Manchester City had the most players at the European Championship. Let’s take a look at their progress in the tournament so far.
After winning the Premier League title for a record fourth consecutive season, 14 players from the main squad of Pep Guardiola went to Germany.
Twelve of them made it to the next stage, but disappointment came to If Guardiol and Mateo Kovavic, as Croatia did not progress to the knockout stage.
Hosts Germany were in Group A along with Scotland and Switzerland from Manuel Akanjiwho had an impressive start to the tournament.
He has been a typically reassuring presence at the back, helping the Swiss beat Hungary in their opening game before being named man of the match in their 1-1 draw with Scotland.
The country looked set to top the group, but a 91st-minute equalizer left them on the same number of points as Germany. In any case, Switzerland advanced to the round of 16, where they will face Italy.
A 98th-minute equalizer in the final Group B game against Croatia saw Italy clinch second place in dramatic circumstances.
It was a harrowing exit for Gvardiol and Kovavic, who started all three group games, and after the defeat to Spain, an injury-time equalizer saw them draw 2-2 with Albania.
The World Cup semi-finalists looked set to reach the knockout stages, but Mattia Zaccagni made it 1-1 with the final kick of the game.
Spain led the group and is the only team with a 100% success rate. Rodrigo he played in the first two games, receiving a yellow card in each and was suspended for the narrow victory over Albania.
In Group C, Kyle WalkerJohn Stones e Phil The foot They started all three matches for England, who came out on top with one win and two draws and now face Slovakia.
Nathan Again started the tournament in style, assisting both goals in the Netherlands’ 2-1 victory over Poland.
A 0-0 draw with tournament favorites France followed, but a 3-2 defeat by group winners Austria saw the Clockwork Orange finish third.
The Dutch will now face Romania, who topped Group E, where all nations finished with four points.
After a 1-0 defeat to Slovakia in their opening game, Belgium were under pressure to reach the knockout stages.
But two performances from Kevin De Bruyne as the best player of the match took the team to the next round, where they will face France.
De Bruyne was the creative force in the 2-0 victory over Romania and scored in the 80th minute to complete the victory.
A 0-0 draw with Ukraine confirmed qualification, with De Bruyne and his City teammate, Jeremy Dokubeing starters in all three matches.
Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva e John Cancelo were starters in Portugal’s victory in Group F, after winning their opening games against the Czech Republic and Turkey.
The best player on the field, Bernardoalso scored in the 3-0 win over Turkey before the trio were rested for the final group game.
Matheus Nunes He came on as a substitute in the first few minutes of the tournament in Portugal’s 2-0 defeat to Georgia.
round of 16
Switzerland x Italy | 5pm (UK) Saturday 29th June
Germany x Denmark | 8pm (UK) Saturday 29th June
England x Slovakia | 5pm (UK) Sunday 30th June
Spain x Georgia | 8pm (UK) Sunday 30th June
France x Belgium | 5pm (UK) Monday 1st July
Portugal v Slovenia | 8pm (UK) Monday 1st July
Romania x Netherlands | 5pm (UK) Tuesday 2nd July
Austria x Türkiye | 8pm (UK) Tuesday 2nd July
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