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In the Guten Morgen EURO 2024 section we look ahead to the European Championship day in Germany every day.
Which matches are scheduled for today?
It is the second day of the knockout phase of the European Championship. At 18:00 an interesting duel is scheduled, which the Dutch team is also watching with a sideways eye.
England and Slovakia are on the ‘Dutch’ side of the schedule. England are the favorites in this match, although The Three Lions ((not in top form yet?)
At 21:00 we then get a top favorite for the final victory, Spain, against the big surprise of this tournament, Georgia. They meet each other in the impressive stadium in Cologne, which can accommodate 50,000 spectators.
Pro ShotsEarlier, England and Slovenia played against each other in Cologne
England will have a great interest in showing tonight in Gelsenkirchen that they do indeed have a team that can win the hearts of the English again.
The national grumpy around England is in good shape after the disappointing group stage, as is the case in the Netherlands and Belgium, among others.
We are searching both with and without the ball.
Harry Kane after England’s final group match
After an economical win over Serbia (1-0) and a disappointing draw against Denmark (1-1) and Slovenia (0-0), criticism of England was widespread in the British media.
In particular, an interview with captain Harry Kane left the British people in despair. “We are searching, both with and without the ball,” the striker said after the last group match, against Slovenia.
Lineker worried
Gary Lineker, one of England’s best-known football analysts, called Kane’s statement “beyond worrying”. Lineker therefore has many questions about the current state of the England team.
Eighth finals and Studio Fußball at NOS
The round of 16 between England and Slovakia can be seen at 6:00 PM on NPO 1, via a livestream on NOS.nl, in the NOS app and on NPO Start and can be listened to on NPO Radio 1. The preview starts at 5:25 PM.
The Spain-Georgia kick-off is at 9 p.m. and that match can also be followed via the aforementioned NOS channels.
We also broadcast the talk program around the 9 p.m. match Studio Football out. Presenter Sjoerd van Ramshorst follows the European Championship closely, tonight with Ibrahim Afellay, Jan Mulder and PSV midfielder Ismail Saibari as studio guests.
You can stay informed of all the European Championship news all day long via a live blog in the NOS app and on NOS.nl.
It is up to national coach Gareth Southgate’s selection to push that negative sentiment to the background tonight.
A tip for the English: it is advisable not to let it come to penalties against the stubborn Slovaks. England have lost a penalty shootout no less than seven times at a World Cup (three times) or European Championship (four times), a record.
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To what extent will Spain’s physical advantage play a role against Georgia? That is the big question in Cologne on Sunday night.
The expected starting XI of the Spanish team has had no less than nine days of rest, as Spain played with a B team in the last group match against Albania.
The Georgians played last Wednesday, when they recorded a surprising victory over Portugal’s reserves. So a big difference.
Oplawaai in Tbilisi
The difference between Spain and Georgia was big anyway on September 8, 2023. The Spaniards won 7-1 against the Georgians in the Georgian capital Tbilisi during the European Championship qualifying series, with a hat-trick from Álvaro Morata among others.
It is hoped that Georgia will be spared such an uproar tonight in Cologne.
AFPÁlvaro Morata celebrates one of his three goals during Georgia-Spain (1-3) on September 8, 2023
2024-06-30 04:04:01
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