Chapter 948 Summer in the Netherlands (6)
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Just as Portugal advanced from the Death Group with a remarkable result of three wins, in another group match, the English national team led by Keegan encountered the same embarrassment as in the first group match - the Three Lions, which once led in the game, failed to retain their lead again. The goals of Monteyanu and Garneia made Romania, who was on the verge of being eliminated, complete a Jedi reversal, and also made the English national team, which was advocated by the British media as "the strongest in history" and returned home at the end of the group match!
The route of fame is exactly the same as Consicao. In this game, Romanian left-back Christian Zivo, who scored a flying fairy-like shot from the sky, took this opportunity to become famous and became one of the hot supernovas in the European transfer market!
Of course, perhaps because of the position on the court, although there are also many teams pursuing Zivo, they are somewhat worse than pursuing Kosicao. This obvious gap made the Romanian defender realize the reality and became one of the main reasons why Zivo later rejected Ajax's invitation and insisted on staying in this Dutch giant as a loan. Because the mature young Zivo realized that except for ignoring his potential and talent early on, and taking him from Romania to Ajax for training, and observing his growth trajectory at all times, no team really cared about him!
So, when the three-round group stages of Group A were all over, people were shocked to find that the two well-known European football teams, Germany and England, were both eliminated. Instead, Portugal, which was unknown in the international competitions in the past decade, and Romania, the veteran leader, obtained the qualification to qualify!
Therefore, when Portugal and Romania were full of honors and praises to advance with their heads raised, Germany and England, which were out of the group stage, did not even return home, and directly announced that the team was disbanded on the spot the day after the group stage. In the eyes of many players, instead of returning home now being criticized by disappointed fans and media, it would be better to wait for the storm to pass before quietly returning home. After all, not everyone has the courage to return home at the forefront of this storm.
After saying that, the unexpected result was Group A, obviously let’s take a look at the situation in Group C.
Before the last round of the game, the situation of qualifying in Group C was also unclear. Spain had no style of killing all sides in the European Cup qualifiers. Although the Bullfighters who lost to Norway in the first game suffered a bloody battle and defeated Slovenia, who has a genius Zahovic, in two games, they tied for the second place in the group with Norway, one point behind Yugoslavia, which is currently at the top of the list.
Considering that Slovenia, who ranks at the bottom of the group, also got a point, this makes these four teams look like they are facing a big enemy before the last round of the group stage officially kicked off. After all, no matter which team misses in the game, it may cause them to lose their final qualification!
With the 90-minute game time exhausted, the seats in Group C were settled. Spain defeated Yugoslavia by 4-3 in a goal battle. Mendeta and Alfonso scored two goals in stoppage time (Mentita scored a penalty kick) helped the Spanish Bullfighters complete the reversal at the last moment, and beat Yugoslavia to win the top spot in the group with a sense of unyielding belief and bloody strength! On the other hand, Norwegian team, which had a good start in the group stage, after defeating Spain in a surprise victory, this Nordic powerhouse with well-known stars such as Solskjaer, Karu and Flo had no idea of talking to Slovenia's defense line, and had to accept the bitter fruit of tied with their opponents, and both announced their exit from the European Cup!
To be honest, Yugoslavia was able to qualify from Group C because of their former brother Slovenia. If Slovenia led by Zahovic had not tied in the final game, which had only to win and could qualify for qualifying, Yugoslavia might not have escaped the fate of being eliminated! (Note: Let me briefly analyze it here. If Norway defeats Slovenia, no matter what the result of the game between Spain and Yugoslavia, Norway, which has won six points, will be invincible and get a qualifying place in a group.)
Just as Spain and Yugoslav players celebrated their successful advance to the quarterfinals of the European Cup, the final round of Group D ended a little later. No, it would be better to say that France and the Netherlands agreed on their final seats in Group D through a direct confrontation this night!
In the last two group matches of this European Cup, there is no need to say much about the match between the Czech Republic and Denmark, which had lost both games before. After the retirement of the Lauderup brothers, the former European champion Denmark team, which was not the opponent of the Bohemia Cavalry who had votes such as Nedved, Pobosky, and Jankoler, who were playing stars. Faced with the impact of the Czechs, Schmeichel, the only remaining veteran in the European Cup championship team in 1992, was unable to support it. He was already thirty-six years old and no longer had the courage to eliminate the Netherlands, which led by the Three Musketeers eight years ago. He could only witness the goal he guarded was captured by his opponent again and again!
In the end, with Smitchell's double score, the Czech Republic won a victory in Denmark to save face, and the former European champion who once created a Danish fairy tale in the 1992 European Cup had to swallow the bitter fruit of three games that had not won.
In another group match in Group D, the Netherlands and France, who had six points after the first two rounds, had a fierce showdown for the top spot in the group. Having learned about the ranking of the Group C team, Rijkaard and Le Mail did not want the team to encounter strong opponents like Spain as soon as the team entered the knockout stage, and exposed their trump cards and strength too early. Therefore, they both wanted to choose Yugoslavia, a better opponent, and naturally they had to do their best in this game to increase their chances of winning in the quarterfinals!
Time is quite short for any team. When the referee of this game, Swedish Frisk, blew the whistle to the end of the game, the Amsterdam Athletic Stadium became a sea of celebration for the Dutch. In this strong dialogue with the French team, although the goals of Dugarry and Trezeguet helped the Gaul Roosters lead twice in the game, their offensive talent is obviously still higher. Cruivett, Zenden and Frank de Boer shot three arrows at the same time, leading the Orange Army to defeat and win, kicking the opponent to the second place in the group with a score of 3-2!
Chapter completed!