The semi-finals earlier in the week saw Portugal and the Netherlands progress to the final as Switzerland and England were condemned to the 3rd place play-off.
SWITZERLAND vs ENGLAND
This is most definitely the most pointless match in world football, overtaking the World Cup's 3rd place play-off. Anyway, despite none of the players probably wanting to play, we still have another England game! I expect Gareth Southgate to ring the changes as the Swiss will no doubt be fresher, having played a day before and not playing 30 more minutes. This will surely be an advantage for Switzerland but, like Portugal, I think England have a little bit more quality. Don't be surprised if Switzerland do win, though.
VERDICT - England
PORTUGAL vs NETHERLANDS
Both sides deserved to go through but not all that convincingly. Switzerland and England did have chances and Holland were a toe away from losing. Regardless, I fancy Portugal. It is an evenly matched contest and Ronaldo will be at his very best as he tries to win another major international tournament before his nemesis Messi. We will get to Ronaldo vs van Dijk, which is an extremely intriguing battle. It will be close between these two and it wouldn't surprise me if it went all the way to penalties. Portugal also have the benefit of Switzerland - playing a day earlier and 30 minutes less.
VERDICT - Portugal
The Nations League, as a whole, has been a successful competition. It has replaced meaningless friendlies with competitive matches that fans care about. It would've been such a better tournament had England won. But this is England, and we bottle semi-finals.
SWITZERLAND vs ENGLAND
This is most definitely the most pointless match in world football, overtaking the World Cup's 3rd place play-off. Anyway, despite none of the players probably wanting to play, we still have another England game! I expect Gareth Southgate to ring the changes as the Swiss will no doubt be fresher, having played a day before and not playing 30 more minutes. This will surely be an advantage for Switzerland but, like Portugal, I think England have a little bit more quality. Don't be surprised if Switzerland do win, though.
VERDICT - England
PORTUGAL vs NETHERLANDS
Both sides deserved to go through but not all that convincingly. Switzerland and England did have chances and Holland were a toe away from losing. Regardless, I fancy Portugal. It is an evenly matched contest and Ronaldo will be at his very best as he tries to win another major international tournament before his nemesis Messi. We will get to Ronaldo vs van Dijk, which is an extremely intriguing battle. It will be close between these two and it wouldn't surprise me if it went all the way to penalties. Portugal also have the benefit of Switzerland - playing a day earlier and 30 minutes less.
VERDICT - Portugal
The Nations League, as a whole, has been a successful competition. It has replaced meaningless friendlies with competitive matches that fans care about. It would've been such a better tournament had England won. But this is England, and we bottle semi-finals.
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