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Euro 2024 Group C predictions, standings, fixtures, results: England, Denmark, Serbia, Slovenia

sportsmole.co.uk, 4 June 2024, 11:00
Is it coming home for England? Will Denmark emulate the heroes of 1992? Can Slovenia or Serbia spring a surprise? All that and more to be answered when Euro 2024 Group C gets underway.

Of course, England will be the heavy favourites to cruise through the section without breaking too much of a sweat, while Denmark are most people's picks for second place, but the Eastern European nations certainly have the tools to spring a surprise.

Here, Sports Mole runs down everything you need to know about Euro 2024 Group C, including predictions, kickoff times for every match and all four teams' history at the continental championships.

EURO 2024 GROUP C STANDINGS

EURO 2024 GROUP C FIXTURES

June 16: Slovenia vs. Denmark (5pm | MHPArena, Stuttgart)

June 16: Serbia vs. England (8pm | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen)

June 20: Slovenia vs. Serbia (2pm | Allianz Arena, Munich)

June 20: Denmark vs. England (5pm | Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt)

June 25: England vs. Slovenia (8pm | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne)

June 25: Denmark vs. Serbia (8pm | Allianz Arena, Munich)

All kickoff times BST

TEAMS

ENGLAND

Previous Euros: 10, most recently Euro 2020

Best result: Runners-up (2020)

Euro 2020: Runners-up

Qualification: Group C winners

Manager: Gareth Southgate

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley)

Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

DENMARK

Previous Euros: Nine, most recently Euro 2020

Best result: Winners (1992)

Euro 2020: Semi-finals

Qualification: Group H winners

Manager: Kasper Hjulmand

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel (Anderlecht), Frederik Ronnow (Union Berlin), Mads Hermansen (Leicester City)

Defenders: Andreas Christensen (Barcelona), Simon Kjaer (Milan), Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace), Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester), Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray), Alexander Bah (Benfica), Joakim Maehle (Wolfsburg), Rasmus Kristensen (Roma), Victor Kristiansen (Bologna, on loan from Leicester)

Midfielders: Christian Eriksen (Man United), Thomas Delaney (Anderlecht), Morten Hjulmand (Sporting), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham), Christian Norgaard (Brentford), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford)

Forwards: Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley), Andreas Skov Olsen (Club Brugge), Anders Dreyer (Anderlecht), Kasper Dolberg (Anderlecht), Rasmus Hojlund (Man United), Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg), Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig)

SERBIA

Previous Euros: Five*, most recently Euro 2000

Best result: Runners-up (1960*, 1968*)

Euro 2020: Did not qualify

Qualification: Group G runners-up

Manager: Dragan Stojkovic

* = including as Yugoslavia

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Predrag Rajkovic (Mallorca), Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino), Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea)

Defenders: Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla), Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), Strahinja Pavlovic (Red Bull Salzburg), Filip Mladenovic (Panathinaikos), Milos Veljkovic (Werder Bremen), Uros Spajic (Red Star Belgrade), Srdan Babic (Spartak Moscow), Nemanja Stojic (Backa Topola)

Midfielders: Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce), Filip Kostic (Juventus), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al-Hilal), Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe), Sasa Lukic (Fulham), Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK), Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens), Ivan Ilic (Torino), Srdan Mijailovic (Red Star Belgrade), Lazar Samardzic (Udinese), Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague)

Attackers: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al-Hilal), Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina), Luka Jovic (AC Milan), Petar Ratkov (Red Bull Salzburg)

SLOVENIA

Previous Euros: One, Euro 2000

Best result: Group stage (2000)

Euro 2020: Did not qualify

Qualification: Group H runners-up

Manager: Matjaz Kek

FORM

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Vid Belec (APOEL), Igor Vekic (Vejle), Matevz Vidovsek (Olimpija Ljubljana)

Defenders: Jure Balkovec (Alanyaspor), Jaka Bijol (Udinese), Miha Blazic (Lech Poznan), David Brekalo (Orlando City), Vanja Drkusic (Sochi), Erik Janza (Gornik Zabrze), Zan Karnicnik (Celje), Petar Stojanovic (Sampdoria), Zan Zaletel (Viborg)

Midfielders: Timi Maks Elsnik (Olimpija Ljubljana), Adam Gnezda-Cerin (Panathinaikos), Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Sturm Graz), Tomi Horvat (Sturm Graz), Jasmin Kurtic (Sudtirol), Sandi Lovric (Udinese), Benjamin Verbic (Panathinaikos), Miha Zajc (Fenerbahce), Adrian Zeljkovic (Spartak Trnava), Nino Zugelj (Bodo/Glimt)

Forwards: Zan Celar (Lugano), Josip Ilicic (Maribor), Jan Mlakar (Pisa), Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), Andraz Sporar (Panathinaikos), Zan Vipotnik (Bordeaux), Luka Zahovic (Pogon Szczecin)

EURO 2024 GROUP C PREDICTION

England labouring to a friendly win over Bosnia-Herzegovina - even if the scoreline in the top-left hand corner did read 3-0 - did not inspire a world of confidence among the Three Lions faithful, who come up against three group foes who are no pushovers by any stretch.

However, with a near fully-fit squad at his disposal, Southgate ought to witness his side top the section without too much fuss, triggering an intense three-way battle for the second knockout position.

Last year's beaten semi-finalists Denmark should nab the runners-up spot behind England, thereby condemning Slovenia and Serbia to early exits, although the former nation are in terrific form and not to be taken lightly.

Slovenia finishing second is not beyond the realm of possibility, but on this occasion, we expect them to agonisingly miss out and settle for third, consigning Serbia to last place despite the attacking talent at their disposal.

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