Through more than ten days of intense fighting, 2020
European cup (e.g. soccer)
The group stage of all the competitions finally came to an end. 16 strong all say position, will be in Beijing time on June 27th early morning and then open the next phase of the competition. And at this time to read some 1/8 final matchup situation, it seems not difficult to find a few pairs of especially waiting for the encounter, and perhaps let some of the team's supporters think a lot, it seems that the top 8, top 4 and even the final will be killed immediately.
So, what kind of a situation are these 16 front-runners facing? Let's take a closer look.
Someone in the bottom half of the bracket is "laying it on the line"?
Perhaps the first and foremost concern for many is the balance of power distribution between the top and bottom halves of the conference. There is the 2018
World Cup
England "lying into" the semifinals of the precedent, fans about the "selection of half" of the problem may be more sensitive. In this year's tournament, there are still some "lucky ones" - the Netherlands, who were the first to confirm their position at the top of the group, are the Czech Republic's last 16 opponents after being worried for a long time that they might be placed in the 3rd place of Group F. After a long period of worrying that they might be placed 3rd in Group F, the Czechs are now the last 16 opponents of the Czech Republic. This, coupled with the fact that the next quarter-final opponent is the winner of the match between Wales and Denmark, is like a "fast track" for the orange-clad army, which was defeated in
Serie A
England Premier Soccer League
and Major League Baseball three-time underdog skipper Frank DeBoer is not only expected to clear his name here, but perhaps even make a name for himself.
Of course, it's wrong to be happy too soon, as the Orange have yet to be tested for real in the group stage. And even if they can get past the Czech Republic, let's not forget that last year's
European cup (e.g. soccer)
Wales had been cold under Bale. In addition, before the official start of the competition, Denmark's degree of popularity is slightly higher than the Netherlands - in the odds offered by the betting companies, Denmark is higher than France, Britain, Portugal, Germany, Spain and Italy 7 countries, but lower than the orange army to a little until Eriksson accident and then gradually fell to the rear. If the Dutch and Danish teams can really meet in the quarter-finals, it is also a face-to-face confirmation of who is the real "Europe's top 8".
Although the road ahead for the Netherlands looks more spacious, the bottom half of their zone is by no means free of roadblocks. Although Sweden against Ukraine looks like a set of chicken pecking, who killed into the top 8 have a greater chance to become cannon fodder, but will be played in the early morning of June 30 Beijing time England and Germany, which can be absolutely the bottom half of the top priority. Whoever wins can go all the way to the final? I believe both sides of the fans are playing this kind of plan. However, from the group stage of the state of view, the three lions army offense to eat, German chariot rear defense old leakage, the two meet quite a bit of heavenly cruelty on the ground lack of feeling, all need to continue to improve their own in the knockout stage.
The first half is very "dead."
Compared to the bottom half of the group, the top half with Belgium, Portugal, Italy, France and Spain is quite miserable, with five of the top seven favorites squeezed in here. But you can't blame God for being unfair. If Spain could have pulled out a 5-0 thrashing of Slovakia earlier, the Bulldogs wouldn't have fallen to second place in Group E. In fact, if you take Spain and Sweden (who topped Group E), the Bulldogs would have been in the bottom half of the group. In fact, if you swap the positions of Spain and Sweden (who top Group E), you'd have exactly four of the top eight teams in the top and bottom halves of the odds.
But now that it's over, Enrique's team can only prepare for a tougher battle. The good news is that they finally found the feeling of continuous scoring, unlike the first two games of the group stage thunder but little rain, the bad news is that the Croats are also playing in the final round of the group fighting spirit. And even after the Gridiron this pass, the quarter-finals may well be "the top of the list" France is waiting for them. Deschamps' team in the group stage play is not stable, the second round of Hungary was forced to draw had exposed the problem of poor attack, but the final round of the 2-2 draw with Portugal, Benzema's anti-offside goal is still a flash of the Gallic Rooster's level of offense with the level. Facing Switzerland, who conceded five goals in the group stage, the French will surely think that they have a full grasp of qualification.
As for the remaining quarter divisions, they should be the deadliest lot of the tournament's Round of 16. Perhaps Italy, who won all their group matches and scored 7 goals and conceded 0 in the first three, have a better chance of easily defeating Austria, the second in Group C. But when it comes to one of the later matches, their opponents will surely be the cutting-edge teams that have just come out on top in the tough competition - either Portugal or Belgium.
The Belgium-Portugal clash will take place in the early morning of June 28 BST, before the England-Germany clash, and will be the first super-heavyweight clash of the 1/8 finals. And in the past 10 years, Belgium and Portugal have only met twice in friendly matches. Portugal had beaten the Red Devils, led by Wilmots, 2-1 in 2016. By the time
Spaniard
While the two teams met in 2018 after Martinez took the helm, they shook hands 0-0.
The two teams will never be rusty with each other though. De Bruyne joins Bernardo Silva and Ruben Diaz in the
Manchester City football club
, Dendoncourt is also a Wolves teammate along with the likes of Patricio and Moutinho, plus Lukaku with the
Cairo
exist
Serie A
It's been a long time coming, and the two sides know each other well. So will Belgium's attacking frontcourt find their form faster, or will Portugal's star-studded lineup finally come together? It depends on how they play. And no matter who wins or loses, waiting for them will be another difficult hurdle.
