On January 25, 2024, CCTV5 program list, the group match of Group A of the European Cup has ended. The Italian team has won all three games to easily qualify, while the Welsh team has defeated the Swiss team with the advantage of goal difference to advance to the knockout stage as the second team in the group. The Swiss team, though scoring 4 points together, still has the hope of becoming
On January 25, 2024, CCTV5 program list, the group match of Group A of the European Cup has ended. The Italian team has won all three games to easily qualify, while the Welsh team has defeated the Swiss team with the advantage of goal difference to advance to the knockout stage as the second team in the group. Although Switzerland scored 4 points together, it still hopes to become the third best group and enter the last 16. This article will analyze the outgoing situation of Group A and the suspense of the second group battle.
The Italian team is one of the favorites to win the European Cup this year. They showed their strong strength and stable state in the group match. They scored 7 goals in three matches without losing a goal, creating the longest time without losing a goal in the history of the European Cup, reaching 1059 minutes [^ 1 ^] [1]. Their attack and defense are excellent, the team's overall cooperation and tactical execution are also in place, and their coach Mancini has also created the most consecutive winning record in European Cup history, reaching 14 [^ 2 ^] [2]. There is no doubt that the Italian team will qualify. They will face the second place in Group C in the knockout phase, possibly Austria, Ukraine or Northern Macedonia.
Wales was the dark horse of the last European Cup. They reached the semi-finals in 2016 and made history. In this session, although their strength was not as good as Italy and Switzerland, they relied on their tenacious fighting spirit and unity spirit to achieve 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. With 4 points and 0 goal difference, they ranked second in the group and successfully qualified. Their core players, Bell and Ramsey, have contributed to goals and assists. Their defense is also very tenacious. Their head coach, Page, also used flexible tactics to lead the team to achieve the goal of the group match. Wales deserve to qualify. They will play second place in Group B in the knockout round, possibly Russia, Finland or Denmark.
Switzerland is a team of great strength, ranking 13th in the world and 9th in the European region. They performed well in the group match, but they were unlucky. They drew 1-1 with Wales in the first game, lost 0-3 to Italy in the second world war, and defeated Turkey 3-1 in the third game. Their points are the same as Wales', which are all 4 points, but their goal difference is - 1, one point lower than Wales', so they can only rank third in the group. However, they still hope to be the third in the best group and enter the last 16. As long as the third place in other groups does not have more than 4 points, or the goal difference does not exceed - 1, they will have a chance to advance. The qualification of the Swiss team remains to be seen. If they can qualify, they will face the first group in Group F in the knockout phase, which may be France, Germany or Portugal.
The following are the points and goal difference charts of Group A:
team |
Sessions |
win |
flat |
negative |
goal |
Fumble |
Goal difference |
integral |
Italy |
three |
three |
zero |
zero |
seven |
zero |
seven |
nine |
Welsh |
three |
one |
one |
one |
three |
two |
one |
four |
Switzerland |
three |
one |
one |
one |
four |
five |
-1 |
four |
turkey |
three |
zero |
zero |
three |
one |
five |
-1 |
four |