On July 1, Beijing time, the 2024 European Cup 1/8 finals, a key battle, England against Slovakia, in the first half, Schlanz opened the scoring, and in the second half of stoppage time, Bellingham equalized with a stunning barb, and entered extra time, Kane scored a goal to overtake, and England reversed 2-1 to advance to the top 8.
The England team has a luxurious lineup and is considered the favorite to win the championship, but their performance in the group stage is not ideal, 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points, although it is the top of Group C to advance to the round of 16, but only scored 2 goals in three games and conceded 1 goal, in any case, it is somewhat unreasonable, including Kane, Bellingham, etc., in fact, the performance is not too ideal, especially Bellingham, and even a little disappointing, the top of the England team's group, more or less luck.
The Slovak team was in Group E in the group stage, and they achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, becoming one of the "best group 3" and catching the shuttle bus to the knockout stage. This result is already good for the Slovak team. According to statistics, in the last 6 meetings between the two teams, England has 5 wins and 1 draw to remain unbeaten, and its comprehensive strength is significantly stronger. In this game, the starting value of the England team reached 860 million euros, and the Slovak team only had 110 million euros.
In the first half, England looked a little slow to heat up, and three people were yellowed in the opening 17 minutes, which was also the fastest record for the European Championship since 1980. In the 25th minute, a counterattack by the Slovak team was completed, and Schlanz scored a goal, which also temporarily topped the scorer list. In the first half, England had 70 per cent possession, but zero shots on target were particularly embarrassing.
Entering the second half, Foden scored shortly after the start of the second half, but the offside was first, the goal was invalid, after that, the Slovak team still had a chance to score, of course, England still controlled the ball for most of the time, but unfortunately could not score until injury time, Bellingham barbed the goal. In extra-time, Kane also scored as England came back from 2-1 to advance.