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England to play Slovakia in Euro 2024 final 16

England will play Slovakia within the final 16 of Euro 2024.

England topped Group C whereas Slovakia reached the knockout levels after qualifying as one of many 4 greatest third-placed groups, after ending behind Romania and Belgium in Group E.

The sport will happen at Enviornment AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday with kick off at 5pm BST (12pm ET).

Each side confronted a wait to substantiate their subsequent opponent with the conclusion of motion in Group F on Wednesday, with Georgia surprising Portugal, confirming the tie.

Slovakia beat group favourites Belgium after Ivan Schranz’s early objective earlier than shedding 2-1 to Ukraine in Dusseldorf of their second sport. The 1-1 draw with Romania to shut out the group was sufficient for each side to seal locations within the subsequent spherical.

The 2 sides have met six occasions of their historical past with England victorious in all however a type of and drawing the opposite. They gained their final assembly, 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier again in 2017.

England opened their event with a 1-0 win over Serbia with Jude Bellingham scoring the one objective of the sport in Gelsenkirchen.

The aspect would go on to take the lead towards Denmark of their second sport by way of captain Harry Kane solely to see Morten Hjulmand equalise with a long-range effort in a 1-1 attract Frankfurt.

Albania’s failure to beat Spain on Monday ensured that Gareth Southgate’s aspect would qualify for the following part with a sport to spare earlier than a 0-0 draw towards Slovenia in Cologne, coupled with a draw by the identical scoreline between Denmark and Serbia, ensured they completed high.

England got here into the event with excessive expectations after being shedding finalists at Euro 2021 earlier than reaching the quarter finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, however have confronted appreciable criticism for his or her performances in Germany up to now.

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