In the early morning of June 27, with the end of the four matches in Group E and Group F of the group stage of the European Cup, all the places in the round of 16 were also produced. Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, Belgium and other five traditional giants entered the first half of the knockout round, of which France and Belgium will stage a direct confrontation in the round of 16; England, Italy and the Netherlands are in the bottom half.
Among these 16 teams, Georgia, ranked only 74th in the FIFA rankings, made history, and they miraculously qualified from Group F with Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic in their first European Championship main event, especially Portugal, the favorite to win the tournament with Cristiano Ronaldo 2-0 in the final round of the group stage. Napoli winger Kravatshelia scored his first goal at the European Championship and paid tribute to his idol Cristiano Ronaldo with his flawless performance on the pitch.
Belgium were held to a 0-0 draw by Ukraine in the final round of the group stage, and despite four points, the European Red Devils advanced to the knockout stage in second place in Group E after Romania, the lowest of the 24 teams with fewer goals. Such a result also puts them in the round of 16 against another favourite, France with Mbappe. De Bruyne and Mbappe, the two stars, will also face off in the 1/8 finals, which will be an eye-catching battle in the 8 1/8 finals.
In other matches, hosts Germany will meet Denmark, while Spain and Portugal will face Georgia and Slovenia respectively. If all goes well, the top four teams in the top half will be Spain, Germany, Portugal and France. In the semi-finals, it is likely that there will be exciting matchups between Spain vs Germany and Portugal vs France.
England will face Romania in a 1-1 draw with Romania in the bottom half, and it's time for Gareth Southgate and the rest of the stars to show what they really do. Italy will face a strong Switzerland, and whether they can cross this hurdle depends on Spalletti's countermeasures. If all goes well, England will meet Italy in the quarter-finals.
The Netherlands, ranked 7th in the FIFA rankings, although they lost to Austria 2-3 in the final round and only qualified in the third place of the group, they were divided into one of the weaker lower half of the group, the Tulip Army faced the weak team Romania in the 1/8 finals, if they can advance to the quarterfinals, the opponent will be the winner between Austria and Turkey, Koeman has the opportunity to complete the revenge on Rangnick in this tournament and lead the Netherlands to the semi-finals of the European Championship.
Attached are the specific matches in the round of 16 of the European Cup
June 30 00:00: Switzerland vs Italy
June 30, 3 p.m.: Germany vs Denmark
0:00 on July 1: England vs Slovakia
July 1, 3 p.m.: Spain vs Georgia
July 2 0:00: France vs Belgium
July 2, 3 p.m.: Portugal vs Slovenia
July 3 0:00: Romania vs Netherlands
July 3, 3 p.m.: Austria vs Turkey