Euro 2024 power rankings: Spain still on top despite Germany win
Thursday is shaping up as the most mouthwatering day of the tournament so far – and it will tell us some more about the top team from the first edition of the FOX Sports Euro 2024 power rankings.
Thanks to the lively youthfulness of Lamine Yamal and a direct, forceful performance against Croatia, Spain is the first chart-topper, in a list we will update after each day’s play.
Germany remains in second, despite beating Hungary and clinching its place in the knockout stage, while France awaits more news on Kylian Mbappe’s nose.
Spain takes on defending champion Italy (3 p.m. ET on FOX) next in what is expected to be its most difficult challenge in Group B.
In both of the last two tournaments, 2008 and 2012 champion Spain could only finish second in its group and landed in a trickier part of the bracket as a result. It will be keen to avoid that fate this time.
“We want to go a long way,” full-back Dani Carvajal told reporters. The next step of that journey beckons.
POWER RANKINGS
- Spain: Made an outstanding start.
- Germany: Still riding wave of momentum.
- France: Has the luxury of sitting hurt Mbappé.
- England: Not entirely convincing, but, hey, Jude.
- Portugal: Got the job done.
- Netherlands: Looking confident and comfortable.
- Italy: Started campaign decently.
- Romania: Confident and aggressive.
- Turkey (+1): Eyeing the knockout stage.
- Slovakia (+1): Full of toughness and fire.
- Switzerland (-2): Strong and positive start.
- Denmark: Needs to improve to thrive.
- Slovenia: Full of toughness.
- Austria: Gave France a scare.
- Czechia: Too many mistakes cost them.
- Poland: Facing tough road now.
- Serbia: Needs to utilize attacking threats.
- Croatia: Hugely disappointing so far.
- Belgium: Looked completely disjointed.
- Scotland (+4): Woeful in opening defeat.
- Albania (-1): Spirited but limited defensively
- Georgia: Battled hard but not enough.
- Hungary (-2): Overmatched so far.
- Ukraine (-1): Disappointing way to start.
Martin Rogers is a columnist for FOX Sports. Follow him on Twitter @MRogersFOX and subscribe to the daily newsletter.
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