England discover who they will play in the last 16 of Euro 2024, as the Three Lions prepare to take on Slovakia in their opening knockout tie.
England have discovered who they will play in the last 16 of Euro 2024 as the group stages of this summer’s tournament concluded on Wednesday night.
Thanks to their status as Group C winners, despite only managing back-to-back draws with Denmark and Slovenia, England’s five-point haul was good enough for first place in the section.
As a result, the Three Lions set up a tie with one of the best third-placed teams in the last 16, which could have been the Netherlands or any of the four teams in Group E at the start of the day.
With all games in Group E finishing level, and thus all of Belgium, Romania, Ukraine and Slovakia ending on four points, the latter took third place and will be England’s opponents in the last 16.
The Three Lions have avoided a tricky tie against the Netherlands thanks to Georgia’s stunning 2-0 win over Portugal in their Group F finale, seeing them sensationally qualify for the knockout rounds instead of Group A’s Hungary.
Had the teams from Groups A, C, D and E gone through in third place, Southgate’s men would have faced the Dutch, but with C, D, E and F sides making up the four best teams outside of the top two, England can look forward to a friendlier tie versus Slovakia.
More to follow.