Schedule for the third day of Euro 2024. England will face Serbia and the Netherlands will also play
Kirill Zakatchenko June 16, 2024, 06:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
How will the European runners-up start in the tournament?
The third day of Euro 2024. This time the European runners-up come into play: the English are waiting for the match against the Serbians. We will also see the first matches between Denmark and Holland. Match broadcasts are available in the Okko online cinema and on Match TV.
Poland – Netherlands
The Poles suffered losses on the attack line. First of all, Arkadiusz Milik underwent surgery a few days before the start of the European Championship. Secondly, the Polish team doctor said that Robert Lewandowski will definitely miss the first match. The cause is damage to the biceps femoris muscle. The Poles reached Euro 2024 with great difficulties. They did it only in the play-offs and beat Wales only in the penalty shootout.
In this context, the betting houses consider that Holland is the clear favorite for the next match. You can bet that the nominal guests will win at odds of 1.60 (for Poland they give 6.40). Ronald Koeman’s team took second place in the qualifying group, the French finished higher. And before the Euro Cup, the “oranges” played friendly matches. First they beat Canada (4-0) and then defeated the Icelanders by the same score.
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Slovenia – Denmark
The Slovenian national team will play in the Euro Cup for the first time since 2000. Since then, it has participated in the World Championship twice (2002, 2010), but somehow it did not work out in continental tournaments. This time the Slovenians took second place in the qualifying group; the Danes surpassed them only in additional indicators. And in March, Slovenia surprised Portugal in a friendly match 2-0. It is true that a few days before he had fallen out of favor in the match with Malta (2-2).
Denmark has been experiencing storms in recent years. Euro 2020: semi-final with loss in extra time. World Cup 2022: non-qualification from the group with Australia and Tunisia. The Danes qualified for the Euro again and finished first in the qualifying group. It is curious that they are ahead of the Slovenians, with whom they will play the Euro Cup. The odds of Denmark winning are 1.78, and Slovenia winning are 5.30.
Danish striker Rasmus Hoylund
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Serbia – England
The England team is the main favorite for Euro 2024 according to Opta analysts. Gareth Southgate led the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, the final of Euro 2020 and the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. Someone will probably joke that England have nothing to catch because they have Harry Kane in their team . A man who has yet to magnetize the trophy to himself. The English looked decent in the selection. They achieved first place after beating the Italians twice, to whom they lost in the final of the previous Euro Cup. But it is still not entirely clear what the current England team is capable of.
The Serbians reached the European Championship for the first time in 24 years. In 2000, the Yugoslav national team also participated in the tournament. It is curious that after this the team went to the World Championship four times, but again and again failed in the Euro Cup qualifiers. The Serbian team has many interesting players. The main task of the coaching staff is to turn them into a team. It did not work very well in the 2022 World Cup. The bookmakers consider that the English are clear favorites for the next match. The odds for Southgate’s team to win are 1.47, and for the Serbians to win, 7.60.
Are you also surprised by the analysts’ faith in the English team?
England is the main favorite for Euro 2024. this is strange
