Euro 2020: Squad List and Guide for Group B – Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Russia

Euro 2020: Squad List and Guide for Group B – Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Russia

Finland-Markku Kanerva, Denmark-Age Hareide, Russia-Stanislav Cherchesov and Belgium-Roberto Martinez
Finland-Markku Kanerva, Denmark-Age Hareide, Russia-Stanislav Cherchesov and Belgium-Roberto Martinez | Photo Credit: IMAGO

Euro 2020 is set to commence on June 11 and Denmark will face Finland in first Group-B encounter on June 12. Here we take a look at the teams and players in Group B.

Group B comprises of four teams: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Russia.

Belgium

Belgium’s national team has competed in three major football tournaments every four years. It was seen in the final stages of thirteen FIFA World Cups and five UEFA European Championships, as well as three Olympic football events, including the 1920 Olympics, which they won.

Manager

Roberto Martnez has been in command of Belgium since 2016. He was a Spanish midfielder who carved out a niche in English football.

Players

PositionNameClub
GoalKeeper Thibaut CourtoisReal Madrid 
GoalKeeperSimon MignoletClub Brugge
GoalKeeperMats SelzRC Strasbourg Alsace
DefenderToby AlderweireldTottenham
DefenderDedryck BoyataHertha Berlin
DefenderJason DenayerLyon
DefenderThomas VermaelenVissel Kobe
DefenderJan Vertonghen Benfica
Midfielder Timothy CastagneLeicester City 
MidfielderNacer Chadliİstanbul Başakşehir
MidfielderYannick CarrascoAtletico Madrid
MidfielderKevin De BruyneManchester City
MidfielderLeander DendonckerWolves
MidfielderThorgan HazardDortmund 
MidfielderThomas MeunierDortmund 
MidfielderYouri TielemansLeicester City 
MidfielderHans VanakenClub Brugge
ForwardAxel WitselDortmund
Forward  Michy BatshuayiCrystal Palace 
Forward  Christian BentekeCrystal Palace
Forward   Jérémy DokuRennes
Forward   Eden HazardReal Madrid
  Forward   Romelu LukakuInter Milan

Denmark

Denmark won the Football event at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished second in the 1908 and 1912 Olympics. Denmark, on the other hand, did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986, despite winning another Olympic silver in 1960 as amateurs who barred its internationals from becoming pros at foreign teams.

Manager

After being named to succeed Ge Hareide after the initially scheduled finals, former Nordsjælland coach Kasper Hjulmand took over in July 2020.

Players

Position NameClub
Goalkeeper Kasper SchmeichelLeicester City 
GoalkeeperJonas LösslMidtjylland
GoalkeeperFrederik RønnowSchalke
DefenderJens Stryger LarsenUdinese
DefenderSimon KjærAc Milan
DefenderAndreas ChristensenChelsea 
DefenderJoachim AndersenFulham
DefenderDaniel WassValencia
DefenderMathias JørgensenCopenhagen 
DefenderJoakim MæhleAtalanta
DefenderJannik VestergaardSouthampton 
DefenderNicolai BoilesenCopenhagen 
Midfielder Mathias JensenBrentford 
MidfielderChristian NørgaardBrentford
MidfielderPierre-Emile HøjbjergTottenham 
MidfielderThomas DelaneyDortmund 
MidfielderAnders ChristiansenMalmo
MidfielderChristian EriksenInter Milan
MidfielderMikkel DamsgaardSampdoria
ForwardRobert SkovHoffenheim
ForwardForwardMartin BraithwaiteBarcelona
ForwardAndreas CorneliusParma
ForwardYussuf PoulsenLeipzig
ForwardKasper DolbergNice

Finland

Until gaining a place at UEFA Euro 2020, Finland had never qualified for a major tournament. After decades of relative obscurity, the country began to make headway in the 2000s, scoring remarkable successes against established European teams and climbing to 33rd place in the FIFA World Rankings in 2007.

Manager

Markku Kanerva, a five-time Finnish champion with HJK, spent 12 years with Finland’s Under-21 team and as an assistant coach to the senior team before taking over in 2016.

Players

Position NameClub
Goalkeeper Lukas HradeckyLeverkusen
GoalkeeperJesse JoronenBrescia
GoalkeeperAnssi JaakkolaBristol Rovers
DefenderPaulus ArajuuriPafos
DefenderDaniel O’ShaughnessyHJK Helsinki
DefenderJoona ToivioHacken
DefenderLeo VäisänenElfsborg
DefenderSauli VäisänenChievo
DefenderRobert IvanovWarta Poznań
DefenderJere UronenGenk
DefenderNikolai AlhoMTK Budapest 
DefenderJukka RaitalaMinnesota United
DefenderPyry SoiriEsbjerg
Midfielder Glen KamaraRangers 
MidfielderRobert TaylorBrann
Midfielder Robin LodMinnesota United 
Midfielder Joni KaukoEsbjerg
Midfielder Onni ValakariPafos
Midfielder Rasmus SchüllerDjurgarden
ForwardThomas LamZwolle
ForwardTim SparvLarissa
ForwardLassi LappalainenMontreal 
ForwardJoel PohjanpaloUnion Berlin
ForwardMarcus ForssBrentford 
ForwardTeemu PukkiNorwich

Russia

Russia first competed in the FIFA World Cup in 1958, despite being a FIFA member since 1912. They qualified for the competition a total of 11 times, with their best finish being fourth place in 1966. Since 1954, Russia has been a member of UEFA. They won the European Championship for the first time in 1960 and finished second in 1964, 1972, and 1988.

Manager

Stanislav Cherchesov, a former Spartak Moskva and Russia goalkeeper took over in summer 2016 and guided the hosts to the 2018 World Cup quarter-finals after two years of inconsistent friendly success.

Players

PositionPlayerClub
GoalKeeperAnton ShuninDynamo Moscow
DefenderMário FernandesCSKA Moscow
DefenderIgor DiveyevCSKA Moscow
DefenderVyacheslav KaravayevZenit Saint Petersburg
DefenderAndrei SemyonovAkhmat Grozny
MidfielderDenis CheryshevValencia
MidfielderMagomed OzdoyevZenit Saint Petersburg
MidfielderDmitri BarinovLokomotiv Moscow
ForwardAleksandr SobolevSpartak Moscow
ForwardAnton ZabolotnySochi
MidfielderRoman ZobninSpartak Moscow
GoalKeeperYury DyupinRubin Kazan
DefenderFyodor KudryashovAntalyaspor
          DefenderGeorgi DzhikiyaSpartak Moscow
ForwardAleksei MiranchukAtalanta
GoalKeeperMatvei SafonovKrasnodar
MidfielderAleksandr GolovinMonaco
MidfielderYuri ZhirkovZenit Saint Petersburg
MidfielderRifat ZhemaletdinovLokomotiv Moscow
ForwardAleksei IonovKrasnodar
MidfielderDaniil FominDynamo Moscow
ForwardArtem Dzyuba (captain)Zenit Saint Petersburg
MidfielderDaler KuzyayevZenit Saint Petersburg
MidfielderAndrei MostovoyZenit Saint Petersburg
ForwardDenis MakarovRubin Kazan
MidfielderMaksim MukhinLokomotiv Moscow