Which teams do you think are likely to benefit from having an extra year to prepare and which teams might suffer?
Portugal are a team who are heavily dependent on Ronaldo, when it comes to competing with the best teams. If his performance level drops off by next summer at all, that could be a problem for them.
England have a young squad, who could benefit from gaining extra individual experience and experience playing as a team. On the other hand, England's squad for was relatively injury-free for once this year, which might (edit: *might not) be the case next summer.
Italy I think are a team in the process of rebuilding, so maybe they could benefit from having extra time? Or do they have some experienced players whose physical decline could be a big problem for them?
Maybe Croatia have an aging squad?
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