The last Euro Cup for many football legends

Last update 18 June, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

The German Euro Cup 2024 it will be, if nothing exceptional happens, the last Euro Cup for many of the legends of European football of the last decade.

Among those who make it to this edition are champions with their teams and regular players in their national teams., although his cycle in international football seems not to extend until the next Euro Cup, scheduled to take place in England and the Republic of Ireland in 2028.

Players who are surely facing their last Euro Cup

Toni Kroos, Neuer, Gündogan and Muller (Germany)

The German is one of those who will play his last Eurocup. In fact, Kroos had resigned from the German team a long time ago. But he decided to return for one last dance in his homeland., since the Eurocup 2024 It is played in Germany. The man who always wore the same model of boots, He already announced his retirement from football at the end of the Euro. In fact, he already said goodbye to Real Madrid in style as champion of the Spanish League and the Champions League.. Together with him, it is possible that Neuer, Gündoğan and Müller also play their last Euro Cup in Germany.

Modric, Life, Perisic y Kramaric (Croatia)

Luka Modric, will play his last Euro Cup at his 38 years (meets 39 in september). The one who is possibly the best footballer in the history of Croatia with permission from Davor Suker, He is now at the end of his career and will seek to repeat successes like in the last 2 World Cups. Other players with a similar situation with the Croatian national team, They are your companions Life, Perisic y Kramaric, who are close to closing a generational cycle full of success and history for Croatian football.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe (Portugal)

Portugal faces a comparable situation. The edition of 2028 will feel strange without figures like Pepe (41 years already) in defense and Cristiano Ronaldo (39) in the attack. these players, alongside veteran goalkeeper Rui Patricio, have left an indelible mark on Portuguese football as the European Championship 2016 in which they were champions. What to say about Cristiano with 5 global and 6 Euro Cups behind them. In addition to being the top scorer in the history of Portugal and Real Madrid. But it seems impossible for him to play the next Euro Cup with 44 years.

Giroud (France)

In France, Olivier Giroud, of 37 years, is preparing to say goodbye in a big way, accompanied by a generation led by Mbappe and Griezmann. The French striker has been part of one of the most brilliant generations of French football with a World Cup title in 2018 and a runner-up in 2022.

Other footballers with many possibilities of playing in their last Euro Cup

Other players who could say goodbye in this German Euro Cup are the Albanians Berisha and Gjasula, probably after the first three games. In addition, the Swiss Shaqiri and Sommer, recognized on the European scene, They will face their last Euro Cup.

The list continues with the Dutch Blind, Wijnaldum, De Vrij y Van Dijk. Belgium could also see the last participation of its golden generation led by De Bruyne, accompanied by Witsel, Lukaku and Vertonghen, all surpassing 30 years. In Ukraine, Yarmolenko, a historic player, He is about to play his last minutes in a Euro Cup.

Completing this list of illustrious veterans is the English Trippier, el turco Cenk Tosun, the Serbian Tadic and the Danes Schmeichel and Eriksen. For Schmeichel, This represents the end of a dynasty, y para Eriksen, an emotional farewell after overcoming an experience that almost took him away from football precisely in the last Euro Cup played in 2021, concluding their history in the Euro Cups with a moving chapter in Germany.