5 of the 8 pairs in the playoffs of EURO-2024 have previously met in the final stage of the continental championships.
As Idman.biz, one of the 7 matches of these 5 pairs took place in the final, and the other 6 took place in the groups.
Germany and Denmark will meet for the 4th time in the European Championship. Previously, Bundesteam defeated the same opponent 2:0 in EURO-1988, and 2:1 in EURO-2012. The only victory of the Danes was in the final of EURO-1992. In that match, the team won the championship with a score of 2:0. The 4th match of the teams will take place on June 29 in Dortmund.
The France-Belgium duel took place for the first time in the European championships in 1984. In the game in which Michel Platini scored 3 times, the "tricolors" defeated the opponent with a score of 5:0. The Belgians will try to compensate for that bitter defeat on July 1 in Düsseldorf.
The Dutch national team disappointed the Romanians in EURO-2008 with 2 unanswered goals. The second duel of the teams will be held in Munich on July 2 after 16 years.
England's only meeting with Slovakia in the continental competition 8 years ago left the fans longing for a goal. Now on June 30 in Gelsenkirchen, the teams will try to score the first goal of their duel.
The most recent competition between the teams in the current 1/8 pairs was in EURO-2020. 4 years ago, the match between Italy and Switzerland ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the southerners. Now they are waiting for the Berlin duel on June 29.
Portugal's paths with Slovenia and Turkiye's paths with Austria did not cross in the previous championships. Accordingly, we will watch the first competition of these teams in the final stage of the European championships in Frankfurt (July 1) and Leipzig (July 2).
The match between Spain and Georgia in Cologne on June 30 will be the first meeting of these teams. Since Georgia is debuting in the continental competition, they have not had the chance to face each other in the final stages before.
Vugar Mammadov
Idman.biz
