In the early morning of July 3, Beijing time, the last two games of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, the Netherlands defeated Romania 3-0, and entered the top 8 of the European Cup again after 16 years; Turkey defeated Austria 2-1 and reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship for the first time in 16 years. So far, the top 8 of the European Cup have all been released, and Turkey has become the number one dark horse, facing the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
【Netherlands 3-0 Romania】
In the group stage, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss took 4 points, and the last 1 game "played dead", lost 2-3 to Austria, and settled in the lower half of the group with the third place in the group, and met the Netherlands of Romania - Koman, the weakest group in the 1/8 finals, and was playing a big game.
This 1/8 final is the real Netherlands:
In the 20th minute, Gakpo took the lead; Mullen, who came on as a substitute, scored two goals in the 83rd and 93rd minutes, and the Netherlands won 3-0.
If Depay and Xavi Simons had been more capable of taking their chances, it would have been a 6-0, 7-0 tragedy.
In the group stage, the Netherlands was in a sluggish state and looked half-dead; The Netherlands in the knockout round is like a different team. After 2008, the Netherlands reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship for the first time in 16 years. Romania is in Group E, and the four teams in the group stage are all 4 points, becoming the real group of death. However, in the 1/8 finals, Romania, Belgium, and Slovakia all lost out.
【Turkey 2-1 Austria】
In the group stage, Austria, ranked 25th in the world, beat France and the Netherlands to qualify as the first in Group D; Turkey, ranked 42nd in the world, also played very passionately and qualified second in Group F.
Just 57 seconds into the opening game, Demiral scored in a scramble to give Turkey a 1-0 lead. 57 seconds of blitz, which is also the second fastest goal in the history of the European Championship.
In the rematch, Turkey was passive, but set-pieces became a key factor. In the 59th minute, Turkey scored 1 more goal:
Under the front and back of the two Austrian defenders, Demiral jumped high and shook his head to score, 2-0! Demiral became the second player to score a brace in this European Championship!
In the 66th minute, Austria's Gregorisch pulled one goal back, the 100th goal of this European Championship.
[All the top 8 were born: the early morning of the 6th]
After the end of these 2 1/8 finals, the top 8 and 1/4 finals of this European Cup are all released!
Top 8 teams: Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, England, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, 6 giants, plus Switzerland, and the dark horse Turkey.
Top half: Spain vs Germany; Portugal vs France.
Bottom half: England vs Switzerland; Netherlands vs Turkey.
At 0:00 a.m. on July 6, Beijing time, the big battle between Spain and Germany began; At 3 o'clock on the same day, the focus showdown between Portugal and France began.
At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 7, England vs. Switzerland, and at 3 a.m., the Netherlands vs. Turkey.