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The group tournament of the 2024 European football championship (“Euro 2024”), which is taking place in Germany, has ended, where 16 teams have been determined, which will continue the fight in the round of 16. Romania and Slovakia also qualified for the “Play-off” tournament, which had the benefit of a draw in their duel. Is there any reason to believe that the outcome of the game was pre-arranged?
In the main competition, intriguing events unfolded in subgroup E, where all four teams won four points in three matches. Each team had one win, one draw and one loss. Based on the ratio of scored and lost goals, Romania won the first place in the subgroup, Belgium came in second, Slovakia finished third, and the championship ended for Ukraine.
In the last round of the group tournament, Romania drew 1:1 with Slovakia, while Ukraine ended the duel with Belgium without scoring a goal (0:0). Even before these games, it was known that a draw would suit Romania and Slovakia, while Ukraine would need a win over Belgium to advance to the round of 16. Was the match between Romania and Slovakia fixed?
