After the completion of the second round of group matches at Euro 2024, Spain and Portugal have secured their spots in the finals. What should I do with it now?

The neighbors from the Iberian Peninsula are the only team guaranteed a position in the bracket as they gear up for their last group match.

Either team can afford to rest important players since praise is abundant for both the Spanish team, which is led by the youthful energy of Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal, and the Portuguese team, which is still focused on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Different methods for such scenarios have been established by previous tournaments. For fear of breaking up the momentum, some coaches would rather maintain their foot on the accelerator. Some believe it is too valuable to pass up the opportunity to offer players an extra night’s sleep at the end of a demanding club season.

Spain maintains its top spot in the FOX Sports Euro 2024 power rankings, while Portugal overtakes France after a dominating victory against Turkey. Both countries are soaring high.

As the tournament goes on, we’ll keep updating the rankings following each day’s games.

POWER RANKINGS

1. Spain: Made an outstanding start.
2. Germany is still riding a wave of momentum.
3. Portugal (+1): In top form now.
4. France (-1): After sitting with Mbappé, still in the lead.
5. Netherlands: Firmly on track.
6. England: Wanted to improve on Game 1. Couldn’t.
7. Austria (+2): controls its own destiny.
8. Belgium (+11): Made huge improvements.
9. Italy (+1): weak defense of title to date.
10. Switzerland (+1): A big test lies ahead.
11. Denmark (+1) was the better side against England.
12. Turkey (-4): Disjointed and disappointing.
13. Romania (-6): big drop in performance.
14. Slovakia (-1): Must recapture the early game lead.
15. Ukraine (-1): Made a superb resurgence.
16. Slovenia (+1): Was so close to its first Euro win.
17. Czechia (-1): Too many mistakes cost them.
18. Serbia (-1): There is considerable optimism due to the late point.
19. Croatia (-1): Hugely disappointing so far.
20. Scotland: Much better in the second game.
21. Albania: Spirited but limited defensively
22. Poland is facing a tough road now.
23. Georgia: Battled hard, but not enough.
24. Hungary: overmatched so far.