1. Troubling times
Uefa has opened up proceedings against Russia and warned England after violent clashes in Marseille – and Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney have appealed for calm – but questions need to be asked of the incompetent scheduling, writes Owen Gibson.
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2. Spain hoping to heal Brazil wounds
The defending champions have a point to prove after their World Cup failure – they also have difficulties to overcome as they begin their title defence – not least the worry over their goalkeeper David de Gea.
Read Sid Lowe’s thoughts here.
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3. Ibrahimovic happy to lead Sweden’s lesser lights
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is happy to soak up all the attention if it takes the pressure off his Sweden team-mates. He said: “Wherever I go I enjoy and I have been dominating wherever I go. No worries.” He’ll hope there are no worries when he faces the Republic of Ireland today.
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4. Schweinsteiger makes it comfortable for Germany
Bastian Schweinsteiger’s late - and rare – goal against Ukraine secured a 2-0 victory for the world champions against Ukraine in a performance that boded well for Germany’s chances of adding the European Championship trophy to the World Cup they won in 2014.
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5. Can Belgium live up to the hype?
Belgium manager Marc Wilmots undoubtedly has the players but getting them to gel in is the big challenge. They face Italy in their opening match, a team who tend to rise to the occasion in tournament football. It’s a very early test of the talented young side’s mettle.
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