UEFA EURO reporters' knockout tips
Friday, June 24, 2016
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If Belgium get a penalty, who'll take it? Do Germany have a secret weapon? Are there any bargains left in the France squad? Our reporters have all the tips for your McDonald's Fantasy '16 team.
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With unlimited changes allowed to your squad ahead of the round of 16, the EURO2016.com are on hand to help you negotiate the tricky terrain of McDonald's Fantasy '16.
Who will take Spain's penalties? Are there any uncovered diamonds in the much-heralded Belgium squad? Which France player should you definitely sign? And do Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale do absolutely everything for Portugal and Wales respectively?
- Manage your team in McDonald's Fantasy '16
- Round of 16 predicted line-ups
Belgium (Berend Scholten, @UEFAcomBerendS)
Penalty taker: Eden Hazard (€9.5m)
Set-piece takers: Kevin De Bruyne (€10.0m), Eden Hazard
Secret weapon: Radja Nainggolan (€6.5m)
Banker: Romelu Lukaku (€9.0m)
Bargain signing: Thomas Meunier (€4.5m)
Croatia (Elvir Islamović, @UEFAcomElvirI)
Penalty taker: Mario Mandžukić (€7.9m)
Set-piece taker: Darijo Srna (€6.0m)
Secret weapon: Darijo Srna
Banker: Ivan Perišić (€7.7m)
Bargain signing: Ivan Strinić (€4.0m)
England (Simon Hart, @UEFAcomSimonH)
Penalty taker: Wayne Rooney (€9.4m)
Set-piece takers: Wayne Rooney, Eric Dier (€5.1m), James Milner (€6.4m)
Secret weapon: Eric Dier, Kyle Walker (€4.9m)
Banker: Wayne Rooney
Bargain signing: Dele Alli (€6.5m)
France (David Crossan, @UEFAcomDavidC)
Penalty taker: Antoine Griezmann (€10.0m)
Set-piece takers: Dimitri Payet (€8.1m), Paul Pogba (€8.5m), Antoine Griezmann
Secret weapon: Laurent Koscielny (€6.0m)
Banker: Dimitri Payet
Bargain signing: Adil Rami (€5.1m)
Germany (Steffen Potter, @UEFAcomSteffenP)
Penalty takers: Thomas Müller (€10.5m), Mesut Özil (€8.5m)
Set-piece takers: Bastian Schweinsteiger (€6m), Mesut Özil (€8.5m), Toni Kroos (€7m)
Secret weapons: Mats Hummels (€6.5m), Joshua Kimmich (€4.9m)
Banker: Thomas Müller
Bargain signing: Manuel Neuer (€6.1m)
Hungary (Matt Watson-Broughton, @UEFAcomMattWB)
Penalty taker: Balázs Dzsudzsák (€6.6m)
Set-piece taker: Balázs Dzsudzsák (€6.6m)
Secret weapon: Gergõ Lovrencsics (€5.4m)
Banker: Zoltán Gera (€6.0m)
Bargain signing: László Kleinheisler (€5.0m)
Iceland (Johann Sigurdsson, @UEFAcomJohannS)
Penalty taker: Gylfi Sigurdsson (€8.0m)
Set-piece takers: Gylfi Sigurdsson (€8.0m), Johann Berg Gudmundsson (€6.0m)
Secret weapons: Ragnar Sigurdsson (€5.5m), Kari Arnason (€5.5m)
Banker: Gylfi Sigurdsson
Bargain signing: Hannes Halldórsson (€5.0m)
Italy (Ben Gladwell, @UEFAcomBenG)
Penalty taker: Antonio Candreva (€7.5m)
Set-piece taker: Antonio Candreva
Secret weapon: Emanuele Giaccherini (€5.1m)
Banker: Leonardo Bonucci (€5.6m)
Bargain signing: Lorenzo Insigne (€6.9m)
Northern Ireland (Graham Little, @UEFAcomGrahamL)
Penalty taker: Steven Davis (€6.0m)
Set-piece takers: Oliver Norwood (€5.5m), Steven Davis
Secret weapon: Gareth McAuley (€5.1m)
Banker: Oliver Norwood
Bargain signing: Niall McGinn (€6.0m)
Poland (Piotr Koźmiński, @UEFAcomPiotrK)
Penalty taker: Robert Lewandowski (€11.5m)
Set piece takers: Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik (€7.5m)
Secret weapons: Kamil Grosicki (€6.9m)
Banker: Grzegorz Krychowiak €6.0m)
Bargain signing: Artur Jędrzejczyk (€4.6m)
Portugal (Joe Walker, @UEFAcomJoeW)
Penalty taker: Cristiano Ronaldo (€12.0m)
Set-piece taker: Cristiano Ronaldo, João Moutinho (€7.5m)
Secret weapon: Nani (€7.5m)
Banker: Cristiano Ronaldo
Bargain signing: Raphäel Guerreiro (€4.0m)
Republic of Ireland (Paul Bryan, @UEFAcomPaulB)
Penalty takers: Jon Walters (€6.4m), Robbie Keane (€7.5m), James McClean (€5.4m)
Set-piece takers: Robbie Brady (€6.0m), Wes Hoolahan (€6.0m), Jeff Hendrick (€5.5m)
Secret weapon: John O'Shea (€4.9m), Shane Duffy (€4.0m)
Banker: Robbie Brady
Bargain signing: Wes Hoolahan
Slovakia (Rastislav Hribik, @UEFAcomRastoH)
Penalty taker: Marek Hamšík (€7.5m)
Set-piece taker: Juraj Kucka (€6.0m)
Secret weapon: Martin Škrtel (€5.5m)
Banker: Ondrej Duda (€4.5m)
Bargain signing: Milan Škriniar (€4.4m)
Spain (Graham Hunter, @BumperGraham)
Penalty takers: Andrés Iniesta (€8.0m), Cesc Fàbregas (€7.0m), Álvaro Morata (€8.5m)
Set-piece takers: David Silva (€10.0m), Cesc Fàbregas, Thiago Alcántara (€5.9m)
Secret weapons: Sergio Ramos (€6.5m), Jordi Alba (€7.0m)
Banker: Gerard Piqué (€6.6m)
Bargain signing: Nolito (€6.0m)
Switzerland (Matt Howarth, @UEFAcomMattH)
Penalty taker: Ricardo Rodriguez (€6.0m)
Set-piece takers: Ricardo Rodriguez, Granit Xhaka (€7.0m), Xherdan Shaqiri (€8.0m)
Secret weapon: Breel Embolo (€5.9m)
Banker: Fabian Schär (€5.7m)
Bargain signing: Yann Sommer (€5.1m)
Wales (Mark Pitman, @UEFAcomMPitman)
Penalty taker: Gareth Bale (€10.5m)
Set-piece taker: Gareth Bale
Secret weapons: Neil Taylor (€5.0m), Joe Ledley (€5.5m)
Banker: Gareth Bale
Bargain: Jonathan Williams (€4.5m)