The last two matches of the quarterfinals of the European Championship will be played in the early hours of July 3 Beijing time, and the Netherlands and Romania both got four points in the group stage, with the Netherlands only third in the group and Romania grabbing the top spot. Judging from the situation of the knockout matchups, the Netherlands has a better effect of 4 points than 9 points. Turkey's 3-0 defeat to Portugal in the second round of the group stage was confusing from the score to the process, and the only explanation is that coach Montella thinks that second place in the group is better than first in the group.
The Netherlands were happy to finish third in the group
Romania vs Netherlands - earned the third place in the group
It was a surprise that Romania were able to qualify from the group, having last qualified from the group at the European Championships 24 years ago. What's even more incredible is that they even won the group for the first time in team history. And that's not all, with Romania's four points making them the fewest points in European Championship history, and that would only happen in the extreme case where all four teams are tied on four points.
Romania grabbed four points and topped the group
A 3-0 win over Ukraine in the opening game of the group stage laid the foundation for Romania to top the group. They were at ease in the game, with the Romanian players always judging the path of the opponent's pass when Ukraine had possession of the ball up front, so Ukraine hardly created any threatening shots throughout the game. When Romania attacked, although the Ukrainian defence was not out of position, the Romanian players could use their individual skills to get rid of the defense and then open up the passing space. Stanciu, the heart of the team's midfield, occasionally reminds him of Andres Iniesta in his prime.
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The performance of the Dutch team in the group stage made the fans cry and laugh, purely from a competitive point of view, the Tulip Army lost to Austria 2-3 in Jingzhou in the final round, and thus fell to the third place in the group, which must have made the fans unhappy, but from a strategic point of view, they entered the bottom half of the bracket and avoided most of the strong teams It is certainly beneficial for the team to go further, not to mention that their opponents in the first round of the knockout round are the weakest group winners. Imagine if the Netherlands won the group, the opponent in the quarterfinals would be Turkey, and there would be absolutely no Romania to deal with.
The Netherlands have won at least three of their last three games against Romania and may be in better form than the Netherlands right now, but scoring one goal may be the limit, while the Netherlands are expected to score three
Austria VS Turkey - Is it a constituency?
Considering that Austria's group opponents include France and the Netherlands, and that key defender Alaba has been injured, it is even more impressive that they can finish top of the group than Romania. In the first game against France, Austria had no fear of their opponents, and they even had more possession than their opponents throughout the game, and it was a pity that they could not get a point because of their own own.
Just when fans were worried about Austria's attacking prowess, the Austrian forward line responded immediately, scoring six goals in the next two group games, just fewer goals than hosts Germany in the group stage. In the final round of the group stage against the Netherlands, Austria also relied on the opponent's own goal to open the scoring, which made people have to sigh at the wonder of fate.
Austria beat Franco-Dutch to top the group
Turkey were undoubtedly the most surprising team in the group stage, not because of their particularly good or poor record, but because of their scheming. In the case of a 3-1 win over Georgia in the first game, Turkey changed four players including the main goalkeeper in the second round against Portugal, and there was no fighting spirit in the game, and the return of central defender Akyaden who did not care about the goalkeeper position at all will become an eternal joke in the European Cup.
In the final round against the Czech Republic, Turkey took advantage of the opponent's impatience to complete a 2-1 stunner, and finally became the second group with the highest points in each group, and also came to the bottom half, the head coach Montella can be said to have exhausted the mechanism. Turkey's breakthrough on both flanks in the group stage was impressive, and even against Portugal, they posed a great threat from both sides.
Turkey finished second in the group
Austria beat Turkey 6-1 in their warm-up game in March, and Chakir, who was the goalkeeper for Turkey, has now been reduced to the number three goalkeeper. The result of the friendly is not very informative, and Turkey will be a force to be reckoned with when they go all out, and they are expected to win 2-1.