so the draws are in guys. looks interesting. Group A: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg ...... looks challenging but i think it is good .. France get to test itself against the very best what are your thoughts
I don't think you should have much of a problem with this group. On paper it looks challenging but Sweden aren't what they used to be, and Who knows if Zlatan will even be playing with his team. The Netherlands are not in form and are still transitioning. Who knows when they will be good again. The rest of the teams France should handle with no problem.
Sweden just won the U-21. Granted, they probably would not have made the tournament if our U21 hadn't coughed up a 2-0 aggregate lead and played the worst game in years. I think it's a challenging group. We have been hit or miss against the Dutch lately, beating them cleanly in a friendly a year ago though losing obviously in Euro 2008 (granted the teams are way different now). They have a good young core coming up even if many aren't capped yet (Depay and T. Kongolo are capped, but Tonny Vilhena is still with the U-21s, Nouri, Ould-Chikh and Bazoer with the U-19s), although we have advantages in certain areas... especially goalkeeper/defense.
Group A: Netherlands, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belarus, Luxembourg A really tough group. Bad draw for France.