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⚽ UEFA EURO 2024 UPDATE: Teams through to the Round of 16 ⚽ 🏟 The group stage is over, and the 24 teams that started the UEFA EURO 2024 on June 14 have been whittled down to just 16 for the knockout rounds. With six group winners, six group runners-up and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16, which kicks off on June 29. The Round of 16 matches are split into two halves, and each will produce a finalist who will compete to lift the Henri Delaunay Cup 🏆 in Berlin on July 14. 🥅 Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Denmark, and Belgium qualified for the first half of the Round of 16 bracket. The other half includes Switzerland, Italy, Austria, England, Romania, and Turkey. Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Georgia also qualified for the Round of 16 as one of four best third-place finishers. 🥇 The Round of 16 is known as the knockout rounds because there are no points earned, just single elimination from here on out. Each knockout-round match and all subsequent matches of the championship, through to the final, must have a winner on the day. This means that if teams are tied after 90 minutes, the match will go into a 30-minute period of extra time.⏱ 📺 Here are the Round of 16 schedule dates and fixtures: Switzerland vs Italy (Sat 29 June) Germany vs Denmark (Sat 29 June) England vs Slovakia (Sun 30 June) Spain vs Georgia (Sun 30 June) France vs Belgium (Mon 1 July) Portugal vs Slovenia (Mon 1 July) Romania vs Netherlands (Tue 2 July) Austria vs Turkey (Tue 2 July) #Euro2024 #Roundof16

NAM vs ENG Head-to-head stats and records you need to know before Namibia vs England 2024 T20 World Cup match - Sportskeeda: NAM vs ENG Head-to-head stats and records you need to know before Namibia vs England 2024 T20 World Cup match  Sportskeeda

As of now, the UEFA European Championship 2024 has seen a notable number of goals and several key performances. A total of 74 goals have been scored across the tournament, resulting in an average of 2.31 goals per match. Top Teams and Performances 1. **Germany** leads with the most goals scored, tallying 8 goals so far, with significant contributions from players like Jamal Musiala and Niclas Füllkrug, each scoring 2 goals. 2. **Austria** and **France** follow with 6 and 5 goals respectively. Austria's strong performance includes a memorable win over the Netherlands, contributing to their goal tally. ### Key Matches - **Germany vs. Scotland** ended in a dominant 5-1 victory for Germany, highlighting their attacking prowess. - **Netherlands vs. Austria** was a thrilling encounter that saw Austria triumph 3-2, underlining their offensive capabilities and resilience. ### Individual Achievements - **Georges Mikautadze** of Georgia is currently the top scorer of the tournament with 3 goals. - Other notable scorers include Jamal Musiala and Niclas Füllkrug of Germany, Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands, and Romania's R. Marin, each with 2 goals. ### Statistical Insights - Matches have shown a high degree of competitiveness, with several draws and closely contested fixtures. For example, France drew 1-1 with Poland, and Germany had a 1-1 draw with Switzerland. - The distribution of goals scored per 15-minute segments reveals that many goals are scored in the late stages of the first and second halves, indicating teams' propensity to push hard just before halftime and full-time. ### Defensive Highlights - **Spain** leads with the most clean sheets (3), demonstrating their strong defensive setup. - **Georgia** has made the most saves, with their goalkeeper Mamardashvili recording 20 saves, showcasing their defensive resilience despite conceding goals. Overall, the tournament has been characterized by a balance of strong offensive displays and solid defensive efforts, making for an exciting and unpredictable competition

🇵🇹 Portugal Triumphs in Thrilling Euro 2024 Opener! 🇨🇿 In a heart-stopping clash, Portugal secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over a resilient Czech Republic. The match unfolded with nail-biting intensity, leaving fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. 🙌 🔥 Francisco Conceicao’s Heroic Moment: The 21-year-old substitute, Francisco Conceicao, etched his name into Euro history. In the 90th minute, he capitalised on a defensive blunder, firing home from close range to snatch victory for Portugal. 🚀 His predatory instincts turned the tide, redeeming Portugal after VAR disallowed a Diogo Jota goal. 🎯 ⚽ Czechs’ Stunning Upset Bid: Lukas Provod’s exquisite curling strike had Portugal reeling, as the Czechs took an unexpected lead. 🎨 Despite Portugal’s dominance in possession and chances, the disciplined Czech defence held firm. 🛡️ The youngest squad in the tournament proved they were no pushovers. 🌟 🏆 Experience vs. Youth: With 41-year-old Pepe and 39-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo leading the charge, Portugal relied on their seasoned stars. 🌟 Yet, the Czechs defied expectations, turning what should have been a walk in the park into a thrilling contest. 🌊 #Euro2024 #Portugal #CzechRepublic #FootballPassion #Football #GOAT #CR7⚽🏆 To read more in detail, click below:👇 https://lnkd.in/d9RR6mk9

Australia vs Namibia Highlights: Adam Zampa's record-setting spell propels Australia into T20 World Cup S - The Times of India: Australia vs Namibia Highlights: Adam Zampa's record-setting spell propels Australia into T20 World Cup S  The Times of India

(image credits to UEFA / YLE TV2) These were the kinds of moments that defined the match between Finland and Greece, ultimately ending in a disastrous 0-3 defeat that saw not a single shot on target. Ivan Jovanović made quick, tiki-taka style shortpassing Greece's strategy in this match, and although Finland was able to manage it well in the first ten minutes, everything seemed to fall apart afterward, but this sequence was probably the most evident moment of such failures; forty-eighth minute, Fotis Ioannidis has the ball in the Finnish end and aims to pass towards Anastasios Bakasetas. All of the four players in range of Ioannidis and Bakasetas (Robin Lod, Matti Peltola, Glen Kamara, Robert Ivanov) are staring at Ioannidis but none of them (Peltola is the closest) runs in to try and intercept the ball from Bakasetas. At the time of the first image, Bakasetas had already noticed Giannis Konstantinelias, who had just entered the field for Chatzigiovannis, on the left side, completely wide open, and Bakasetas immediately flicks the ball perfectly in Konstantinelias' direction. On the right side of the field, away from this image, Dimitrios Pelkas is also left open, creating a 2v1 opportunity for the Greeks. This was not only the highlight of Finland's weakness to short passes but also the fact that Ivan Jovanović's side had multiple times to create from the left side and took advantage almost every time, more prevalent in the first half but still there in the second; Finland focused so much on the central areas and the right side to some extent, that they completely disregarded the left side altogether and Greece ran with that. England will probably play the same way against Finland because they are a team capable of such, but they also attack primarily from the right side of the field - Finland need to change so much, but they only have three days and if they are conceding three or four against Wales and Greece, while making the routine back pass mishap twice in four matches, right now we can only wonder how this team will perform against England both now and at the Olympiastadion in October. I will be doing a liveblog on Tuesday for that match, going deeper into the tactics of both Finland and England - that one starts at 21.30 EEST and will be on X, @kettu0_. The liveblog from yesterday's Greece - Finland match can also be found there. #football #soccer #jalkapallo #huuhkajat #uefa #nationsleague #uefanationsleague #unl #finland #suomi #GREFIN

Euro Cup 2024 Quarterfinal Schedule Set; France vs Portugal Clash Ahead Netherlands cruised to a 3-0 victory over Romania in their Euro 2024 round of 16 match on Tuesday, July 3. They advance to face Turkey in the quarter-finals, setting the stage for compelling matchups as the tournament progresses. Germany, the hosts, are poised to meet Spain in the first quarter-final clash, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal […] https://lnkd.in/gzGqAZvU Netherlands cruised to a 3-0 victory over Romania in their Euro 2024 round of 16 match on Tuesday, July 3. They advance to face Turkey in the quarter-finals, setting the stage for compelling matchups as the tournament progresses. Germany, the hosts, are poised to meet Spain in the first quarter-final clash, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal will take on France led by Kylian Mbappe in the second match on July 5. Portugal narrowly overcame Slovenia in a penalty shootout, whereas France secured a 1-0 victory over Belgium with the help of an own goal from Jan Vertonghen. In the third quarter-final, England will confront Switzerland, having clinched a dramatic victory over Slovakia with an extra-time goal from Harry Kane. The last quarter-final will see Netherlands facing Turkey on July 7, following...

Here is the schedule for Day 3 of UEFA EURO 2024 (Sunday, 16. June): 🇵🇱 POLAND vs. NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 (GROUP D - 15.00, HAMBURG): - Poland, who uniquely qualified for the European Championship by winning on penalties against Wales in a playoff without having taken a single shot on target through 120 minutes, take on the Netherlands, who finished second in their qualifying group with a 6-0-2 record. Those two losses came to France, one of the two other teams they will face in the group at this tournament (Austria is the other one). - Poland and the Netherlands have faced off in four matches in both of the two most recent Nations League campaigns; the Dutch went 3-1-0 (1-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-0). 🇸🇮 SLOVENIA vs. DENMARK 🇩🇰 (GROUP C - 18.00, STUTTGART): - Speaking of teams that faced each other in their qualifying group, Slovenia and Denmark have been drawn into the same European Championship group and will face each other in Stuttgart in their opening matches on Sunday. The two teams drew 1-1 in Slovenia in June but Denmark were victorious at home by a 2-1 score just five months later. - Despite doubts early on, Denmark had strong September, October, and November campaigns, and last year's EURO semifinalists finished with a 7-1-2 record, top of the group; Slovenia finished second, with a 7-1-2 record as well but with head-to-head the tiebreaker, Denmark won first even though Slovenia had a better goal differential (+11 to +9). Finland and Kazakhstan also had winning records of 6-0-4 from that close group, but would both exit in the first round of playoffs to Wales and Greece, respectively. 🇷🇸 SERBIA vs. ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (GROUP C - 21.00, GELSENKIRCHEN): - Serbia, who finished second in their qualifying group with a 4-2-2 record (only behind Hungary), take on last year's European finalists (and a heavily favoured team to win this tournament) in England, who topped their qualifying group with an undefeated 6-2-0 record, a group that included the likes of Italy, Ukraine, and North Macedonia, as well as Malta. - Interestingly enough, this will be the first time that England faces Serbia as an independent nation; England last played against Serbia and Montenegro back in 2003, winning 2-1. That said, there are no prior results in this generation of Serbian football that can give an outlook of how this match could end up - Serbia are underdogs, but they may be able to win considering they have defeated, or come close to, teams of England's calibre in the last two years. Should be an exciting day of action in this tournament! #football #soccer #euro2024 #uefaeuro2024 #em2024 #germany #poland #polska #netherlands #holland #nederland #slovenia #slovenija #denmark #danmark #serbia #srbija #србија #england

Upstart Spain Confront Seasoned France For Spot In Euros Final https://ift.tt/t4q7naY Munich, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 9th Jul, 2024) Luis de la Fuente’s Spain are the form team of Euro 2024 but face tournament specialists France in Tuesday’s semi-final in Munich. Spain have lit up Euro 2024, winning all Five games while scoring 11 goals and are just one win away from the final. To get there however, Spain will need to go through a France side who while not impressing in Germany have shown their expertise and experience at major tournaments to navigate their way to the final four. France have only scored three goals at Euro 2024, none of which have come from general play. Misfiring captain Kylian Mbappe, playing in a specialized mask due to a broken nose sustained in the opening fixture against Austriahas scored from the spot once, while the French have benefited from two own goals. Led by coach Didier Deschamps however, France have shown the necessary nous and guile to go within one game of their fourth final in the last five major tournaments. With a 25-year-old captain and one of the youngest squads at Euro 2024, it is easy to overlook how the French have established themselves as the dominant force in Europe football over the past decade. Since a quarter-final defeat by eventual champions Germany at the 2014 World cup, France have made the final at every major tournament other than Euro 2020. That run includes a World Cup triumph in 2018 and a loss on penalties to Argentina in Qatar four years later, along with an extra-time defeat by Portugal at Euro 2016 on home soil. The importance of France‘s experience at major tournaments has been clear in Germany. Despite a run to the semis, the French have failed to impress. France are yet to score from general play, with only an Mbappe penalty and two own goals in the plus column. That 1-0 loss to Germanyjust over 10 years ago, was their last defeat in regulation time at a major competition. Midfielder Adrien Rabiot said France had full faith even if they are yet to light the tournament on fire. “We’ve always talked about it being a team game, needing a team effort. It’s the case for all recent competitions we’ve played in and is the case at this Euros. “Even if we’ve had difficulties, we’re in the semi-finals.” A self-described pragmatist, coach Deschamps said Monday results are what matters at major tournaments. “Maybe it’s not the same As it was in the past, but we do have the ability to spark emotions and make lots of French men and women happy with our results.” De la Fuente shot down suggestions France were boring, but said Spain‘s game plan “is closer to a nice show, a nice Spectacle, if we do it right. “In that respect, we’re a nice team to watch.” Spain have scored 11 goals through eight different goalscorers, posing threats across the park. The Spain coach echoed his counterpart’s statements, even...

Spain wins 2024 UEFA Euro Cup beating England 2-1 in final The goals for Spain were scored by Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal BERLIN, July 15/ The national football team of Spain won the 2024 UEFA Euro Cup edging out Team England 2-1 in the final match of the prestigious European football tournament in Berlin late on Sunday night. The goals for Spain were scored by Nico Williams (47th minute) and Mikel Oyarzabal (86th) minute. Cole Palmer scored for England in the 73rd minute of the match. Spain is now the most titled national team of the UEFA Euro Cups as it won the European championship four times already - in 1964, 2008, 2012 and in 2024. It is followed by Germany, which won the Euro Cups in 1972, 1980 and 1996. It was a second straight defeat for England in the Euro Cup finals. At the previous Euro Cup in 2020 England also reached the final, where it lost to Italy in a penalty shootout (1-1; 2-3). Team England never won a UEFA Euro Cup. Spain started the championship in Group B and won all three matches defeating Croatia 3-0, Italy 1-0 and Albania 1-0. In the play off matches the team continued with its winning streak beating Georgia (4-1), Germany (2-1 in extra time) and France (2-1). The 2024 UEFA Euro Cup was played in Germany between June 14 and July 14. Matches were held in the German cities of Berlin, Dortmund, Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen and Dusseldorf. #business #finance #financialservices