France

The Gaffer says

“Right, listen up son. France have got the deepest squad on the planet — proper world-beaters all over the pitch, that's your ceiling, nailed on finalists. My worry, mate? Deschamps' lot can switch off, get complacent, think they've turned up and won it already. Gut says they go deep but bottle the big one. Verdict: Semis, then heartbreak.”

After they went out

“Called it weeks ago: France flatter to deceive, and Spain just passed them into oblivion, didn't they?”