Van Dijk will lead the Netherlands at Euro 2024 after a little hiatus following a demanding season with Liverpool.

France, Poland, and Austria make up Group D, which also includes the Netherlands.Bookies list England as the odds-on favorite to win the championship, much to Van Dijk’s astonishment, even though France, who may be without a major player, are among the favorites to go all the way in Germany this summer.

The Reds star was informed by Sky Sports F1 reporter Craig Slater, who appeared taken aback by the odds, prior to the Monaco Grand Prix.

The great defender asked, “Are they?!” in response to the prediction that England will win.

But as he also brought up France, the 32-year-old concedes that England have a great group.

“England has a very, very good team and squad,” according to him. “France is very strong.”

In the 2020 European Championship final, Italy defeated England on penalties.

It wоuld be fооlish оf me tо sаy nо, but even if we were tо sаy yes, it wоuldn’t meаn we dоn’t hаve а lоng rоаd аheаd оf us,” Gаreth Sоuthgаte remаrked when аsked whether they cаn gо fаrther.

What’s feasible is obvious. In the past, the squad has come quite close. What they’ve accomplished and the risks they’ve taken at the club level give them a good idea of what’s achievable.

You can see that in cup football—the competition we’ll be participating in—you have to win each game to advance from your group.

Though it’s all about those deciding moments and razor-thin margins in knockout football, the Champions League proved that Man City and Arsenal were among the top three teams this year.