There were many unexpected matches in the European preliminaries, and France, England, Netherlands and other traditional strong teams suffered setbacks in the away game

According to CCTV5 program list (January 3, 2024), the last round of European Cup qualifiers ended yesterday, and many games were unexpected. France, England, Netherlands and other traditional giants suffered setbacks away from home, and could not finish the group match with a full victory. Let's review these competitions for you

According to CCTV5 program list (January 3, 2024), the last round of European Cup qualifiers ended yesterday, and many games were unexpected. France, England, Netherlands and other traditional giants suffered setbacks away from home, and could not finish the group match with a full victory. Let's review the highlights of these games for you.

First, let's take a look at the match of France. France is the defending champion of this European Cup and the runner up of the World Cup. They have won seven consecutive matches in the first seven rounds of Group H, locking the first place in the group ahead of time. They challenged Greece away in the last round of the match. As long as they got a draw, they could become the third all win team in the European preliminaries, following Germany and Spain. However, the French team did not perform well in the game. Although they took the initiative on the court, they did not create too many threats. The Greek team, with its tenacious defense, resisted the attack of the French team. In the end, the two sides ended the game with a score of 0:0, and France was unable to win all the games, while Greece entered the play off as the third team in the group.

Next, let's take a look at the England game. England is one of the most popular teams to win the European Cup this year. They also won seven consecutive matches in the first seven rounds of Group C, qualifying for the European Cup in advance. In the last round of the game, they played away against North Macedonia. As long as they win, they can end the group game with a full victory record. However, the England team met with an accident in the game. Although they controlled the court, they did not play effective cooperation, and the North Macedonia team created trouble for the England team by virtue of the counter attack. Before the end of the first half, the North Macedonian team got a penalty, and Bardi's penalty was saved by Pickford, but he promptly followed up and made up the shot, changing the score to 1:0. At the beginning of the second half, the English team strengthened its attack. Southgate replaced Kane, and the captain came on the scene immediately. He made the other team's own goal in the 60th minute corner, equalising the score to 1:1. However, England could not break the deadlock any more, and finally could only shake hands with North Macedonia by a score of 1:1, unable to win all the matches.

Finally, let's take a look at the Netherlands' game. The Netherlands is a traditional strong team in the European Cup. They have won six games and lost one game in the first seven rounds of Group G, second only to Turkey, ranking second in the group. They challenged the Romanian team away in the last round of the game. As long as they won, they could go out as the first in the group, because they had the advantage in the direct confrontation with Turkey. However, the Netherlands team also encountered difficulties in the game. Although they had more ball control and shooting, they could not break the other team's defense line. The Romanian team used counter attack to create a threat to the Netherlands team. In the 75th minute, Marion of the Romanian team was knocked down by Delicht in the restricted area, and the referee awarded a penalty. Marion practiced in person, and achieved the goal in one move, rewriting the score to 1:0. The Netherlands increased its attack after falling behind, but could not find a chance to break the goal. In the end, they lost to Romania 0-1 and could not qualify as the first team in the group.

The above is an unexpected review of this round of European preliminaries. Do you think these results are reasonable? Are you satisfied with the performance of the team you support? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to share your views. Please also follow our program to learn more about the latest events of the European Cup.

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