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- England will face Slovenia in their Euro 2024 round of 16 tie
- The winners of Group C have arguably gotten the better of the draw.
- Listen to It’s all starting! EURO DIARY: England were “abysmal”, “stinked the whole place up” and played like a “five-man team of kids”
The group stage of Euro 2024 has come and gone, and the round of 16 action will begin this Saturday.
England have managed to qualify as Group C champions despite a series of disappointing performances in their three group stage matches.
Gareth Southgate’s men have failed to convince the nation that football will return home this summer after recording an unconvincing 1-0 win against Serbia in their opening game of the tournament before being drawn in two draws against Denmark and Slovenia. respectively.
Despite finishing with only five points, it was enough to see them top the group because the other group matches also ended in draws.
Southgate’s men will need to see a massive improvement in their performances if they are to live up to pre-tournament expectations and be labeled as one of the tournament favourites.
So who will England face in the round of 16? Here is your path to the final.
England reach the round of 16 as winners of Group C despite three disappointing performances
England will face Slovenia in their last-16 clash scheduled for Sunday 30 June.
Round of 16 – Slovakia
England will face Slovakia in their last-16 tie on Sunday 30 June.
The Three Lions narrowly avoided a showdown with the Netherlands after Georgia stunned Portugal, recording a 2-0 victory against one of the teams betting to win the competition.
Quarter-finals: Italy or Switzerland
If England manage to win their last-16 tie against Slovakia, it seems a reasonable task.
They will face the winner of the round of 16 clash between defending champions Switzerland and tournament losers Switzerland.
Switzerland enjoyed a good run in its Group A matches, going undefeated in the group and narrowly missing out on first place to hosts Germany.
While the reigning champions managed to advance as third place in Group B after scoring four impressive points in the so-called “group of death” against Spain, Croatia and Albania.
If England beats their round of 16 rivals, they will face either Italy or Switzerland.
Switzerland had a good campaign in the group, going undefeated in their three games.
Semifinal – Austria / Romania / Netherlands / Türkiye
If England manage to beat their quarter-final opponents, they will face one of the following nations in their semi-final on Wednesday 10 July.
Austria, Romania, Slovenia, Netherlands and Turkey are potential opponents for Southgate’s team if they go the distance to reach Dortmund in the semi-final.
Final – Spain / Germany / France / Portugal
Although it seems unlikely that England will reach Euro 2024 if we judge them by their lackluster performances in the group stage.
England could do the unthinkable and reach the final and even lift their first major trophy.
However, unlike their run to the final, their opponents for the final will likely be one of the big four on the other side of the draw.
In the final they could face Spain, Germany, France or Portugal.
