Moataz Al-Shami (Dubai)
The European Nations Cup is one of the largest tournaments in the world after the World Cup, and throughout the history of the continental competition, a group of stars have not succeeded in winning the Euro title due to the mediocrity of their country’s teams or the pressures of the golden generation, and there is a squad consisting of 11 players who failed to win the European Cup title. European nations throughout history are as follows:
Manuel Neuer (Germany)
Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich’s goalkeeper, and one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, succeeded in leading the machines to win the 2014 World Cup title by defeating Argentina 1-0 in the final match. At the Euro Championship level, Neuer qualified for the semi-finals of Euro 2012 and 2016, but lost by 1. -2 and 0-2 against Italy and France, respectively, and veteran international Manuel Neuer has a great opportunity to obtain his first Euro title on his country’s soil and in front of his fans.
Philipp Lahm (Germany)
Retired Bayern Munich star Philipp Lahm is one of the most prominent right-backs in the world with Bayern. He was able to win the 2016 World Cup with Germany, but the Euro was the missing title in his records, and he lost the final of the 2008 European Championship to Spain 0-1 thanks to Fernando’s goal. Torres,
Rio Ferdinand (England)
Rio Ferdinand played a key role in England’s golden generation, having become one of the Premier League’s all-time leading centre-backs. However, Ferdinand struggled on the international stage with the Three Lions who were the best in the world on paper, and the Man United star participated. The retired player played 10 World Cup matches with England, but did not play any matches in the European Nations Cup, and was not selected to participate in the 2000 or 2012 tournaments. England did not qualify in 2008 and was suspended from the 2004 European Championship due to his absence from a doping test.
Paolo Maldini (Italy)
The retired Paolo Maldini is classified as one of the best defenders of all time. The former Milan star was good at playing in the positions of left back and centre-back. Maldini played more than 120 matches with the Italian national team, scoring seven goals, but his success was never repeated in the Euros, where he helped the Azzurri. In reaching the final of Euro 2000, but losing 2-1 to France in Rotterdam, meanwhile, his further appearances in 1988 and 1996 were not as successful, losing in the semi-finals to the Soviet Union and the group stages respectively.
Ashley Cole (England)
Retired star Ashley Cole, the former Arsenal and Chelsea star, has the ability to provide defensive and offensive quality that very few people have in the world’s stadiums. He played with the England national team in two European Nations Cup tournaments in the 2004 and 2012 editions, and in the Euro 2004 edition, he played 120 minutes when they lost. England 7-8 on penalties to Portugal in the quarter-finals, and in 2012, he played the full 120 minutes again during a 2-4 defeat to Italy on penalties at the same stage.
Steven Gerrard (England)
Despite the presence of Steven Gerrard, the former Liverpool legend, in the midst of a golden generation with the England national team, they failed to obtain the Euro title, as they were eliminated in the group stage in Euro 2000, and exited the competition in the quarter-finals against Portugal and Italy in the 2004 and 2012 Euro versions. Respectively.
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)
Kevin De Bruyne, the star of Manchester City, was in the heart of Belgium’s golden generation from 2016 to 2022. However, he failed to win the Euro championship or another international title. De Bruyne won all the competitions with Manchester City in England, but at the Euro level he bid farewell to the star of the heavenly team. Euro 2016 was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Wales, and in Euro 2020, Belgium was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Italy, which eventually won the title. Although Belgium’s golden generation has ended, De Bruyne aims to achieve glory in Euro 2024.
Frank Lampard (England)
The former Chelsea star, and one of the elements of England’s golden generation who failed to achieve anything at the international level, especially the Euro Championship. Lampard had a career full of numbers with England, but he lacked titles, as the English star participated in the Euro 2004 tournament, but he left the competition with them in the quarter-finals. Final against Portugal.
Gareth Bale (Wales)
Gareth Bale has enjoyed a remarkable career as one of the greatest wingers in the English Premier League ever with Tottenham, and his transformation from a left-back to a fast and fearsome winger with Real Madrid is one of the most remarkable developments in football. Wales have not qualified for the European Nations Cup since 1988, and he has succeeded Bale led his country to Euro 2016, and they ranked first in the group, and succeeded in overthrowing the Northern Ireland and Belgium teams in the round of 16 and 8, respectively, but they exited the competition in the semi-finals, and the Euro 2020 tournament was not successful for Bale and his teammates, as Wales were eliminated. From the round of 16 after losing 0-4 to Denmark, his country did not qualify for Euro 2024.
Eusebio (Portugal)
Despite the great history carried by the Portuguese legend Eusebio, and the value of Brazil in Europe in the modern era, he did not qualify with his country to the European Nations Cup, and the first tournament that Portugal qualified for was Euro 1984, 13 years after the retirement of the star Eusebio, and the legend did not participate. Portugal has only competed in one major tournament, the 1966 World Cup, where Portugal finished third in impressive circumstances.
Kylian Mbappe (France)
Real Madrid player Kylian Mbappe is considered one of the best players in the world on the international scene at the present time, since his first appearance with the French team in the 2018 World Cup, becoming the second youngest player after Pele to score in this edition of the World Cup, which the French national team won in. In the end, he also led his team to the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, but lost the title to Argentina in the end.
But Mbappe’s success with France in the World Cup was not repeated in the Euro Championship, and the only time Mbappe participated with France in this competition was in the 2016 edition, in which the Roosters exited the tournament in the round of 16 against Switzerland on penalties, and the French star missed the decisive last kick.
10 stars failed to win the Euro championship
Manuel Neuer – Germany
Philipp Lahm – Germany
Rio Ferdinand – England
Paolo Maldini – Italy
Ashley Cole – England
Stephen Gerrad – England
Kevin De Bruyne – Belgium
Frank Lampard – England
Gareth Bale – Wales
Eusebio – Portugal
Kylian Mbappe – France
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