Topic: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers - page 161. (Read 46401 times)

Italy and Croatia will have a crucial match, both teams must aim for full points to ensure they qualify for the knockout rounds. Except for Italy, they only need to get one point to secure their position. Croatia, which has looked so bad in the last two matches, is predicted to have difficulties again when they face the Azzurri, but on the other hand, there is no guarantee that Italy will be able to beat Luca Modric and his friends.

Of course, tonight in group B there will be a very tight match because the 3 Albanian teams, Italy and Croatia, still have a chance to qualify for the next side, but seeing all that, we are of the same opinion that Iatlia will maximize their victory against Croatia because we saw that Croatia is in the second place. the match didn't play well so I think Italy will qualify later.
Swist managed to hold off Germany and ensured he was below Germany in group A, Germany had never lost but Swist played well enough so they managed to get 1 point and ensured they qualified for the next one, Congratulations Switzerland.

Germany actually no longer has the motivation to win because they have qualified for the round of 16 by winning two matches, so I think previously Germany and Switzerland will play their eyes to get 1 point in the match but in fact both teams played quite impressively and ensured both to qualify for the round of 16, so far head to head Switzerland and Germany look quite balanced and it can be said that the two teams often beat each other international match although in terms of quality Germany is superior, the draw between the two teams last night is certainly not surprising in my opinion, because indeed both of them appeared quite impressive throughout the match, Germany who was indeed more dominant actually had to concede first from Switzerland but fortunately they were able to equalize the score in the last minute of the match and make the score 1-1 as the final score.

Another match that actually surprised me very much, the match between Scotland and Hungary was played at the same time as the match Germany vs Switzerland, Scotland who were the favorite to qualify for the next round actually suffered a painful defeat to Hungary, throughout the match, Scotland managed to dominate the game over Hungary but they were unable to create a single chance to break into the Hungarian goal, while Hungary actually played more effectively and created There were many chances in the match, Hungary goal in the 90+10th minute finally destroyed Scotland dream to be able to qualify for the next round with the status of the third best ranking at this time.

Germany is not going to encounter Italy in the round of 16, but its opponents in Group C will be the second-place finishers, most probably Denmark or England. It is safe to assume Italy won't face Germany because it plays against Switzerland in the upcoming round. Italy avoids Germany in the round of 16, Italy is so darn lucky; otherwise, England seems strong enough for Germany.

Germany will have trouble with injuries of Rudiger and Tah, their main central defenders. Some days for these players to recover from their injuries and get ready for a next match. Their defense system will be affected a lot if both Rudiger and Tah won't be available for a next match.

This draw means Germany and Switzerland take first two positions in this group and Switzerland again will have another Euro in knock out stage.

Germany tried to get a draw against Switzerland because they did not want to face Spain too early. Meeting Italy or Croatia looks to be easier for Germany but it will not be easy for Germany if their opponent is Italy. Italy and Germany through their head to head record, is always big and unpredictable match and Germany actually did not have sweet memory with Italy in many big matches. In World Cup 2006 in Germany, they lost to Italy in the semi final match, another match in Euro 2012 with Balotelli's goal.

As I expected, Switzerland played a completely defensive strategy in this match. Winning the match was not their goal. Switzerland's goal was to draw the match, and gain 1 point. And Switzerland team has managed to do it.

Throughout the match we saw the dominance of Germany's players. Switzerland players on the other hand were very tactical. Only 34% of the ball possession was done by Switzerland players in this match. And made a total of 3 shots. After Dan Ndoye's goal in the 28th minute I didn't see a stronger attack from the Swiss players. However, despite Germany's players attacking a lot, it was very difficult for them to break down Switzerland's defence. However, after 90 minutes, Germany was able to draw the match with Fullkrug's goal.

I really hope they do not face Italy because if they do, there is no guarantee that they will win. Everything is actually showing that they will face Italy because Italy losing to Croatia in their last group match is not likely going to happen and even a draw will confirm Italy to be second in the group to face Germany. Italy came prepared this season and as a country that have not lifted any major trophy after the 2006 world cup, this is their chance to prove that they are indeed a football nation. The next round of the competition will definitely be very interesting because the grains are already being separated from the chaff.

Oh yeah that makes sense, that's the only reason why Germany tried to score after being one goal behind, previously I thought Germany didn't need to do anything to qualify  but I forgot that enthusiasm and motivation must be maintained and a dramatic win can give them more confidence. Now entering the last match of the group stage we see some surprises even though previously in the first match almost all the favorite teams won except Belgium, will in the next round we will see more surprises?

So far we see that Spain and Portugal are consistent teams while other favorite teams such as Germany, England, France and Belgium still have weaknesses and Switzerland is the underdog team that has attracted quite a lot of attention with 5 points scored, it would be surprising if Switzerland were able to reach the semifinals.
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The Euros is definitely tough, everybody knows that. Disappointment is expected at the end and we should bring upon ourselves, straight winnings. Football happens, never stop giving us amazement in all tight corners. Scotland headcoach, Steve Clarke is incompetent because the shocking defeats was not expected. Everything turn upside down for Scotland and they will have ti try again next year. What really happen that prevented them from winning their opponents? This is one of the outrageous game I've watched so far and I can confidently explained how everything run smoothly.

They should hope for Croatia because Italy play very good football almost like Spain.

If Germany had lost, it would have affected the morale of the team if they entered the knockout stages of the competition after just losing a game so the fact that they haven't lost any game yet in the competition will keep the motivation of the players high to maintain the record they want up to the finals.

I'm so surprise to see Germany struggling to get a draw against Switzerland in a match that many people believed would be an easy win for the host nation. Well, they might have felt that since they already qualified, there was no point fighting too hard but assuming the lost the match, Switzerland would have topped the group. This draw also shows that surprises are not excluded from this competition because many people would have placed a direct win bet on Germany. As for me, I usually avoid games where the favorite side do not have any reason to be too competitive unless I have monitored them so well to see that their care more about records than the trophy.

In fact, Scotland has never won at all. In fact, they were slaughtered by Germany 5 - 1 in the first match. Meanwhile, in the next match, this team could only draw against Switzerland. And finally had to lose again against Hungary. I also think Scotland will win. However, if we look at the match, from the start, Hungary was more able to stress Scotland and attacked several times. Meanwhile, Scotland found it very difficult to attack, in fact there was no shot that endangered Hungary. And a goal in the last minute by Hungary really destroyed Scotland's position even more. which is currently the bottom of the group stage.


Source: After goal expression - Scotland vs Hungary

The Scottish players experienced deep disappointment again at Euro 2024. They realized that they couldn't even get past the group stage.

Scotland disappointed me today, how on earth did they lose to Hungary in a game that they were favoured by many to win. Scotland will never impress, they have still faild to make it out of a group stage of a major tournament. very disappointing day for them, after their match against Switzerland I was thinking Scotland will do better against Hungary so that they will be considered for the playoff position. Now they have blown everything in the air. Their fans must be disappointed, I had Scotland in my bet slip because I was thinking they were going to give their all in this match because of what is at stake here, but it was a huge disaster. Not even a goal form the Scottish side, it was an embarrassing loss today for them.

I do not understand what are you talking about. Germany could not get to Spain in the 1/8 because the second place in Group A plays with the second place in Group B. Spain took first place in Group B ahead of schedule, so such a meeting was impossible. Now Germany will play with the second place in Group C, which of course looks better than a potential game with Italy.

It was sad to see Scotland take the L after that late Hungary winner. I thought they were going to make it through but they came to this match and sat very deep expecting that it would ve very easy for them to control the game and force Hungary to take the draw. Imo, this is one of the many upsets we will bw seeing in the next couple of days as the group stage of the Euro 2024 comes to an end. It would be interesting for sure to see what these upsets will be as we progress through the week.

The Germans actually dominated the possessions but as I always says the Switzerland are a very stubborn team to crack, over the last few tournaments now they have always made it difficult for oppositions to score against them. It usually takes just a goal to defeat. There defensive line up and the players there like Fabian Schar of Newcastle and Akanji of Manchester city are one of the best defensive players currently, couple with the fact that they have the every reliable Yann Sommer in the goal post, it will take something exceptional to beat them when they are on top of their game.

The headed goal by Fulkrug signifies why it is important to have a center forward who is very good on the air and as at now in world football, Nicklas Fulkrug is up there with the best on balls on the air, so with him Germany have a second plan to go long when having difficulty with teams that plays low block. The draw is a good one for Germany because having to face Spain at this stage will be too crucial

Well that's luck for Germany, because we know that even though Germany lost this last match it doesn't have any impact and they are certain to qualify for the next round after collecting 6 points in the previous 2 matches but it turned out that Germany had another scenario through a lucky goal in the last minute. Yeah Group A has ended the match and 3 teams have qualified for the next round, unfortunately Scotland had to be eliminated after only getting 1 point from 3 matches even though they only need a draw in the last match, right? I can't describe that mistake after conceding in extra time 90+10 .

Tomorrow Albania and Croatia will have to compete for points somehow they can beat these favorite teams, Albania had to face Spain who played perfectly without conceding in the last 2 matches while Croatia will face Italy and requires at least one point, well how will this scenario end or Croatia has a bigger chance than Albania?

Thanks to Füllkrug for that late equalizer as he was able to nod in that cross into goal for the national side tonight. I think he is gradually cementing his place in the national team and will do more for as long as he continues playing. Thanks for the saving as they'll be spared from facing the red hot Spanish side.

I do feel like even if they meet Spanish side, they'll definitely defeat them because they're better than them in my opinion. Having that one points tonight was very serious.

Swiss did score a goal to extend the lead to two goals to nothing but was later rules offline as offside. Vargas wasn't happy seeing his efforts rejected and denied bynthr a national team.

Honestly, if Germany hadn’t scored in the last minutes and Switzerland had won the match, Germany and England would most likely have faced each other in the next round. For us football fans, it would have been a chance for an early final match. I really wish this would happen. Actually, Switzerland put up a good struggle.

Most tomes, big matches are like that, it will always look easy but it is not always easy as we may think.

Switzerland is not a small team, they have big players with vast experience in almost all the leagues across Europe, I never expected the game to be an easy encounter for Germany, but at the same time, I expected the host team Germany to win the match, but unfortunately, it ended in a draw, and the two teams qualified for the round of sixteen. This match should be a lesson for the German team; they should put more effort if they wants to win this tournament.