But they also bombed out of the last two World Cups and are playing in a Euro for the first time in 20 years. France is the other odds-on favorite to win it all, and a stiff test from an improving Dutch outfit – which it beat twice in Euro 2024 qualifying, including a narrow 2-0 victory in October – in the first round should set up Les Bleus nicely for the all-or-nothing knockout rounds. Italy, the defending champion, soccer shirts can win any major tournament it qualifies for. As for Albania, all the Eagles did was win their qualifying group – one that included Robert Lewandowski-led Poland and a former European runner-up, Czechia.