After the first round of Euro group matches, GOAL has ranked the 24 competing teams. Spain, having defeated Croatia 3-0, sits atop the list, edging out hosts Germany, while Portugal, France, and England occupy the top five. Defending champions Italy are placed eighth, and Scotland, after a 1-5 defeat, finds itself at the bottom of the rankings.
Spain’s victory in a strong contest contributes to their No. 1 position in GOAL’s assessment. Despite a convincing 5-1 win over Scotland, Germany is ranked second. Portugal, with a narrow 2-1 win over the Czech Republic, comes in third, while France and England are fourth and fifth, respectively.
The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, and Slovakia follow in sixth to tenth places. Italy, the reigning champions, are only eighth, while Slovakia, after their surprise 1-0 victory over Belgium, climb to tenth. Romania, after a 3-0 upset against Ukraine, is eleventh, Slovenia twelfth, and Austria, Croatia, and Belgium, all slip down the rankings to thirteenth through fifteenth positions.
Denmark, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Ukraine make up the top twenty, with their qualification hanging in the balance. Poland, Georgia, Albania, and Scotland occupy the last four spots in the rankings.