Welcome to Day 13 of the European Championships! The Euro 2020 group stage comes to an end today, and we will find out the eight Round of 16 matchups after what promises to be a fantastic day of international football.
We begin with decision time in Group E, and our focus as Barcelona fans will be on Luis Enrique’s Spain who need a win against Slovakia to qualify, though they can also qualify with a draw if Poland don’t beat Sweden in the other game. Sweden are already qualified, but all the other three teams can either qualify or finish last in the group, so madness awaits.
Then it’s all about the Group of Death, with the much-anticipated rematch of the Euro 2016 Final taking place in Budapest between France and Portugal. Antoine Griezmann and Les Bleus are already through and will win the group with a victory, and Portugal could be eliminated at the group stage if they lose and Hungary beat Germany. If they avoid defeat, though, they are through in third place.
Germany need only a point at home to go through, and Hungary need a win to qualify. All four teams are still alive in Group F, and madness also awaits there.
What a fun day ahead of us. The group stage ends today, and we could even see some shocking exits. Let’s go!
Sweden 3-2 Poland
Competition/Round: UEFA Euro 2020, Group E, Matchday 3
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 6pm CET (Barcelona), 5pm BST/WAT (UK), 12pm ET, 9am PT (USA), 9.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg, Russia
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
How to watch on TV: ESPN 2 (USA), ITV 4 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), others
How to watch online: ESPN+, FuboTV (USA), ITV Hub (UK), others
Sweden XI: Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Danielson, Augustinsson; Larsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Quaison, Isak (4-4-2)
Goals: Forsberg (2’, 59’), Claesson (90+4’)
Poland XI: Szczesny; Bereszynski, Glik, Bednarek; Jozwiak, Klich, Krychowiak, Zielinski, Puchacz; Swiderski, Lewandowski (3-5-2)
Goals: Lewandowski (61’, 84’)
Slovakia 0-5 Spain
Competition/Round: UEFA Euro 2020, Group E, Matchday 3
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 6pm CET (Barcelona), 5pm BST/WAT (UK), 12pm ET, 9am PT (USA), 9.30pm IST (India)
Venue: Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
How to watch on TV: ESPN (USA), ITV 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), others
How to watch online: ESPN+, FuboTV (USA), ITV Hub (UK), others
Slovakia XI: Dubravka; Pekarik, Satka, Skriniar, Hubocan; Kucka, Hromada; Haraslin, Hamsik, Mak; Duda (4-2-3-1)
Goals: None
Spain XI: Simón; Azpilicueta, García, Laporte, Alba; Koke, Busquets, Pedri; Sarabia, Morata, Gerard (4-3-3)
Goals: Dubravka (OG 30’), Laporte (45+3’), Sarabia (56’), Torres (67’), Kucka (OG 71’)
Germany 2-2 Hungary
Competition/Round: UEFA Euro 2020, Group F, Matchday 3
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Thursday)
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
How to watch on TV: ESPN 2 (USA), BBC Two (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), others
How to watch online: ESPN+, FuboTV (USA), BBC iPlayer (UK), others
Germany XI: Neuer; Ginter, Hummels, Rüdiger; Kimmich, Gündogan, Kroos, Gosens; Havertz, Gnabry, Sané (3-4-3)
Goals: Havertz (66’), Goretzka (84’)
Hungary XI: Guláscsi; Nego, Botka, Orban, Szalai, Fiola; Kleinheisler, Nagy, Schäfer; Szalai, Sallai (5-3-2)
Goals: Szalai (11’), Schäfer (68’)
Portugal 2-2 France
Competition/Round: UEFA Euro 2020, Group F, Matchday 3
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Thursday)
Venue: Puskás Arena, Budapest, Hungary
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
How to watch on TV: ESPN (USA), BBC One (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), others
How to watch online: ESPN+, FuboTV (USA), BBC iPlayer (UK), others
Portugal XI: Rui Patrício; Semedo, Dias, Pepe, Guerreiro; Sanches, Danilo, Moutinho; Bernardo, Ronaldo, Jota (4-3-3)
Goals: Ronaldo (pen. 31’, pen. 60’)
France XI: Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Kimpembe, Hernández; Pogba, Kanté, Tolisso; Griezmann; Benzema, Mbappé (4-3-1-2)
Goals: Benzema (pen. 45+2’, 47’)
