Beijing time tomorrow morning European Championship enters the knockout time round of 16 to catch and fight the game is full of suspense
The real contest of the European Championship is here! After a two-day break, tomorrow morning Beijing time, the 2020 European Championship 1/8 finals will officially start, and 8 competitions will be held in 4 game days. Compared with the 24 teams participating in the group stage, the “decisive battle” between the 16 advancers is bound to be more intense, and there is no lack of focus duels.
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Battle between Britain and Germany
England VS Germany
0:00, June 30, Beijing time
Wembley Stadium, London
The most interesting game in the 1/8 finals was the “British-German War”. The two teams had never lacked “famous games” in the competition: In the 1966 England World Cup final, England defeated West Germany and won the team. The only World Cup champion in history; in the 1996 European Championship semi-finals, the German team smashed the “Three Lions” dream of winning the cup at home through a penalty shootout (coincidentally, the penalty kick was the current England coach who missed the penalty kick in that game. Southgate); In the 1/8 final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Lampard’s obvious goal was invalidated, and the England team was out of the game. It is worth mentioning that since the 1966 World Cup final, England has not beaten Germany in 55 years in the knockout rounds.
“In the past few years, we got rid of the psychological pressure against the German team. Before this game, we will not think too much about the past records of the two sides, only focus on the present.” England general Henderson said before the game. The German coach Loew, who has experienced too many “big scenes”, performed very calmly before the game. He believes that the England team at home will dominate the offense. This will make the game more open. “We will be careful and careful in defense. This will It will be an unusual knockout.”
Belgium VS Portugal
June 28, 3 o’clock Beijing time
La Catuja Stadium, Seville
The encounter between the defending champion and the “world‘s number one” is “Mars hit the earth.” In the group stage, the Belgian team won three consecutive victories, proving that their world number one title is worthwhile. More importantly, the midfielder De Bruyne, who has returned from injury, is in excellent condition and the stable striker Luca. Kuhe performed better than Hazard, and the attack line was full of firepower. Although the Portuguese team has scored 5 goals and ranked the top scorer in the current European Championships Cristiano Ronaldo, but Bruno Fernandez and other frontcourt players who were expected to perform before the game played well. However, the Portuguese team coach Santos is still confident. He said: “We are the double champions of the European Championships and the UEFA Europa League. We have the strength to defeat any opponent. The Belgium team is really strong, but the Danish team also created it for them in the group stage. trouble.”
It is worth mentioning that this contest may also give birth to a new world record-Ronaldo has scored 109 goals for the Portuguese team in his career, and is tied with Iranian legend Ali Dei for the most goals scored for the country in history. With one goal, he will enjoy this glorious record exclusively.
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Italy VS Austria
At 3 o’clock on June 27th, Beijing time
Wembley Stadium, London
After the group stage, the Italian team, which won all three games and lost a goal, became the favorite to win the championship in many people’s minds. In the 1/8 finals, they will face the Austrian team led by Alaba, who won two wins in Group B and made it to the knockout stage of the European Championship for the first time in team history.
Although it seems that the “Azzurri”, who has maintained 30 undefeated matches in all competitions, has advanced without any worries, the Austrian striker Anautovich, who plays for the Shanghai Seaport team, has written a “war book” to his opponent. “The Italian team is a world-class team, but a set of wins and losses, any result is possible. We are not going to Wembley Stadium for sightseeing, we will not be afraid of them.”
Italian team general Veratti said frankly that the further the team goes, the greater the pressure they feel. “After 90 minutes of the knockout, you will either continue to dream or go home. We know that all games are difficult, but we will definitely Do your best in the competition and use the same method, willpower and courage to compete in the group stage.”
France VS Switzerland
June 29, 3 o’clock Beijing time
Romanian National Stadium, Bucharest
After the group stage was tied 1-1 by the Hungary team, many people doubted the prospects of the French team, the “favorite winning championship” team. However, on paper, they are still the strongest team in this tournament. The French coach Wenger believes that the French team did not do their best in the group stage. “I was pleasantly surprised by the potential of the French team. When they played against the Portuguese team, they played in a closed manner. Maybe the players didn’t realize this. They did. Enough ability to win the game, so there is no need to push yourself to the limit for the time being.”
Can the Swiss team, which qualify for third in Group A, “squeeze the World Cup champion to the extreme”? Swiss defender Widmer admitted that it is very difficult to defend the attack line of the French team led by Mbappé, Benzema and Griezmann. “They are all the highest level stars in football. We will have to use two people. To defend against Mbappé. The French team is a world champion and one of the best teams at the moment. It is really great to compete against them.”
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Netherlands VS Czech Republic
0:00, June 28, Beijing time
Budapest Puskas Stadium
The most surprising team in the group stage is the Dutch team. Winning three games and scoring 8 goals, the “Orange”, which was not optimistic before the game, cleanly grabbed the first place in the group. Wijnaldum, Dumfries and Depay were also selected as the best team in the official group stage. . However, there are still many people questioning that the good results of the Dutch team are because they are too weak in the group stage. After the promotion, coach De Boer was also very low-key, bluntly saying that the Czech team is by no means underdogs, “We must maintain the best condition to achieve good results in the game against the Czech team. They showed good strength in the group stage. , We will study them carefully.”
As De Boer said, the Czech team played well in this competition. They defeated Scotland 2-0 and drew with Croatia 1-1. Forward Sigg scored 3 goals. Competing against such an opponent in the knockout matches can definitely test the fineness of the Dutch team.
Croatia VS Spain
0:00, June 29, Beijing time
Copenhagen Parken Stadium
The most disappointing strong team in the group stage is undoubtedly the Spanish team. The worrying draw in the first two games made people doubt whether they could qualify. Thanks to a 5-goal victory over Slovakia in the final game, they qualified for second place in the group. Such performance made the Spanish fans lose confidence. “Marca” polls show that 32% of Spanish fans believe that the “Matador Corps” will lose to the Croatian team, and 42% of fans believe they will stop in the quarterfinals. Perhaps it is indeed lack of confidence. Spanish media also revealed that coach Enrique has been leading the players to practice penalty kicks in training sessions recently.
However, the state of Russia’s World Cup runner-up Croatia is not what it used to be. They also stumbled in the group stage, and finally they were able to advance with Modric’s outstanding performance. It is worth mentioning that Modric, who plays for Real Madrid, is very familiar with most of the Spanish players. With this “relationship”, I wonder if the Croatian team’s chances of winning can be improved?
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Catch and fight for another step
Wales VS Denmark
0:00, June 27, Beijing time
Amsterdam Cruyff Arena
For most fans, the “opener” of the 1/8 finals has limited appeal. After all, the biggest stars of the two teams belong to Bell, who seems to love golf more in the past two years.
In the group stage, the Welsh team, which broke into the semi-finals in the previous game, got second in Group A, while the Danish team was still fighting hard after being accidentally fainted in the first game of Eriksson, and finally grabbed a group third place. Qualification for promotion, the status trend is on the rise. In an interview, the Danish midfielder Delaney mentioned the team’s history of winning the European Championship in 1992. “Now the fans hope that we can replicate that history, although we face more difficulties than in the past. But why not?”
Sweden VS Ukraine
June 30, 3 o’clock Beijing time
Hampton Park, Glasgow
The “big axis play” of the 1/8 finals is also lacking in “star flavor”. The two teams’ biggest name is probably the Ukrainian dormitory Vuchenko on the coach’s bench.
Judging from the group stage, the performance of the Swedish team was significantly better. They defeated the Spanish team in Group E to win the first place, and their sharp defensive counterattacks were impressive. In response to this, the teenager Kulusevsky responded to the Ukrainian team: “We have low ball possession and few passes, but we are the first in the group, so the important thing is to win.” Shevchenko led. The Ukrainian team only won one game, and the final round of defeat with the Austrian team was even more disappointing. Fortunately, they ended up in third place in the group, and they advanced to the knockout stage of the European Championship for the first time in team history.
Source: Beijing Evening News reporter Zhao Xiaosong
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