The Belgian "Red Devils" lost shockingly 0-1 to Slovakia in the opening match, won 2-0 against Romania in the next match and are waiting to face the third Eastern European representative, also the most formidable opponent in theory - Ukraine to earn a ticket to the next round along with competing for the top spot in the group.
All the attention of experts and fans will be focused on the match between Ukraine and Belgium at Stuttgart Arena, a match that promises to take place with the most attractive scenario. Before Euro 2024 opened, how many people could have imagined that the Belgian team would struggle in a group that was considered quite easy, consisting of only mid-level teams, even though coach Tedesco had all the best faces of Belgian football such as: Kevin de Bruyne, Youri Tielemans, Romelu Lukaku, Yannick Carassco, Jeremy Doku...
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Unlike the "giants", Belgium entered Euro 2024 not only slowly but also quite unlucky. They are the only team so far to have 3 goals "scrutinized" by VAR and vetoed. Anyway, Belgium promptly regained their spirit after the opening defeat and had an important victory against Romania to prepare for the decisive match with Ukraine on the night of June 26. What can be expected from the Belgian team if not for this team to vent their anger, raining goals into the opponent's net to officially return to the race?
The fans' confidence, and the expectations of major European bookmakers, are not without foundation. "Conductor" Kevin de Bruyne "opened the fire" with a goal in the victory over Romania and will continue to lead the Belgian team's play. Romelu Lukaku, after assisting Tielemans to score against Romania, must have seen where the "black spot" was in his play, of course, with the help of coach Tedesco.
On the Ukrainian side, after a disastrous 0-3 defeat to Romania in the opening match, the team rekindled hope with a spectacular comeback to defeat the tough opponent Slovakia. In the final match against Belgium, Ukraine must win all 3 points to be able to continue and this is not an easy goal for coach Serhii Rebrov and his team.
Ukraine is a possession-based team and in the last two matches, they have always been at a disadvantage when they did not have enough strength to play all-out against Romania and Slovakia. Therefore, against a Belgium team that is superior in every aspect and superior in class, it would not be surprising if Ukraine tried to defend tightly, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack. Belgium likes this the most even though this is the first time the two sides have met in a major tournament and all predictions are in favor of the "Red Devils", including the possibility of a rain of goals.
In the match taking place at the same time, because a draw means both sides will advance, the confrontation between Romania and Slovakia does not promise to be tense or dramatic. As long as they get a point, both sides will have a ticket to the round of 16, regardless of the result of the Belgium - Ukraine match. The problem is whether Slovakia will accept a low ranking in the group and then have to face the "seeded" teams early, narrowing the door to advancing for the first time in the continental tournament.
Slovakia have never won in eight meetings with Romania and history could well repeat itself this time. With the teams tied on points and just one goal difference, whoever scores first will surely win.
No one dares to criticize Romelu Lukaku, but the best scorer in the history of the Belgian team is receiving full "injustice" for missing too many shots, and when he successfully scored, all 3 were denied.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/euro-2024-bang-e-23-gio-ngay-26-6-cho-quy-do-khoe-nanh-196240625220256613.htm
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