The 2024 European Championships continue. Two matches were played at 6pm: France-Poland ended 1-1, a draw which forced the French team to qualify as second in group D. While Holland-Austria ended 2-3, with the the Austrians qualify as first in the group while the Netherlands is third and goes to the next phase among the best third-placed teams. In the 9pm matches England drew 0-0 against Slovenia, as did Denmark against Serbia. With these results, England qualifies for the round of 16 as first in group C, while Denmark is second thanks to its better ranking compared to third-placed Slovenia, which however advances to the round of 16 among the best third-placed teams. Yesterday, Spalletti’s Italy, thanks to a last-second equalizer against Croatia (1-1), qualified for the round of 16 and will face Switzerland on 29 June.
The news of Denmark-Serbia 0-0
There was little show in the first half, which ended 0-0: Serbia, in search of a victory, appeared to be defeated while Denmark tried to do something more, without however creating any great opportunities. In the second half, Serbia increased the offensive pressure in search of a goal, which however did not arrive and the match ended 0-0.
The scoreboard of Denmark-Serbia
DENMARK (3-4-1-2): Schmeichel, Andersen, Christensen, Vestergaard, Bah (32′ st Kristiansen), M. Hjulmand (32′ st Delaney), Hojberg, Maehle, Eriksen (43′ st Poulsen), Wind (1′ st Skov Olsen), Hojlund ( 14′ st Dolberg). All.: K. Hjulmand.
SERBIA (3-4-2-1): Rajkovic, Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic, Mijailovic (28′ st Mladenovic), Ilic (23′ st Vlahovic), Gudelj (1′ st Jovic), Zivkovic, Lukic (42′ st S. Milinkovic-Savic), Samardzic (1 ‘ st Tadic), Mitrovic. All.: Stojkovic.
The report of England-Slovenia 0-0
The first half of the game ended goalless, in which both teams struggled to find clear scoring opportunities: worth mentioning was a goal disallowed by Sakaper for Foden’s offside. The second half began at the same pace as the first half, without any particular opportunities from either side, and at the end of the match the score was still 0-0.
The England-Slovenia scoreboard
ENGLAND (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier (39′ st Alexander-Arnold), Gallagher (1′ st Mainoo), Rice, Saka (26′ st Palmer), Bellingham, Foden (44′ st Gordon), Kane. Annex Southgate
SLOVENIA (4-4-2): Oblak, Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza (46′ st Balkovec), Stojanovic, Elsnik, Cerin, Mlakar (42′ st Stankovic), Sporar (41′ st Celar, Sesko (29′ st Ilicic). All.: Kek
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The news of France-Poland 1-1
The first half of France-Poland ends goalless, but there is certainly no shortage of opportunities on both sides: for the French it is Theo Hernandez, Dembele and Mbappe who come close to scoring, while Poland, already eliminated, tries with Urbanski and Lewandowski. In the second half, France took the lead thanks to Mbappe’s penalty goal but Poland equalized with Lewandowski, again from the penalty spot. With this result and the simultaneous victory of Austria, France qualified for the round of 16 as second in the group while Poland was last and eliminated.
The France-Poland scoreboard
FRANCE (4-3-3): Maignan, Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez, Kanté (16′ st Giroud), Rabiot (16′ st Camavinga), Tchouameni, Dembélé (41′ st Kolo Muani), Mbappé, Barcola (16′ st Griezmann). All.: Deschamps.
POLAND (3-4-3): Skorupski, Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior, Frankowski, Moder, Szymanski (23′ st Swiderski), Zielinski, Zalewski (23′ st Skoras), Urbanski, Lewandowski. All.: Probierz.
Networks: in the first half 10′ Mbappè (pen.), 34′ Lewandowski (pen.)
The report of Holland-Austria 2-3
A few minutes were enough for Austria to find the way to the goal: after 6 turns of the clock Malen tried to intercept a sliding cross, but the ball ended up in his net. After 35 minutes Koeman, the Dutch coach, makes a tactical change, but the result at the end of the first 45 minutes is 1 to 0. In the second half the Netherlands equalizes after less than two minutes, thanks to Gakpo’s goal. However, Austria regained the lead with Schmid’s goal, but the Netherlands equalized again through Depay. In a very entertaining second half, Austria found the lead goal again with Sabitzer. With this result, and thanks to the draw between France and Poland, Austria comes first in the group while Holland is third.
The Netherlands-Austria scoreboard
HOLLAND (4-3-3): Verbruggen; Geertruida, De Vrijm Van Dijk, Aké (21st minute of st Van de Ven); Reijnders (21st minute Wijnaldum), Schouten, Veerman (35th Simons); Malen (in the 27th minute of St Weghorst), Depay, Gakpo. All: Koeman.
AUSTRIA (4-2-3-1): Pentz; Posch, Wober, Lienhart (in the 19th minute of St Querfeld), Prass; Seiwald, Grillitsch (in the 19th minute of st Laimer), Wimmer (in the 19th minute of st Baumgartner), Sabitzer, Schmid (in the 47th minute of st Weimann), Arnautovic (in the 33rd minute of st Gregoritsch). All: Rangnick.
Networks: Malen’s own goal in the 6th minute, Gakpo in the 2nd minute, Schmid in the 14th minute, Depay in the 33rd minute, Sabitzer in the 35th minute
