Euro Daily: France draw with Poland and move into the death half, England top of the tournament and Croatia out

Zhou Jiahua

2024-06-26 05:19Posted in Hunan Sports Creators

Euro 2024 ended on matchday 12 with the Netherlands losing 3-2 to Austria and France drawing 1-1 with Poland in the first two Group D group games. After three rounds of fighting, Austria has 6 points and qualifies as the group leader, France has 5 points and advances to the group 2nd and falls into the "death half", the Netherlands has 4 points and qualifies 3rd in the group, and Poland is at the bottom with 1 point.

Gakpo

In the two Group C group games that ended a little later, England drew 0-0 with Slovenia and Denmark drew 0-0 with Serbia. At the end of the three rounds of the group stage, England has 5 points and qualifies as the group leader, Denmark and Slovenia have 3 points, Denmark has the advantage of winning and losing in the qualifiers and ranks 2nd in the group, Slovenia ranks 3rd in the group, and Serbia has 2 points. And with Slovenia qualifying, Croatia is also officially out.

【Match Report】

Netherlands 2-3 Austria (Mullen own-goals 6, Gakpo 47, Schmid 59, Depay 75, Sabitzer 80)

The third round of Group D ushered in the key matchup, the Netherlands vs. Austria, in the first half, Mullen made an own goal, and in the second half, Gakpo equalized, Schmid scored with a header, Depay volleyed, and Sabitzer scored the winning goal. In the end, Austria beat the Netherlands 3-2.

In the 6th minute, Plath swept in front of the goal, and Malen accidentally set himself up for an own goal.

In the 47th minute, Xavi Simons split the side, Gakpo cut past Linhardt and fired a right-footed shot into the net, and the Netherlands equalized.

In the 59th minute, Grilic crossed from the left and Schmid headed into the net to give Austria the lead again.

In the 75th minute, Gakpo crossed from the left, Weghorst headed the ball and Depay volleyed the equaliser.

In the 80th minute, Baumgartner made a deft through-ball, Sabitzer inserted into the penalty area, and volleyed into the net from a tight angle.

(1) For the first time since the 1978 World Cup, Austria won the group in a major tournament. (2) For the first time, Austria scored more than 2 goals in 2 consecutive games in the European Championship. (3) Austria reached the knockout stage of the European Championship for the second time.

France 1-1 Poland (Mbappe 56, Lewandowski 79)

In the 3rd round of Group D, France played Poland, and Mbappe made a comeback. In the first half, both teams did not make any achievements, and in the second half, Mbappe and Lewandowski each scored a penalty, and finally the game was over, and the two teams drew 1-1.

In the 56th minute, Slimes fouled Dembele in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty, and Mbappe made it all in one fell swoop, giving France the lead.

In the 79th minute, Yu Pamecano fouled Sviddarski in the penalty area, the referee gave a penalty, Lewandowski was saved by Maignan in advance, but because Maignan moved in advance, the referee set a heavy penalty, this time, Lewandowski hit it steadily.

(1) In the final round of the group stage of the last 9 major tournaments in France, 5 draws and 4 losses have not tasted a win. (2) Mbappe scored 13 goals in the tournament, second only to Platini (14) in team history. (3) Mbappe scored his first goal in the European Cup. (4) France, Spain, Germany and Portugal are in the same half.

Group D standings

England 0-0 Slovenia

In the 3rd round of Group C, England faced Slovenia, in the first half, Saka's goal was blown, and in the second half, Southgate replaced Maynu and Palmer in an attempt to change the game. In the end, the game ended at full-time, and the two teams were tied 0-0.

In the 20th minute, Rice crossed into the penalty area, Foden swept in front of goal, Saka pushed into the empty net, and the goal was disallowed due to Foden's offside.

(1) Palmer made his European Cup debut. (2) In this European Cup, Pickford kept two clean sheets.

Denmark 0-0 Serbia

In the 3rd round of Group C, Denmark faced Serbia, in the first half, Wende's goal was blown, and in the second half, Anderson set himself up for an own goal, and the goal was invalidated because Jovic was offside. In the end, the game was over, and the two teams drew 0-0.

In the 23rd minute, Eriksen took a corner kick from the right and Winder knocked the ball into the goal, but the goal was disallowed because the ball went out of bounds early.

In the 53rd minute, Jovic stabbed into the middle and Anderson kicked it into his own goal, but the goal was disallowed due to Jovic's offside.

(1) 133 games! Eriksen overtook Kjaer to take the top spot in the team's all-time appearances. (2) Denmark has the advantage of winning and losing in the qualifiers and ranks second in the group.

Group C standings

The 3rd team in each group is ranked

【Tournament Preview】

Ukraine VS Belgium (Mercedes-Benz Arena)

Ukraine expected starters (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: 12 - Trubin

Defenders: 24-Timczyk, 22-Matviyenko, 13-Zabarni, 17-Zinchenko

Midfielders: 14-Sudakov, 19-Shapalenko, 18-Brazhko

Forwards: 10-Mudryk, 9-Dovbik, 15-Tsygankov

Belgium expected starters (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: 1 - Castells

Defenders: 21-Castagne, 4-Feth, 5-Vertonghen, 3-Tate

Defenders: 8-Thielmann, 24-Onana

Midfielders: 22-Doku, 7-De Bruyne, 9-Trossart

Forward: 10 - Lukaku

(1) 2 Belgian players are absent, Luc Bacchio is suspended, and Witsel is injured. (2) Ukraine and Belgium have never played each other before. (3) Belgium has participated in 3 consecutive European Championships. (4) Ukraine's Hidolchuk is playing in Westerlo, Belgium, where Yaremchuk, Malinowski and Mikhailichenko have played in the Belgian league.

Slovakia VS Romania (Arena Frankfurt)

Slovakia expected starters (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: 1 - Dubravka

Defenders: 16-Hanzko, 14-Skriniar, 3-Vavro, 2-Pecarik

Midfielders: 8-Duda, 19-Kucka, 22-Lobotka

Forwards: 7-Suslov, 9-Bozhenik, 17-Haraslin

Romania expected starters (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: 1 - Nitze

Defenders: 2-Rachu, 15-Burke, 3-Dragushin, 11-Banku

Midfielders: 21-Stanciu, 6-Marius Marin, 18-Razwan Marin

Forwards: 20-Dennis Mann, 19-Delegus, 15-Miheil

(1) As an independent country, the two teams have played each other 11 times, and Romania has 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, dominating the advantage. (2) After independence, Slovakia has participated in three consecutive European Championships. (3) Romania has participated in a total of six European Championships. (4) In July 1940, Romania played a friendly match in Frankfurt and lost 3-9 to Germany.

Georgia vs Portugal (Stadium Schalke)

Georgia expected starters (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: 25 - Mamadashvili

Defenders: 4-Kashya, 3-De Wally, 5-Kverkwelya

Midfielders: 19-Shengria, 20-Mekvabishvili, 6-Kocholashvili, 21-Zitaishvili, 2-Kakabadze

Forwards: 7-Kvaratskhelia, 22-Mikotadze

Portugal expected starters (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: 22 - Diogo Costa

Defenders: 5 - Dalot, 24 - Antonio Silva, 14 - Inacio, 20 - Cancelo

Midfielders: 18-Ruben Neves, 15-Joao Neves, 16-Nunez

Forwards: 10-Bernardo Silva, 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 21-Diogo Jota

(1) Previously, the two teams had only met once, with Portugal beating Georgia 2-0. (2) Georgia is the 36th team to participate in the main round of the European Championship. (3) Portugal has participated in 8 consecutive European Championships. (4) In the last round against Turkey, Pepe set a new record for the oldest appearance in the European Cup at the age of 41 years and 117 days.

Czech Republic VS Turkey (Volkspark Hamburg)

Czech Republic expected starters (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: 1 - Starniek

Defenders: 3-Horaish, 2-Zima, 18-Krejic

Midfielders: 5-Coufal, 22-Soucek, 7-Ballack, 14-Provod, 26-Yurasek

Forwards: 11-Kukhta, 9-Hlozhek

Turkey expected starters (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: 23 - Chakir

Defenders: 18-Mildir, 14-Bardakcher, 4-Akayden, 20-Kadioglu

Defenders: 10-Calhanoglu, 22-Aihan

Midfielders: 8-Güller, 6-Kirkqu, 7-Actilkolu

Forwards: 21 - Barish Yelmaz

(1) After independence, the Czech Republic and Turkey played 11 times, with an overall record of 5 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. (2) After independence, the Czech Republic has never missed the main match of the European Championship. (3) Schick surpassed Baros to become the team's all-time European Championship scorer (6 goals), but due to injury, Schick may not be able to play against Turkey. (4) Turkey has participated in a total of 6 European Championships.

【Hot Spotlight】

(1) Calhanoglu denied leaving Inter Milan

According to Turkish media: Bundesliga giants Bayern will sign Calhanoglu for a transfer fee of 70 million euros, in this regard, Calhanoglu issued a public statement, denying it: "I am very happy at Inter Milan, my relationship with the club and the fans is very special, in the future, I hope to win more titles with Inter Milan." ”

(2) Joselu gets a high-paying contract

After Joselu confirmed his move to Galafa, Spain Six revealed the details of Joselu's contract: the contract is for 3 years and the annual salary after tax is 8 million euros. This is the first big contract of Joselu's career, and it could be the last.

(3) Lewandowski denied quitting the national team

After Poland was eliminated, captain Lewandowski stood on the cusp again. At a press conference, he denied that he would retire from the national team: "No, this is not my last game for the national team. I have realised that I am about to turn 36 and there is a lot of speculation about how long I will play for the national team, but I still have a fire in my heart, I will not be influenced by the outside world, only me and my family can decide my future. ”

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