As I understand, we'll play the "best runner-up" unless that best runner-up is from our own group ie Slovakia. So that group of teams include any of Portugal from Group B, or Germany, Czech Republic & Italy from Group C.
If the best runner up is Slovakia, we'll play the winner of Group C. That could be either Germany or Italy. But not the Czech Republic as they already lost to the Germans.
Just realised that the Czechs could still win the group if they beat Denmark and Italy beat the Germans. That would lead to a three way tie between the teams on points and head to head record, so goal difference would be used to decide who wins the group.
Based on their showing the other night, Italy are pretty unlikely to beat Germany.
So it's basically down to a shoot out between the Czechs (who should beat Denmark) and Portugal (who should beat Macedonia). Both have 1 win and 1 loss and have scored 3, conceded 3. Either of them need to win by 4 goals to overhaul Slovakia as best runner up.
Portugal are eliminated so it's Germany, Italy or Czech Rep...
Bring on the Germans else there will be the typical English fan out there saying that we havent deserved our summer titles as we've only beaten the likes of Venezuela and Ivory Coast!!
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We will probably play Portugal on Tuesday because they have an easy match against Macedonia.
On that showing I think we would give Spain a good match, if we can get to the final.
As I understand, we'll play the "best runner-up" unless that best runner-up is from our own group ie Slovakia. So that group of teams include any of Portugal from Group B, or Germany, Czech Republic & Italy from Group C.
If the best runner up is Slovakia, we'll play the winner of Group C. That could be either Germany or Italy.
But not the Czech Republic as they already lost to the Germans.So it's basically down to a shoot out between the Czechs (who should beat Denmark) and Portugal (who should beat Macedonia). Both have 1 win and 1 loss and have scored 3, conceded 3. Either of them need to win by 4 goals to overhaul Slovakia as best runner up.
I thought we wouldn't a week ago but step aside Mbappe, Ronaldo, Messi... We've got Nathan Redmond!
Hopefully, the two injuries arent anything serious.
We might be hitting form at the right time. It's been a brilliant summer for English youth football. Long may it continue.
Italy 1-0 Germany
Czech 2-3 Denmark
As it stands, the semi finals:
England v Germany
Spain v Italy
FT Czech Rep 2-4 Denmark
England vs Germany, 27 June 5pm
Spain vs Italy, 27 June 8pm
3.1 England