Euro 2020 is fast approaching and several Liverpool players are set to take part.
Here SunSport takes a closer look at which Anfield residents are likely to participate in this summer’s international tournament and who might miss out.
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Group A
- Turkey – Ozan Kabak
- Italy
- Wales – Neco Williams, Harry Wilson
- Switzerland – Xherdan Shaqiri
Kabak may not be a Liverpool player by the time Euro 2020 gets underway as it’s being reported that the Reds won’t be opting to make his loan switch from Schalke a permanent deal.
Ben Woodburn is likely to miss out on Wales’ squad but Williams and Wilson are expected to join up with Gareth Bale and co as the Dragons seek to replicate their impressive showing at Euro 2016.
Shaqiri has 89 Switzerland caps under his belt already and is two goals away from becoming their joint-third top-scorer.
Group B
- Denmark
- Finland
- Belgium
- Russia
Group B is the only group without Liverpool representation after Divock Origi was omitted from Belgium’s squad.
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Group C
- Netherlands – Gini Wijnaldum
- Ukraine
- Austria
- North Macedonia
Wijnaldum is a key figure for Netherlands and plays in a slightly different role for his country compared to what Jurgen Klopp demands.
Tasked with more attacking responsibilities, the 30-year-old has scored the same number of goals (22) in 73 international games as he has in 234 appearances for Liverpool.
Virgil van Dijk has ruled himself out of Euro 2020 as he continues his recovery from the ACL injury that ended his 2020/21 campaign extremely prematurely.
Group D
- England – Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Croatia
- Scotland – Andy Robertson
- Czech Republic
Robertson will proudly captain Scotland in their first major tournament appearance since 1998.
Henderson is a favourite of Gareth Southgate’s and will certainly be included in England’s 26-man squad if he is deemed fit enough to participate.
In contrast, the Three Lions gaffer has never been overly keen on Alexander-Arnold and with several other options at right-back (Kyle Walker, Reece James, Kieran Trippier) Liverpool’s homegrown hero could be the most high-profile omission from England’s squad.
However, the 22-year-old is finishing the domestic season in fine form – he now has nine assists in all competitions for the Reds.
Group E
- Spain – Thiago Alcantara
- Sweden
- Poland
- Slovakia
With Andres Iniesta, David Silva and Cesc Febregas too long in the tooth for international football, the onus is on Thiago to provide the technical quality in the middle of the park that Spain fans have to expect.
Group F
- Hungary
- Portugal – Diogo Jota
- France
- Germany
Like Henderson, Jota is also facing a race against time after suffering another injury setback.
The ex-Wolves forward has been one of the season’s shining lights when fit but has been repeatedly sidelined at inconvenient times.
His record for Portugal is excellent – six goals from 12 caps – and Fernando Santos will be hoping to deploy him alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in the tournament’s Group of Death.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
