarus.
However, that setback turned out to be their only loss although they came close to another poor result at the weekend when coming back to beat Iceland 3-2 in Valenciennes.
Match Odds: France 8/15, draw 13/5, Serbia 5/1 – 90 Minutes
Germany v Israel
The Germans made it a perfect 10 in qualifying, scoring 34 goals and conceding just seven, to underline their credentials to go all the way this summer.
However they were not given the best draw and will take on Holland, Portugal and Denmark in the tournament’s Group of Death.
Joachim Loew’s men have also lost their last two friendlies with seven goals against and four for them, with France (1-2) and Switzerland (5-3) the opposition.
But they will be stronger for the clash with Israel after which the focus will be the clash with the Portuguese in Lviv on June 9.
Match Odds: Germany 2/11, draw 5/1, Israel 11/1 – 90 Minutes
Greece v Armenia
Greece were the 2004 European champions and were undefeated in qualifying for Euro 2012, having crashed out four years ago in Switzerland and Austria following three defeats in the group stage.
However, the fact they made the 2008 UEFA showpiece was an achievement given the fact the Greeks were unable to qualify successfully for the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.
Surprisingly, Armenia won half of their Euro 2012 qualifiers before coming up short behind Russia and the Republic of Ireland, however do not discount them to pile tragedy on the Greeks on Thursday night.
Match Odds: Greece 7/10, draw 23/10, Armenia 19/5 – 90 Minutes
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