In Cologne, the Three Lions came up against a well-organized Slovenia team and could not do better than a 0-0 draw. A result which allows England to finish first in their group with five points.
Historic qualification for Slovenia
The draw also allows Slovenia to qualify for the next round. With three points, the Slovenians are assured of finishing among the best third-placed teams, to the great joy of Adam Gnezda Čerin:
“We are happy. This is the first time we have qualified for the next round. We have made history, I am proud of my team. We have already achieved something great, now we are looking forward to playing the knockout phase“, said the Panathinaikos midfielder.
“But here we need to celebrate this point taken. We will then see who we face in the next round.“
Slovenia which finished behind Denmark due to a worse disciplinary situation (seven cards received against six for Denmark). The Danes, who could not do better than 0-0 against Serbia, will face Germany in the round of 16, next Saturday from 7 p.m. universal time.
Disappointing Blues
A little earlier in the day, we played the last matches of group D. In Dortmund, France could not do better than 1-1 against Poland. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring from a penalty, Robert Lewandowski responded, also from a penalty. The Blues qualify ingloriously for the eighth, but for midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, there is nothing to worry about:
“I think the most important thing is to have ensured qualification. Now another competition begins. We lacked efficiency, we have to be honest, but we have a great team, we will get back up. We have great players – great attackers too – and I have confidence in them” assured the Real Madrid player.
France finished second in its group because, for its part, in Berlin, Austria beat the Netherlands 3-2 and took first place.
Ukraine does not want to make calculations
Tonight, the last group matches continue and end, with Group E opening the show. A very undecided group, since the four teams each have three points.
Opposed to Belgium in Stuttgart, Ukraine can in theory be satisfied with one point to qualify – everything will depend on the result of the other meeting, which will take place in Frankfurt between Slovakia and Romania.
But coach Serguei Rebrov prefers to play to win rather than enter into complex reflections:
“The calculations, I leave that to the journalists. We know the conditions for qualification, but I think the most important thing is to think about victory. I don’t know how Belgium thinks or how they will play, but in any case, we are ready for any scenario. We have to fight to win, it is very important for us.“, said the former glory of Dynamo kyiv.
Ukraine-Belgium, just like Slovakia-Romania, it will be from 4 p.m. in universal time.
