According to CCTV5 program list (January 31, 2024), the European Cup group match has ended, and 16 teams have successfully advanced to the knockout stages. Among them, France leads all the groups with 5 points, Germany ranks the bottom of all the groups with 4 points, and England easily qualified with 7 points. Next
According to CCTV5 program list (January 31, 2024), the group match of the European Cup has ended, and 16 teams have successfully advanced to the knockout stages. Among them, France leads all the groups with 5 points, Germany ranks the bottom of all the groups with 4 points, and England easily qualified with 7 points. Next, let's take a look at the specific situation of each group.
The top team in Group A is the Italian team. They have won all three games and scored 9 points. Their attack and defense are excellent. They have scored 7 goals without losing any. They are one of the favorites to win the European Cup this year. The second place in Group A is the Welsh team. They scored 4 points with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their performance exceeded expectations. Although they lost to the Italian team 0-1 in the last round of the game, they relied on the advantage of goal difference to defeat the Swiss team and successfully promoted. The third place in Group A is the Swiss team, who also scored 4 points with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, but their goal difference is only - 1, two less than the Welsh team. Although they beat Turkey 3-1 in the last round of competition, they still cannot change the fate of the third place in the group. They can only hope to become one of the best third places in order to enter the knockout phase. At the bottom of Group A is the Turkish team. They have lost all three games and got 0 points. Their performance is very disappointing. They only scored one goal, but lost eight goals. They have been out of the game early and are not eligible for the knockout phase.
The top team in Group B is Belgium. They have also won all three games and scored 9 points. Their attack and defense are very strong. They scored 7 goals and only lost 1 goal. They are the most popular team to win the European Cup this year. The second place in Group B was Denmark, who scored 3 points with a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 2 losses. Their performance was also very impressive. They met the shocking scene of Eriksson's sudden cardiac arrest in the first round of the game. Although they lost to Finland 1-0 in that game, they defeated Russia 4-1 in the last round of the game. With the advantage of goal difference, Competed against Finland and qualified successfully. The third place in Group B was Finland, who also scored 3 points with a record of 1 win 0 draw 2 losses, but their goal difference was only - 2, two less than Denmark. Although they beat Denmark 1-0 in the first round, they did not win in the next two games, and they can only hope to become the best third place, To enter the knockout stage. The bottom of Group B is the Russian team, who also scored 3 points with a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 2 losses, but their goal difference is only - 5, three less than the Finnish team. Although they defeated the Finnish team 1-0 in the second round, they were slaughtered by Belgium and Denmark in the first round and the last round, and they have already been out early, Not qualified for the knockout competition.
The top team in Group C is the Netherlands. They have also won all three games and scored 9 points. Their attack is very sharp. They have scored 8 goals, which is the team scoring the most goals in all groups. Their defense is also good. They only lost 2 goals. They are the dark horse to win the European Cup this year. The second place in Group C is the Austrian team. They scored 6 points with a record of 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Their performance is also very stable. They defeated North Macedonia and Ukraine 3-1 and 1-0 respectively in the first round and the second round. Although they lost 0-2 to the Netherlands in the last round, they still succeeded in qualifying. The third place in Group C was Ukraine, which scored 3 points with a record of 1 win, 0 draw and 2 losses. Their performance also fluctuated. They reversed North Macedonia 3-2 in the first round, but they lost 0-1 and 0-2 to Austria and the Netherlands in the second and final rounds, respectively. They can only hope to become one of the best third places, To enter the knockout stage. At the bottom of Group C is North Macedonia, which scored 0 points with a record of 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. Their performance is very unsatisfactory. They only scored 2 goals, but lost 8 goals. They have been out of the game ahead of time and are not eligible for the knockout phase.
The top team in Group D is the England team. They have scored 7 points with a record of 2 wins and 1 draw and 0 losses. Their defense is very strong. They did not lose any goals. They are one of the favourites to win the European Cup this year. The Croatian team ranked second in Group D and scored 4 points with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. Their performance was also very good. They defeated the Scottish team 3-1 in the last round of competition and successfully qualified. The third place in Group D is the Czech team, who also scored 4 points with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, but their goal difference is only 1, one less than Croatia. Although they beat England 2-0 in the first round, they did not win in the second round and the last round, and they can only hope to become one of the best third places.