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Nobody needs to tell Granit Xhaka, that bearded fan who took his top off during the shootout and became a meme or the French squad’s feuding families, but things going Swiss is very much on trend in European football.
“I think there’s a good chance that everything is going Swiss well, all UEFA competitions, anyway,” says Omar Chaudhuri.
“If you think about the current format teams playing each other in closed groups that’s been around for nearly 100 years. Maybe there is a better way now.
“The strength of the Swiss model is it’s a hybrid between a league format, which is the best way to find the best team, and a cup format, which provides jeopardy.”
Euro 2020 has been unpredictable â but it could still be Englandâs tournament. The team have a 32 per cent chance of ending their 55-year major tournament drought, according to artificial intelligence models from sports intelligence agency Twenty First Group.
Their biggest rivals Italy, Belgium, and Spain â all on the other half of the draw â each have no more than a 20 percent chance of lifting the trophy. Omar Chaudhuri, chief intelligence officer at the company, explains why England can go into their quarter-final against Ukraine with confidence.
The draw has been kind
Before a ball was kicked, Englandâs route to the final looked treacherous. As such, Twenty First Group s tournament prediction model gave them a 13 per cent chance of winning the tournament, behind Germany, Belgium, and France.
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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher tells UEFA they re making a big mistake as rule change approved
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher says that UEFA are making a big mistake by scrapping the away goals rule
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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes UEFA have made a mistake in scrapping the away goals rule from their competitions.