'Head and shoulders above everyone else' - Sutton's quarter-final predictions

Only 8 teams are near successful Euro 2024, but who will make it to nan last successful Berlin connected 14 July?

BBC Sport shot master Chris Sutton did beautiful good pinch his predictions for nan past 16, pinch Switzerland's occurrence against Italy and Turkey's triumph complete Austria nan only results he sewage wrong.

Turkey caught astir of you retired excessively - of much than 95,000 votes, only 12% of you backed them to advancement - but you were correct astir nan result of nan different 7 ties.

That is simply a immense betterment connected your grounds successful nan group shape and intends that, for illustration Sutton, from nan 44 games played successful Germany, you person been correct astir 22 of them.

Will location beryllium immoderate much surprises successful nan quarter-finals? You tin make your predictions below, including England against Switzerland, and France - Sutton's prime to triumph nan European Championship - versus Portugal.

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Spain are nan champion squad successful nan competition.

Germany were jubilant erstwhile Niclas Fullkrug scored their stoppage-time equaliser successful their last group crippled against Switzerland, but they will beryllium gutted that it meant they ended up successful this broadside of nan draw. They would alternatively beryllium playing England, I'm sure.

Germany are not conscionable nan hosts, though. They person sewage a spot astir them arsenic well. Antonio Rudiger has arguably been nan champion cardinal defender astatine this tournament.

They are a well-balanced squad but Spain person stood retired and, wherever you look, they person sewage value and nous.

Rodri and Fabian Ruiz person been ascendant connected nan shot successful midfield and they person nan intelligence of Pedri up of them. On nan wings, they person Lamine Yamal, who is specified an breathtaking talent, and Nico Williams, who is intolerable to extremity successful one-on-one situations.

So Spain are going to beryllium difficult to stop. If location is simply a disapproval of them astatine these Euros, it is that they person not been ruthless enough, but, successful position of capacity levels, they person been caput and shoulders supra everyone else.

That makes it very difficult to spell against them here, moreover though Germany person sewage location advantage and person besides been playing well.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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I really don't understand why Portugal head Roberto Martinez indulges Cristiano Ronaldo nan measurement he does.

We cognize what a awesome subordinate Ronaldo has been successful nan past, and he tin still power games, but you person sewage to tie nan statement erstwhile it is clear he is having a antagonistic effect connected nan team.

Why, for example, is Ronaldo taking free-kick aft free-kick erstwhile location are overmuch amended options? It's selfish from him, and he has a monolithic ego, but why is Martinez allowing it to happen? The bigger responsibility lies pinch him, and he should beryllium beardown capable to do what is champion for nan team.

I whitethorn extremity up pinch a ample dollop of ovum connected my look if Portugal triumph nan tourney and Ronaldo bangs successful a mates of 35-yard free-kicks connected nan way, but I don't spot it happening.

In 300 years group will astir apt still beryllium talking astir what a brilliant Ronaldo was, but he is 39 and I don't cognize what Martinez is expecting from him. Football has ever been a squad crippled and it feels perfectly ridiculous to trust connected him for illustration this erstwhile you look astatine really overmuch value Portugal person correct done their side.

I picked France to triumph Euro 2024 earlier a shot was kicked and I americium not going to alteration my mind now. They were not precisely breathtaking against Belgium successful nan past 16, but location were signs that they are coming to life, and they look truthful coagulated defensively.

France person scored only 3 goals successful their first 4 games successful Germany - and they were 2 ain goals and a penalty. I americium expecting them to click here, though.

I americium astatine this crippled for Radio 5 Live. My different prediction is that Ronaldo will return 7 free-kicks - and not 1 of them will beryllium connected target.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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Switzerland are different well-balanced team. They person belief successful nan measurement they play, and they look to beryllium getting stronger arsenic nan tourney goes on, arsenic we saw erstwhile they hit Italy successful nan past 16.

I had hung my chapeau connected Italy, reasoning nan holders had to get going yet - a spot for illustration I person been doing pinch England - but they didn't play good and a large portion of that was down to really ascendant nan Swiss were.

There are plentifulness of similarities pinch this tie, but I don't deliberation England will beryllium rolled complete for illustration Italy. I americium not conscionable backing Gareth Southgate's broadside blindly, because they deserved to hit Slovakia - conscionable astir - and possibly a infinitesimal for illustration Jude Bellingham's equaliser tin alteration nan temper of their tournament.

There are still plentifulness of areas wherever England request to get better. I dislike their deficiency of equilibrium connected nan left-hand side. Luke Shaw has not played a infinitesimal successful this tourney yet, and that was a consequence that head Southgate has sewage severely wrong.

At nan moment, location is not overmuch constituent dwelling connected that. It is each astir getting done this game, and England tin do it.

I still want to spot Cole Palmer commencement connected nan correct because he offers thing different creatively and looks truthful astatine easiness pinch himself, but it is beautiful evident that won't happen.

We will spot 1 alteration astatine nan backmost because Marc Guehi is suspended, and Ezri Konsa will astir apt travel in, which is fine, but that will beryllium it.

I americium not expecting England to do very overmuch different from what we've seen truthful far.

England are a bits-and-pieces squad and are not going to abruptly move into a broadside for illustration Spain who play immoderate beautiful football, but they person truthful overmuch talent that they should still person excessively overmuch for nan Swiss.

Sutton's prediction: 1-0

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What a crippled Turkey's last-16 triumph win complete Austria was.

I americium astatine this quarter-final for Radio 5 Live and americium looking guardant to seeing Turkey and their fans successful Berlin - their supporters person brought truthful overmuch to this tournament.

I loved nan measurement Turkey fought to get complete nan statement against Austria - and they did it without their captain, Hakan Calhanoglu, who was suspended for that crippled but will beryllium backmost for this one.

Mert Gunok's unthinkable prevention successful stoppage clip was thing group will talk astir for years and I conjecture he will now beryllium known arsenic the 'Turkish Gordon Banks'.

There were galore reasons why I expected Austria to triumph that tie, but Turkey were overmuch amended organised defensively than I thought they would be, truthful in installments to their manager, Vincenzo Montella. They ever carried a threat connected nan antagonistic too.

The only problem is they each gave truthful overmuch successful that game. Turkey will request to do it each again to get past nan Netherlands, and that is specified a large ask.

The 'Oranje Army' person been astonishing too, truthful nan ambiance astatine nan Olympiastadion is going to beryllium incredible.

I americium still not afloat convinced by nan Netherlands team. They hit Romania easy capable past clip out, but we don't really cognize really bully Romania are.

The Netherlands person to beryllium favourites here, though. With players for illustration Nathan Ake and Virgil van Dijk astatine nan backmost and Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons going forward, they person value each complete nan pitch.

Memphis Depay misses truthful galore chances that he reminds maine of maine erstwhile I was playing for Chelsea, but his activity is fantabulous and he does a batch of bully activity for nan team.

This is going to beryllium adjacent but, alternatively than predicting Turkish delight, it will beryllium a lawsuit of a double Dutch onslaught sending them through.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1