Two more teams enter the “battle” of Euro 2024!
THE Slovenia and the Denmark they face each other in Stuttgart MHP Arena (19:00, ERT1, sport-fm.gr, News Bulletin 247), for the first matchday of the third group of the competition. We remind you that the group is completed by England and Serbiawhich are also pitted against each other.
The two teams had a very common path until the Euroas they went to the organization through same group of qualifiersfinishing tied at 22 degrees! The matches between them resulted in… the winner Denmarkwhich prevailed 2-1 at home and drew (1-1) in Ljubljana.
Starting from Sloveniahis team Mathias Keck qualified for the first time since 24 years in a European championship. In fact, these two are the only participations of Slovenians in Eurowhile they are still looking for their first win, after 2 draws and 1 loss in 2000 and finishing last.
THE Slovenia could be considered “lucky” as they were drawn in the eighth group of the qualifiers, with opponents the Denmark, Finland, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland and San Marino. He finished in second place, which gave him a direct ticket to the Euros thanks to a stunning goal Benjamin Verbich against Kazakhstan, winning 2-1 and reaching 22 points, which were also Denmark. Seven wins, one draw and two losses her harvest in the qualifiers with goals of 20-9.
With highly talented footballers, such as the great goalkeeper of Atlético, Jan Oblakthem Zaits, Lovric, Cesko, Ilicic, Mlakarbut also the “Greeks”, Benjamin Verbich, Andraz Sporar and Adam Cerin who have been competing in Panathinaikos for the last two years, Sloveniawants to combine strength with talent on the pitches of Germany, but also the hope that he will be able to qualify for the knockout stage of a major tournament for the first time, although he is by no means the group’s favourite, it just seems like the underdog based on hardware.
Continuing with the Denmarkthe Scandinavians also took part in the 8th qualifying group, finishing first in a tie with their nearest rival, with harvest 22 points in a total of 10 games (7-1-2). In fact, they finished their presence with a total of 19-10 goals, having eight different scorers and their first “cannon” Rasmus Hoylund with 7 goals!
By Kasper Hulmant in their technical leadership for 3.5 years, ‘De Rod-Hvide’ have created an excellent mix young and veteran footballers, who plays nice and solid football. Nobody, of course, can forget Denmark’s run at the previous Euro, in 2021, when they played baller reaching the semi-finals.
There are many players who stand out, such as Hoywood of Manchester United, o Hoiberg of Tottenham, o Christensen of Barcelona, ​​Kerr of Milan, the terrible Kasper Schmeichel and others. His presence is particularly interesting and has its own significance Christian Eriksen in the mission, which had shocked the football world in 2021, when in Denmark’s Euro premiere against the Finland, collapsed on the pitch in the 41st minute. What unfolded in that match will forever be etched in the minds of fans, with the Danish midfielder ultimately emerging victorious from this scary process.
Possible lineups:
Slovenia (Matias Kek, 4-4-2): Oblak – Karnicic, Brekalo, Bigol, Mpalkovec – Stojanovic, Cerin, Zaits, Mlakar – Cesko, Sporar
Denmark (Hulmand, 4-3-3): Schmeichel – Mele, Kerr, Andersen, Christensen – Hoiberg, Jensen, Eriksen – Olsen, Damsgaard, Hoylund.
Referee: Sandro Scharer (Switzerland)
Field: MHP Arena (Stuttgart)
Source: Sport Fm
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