In Sunday's match, England and Spain beat Slovakia and Georgia respectively to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024, and we are currently halfway through the round of 16. The third day of the knockout round features three big-name teams and one team with the best foreign players in major tournaments.
Euro 2024 matches of the day:
France vs. Belgium - 12 a.m. EDT / 12 p.m. EDT, Düsseldorf
For the first time since 2012, the French team failed to win the group in a major tournament and reached the knockout stage. So far, however, no victory has been achieved in Germany.
In fact, France scored just two goals – an own goal and a penalty – and won just one of Group D's games. After Max Warber's own goal helped France narrow win over Austria in their opening match, France were then held to a 0-0 draw by the Netherlands, followed by a 1-1 draw with an already eliminated Poland who took the top spot.
Belgium have never beaten France in a major tournament final. France have won all four of their games – most recently at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, where Samuel Umtiti's goal helped the eventual champions win 1-0 in the semi-finals.
Portugal vs Slovenia - July 2, 3 a.m. EDT / 3 p.m. ET, Frankfurt
Portugal qualified for the round of 16 as Group F winners, beating the Czech Republic and Turkey in their final matches to lock up the top spot. Portugal have reached the knockout stages in nine of their last 10 major tournaments, while Slovenia have progressed from the group for the first time.
Portugal are the favourites to win today's round of 16: according to Oddschecker, the 2016 European champions are priced at -300 to advance, while Slovenia are priced at +900. However, Slovenia won their only previous meeting between the two teams. In March of this year, goals from Adam Gniezda Cherin and Timmy Elsnik gave the underdog a 2-0 victory in a friendly in Ljubljana.