Round of 1/8 Euro 2024: Waiting for Ronaldo to “open fire”, great battle against giants

In the semi-finals, there is a very high probability that Didier Deschamps and his team will face Spain or Germany, the two most impressive teams in the group stage. La Roja and Die Mannschaft will compete in the quarterfinals if they overcome Georgia and Denmark respectively. Such a journey could not be more arduous and deserves to be considered a death match.

What’s also strange is that most of the big names that performed impressively in the group stage (Spain, Germany) or were highly rated (France, Portugal) are all in the first bracket. The second bracket is the presence of disappointing giants, including the Netherlands, Italy and England.

These big guys performed unimpressively in the group stage but were quite lucky to fall into a bracket that was considered easier.

In addition, the second bracket is also notable for the epic battle between the two dark horses that made the most impression in the group stage. It was a clash between the Austrian team ranked first in Group D and Türkiye ranked second in Group F, only behind the top team Portugal in terms of goal difference. Below is a more detailed analysis of each match.

Euro 2024 has determined 8 pairs in the round of 16. Fans are waiting for Cristiano Ronaldo to score in Germany and looking forward to surprises when the big teams Germany, Spain, and Portugal meet weaker opponents.

The Euro 2024 group stage has ended, the matches of the 1/8 round as well as the bracket of the knockout round have been determined. France, Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, Italy and England will eliminate each other on the way to the final in Berlin on July 15.

The 1/8 round matches include: Germany – Denmark (02:00 June 30); Spain – Georgia (02:00 July 1); France – Belgium (23:00 July 1); Portugal – Slovenia (02:00 July 2); Switzerland – Italy (11:00 p.m. June 29); England – Slovakia (11:00 p.m. June 30); Romania – Netherlands (23:00 July 2); Austria – Türkiye (02:00 July 3). The first 4 pairs form the first bracket going into the final, the second bracket is the remaining 4 pairs.

Graphically, it is easy to see that the first draw witnessed the gathering of a series of big names. Let’s sketch out the journey to the final of the French team.

In the round of 16, Les Bleus’ opponent is the Belgian team. If they overcome the “Red Devils of Europe”, the opponent waiting for Kylian Mbappe and his teammates in the quarterfinals is likely to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal team.