In the early morning of June 26, 2024, Beijing time, the two matches in Group C of the third round of the group stage of the European Championship will be played at the same time, Denmark will play Serbia, and England will play Slovenia.
In the pre-match Group C standings, England ranked first with four points with one win and one draw, Denmark drew two, scored 2 and lost 2, and ranked second with two points, Slovenia drew with two draws, scored 2 and lost 2, and ranked third with two points, and Serbia ranked fourth with one draw and one loss.
1. Denmark 0-0 Serbia
Denmark is ranked 21st in the world and Serbia is ranked 32nd in the world. Denmark started with a value of 257 million euros, including Eriksen, Wende, Hojlund, Christensen and others. Serbia started with a starting value of 144 million euros and included Mitrovic, Gudelj, Ilic, Lukic, Rajkovic and others.
At the beginning of the game, the Danish team took the lead in creating danger, and in the 21st minute, Eriksen shot from the outside, Rajkovic concentrated and quickly went down to the ground to save, and performed very bravely. It was the best chance for both sides in the first half, and the rest of the time, both teams were flat and the game was uneventful, with the first half going 0-0.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. In the 53rd minute, Serbia attacked in front, and Jovic made an English own goal with a cross from the bottom line, but it was ruled offside and the goal was invalidated. The remainder of the game remained uneventful, with Denmark defending tightly and Serbia scoring a spell to send Aleksandar Mitrovic to a goalless goal at this European Championship. In the end, Denmark drew 0-0 with Serbia. Denmark finished second in the group against hosts Germany.
2. England 0-0 Slovenia
England is ranked 5th in the world and Slovenia is ranked 57th in the world.
In this game, England's starting value was as high as 861 million euros, and the defender Alexander-Arnold was taken down, and Gallagher came on as a substitute. Kane, Foden, Bukayo Saka, Bellingham, Rice and other stars up front were all on the pitch. Slovenia started at 105 million euros, with stars such as Oblak, Stojanovic and Seshko starting the game.
At the start of the game, Bellingham made a mistake in the midfield pass, and Gallagher had to foul and block. In the 20th minute, England attacked on the left side of the front, Foden passed the ball offside, and Saka's outflanking goal was ruled invalid. The first half was not a good performance for both teams as a whole, especially England in the front court, which was chaotic and went its own way, and even the European Golden Boot winner Kane did not have a good chance to score, and the two sides ended 0-0.
In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues, which was the same as in the first half, with England making constant mistakes, and the passing and cutting coordination was very unsmooth, and there was no shadow of the world's strongest team at all. This was the end of the game, 0-0, the world fifth was held to a draw by the world number 57, and England advanced to the top of the group and fell into the bottom half.
3. Netherlands 2-3 Austria
A very exciting game, before the game, the Netherlands ranked first, after the game, the Netherlands directly became the third place in the group, and the original third place in the group Austria jumped to become the first place in the group, it is really unpredictable, Austria under the leadership of the old coach Rangnick performed too well. It was also the first time Austria had qualified as group winners at the World Championships, and Austria also ended a seven-game losing streak against the Netherlands. Austria has also become the strongest dark horse in this European Cup, and can beat the world No. 2 France and the world No. 7 Netherlands, which is enough for Austria to blow for a while.
4. France 1-1 Poland
Poland, who were fighting for honor, equalized at the last minute! Lewandowski has scored zero goals in this tournament. At the same time, Mbappe opened the scoring in this game and scored his first goal in the European Cup.
In this game, there is a huge difference in the power rankings between the two sides, with France ranking second in the world and Poland ranking 26th in the world. The French team bombarded the whole game, Dembele, Mbappe, Balcola and other stars threatened the Polish team's goal one after another, but fortunately, the Polish goalkeeper showed great courage. Mbappe's penalty kick in the second half, the goalkeeper was really helpless. At full-time, Poland drew 1-1 with France, who finished second in Group D, but unfortunately fell into the top half of the death zone.