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          Euro qualifying: Vulnerable favorites, dangerous sleepers

          Could Eden Hazard and Belgium be in danger of missing the 2016 Euros? JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
          • Adrian Melville, ESPN Insider
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            • Joined ESPN in 2013 as a soccer Insider
            • Worked previously at NBC, Major League Soccer and Opta (UK)
            • Played college soccer at Princeton and professionally for the New England Revolution and Santo Andre, a second-division club in Brazil
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          Mar 26, 2015, 12:00 PM ET

          Aside from the World Cup, the European championship is the most competitive tournament in the world. The tournament features some of the globe's best players, and the upcoming 2016 competition in France will serve as an indicator of which teams are poised to excel at the 2018 World Cup.