In the early morning of July 3, Beijing time, the last two games of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup will be contested, namely the Netherlands vs. Romania and Turkey vs. Austria!
Netherlands vs Romania
From the perspective of the group stage, Romania is closely connected as a whole, and the team's style of play is clear, focusing on defensive counterattacks; The Netherlands' independent offensive ability is not strong, and the defense is frequently leaky, and the overall performance is mediocre, only finishing third in the group, but Dutch coach Gakpo is still full of confidence and said: The real competition has just begun, and we will meet the knockout round with a new attitude and show ourselves!
The Netherlands have the absolute advantage in the all-time meetings, with the last time the two teams met was in a friendly in 2017, when the Netherlands won by a wide margin. The Netherlands are currently ranked 7th in the world, and although the overall squad does not have outstanding offensive points, it is still slightly stronger than its opponents in terms of strength. In this matchup, Romania's set-pieces and counterattacks are their chances, and the possibility of an upset cannot be ruled out!
Turkey vs Austria
In this tournament, Austria showed good strength, beating the top two Netherlands and France in the group to advance as the first place, fighting tough and counterattacking sharply; The Turkish squad is young and impactful, but the overall inexperience of the tournament is unstable, and the team's midfield core Calhanoglu and defensive stalwart Arcadin are suspended due to yellow cards, and the overall strength has also declined.
In the world rankings, Turkey is ranked 40th, Austria is 25th, the two teams have played each other in this year's friendly match, Austria scored 6 goals to win, this matchup, Turkey also ushered in a chance for revenge. However, judging from the current lineup, Austria is more stable and is also the dominant side, and is expected to win big!