Caldwell picks Germany to win UEFA Euro 2024 on home soil

Ahead of Friday's opening game of UEFA Euro 2024 between Germany and Scotland, TSN Soccer Analyst and former Scottish international Steven Caldwell has made his picks for the tournament.

Caldwell has no shortage of upsets and surprises in his bracket, including seeing his home nation through to not only the Round of 16, but also the quarter-finals. 

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Caldwell's selections are as follows (winners in bold):

Croatia vs. Netherlands
Germany vs. Denmark
Portugal vs. Italy
Austria vs. Ukraine

Belgium vs. Scotland
France vs. Czechia
England vs. Turkey
Switzerland vs. Spain

Caldwell sees Croatia topping the World No. 7 Dutch side in a low-scoring contest that would be one of the headline matches of the Round of 16. 

A win for Portugal sets up a promising path to at least the semifinal, with the winner of Austria and Ukraine awaiting in the quarters. 

In a shock pick, Caldwell is backing Scotland to down a "vulnerable" Belgium side in a potential Cinderella story. Scotland has never advanced out the group round at the Euros and went without a win at UEFA Euro 2020, though the side managed a scoreless draw against England.

Croatia vs. Germany
Portugal vs. Austria

Scotland vs. France
England vs. Spain 

A Germany-Croatia match will be headlined by long-time teammates Toni Kroos and Luka Modric going head-to-head for the final time. Caldwell likes the host side to win the matchup and advance to the semifinal in Munich.

The Scottish dream comes to an end against the reigning champions in France, while Caldwell backs Spain to take a heavyweight matchup against the England, who suffered a 1-0 loss to Iceland in a warmup game last week.

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