Thanks Spain! Croatia is still alive, and the four major conditions for qualifying are indispensable, which is more difficult than the national football team

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2024-06-25 05:31Published in Liaoning

On June 25, Beijing time, the final round of the group stage of the European Championship ushered in a key battle, with Group B leader Spain facing Albania, the lowest ranked group in the same group. Spain had already secured top spot and knockout stage positions before this game, but the result of this game could determine the qualification pattern for this group. After 90 minutes of competition, Spain beat Albania 1-0, but unexpectedly helped Croatia retain their theoretical hopes.

The standings of the first two rounds of Group B are as follows, Spain is at the top of the table with six points from two consecutive wins, Italy is second with 1 win, 1 loss and 3 points, and Albania with 1 point is in third place with a goal difference advantage over Croatia. Theoretically, the latter three teams all have hopes of qualifying directly as second in the group, but it is just a matter of hope. Albania, ranked 66th in FIFA rankings, will have to beat Spain if they want to qualify, and their only hope is for Spain to qualify early, and no one is looking forward to them before the game.

Sure enough, the Spanish team, which locked the top spot in advance, made a lot of rotations to prepare for the next knockout rounds in advance. But this does not mean that the Spanish team has to play badly, on the contrary, the substitutes are not as capable as the main team, but they are serious enough. Just 13 minutes into the game, Aymeric Laporte got off to a lightning start when Olmo sent a through ball from the right and Ferran Torres fired into the far corner. Although the Spanish team made individual substitutes and played a spicy second half, the score remained 1-0 until the final whistle. Phelan may not have imagined that his goal would become the savior of Croatia.

In another match at the same time, Croatia suffered a last-minute draw from Italy in stoppage time and swallowed a 1-1 draw. Originally, Modric's goal in the 55th minute of the second half had allowed Croatia to enter the round of 16 with half a foot, but it was shattered by Zaccagni's equalizer. In the end, Spain scored 9 points. Italy has 4 points, Croatia 2 points and Albania 1 point. Thankfully, Spain held on to the 1-0 scoreline, otherwise if Albania had a point, Croatia would have been at the bottom of the tournament on goal difference. At least, Croatia's hopes are not completely dashed.

Croatia's record is two points and three clean sheets, which is actually very dangerous. Hungary, who are third in Group A, have three points, Austria is also three points in Group D, and four teams in Group E have three points, so the three groups are definitely better than Croatia. Therefore, the fate of Croatia will be decided in Groups C and F, as the third and fourth places in these two groups have only one point. So what conditions do Croatia need to meet if they want to qualify with 2 points and minus 3 goal difference? Let's go straight to the conclusion:

First, England must beat Slovenia by more than three goals;

Second, Denmark must defeat Serbia;

Thirdly, Portugal must defeat Georgia;

Fourth, Turkey must defeat the Czechs.

These four requirements are indispensable, and for Croatia, it can be described as difficult to achieve. Especially England's constipated attack in the first two games, the idea of 1-00,000 years old, it may not be realistic to expect England to score more than three goals. It is no exaggeration to say that Croatia needs the help of half of Europe if it wants to qualify, and the situation is even more dangerous than that of the national football team back then.

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