England plays Slovakia in the round of 16 at Euro 2024 on Sunday after facing fierce criticism for its performances during the group stage. (More Football News)
ENG Vs SVK, UEFA Euro 2024 Round Of 16 Preview: England Vs Slovakia Match Facts, Key Stats, Team News
This is Southgate's fourth major tournament as England manager and he has always managed to lead the team to at least the quarterfinals
Still, the runner-up three years ago is unbeaten and on the opposite side of the draw to France, Spain, Germany and Portugal.
Kick-off is at 9 pm local time (1600 GMT) in Gelsenkirchen. Here's what to know about the match:
Match facts
바카라” England advanced to the knockout phase as group winner and unbeaten in three games. But, fans showed their anger at the team's performance against Slovenia on Tuesday with loud jeers at the end of the match and some threw beer cups toward manager Gareth Southgate.
바카라” This is Southgate's fourth major tournament as England manager and he has always managed to lead the team to at least the quarterfinals.
바카라” Slovakia is playing in the round of 16 at the Euros for the second time as an independent nation, having advanced to this stage in 2016. It has never gone beyond the pre-quarterfinals.
바카라” Under coach Francesco Calzona, Slovakia produced one of the shocks of the tournament by beating Belgium 1-0 in its opening game.
Team news
바카라” Phil Foden is back in the England squad after returning home for the birth of his child. Luke Shaw could make his first appearance at these Euros following a hamstring injury and Southgate is reportedly considering starting teenager Kobbie Mainoo in midfield.
By the numbers
바카라” Harry Kane scored a record-extending 64th goal for England in the game against Denmark.
바카라” England is unbeaten in six games against Slovakia, winning five and drawing one.
바카라” If they play, Juraj Kucka and Peter PekarĂk will make record-extending 11th appearances for Slovakia at the Euros.
What they're saying
바카라” 바카라śEverything that's happened is now pretty irrelevant. We have things that we can build on, but also this is a different test, a different phase of the tournament, and each individual game takes place on its own merit and can also take wild directions at times.바카라ť 바카라” England manager Gareth Southgate.
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바카라” 바카라śWe remember where we started. When our coach first took the job, we were playing friendly matches in front of 2,000 people in the stadium. And now, after two years of hard work, we're among the best 16 teams in Europe. So, it's really wonderful, and we're happy about it.바카라ť 바카라” Slovakia captain Milan Skriniar.
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