2:3,1：1！ European Cup upsets: the number one dark horse is born and the death half of the knockout round is formed

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2024-06-26 02:28Posted in Guangdong sports field creators

The third round of the group stage of the European Cup took the lead in ending 3 groups including ABD, and in Group D, there were 2 upsets; The Netherlands lost 2:3 to Austria and fell directly from the first place in the group to the third; France were held to a draw by Poland and also lost the top spot in the group; Austria entered the knockout round as a dark horse, and France fell into the knockout round in the upper half, which directly caused the situation of the top half of the region.

Although the last time the French team won the European Championship was back in 2000, in the past two World Cups, the French team reached the final and won one championship and one runner-up; It also has the first active person Mbappe to be in charge; The Gallic Roosters, with a reasonable lineup, are naturally considered favourites to win the championship. Although the Netherlands were ridiculed as the uncrowned kings, they also won the European Championship in 1988, and the two giants were in the same group, plus Poland and Austria, France and the Netherlands were of course considered the favourites to qualify.

Because they defeated their respective opponents in the first round and drew in the second round, the Netherlands and France both got four points before the start of the third round of the group stage and qualified early; Considering that the top half of the zone has already brought together three favourites, both the Netherlands and France have avoided the top half. However, Austria, who had been in third place in the group, emerged as the winners.

Austria is ranked 25th in the world, with a certain gap to France and the Netherlands, and also got three points in the first two rounds, and as long as they beat the Netherlands and France in the final round, they can win the group; In the game against the Netherlands, Austria had a clear advantage in the whole game, whether it was the high pressure in the frontcourt, the conversion rate of shots, or the substitutions on the spot, Rangnick beat Koeman. In the first half, Mullen gave an early own goal, and in the second half, Gakpo and Depay also equalized twice.

In the 81st minute, Bayern veteran Sabitzer and Baumgartner combined with Baumgartner to score the winning goal with a small angle shot, Austria overturned the Netherlands 3:2, and France was forced to draw by Poland at the same time; Austria topped the group. This is the second time in the history of Austria that they have qualified for the knockout stage of the European Championship, and their first qualification was from the previous competition; On top of that, Austria also broke the embarrassment of failing to beat the Netherlands at international level, having been beaten seven times in a row since 1990.

After finishing first in the group, Austria's first-round opponents in the knockout round will be second in Group F, and this team will be born between the Czech Republic, Turkey and Georgia; However, based on Austria's performances against France and the Netherlands, they are already seen as the big dark horses of this European Championship, and considering that there are not many strong teams in the bottom half, Austria will be able to go further.

In comparison, the French mood is not so beautiful; Although Mbappe finally broke the goal drought in the European Championship, the second place in the group also put the Gallic Roosters in the top half; This semi-zone has brought together the top 3 of Germany, Spain and Portugal, and if these 4 teams all break through the first round of the knockout round, then the top 8 will have a super showdown between Germany vs Spain and Portugal vs France.

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