The third qualifier in the group was a blessing in disguise, and the uncrowned king was escorted and is expected to reach the top for the second time

Zhang Laosan said the ball

2024-06-29 09:54

Euro 2024 can really be said to be a frequent upset, and the uncrowned king only qualified in third place in the group stage. Originally, the third team would meet strong teams in the subsequent eliminations, but this time it was different!

When it comes to the uncrowned king, fans will subconsciously think of the orange team Netherlands, they have good results in competitions, but they always miss the championship, so they are called the uncrowned king. Of course, the Netherlands is known as the uncrowned king, mainly talking about the lack of a World Cup title, and the European Championship was already won in 1988. In this European Cup, the Netherlands' grouping is not bad, and the opponents in the same group are World Cup champions France, Austria and Poland.

In this group, the Dutch team can basically qualify with the second or even first place. In the first game against Poland, which has Lewandowski, the Netherlands won 2-1. In the second game against the star-studded French team, the two sides drew 0-0, and both teams scored 4 points and basically advanced together. The last game was a tie-for-chance, but I didn't expect the Netherlands to lose 2-3, and finally ranked third in the group with 3 games, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Under normal circumstances, the team that wins the group will face a team with a lower level of strength than them in the knockout round. The Netherlands finished third in the group and have a very high probability of meeting a strong team. Unexpectedly, the Netherlands ended up in the bottom half, avoiding the top half of the zone, which was full of strong opponents. Not only are the Netherlands in the bottom half of the bracket, but they will face Romania in the first round. If they manage to advance, they will face the winner between Austria and Turkey. England, Slovakia, Switzerland and Italy, the other half of the lower half, were also avoided by the Netherlands.

The Netherlands probably didn't expect that they would be able to get the draw after finishing third in the group. If they beat Austria to top the group, they will face Belgium in the first round and could well stop in the round of 16. Even if you pass the Belgian pass, there is Portugal behind you, which can really be said to be a difficult pass.

If the Netherlands play a little more consistently, they could be guaranteed a place in the final, where they could be on top of Europe for the second time since winning in 1988. It's just that with the current strength of the Netherlands, if you want to win the championship, there is not much chance. But football is round, how do you know if you don't give it a try?

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