4-1，2-1！ Football reversal night! 4 teams entered the top 8 of the European Cup, England reversed, and Spain won all

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2024-07-01 05:06

Euro 2024 continues in Germany, with Germany and Switzerland joining forces to advance to the quarter-finals, with defending champions Italy knocked out of the tournament. In the early morning of July 1, Beijing time, two 1/8 finals were held, England vs. Slovakia, Spain vs. dark horse Georgia, each team had joys and sorrows, a few joys and a few sorrows.

England 2-1 Slovakia

England is currently ranked 5th in the world and is worth 1.52 billion euros, making it the most expensive team in world football. England have never won the tournament in their history, with their best result being runners-up in the last European Championship. England have seen a surge of talent in recent years, but Gareth Southgate's side have been missing out on the title, and England have not been in great form at this European Championship, scoring just two goals in three games.

Slovakia are currently ranked 45th in the world and their previous best result in the European Championship was qualifying from the group. In this European Cup, Slovakia defeated the world's No. 3 Belgium in the first round of the group stage, but then was reversed by Ukraine in the lead, drew with Romania in the final round, and finally advanced to the knockout stage with the third place in the group, which is the second time in the history of the Slovak team to qualify from the group stage of the European Championship.

In the game, the first half ended, England trailed Slovakia 0-1; In the second half, Foden's central equalizer was blown offside, and Bellingham equalized in stoppage time, and finally the game ended in 90 minutes, England 1-1 Slovakia; Extra-time continued, with Ivan Toney's header setting up Kane to take the lead and the game ended at full-time, with England beating Slovakia 2-1 and advancing to the last eight.

With defending champions Italy knocked out by Switzerland, England's opponents will be Switzerland after qualifying, avoiding a meeting with the previous champions and giving England a chance to make it all the way to the final and compete for their first European Championship title. England advanced to the quarter-finals for the 10th time in the history of this European Championship, and Bellingham is also the youngest knockout goalscorer in the history of the European Championship.

Spain 4-1 Georgia

Spain is currently ranked 8th in the world, has won the European Championship three times in its history, and has qualified for the quarterfinals 12 times, the most times a team in European football. In the group stage, although Spain were placed in the group of death, they beat Italy, Croatia and Albania to advance to the knockout stage with a winning record.

Georgia is ranked only 74th in the world, the lowest ranked of the 24 participating teams. Georgia did not qualify for the group stage of the European qualifiers, but were able to participate in the play-offs due to their first place in the UEFA Nations League Division C, which was Georgia's first appearance in the main round of the European Championship. In the final round of the group stage, Georgia upset Portugal and advanced to the knockout stage in its first appearance.

In the game, in the 18th minute, Georgia had a quick counterattack opportunity, Kakabadze sent a precise cross from the right side, Lenormand accidentally set himself up in front of the goal, and in the 39th minute, Nico returned to the top of the arc on the left side, and Rodri got the ball directly out of the ground arrow to the net, and Spain equalized 1-1. In the 50th minute, Yamal's set-piece in front of the field was saved by the goalkeeper, and Spain controlled the ball again on the periphery, and Yamal sent a precise cross with his left foot on the right rib, and Fabian, who grabbed the point in front of the goal, scored with a head! Spain took the lead 2-1. Nico and Olmo then scored twice in quick succession as Spain beat Georgia 4-1 to advance to the quarter-finals.

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