The alternatives are poor. We are unlucky, because Kompany, Lombaerts and Vertonghen are all world class but out injured. Still, I'd say we are clear favourites. We have an one fire Hazard, De Bruyne, Nainggolan, Carrasco, Mertens, Lukaku, Batshuyai,.. Wales don't have half the quality we do.
We can argue about Kompany if he played to a defensive leader that corrected his positional or anticipating mistakes, but the other two wouldnt even made the azzurri selection
We can argue about Kompany if he played to a defensive leader that corrected his positional or anticipating mistakes, but the other two wouldnt even made the azzurri selection
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Argentina has hands down the best selection in the world.
At this stage you'll have to look at performance. Germany, Italy and Belgium are the best teams so far. France have been underwhelming, but they're at least playing at home turf.