On the evening of June 26, the European Cup will usher in the final round of Group E and Group F of the group stage with four matches, and strong teams such as Belgium and Portugal will play successively. Among them, the situation in Group E is more chaotic, with Romania, Belgium, Slovakia and Ukraine 4 teams with 3 points, all of which have the possibility of qualifying or being eliminated, and the group points situation will change dramatically at any time.
In the two matchups, Belgium VS Ukraine is relatively strong and weak, and the "European Red Devils" are looking forward to winning the top spot in Group E with a wave of 2 consecutive wins under the leadership of stars such as De Bruyne and Lukaku, entering the relatively easy lower half of the zone, and may even go all the way to the semifinals. There is no doubt that Belgium will be desperate to win this game.
The other match is a more delicate one, with Romania and Slovakia both looking to progress to the knockout rounds. Currently, Romania tops Group E with a goal difference of 1, while Slovakia scores 2 goals and concedes 2 goals and is in 3rd place with a goal difference of 0.
If the goal of both teams is only to qualify from the group, then it will be relatively simple for them, with only a trivial 0-0 game and a calm point of one point each, and they can ignore the result between Belgium and Ukraine and advance to the round of 16 together.
If Romania and Slovakia draw draw is 0-0 or 1-1, both teams will have four points at the same time, and Belgium and Ukraine will be able to rank in the top 3 of the group with 4 points, or at least qualify through the 3rd place in the 4 groups with better results.
If Belgium also draws with Ukraine, the ranking will be determined by goal difference between the four teams due to the fact that Slovakia won Belgium, Belgium won Romania, Romania won Ukraine, and Ukraine won Slovakia. In other words, once both Group E games are drawn tonight, there will be no change in the current standings, with Romania topping the group, Belgium 2nd, Slovakia 3rd, and Ukraine eliminated with 4 points.
Therefore, it seems that this match between Romania and Slovakia has become a "tacit draw" that is sure of the certainty.
However, this may just be wishful thinking on the part of the outside world. For Slovakia, qualifying from the group may not be their ultimate goal. If they can beat Romania in the final round and win 1-0 against Belgium in the first round, they will have a good chance of topping Group E and avoiding a strong France or Spain in the quarter-finals.
At that time, their first-round opponents in the knockout round will be selected from the third place team in Group A/C/D, which is one of the three teams of Hungary, Slovenia and the Netherlands. Even the Netherlands, which are at the top of their game, are better than France or Spain.
Therefore, Romania vs Slovakia, tonight's game seems to be a "draw" that can no longer be tacitly understood, and it may just be wishful thinking on the part of the spectators.
After all, on the football field, the winner is king.
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