Thankfully, there is some International Football we can all get excited about this summer, it’s the first ever Nations League Finals with England, Holland, Portugal and Switzerland all playing to become the first holders of the competition.
The Three Lions take on the Netherlands at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimarães in the semi finals along with the Portuguese taking on the Swiss at Porto’s Estádio do Dragão.
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It wouldn’t be a surprise if the number of fans attending the fixtures including the final across this month passes 100,000 with ticket sales going very well and there is one notable country outnumbering the others.
That is England of course, where it is reported by writer Charlie Wyett back in Portugal that between 15,000 and 20,000 of them are expected to be making their way to back the lads.
Their opponents, Holland, are claimed to have sold just 4,500 of their tickets and Switzerland a thousand less at 3,500.
As it’s in Portugal, it would most likely be that they will have the majority of fans attending the Nations League Finals matches.
Check out all the teams’ forms and potential lineups below…
Portugal’s recent form: WWDD
Portugal’s recent form (all competitions): WWDDDD
Switzerland’s recent form: WLWW
Switzerland’s recent form (all competitions): LWLWWD
Portugal possible starting lineup according to SportsMole:
Rui Patrico; Cancelo, Pepe, Dias, Guerreiro; Danilo, Carvalho; Bernardo Silva, Fernandes, Guedes; Ronaldo
Switzerland possible starting lineup according to SportsMole:
Sommer; Elvedi, Akanji, Schar; Mbabu, Zakaria, Xhaka, Freuler, Rodriguez; Shaqiri; Seferovic
Holland’s recent form in Nations League: LWWD
Holland’s recent form (all competitions): WDWDWL
England’s recent form in Nations League: LDWW
England’s recent form (all competitions): DWWWWW
Holland’s possible starting lineup according to SportsMole:
Cillessen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Blind; De Beek, De Jong, De Roon; Bergwijn, Depay, Babel
England’s possible starting lineup according to SportsMole:
Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Barkley, Rice, Dier; Sancho, Rashford, Sterling
More and more photos and videos of England supporters arriving in Portugal have been uploaded to social media the last few days – check out them tweets and posts on the next page, and yes, there is of course a clip of the Three Lions fans belting out the national anthem.
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