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The flag’s in the window, the fridge is stocked, you’ve saved up your annual leave and a mad month of dreams and despair is finally upon us. Euro 2024 is here.
It’s been 58 years since the last and only time England’s men lifted a major trophy. Too long. The wait is over, surely?
We won’t know for sure until bedtime on Sunday, July 14, but should you book the Monday off now and beat the rush?
You can’t set off on a journey into the unknown without some kind of a map, so let’s have a look at the path upon which England will embark this weekend.
What do we know for sure?
England face Serbia in their opening Group C game in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday (8pm BST) before taking on Denmark in Frankfurt four days later and finishing the group stage with a game against Slovenia in Cologne on June 25.
Group C is complete ✔️
What do you reckon, #ThreeLions fans? pic.twitter.com/BLVZoQvPOs
— England (@England) December 2, 2023
England should win that group, right?
Well that’s dangerous talk, but the bookies certainly think so.
Should England indeed finish top of Group C they would then play their Round of 16 game back in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, June 30, against a third-placed side from Groups D, E or F – potentially Poland, Czech Republic or Ukraine.
The winner of that encounter would then face a trip to Dusseldorf for the quarter-final on July 6, where they might expect to come up against defending champions Italy, should they finish as runners-up behind Spain in Group B.
The side who progresses to the semi-final in Dortmund on July 10 would be likely to find France waiting for them in the last-four.
Whichever side prevails on that side of the draw can expect to take on Portugal, Spain or, gulp, Germany, in the final in Berlin’s Olympiastadion on July 14.
Sounds hard. What if England finish as runners-up?
It’s potentially even harder! Should England finish second in their group they will head to Dortmund on June 29 for the Round of 16…
Source link : https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/euro-2024-englands-potential-route-to-the-final/
Author : Alex Hoad
Publish date : 2024-06-15 08:00:49
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