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Published 20:03 8 Jun 2016 BST
Weak link: England used to be spoiled for central defenders, but there are just three in the squad, and two of them, in Gary Cahill and John Stones, are coming off the back of underwhelming seasons. There's also the issue of where to play Wayne Rooney.
What they hope will happen: They’ll end fifty years of hurt by winning an international tournament, but would be delighted to reach the semi-finals
What will happen: They’ll lose to the first decent team they face, most likely in the quarter-finals and most likely on penalties.
If they were a club side: They've a dynamic, youthful frontline, disrupted by lumbering, once great forward, being shoe-horned into the team, and led by a manager at the tail end of his career. There's also an expectant fanbase, dreaming of replicating past glories, but are generally just bored with proceedings. England are the Manchester United of Euro 2016.
Weak link: Vasili Berezutski and Sergei Ignashevich are 33 and 36 years old respectively. Needless to say, they won't be playing a high line against Jamie Vardy.
What they hope will happen: They reach the later stages of the competition after a disappointing showing at the World Cup two years ago, and set themselves up for hosting the tournament in two years time. Quarter-finals would represent success.
The quarter-finals seems a possibly, but injuries on the eve of the tournament could restrict them to a last-16 exit.
In terms of tactics, it could be argued they're similar to Leicester City, minus a speedy striker. They don't press the ball, preferring to sit off opponents, hoping to protect their immobile, no-nonsense central defenders, but have the skill to cut teams open on the break.
Hal Robson Kanu.... No, of course it's Gareth Bale.
Joe Allen. The Liverpool midfielder will be familiar to most viewers, but his impact off the bench for Jurgen Klopp's side last season in European games, and against Arsenal at Anfield in January, shows he capable of influencing big games.
Wales have conceded five goals from set-pieces in their last seven games. Chris Coleman seems unable to address the problem, which could cost them at their first international tournament since 1958.
They beat England and get out of the group. Anything after that will be a bonus.
They'll suffer narrow loss to Slovakia, draw with England and fail to beat Russia. An early exit could be on the cards.
There's no obvious comparison, as a player of Bale's quality generally doesn't feature alongside a player like Robson Kanu for very long. At a stretch we're going to say the Jamaican relay team, with Bale in the Usain Bolt role, and the rest benefiting from being in his slipstream.
Marek Hamsik. The Napoli playmaker is by far Slovakia's most talented player.
Juraj Kucka. The 29-year-old is a tough tackling midfielder for AC Milan.
Hopefully for Slovakia's sake, Martin Skrtel has left his club form in Liverpool.
They match their feats in the 2010 World Cup and advance from a tight group.
Slovakia didn't look like formidable opponents against Ireland back in March, but they beat Spain in qualifying and Germany in a recent friendly. They might just have enough to beat Wales and advance to the knock-out stages.
West Ham, a hardworking team lit up by the creativity of a playmaker, for Dimitri Payet read Hamsik.
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