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Euro 2024
At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 1, 2024, the 1/8 finals of the 2024 European Cup continued at the Gelsenkirchen Felttings Arena, and the England team, known as the "European Chinese team", played against the "dark horse" Slovakia team, which finished third in Group E. Will the "favourites" be able to find their form, play exhilarating and passionate football and advance to the next stage? Or is it the "dark horse" who moves forward bravely and creates the team's best results in the European Championship in the "black layer"?
England vs Slovakia
England
The England men's football team is currently ranked 4th in the world and 3rd in Europe. England have competed in 11 European Championship finals (excluding this one), with their best result being a runners-up finish at Euro 2020.
Manager: Gareth Southgate
England
Goalkeepers (4): 23 - Dean Henderson (27 years old, Crystal Palace/Premier League, €12 million), 1 - Jordan Pickford (30 years old, Everton/Premier League, €22 million), 13 - Aaron Ramsdale (26 years old, Arsenal/Premier League, €25 million)
Defenders (8): 15-Lewis Dunk (32, Brighton/Premier League, €12 million), 22-Joe Gomez (27, Liverpool/Premier League, €28 million), 6-Mark Guehi (23, Crystal Palace/Premier League, €38 million), 14-Ezri Konsa (26, Aston Villa/Premier League, €35 million), 3-Luke Shaw (28, Manchester United/Premier League, €32 million), 5-John Stones (30, Manchester City/Premier League, €38 million), 12-Kieran Trippier (33, Newcastle/Premier League, €10 million), 2-Kyle Walker (34, Manchester City/Premier League, €13 million)
Midfielders (5): 8-Trent Alexander-Arnold (25 years old, Liverpool/Premier League, €70 million), 16-Conor Gallagher (24 years old, Chelsea/Premier League, €50 million), 26-Kobe Maynu (19 years old, Manchester United/Premier League, €50 million), 4-Declan Rice (25 years old, Arsenal/Premier League, €120 million), 25-Adam Wharton (20 years old, Crystal Palace/Premier League, €30 million)
Forwards (10): 10-Jude Bellingham (20 years old, Real Madrid/Premier League, 180 million euros), 20-Jarrod Bowen (27 years old, West Ham/Premier League, 50 million euros), 21-Eberech Eze (25 years old, Crystal Palace/Premier League, 55 million euros), 11-Phil Foden (24 years old, Manchester City/Premier League, 150 million euros), 18 - Anthony Gordon (23 years old, Newcastle/Premier League, 60 million euros), 9-Harry Kane (30 years old, Bayern/Bundesliga, €100 million), 24-Cole Palmer (22, Chelsea/Premier League, €80 million), 7-Bukayo Saka (22, Arsenal/Premier League, €140 million), 17-Ivan Toney (28, Brentford/Premier League, €50 million), 19 Ollie Watkins (28, Aston Villa/Premier League, €65 million)
Slovakia
The Slovak national men's football team is currently ranked 48th in the world and 25th in Europe, the Slovak team's football level has shown an upward trend in recent years, with fewer stars in the team, but there are also some players who play in the five major leagues, and there is also the potential of "dark horse" in European football, the Slovak team has participated in the finals of the European Championship 2 times (excluding this one), and the best result is in the round of 16 in the 2016 European Cup.
Manager: Francesco Carzona
Slovakia squad
Goalkeepers (3): 1-Martin Dubravka (35, Newcastle United/Premier League, €1 million), 12-Marek Rodak (27, Fulham/Premier League, €3 million), 23-Henrich Ravas (26, New England Revolution/MLS, €1.5 million)
Defenders (8): 2-Peter Pecaric (37 years old, Hertha Berlin/Bundesliga, €300,000), 6-Norbert Chombo (31 years old, Salernitana/Serie A, €1.3 million), 3-Denis Vavro (28 years old, Copenhagen/Danish Super League, €4 million), 14-Milan Skriniar (29 years old, Paris Saint-Germain/Ligue 1, €30 million)
4 - Adam Aubert (21 years old, Cagliari/Serie A, €3.5 million), 16 - Davide Hanzko (26 years old, Feyenoord/Eredivisie, €35 million), 15-Vernon Demarco (31 years old, Hatta/UAE Super League, €500,000), 25 - Sebastian Kosha (20 years old, Spartak Trnavas/Slovak Super League, €1.2 million)
Midfielders (7): 21-Matus Bello (28 years old, Bochum/Bundesliga, €3.5 million), 19-Juraj Kuczka (37 years old, Bratislava/Slovak Super League, €500,000), 5-Tomás Rigo (21 years old, Shakhtar Ostrava/Czech League, €2.2 million), 13-Patrick Hroshowski (32 years old, Genk/Bundesliga, €3.5 million), 22-Stanislav Lobotka (29 years old, Napoli/Serie A, €28 million), 8- Ondre Duda (29, Verona/Serie A, €4 million), 11-László Bainaesh (26, Hamburg/Bundesliga, €5 million)
Forwards (8): 20-David Durish (25 years old, Ascoli/Serie B, €600,000), 26-Ivan Schrantz (30 years old, Slavia Prague/Czech Liga, €2 million), 9-Robert Bojenic (24 years old, Boavista/Portuguese Super League, €5 million), 10-Lubomir Tupta (26 years old, Liberec/Czech Liga, €800,000)
24 - Leo Sauer (18 years old, Feyenoord / Eredivisie, 5 million euros), 17 - Lucas Haraslin (28 years old, Sparta Prague / Czech Liga, 5.5 million euros), 7 - Thomas Suslov (21 years old, Verona / Serie A, 7 million euros), 18 - David Strelets (23 years old, Bratislava / Slovak Super League, 2.8 million euros)
The road to the top
England vs Slovakia
England (C1): Top player in Group C, Serbia 0-1 England, Denmark 1-1 England, England 0-0 Slovenia
One win, two draws, 5 points, 2 goals scored, 1 goal conceded
Slovakia (E3): 3rd place in Group E, Belgium 0-1 Slovakia, Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine, Slovakia 1-1 Romania
One win, one draw and one loss accumulate 4 points, scored 3 goals and conceded 3 goals
Tournament preview
England and Slovakia have met 6 times in history, England has scored 11 goals, won 5 and drawn 1, remained unbeaten, and dominated overwhelmingly; Judging from the last three games, England won 2 and drew 1, and the victory and defeat between the two sides was only one goal, indicating that the strength of the Slovak team is improving.
In terms of world ranking and total value, the England team is currently ranked 4th in the world and 3rd in Europe, with an average age of 26.1 years old and a total value of 1.52 billion euros, while the Slovak team is currently ranked 48th in the world and 25th in Europe, with an average age of 27.3 years and a total value of 156.7 million euros.
England vs Slovakia
From the perspective of the lineup, the lineup of the England team is mainly based on the players who play in the local league - the Premier League, the lineup is deep and extraordinarily luxurious, with Rice, Bellingham, Foden, Kane, Saka 5 "Mr. 100 million" and Gomez, Luke Shaw, Stones, Walker, Arnold, Gallagher, Palmer and many other world-class players, the defensive hardness of the midfield and backfield, the frontcourt players have comprehensive personal ability, talent, strong offensive ability, rich offensive means, and the competitiveness of the team is self-evident. The Slovak team has as many as 10 players playing in the top five leagues of the European Cup, including Milan Skriniar, a defender from Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, and Stanislav Lobotka, a midfielder from Napoli in Serie A, who are the core members of this team.
England vs Slovakia
In the group stage, although the England team qualified for the first game in the group, they played a game that was "disgusted" by the majority of fans, scoring only 2 goals in three games, especially Bellingham from Real Madrid and Foden from Manchester City. On the other hand, the Slovak team performed well in the group stage, beating Belgium in an upset, highlighting the potential of the "dark horse" and having the strength to make the strong team not to be underestimated. In this game, from the perspective of hard power, the England team has no problem winning the game, but the England team is in a sluggish state, and if you want to win the championship in the end, you must show your best form as soon as possible; While the Slovak team is doing a solid job defensively, it also improves the efficiency of the offensive end, taking advantage of England's possible offensive loopholes, giving the England team a fatal blow and continuing to win the game.