The third week of matches for EURO 2024 began last night. In Group A, Switzerland and Germany are competing for the top spot, while Scotland and Hungary are facing off.
Germany took the lead with 90+2.
Hosts Germany drew 1-1 with Switzerland after a long period of weakness, with N’Dé scoring for Switzerland in the 18th minute and Füllkrug scoring for Germany in the 90+2 minute.
At the end of the group stage, Germany finished in first place with seven points, while Switzerland finished in second place with five points.
He always does this
Niklas Füllkrug came off the bench for Germany and scored his fourth goal in a major tournament (European Championship and World Cup), making him his country’s most prolific goalscorer, according to Opta data.
Scotland lose despite pushing for goal
In the other match of the night, Hungary beat Scotland with a last-minute goal to finish third in their group.
In a battle that both teams had no choice but to win, Scotland increased the pressure in the final minutes, but Hungary left the field with a 1–0 victory thanks to a goal scored by Szobos in the 90+10th minute after a quick attack.
Good news for the national team: the competition is over
With a win or a draw, the national team will finish second in the group and advance to the round of 16. However, if they lose to the Czech Republic and Portugal does not lose to Georgia, the calculation for the best third place will begin.
To qualify for the top four third-placed spots, a national team must be better in points scored and average than at least two of the group’s third teams.
Scotland, who had one point before their last game, were unable to beat Hungary and therefore could not progress with their national team.
Scoring a goal in 90+10…
His goal against Hungary under pressure for Scotland took the team one step closer to qualifying for the last 16 and also became the most recent goal in European Championship history.
If we hadn’t lost to the Czech Republic by three points
With this result, Hungary has increased their points to 3 despite having played an extra game, behind the Crescent and Stars who are already in third place with an average of -3. Even if the Nationals lose to the Czech Republic by 2 points due to their average of -1, they will still surpass Hungary in the race for third place at best.
Why are two differences enough?
Turkey and Hungary are evenly matched in points after two wins over the Czech Republic, but the national team has scored three goals in the tournament so far while Hungary has been limited to just two. In terms of goals, which count equally towards points and goal difference, the nationals have left their opponents behind despite missing games.
Eyes are on tonight
If Croatia fails to beat Italy and Albania fails to beat Spain in their Group B matches today, the national team will surpass their two rivals for third place, two days before their match against the Czech Republic, giving them a significant advantage in the last 16 round.
We can know our competitors
The fact that our national team is in Group F at EURO 2024 posed an interesting opportunity. According to the tournament’s match format, the final match of Group F will be played on the matchday, which means that while Türkiye will play its last group match, the qualification for the other groups will be completed.
Depending on the results of the first two matches, the team will head into the remaining 16 matches to decide which country they will face, depending on the result of their third group match against the Czech Republic.
Potential competitors
If our national team finishes second in the group, they will face the winner of Group D. Based on last week’s results, the opponent will be either France, the Netherlands, or Austria.
The final three places in the group will be Spain, Italy, England, Austria, Slovenia or Denmark.
