French armband acrimony, England & Italy's group of death, immovable Ronaldo | Euro 2024 Qualifying Preview (Soccer 3/22)

House of Champions: A CBS Soccer Podcast

The Road to Germany begins this week with the qualifiers for the 2024 European Championship getting underway. Jonathan Johnson, Michael Lahoud and Nigel Reo-Coker preview the action and break down the biggest storylines including Antoine Griezmann being snubbed for the captaincy, Erling Haaland's ill-timed injury, and Cristiano Ronaldo's inclusion in the Portugal squad.

(02:56) -- How the Euro 2024 qualifiers work

(05:03) -- Team France: Mbappe pips Griezmann to the captaincy, the Camavinga debate

(16:31) -- Koeman's second spell in charge of the Dutch, Ireland's great, young hope

(21:40) -- Italy v England: Azzurri out for post-World Cup redemption

(26:05) -- Spain v Norway: Haaland out, De La Fuente's youthful squad

(34:06) -- Portugal: Martinez sticks with Ronaldo... but should he have?

(39:47) -- Belgium: Tedesco gives KDB the armband, to late to salvage the Golden Genertion?

(41:41) -- Mesut Ozil retires, Messi gets mobbed going for dinner

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