The current world champions are favorites going into the tournament, and rightly so. They have the strongest squad and are the competition’s most settled side, with their Starting XI almost identical to the one that beat Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup Final. Didier Deschamps has upgraded his frontline by ending Karim Benzema’s six-year exile. The Real Madrid striker has scored 87 goals in his last three seasons for Los Blancos and will be hungry to win after watching 2018’s success from afar.

Kante has been superb for Chelsea this season, bossing the midfield and earning Player of the Match in the Champions League Last 16 Second Leg, both legs of the Semi-finals, and the Final. If he can replicate his club form, I’m confident France will be lifting the trophy on July 11th.

France is one of the most successful nations at the UEFA European Football Championship. Prior to Euro 2020 France has qualified on 9 different occasions and have won two titles in 1984 and 2000.