SLOVENIA GOES TO THE EIGHTH AS 3RD AND SERBIA IS OUT
An insipid England closes its pass as 1st against Slovenia and Denmark finishes 2nd against Serbia
Published:25/06/2024 - 23:10h
Updated:26/06/2024 - 04:29h
The closing of group C of the Euro Cup left behind the drama of the three zones defined so far. England, Slovenia and Denmark sealed their place in the round of 16 with two goalless draws that left out Serbia and Croatia, respectively
The Eurocopa has defined this Tuesday to 11 of the 16 teams that will contest the eighth of final from the Saturday. With the ties without goals in the England-Slovenia and the Denmark-Serbia, English, eslovenos and Danish sealed his classification, leaving to the Serbian with the empty hands in the basement. At the same time, the results sealed the elimination of a Croatia that depended on the defeat of Slovenia to follow with options to classify.
And it is that, after the agónico tie in front of Italy, the Croats remained with alone 2 points and waiting for an authentic miracle. The two ties of the Tuesday in the group C left to Denmark and Slovenia equalised with 3 points, with the combined esloveno third by coefficient UEFA. The criterion of tiebreaker applied due to the fact that the two selections empataron his three parties, finish equalised in all (points, difference of goal, cards received).
In Munich, the ones of Kasper Hjulmand tried it of all the possible ways in front of a totally shut Serbia in his area. Jonas Wind opened the marker of head in the 24', but the so much was cancelled due to the fact that the corner launched by Christian Eriksen had taken an odd effect, doing that the balloon went out of the field before the finish of the Danish defender. The Serbian had an only opportunity in the 53', but the goal against of Andersen was cancelled by offside previous of Luka Jovic. At the end there was a shy reaction of the ones of Dragan Stojkovic, but not even arrived to finish to door in all the party.
England neither could break the bolt esloveno
In Colony, by his part, the formality was quite similar between England and Slovenia. Knowing that the tie served them, the ones of Matjaz Kek planted in own field with a very conservative diagram, closing spaces with a block 4-4-2 that it was impenetrable for the English. Harry Kane and Cole Palmer were the only that attained to demand to Jan Oblak in another quite grey performance of the ones of Gareth Southgate.
In spite of the tie, the point allowed to the 'three lions' finish first in the group. In eighth, Denmark will confront to Germany the Saturday in Dortmund, while England expects by one of the best third. Slovenia also awaits by rival beside Low Countries, that in spite of his defeat to first hour in front of Austria had ensured his classification like one of the best third.
