Group F of Euro 2024 pits one familiar favorite who’s loaded with talent up front with easy victims. Not necessarily. Portugal may have the names, but Turkiye, Georgia, and the Czech Republic have the spirit.
This is why I am looking at Group F today and taking into account all potential scenarios.
These are my predictions, a preview of the squads in Group F, and information that will hopefully help your Euro 2024 fantasy football campaign.
EURO 2024 FANTASY FOOTBALL – GROUP F
Turkiye
Georgia
Portugal
Czech Republic
Turkiye
Preview
The nation of Turkey is gaga over football. That’s why recent humiliations in tournaments haven’t been greeted very well.
The effort to turn things around seems to be already yielding results. This team now includes exciting young talent and a few established players.
Vincenzo Montella’s team has played well in the qualifiers. Hakan Çalhanoğlu is in fine form. And, this looks like a group that Turkey can take advantage of.
Predicted Line-up
Gunok
Celik Kabak Bardakci Kadioglu
Yuksek Calhanoglu
Yilamz Guler Kahveci
Yildiz
Fantasy football prediction
Opposition teams won’t underestimate playmaker Hakan Çalhanoğlu, and you shouldn’t either. There’s a feeling that his level of performance will determine just how well the entire team plays.
Arda Guler has also shown moments of magic playing for Real Madrid, but it’s hard to expect more than a few moments of brilliance across the tournament.
Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers:
Altay Bayindir | Manchester United |
Mert Gunok | Besiktas |
Ugurcan Cakir | Trabzonspor |
Defenders:
Abdülkerim Bardakci | Galatasaray |
Ahmetcan Kaplan | Ajax |
Ferdi Kadioğlu | Fenerbahce |
Merih Demiral | Al-Ahli |
Mert Müldür | Fenerbahce |
Samet Akaydin | Panathinaikos |
Zeki çelik | Roma |
Midfielders:
Hakan Calhanoglu | Inter |
İsmail Yuksek | Fenerbahce |
Kaan Ayhan | Galatasaray |
Okay Yokuslu | West Bromwich |
Orkun Kokcu | Benfica |
Salih Ozcan | Borussia Dortmund |
Forwards:
Arda Guler | Real Madrid |
Barıs Alper Yilmaz | Galatasaray |
Bertug Yildirim | Rennais |
Cenk Tosun | Besiktas |
Kenan Yildiz | Juventus |
Kerem Akturkoglu | Galatasaray |
Semih Kılıcsoy | Besiktas |
Yunus Akgün | Leicester City |
Yusuf Yazici | Lille |
Georgia
Preview
It’s the first time that Georgia has qualified for a European Championship. And while it is one of the less impressive teams on paper, Georgia doesn’t merely want to show up and nothing else.
They did beat Greece in the play-offs to get here, and in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, they have one of the very best attacking midfielders in the tournament.
Predicted Line-up
Mamardashvilli
Dvali Kashia Kverkvelia/Dvali
Shengelia Kiteishvilli Kochorashvilli Kakabadze
Chakvetadze Mitautadze Kvaratskhelia
Fantasy football prediction
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a generational talent. He should be on your team regardless of Georgia’s opposition.
Elsewhere, you should be independent when making your choices. The team’s opening game against Turkiye should give us a good measure of where the player’s abilities are at.
Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers:
Giorgi Mamardashvili | Valencia |
Giorgi Loria | Dinamo Tbilisi |
Luka Gugeshashvili | Qarabag |
Defenders:
Guram Kashia | Slovan Bratislava |
Giorgi Gocholeishvili | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Giorgi Gvelesiani | Persepolis |
Jemal Tabidze | Panetolikos |
Lasha Dvali | APOEL |
Luka Lochoshvili | Cremonese |
Otar Kakabadze | Cracovia |
Solomon Kvirkvelia | Al-Okhdood |
Midfielders:
Anzor Mekvabishvili | Universitatea Craiova |
Gabriel Sigua | Basel |
Giorgi Chakvetadze | Watford |
Giorji Kochorashvili | Levante |
Giorgi Tsitaishvili | Dinamo Batumi |
Levan Shengelia | Panetolikos |
Nika Kvekveskiri | Lech Poznan |
Otar Kiteishvili | Sturm Graz |
Saba Lobzhanidze | Atlanta United |
Sandro Altunashvili | Wolfsberger AC |
Zuriko Davitashvili | Bordeaux |
Forwards:
Budu Zivzivadze | Karlsruher SC |
Georges Mikautadze | Metz |
Giorgi Kvilitaia | APOEL |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Napoli |
Portugal
Preview
Portugal has one of the best squads in the tournament! How many times have you heard that before? Well, this is as true as it always has, which leads to the question of whether the team also has the strength required to go all the way.
Roberto Martínez has enjoyed some great results since joining the team as a coach. The squad is chock full of attacking talent. And, indeed, many of the top players have, at least, one important tournament under their belt.
Add to this the fact that Portugal was the only team in the qualifying stage to win all of its games, they scored more than any other team, and that this is their eighth participation in a Euro in a row, and you seem to have the mix for a great tournament. But just how much will the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo help or hurt Portugal’s chances?
Predicted Line-up
Costa
Cancelo Dias Pepe/Silva/Inacio Mendes
Vitinha Palhinha Fernandes
B.Silva Ronaldo Leao
Fantasy football prediction
This is an excellent attacking team. And, you should make good use of this, especially in the group stage. Rafa Leao and even Cristiano Ronaldo are expensive in Euro 2024 fantasy football but may be well worth the trouble.
Bruno Fernandes and Bruno Silva are two of the best-attacking midfielders in the game. And Joao Palhinha is an excellent holding midfielder.
And, while there are questions about just who will play in defense, there’s a high likelihood that Portugal ends this group with a clean sheet or two.
Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers:
Diogo Costa | Porto |
Rui Patricio | Roma |
Jose Sa | Wolves |
Defenders:
Joao Cancelo | Barcelona |
Ruben Dias | Manchester City |
Diogo Dalot | Manchester United |
Goncalo Inacio | Sporting CP |
Nuno Mendes | Paris Saint-Germain |
Pepe | Porto |
Nelson Semedo | Wolves |
Antonio Silva | Benfica |
Midfielders:
Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United |
Joao Neves | Benfica |
Ruben Neves | Al-Hilal |
Otavio | Al-Nassr |
Joao Palhinha | Fulham |
Danilo Pereira | Paris Saint-Germain |
Vitinha | Paris Saint-Germain |
Forwards:
Francisco Conceicao | Porto |
Joao Felix | Barcelona |
Diogo Jota | Liverpool |
Rafael Leao | AC Milan |
Pedro Neto | Wolves |
Goncalo Ramos | Paris Saint-Germain |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Al-Nassr |
Czech Republic
Preview
Memories of Euro 96 have never been far from the hearts of the Czech supporters. And while the nation always seems to produce talented players, this time around, it’s more about the strength of the squad as a whole than individual flair.
Patrik Schick may be the one exception – a star capable of scoring impossible goals. The rest of the players turn up, work hard, and could help the Czech Republic sneak out of this group.
Predicted Line-up
Stanek
Holes Hranac Krejci
Coufal Soucek Hlozek Doudera/Jurasek
Provod
Schick Kuchta
Fantasy football prediction
Patrik Schick is worth selecting. He scored five goals in the qualifying stages and has had a good season playing for German champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Midfielders like Coufal or Soucek do their job well, albeit unexcitingly. If you need players that can be on the itch 90 minutes and provide both good passing and strong tackles, keep them in mind.
Euro 2024 squad
Goalkeepers:
Jindrich Stanek | Slavia Prague |
Matej Kovar | Bayer Leverkusen |
Vitezslav Jaros | Sturm Graz |
Defenders:
Vladimir Coufal | West Ham |
David Jurasek | Hoffenheim |
David Zima | Slavia Prague |
David Doudera | Slavia Prague |
Ladislav Krejci | Sparta Prague |
Martin Vitik | Sparta Prague |
Robin Hranac | Viktoria Plzen |
Tomas Holes | Slavia Prague |
Tomas Vlcek | Slavia Prague |
Midfielders:
Antonin Barak | Fiorentina |
Lukas Provod | Slavia Prague |
Lukas Sadilek | Sparta Prague |
Lukas Serv | Viktoria Plzen |
Matej Jurasek | Slavia Prague |
Ondrej Lingr | Feyenoord |
Pavel Sulc | Viktoria Plzen |
Tomas Soucek | West Ham |
Vaclav Cerny | Wolfsburg |
Forwards:
Jan Kuchta | Sparta Prague |
Adam Hlozek | Bayer Leverkusen |
Mojmir Chytil | SK Slavia Prague |
Patrik Schick | Bayer Leverkusen |
Tomas Chory | Viktoria Plzen |