The national team faces England His Slovak counterpart, at seven o’clock this evening, Sunday, in the confrontation that will bring them together at the “Veltins Arena” stadium, within the competitions of the round of 16 of the Euro 2024 Championship, currently being held in Germany, in a match in which the Three Lions’ chances of reaching the quarter-finals appear greater.
England vs Slovakia
The English team had reached the round of 16 of the tournament. Euro 2024after topping the Group C standings, with 5 points, after achieving a victory over Serbia, and a draw with both Denmark and Slovenia, while the national team finished… Slovakiain third place in Group E, after beating Belgium, drawing with Romania and losing to Ukraine.
Gareth Southgate, coach of the England national team, hopes that his team’s performance will improve during the match against Slovakia, after the weak appearance during the group stage matches of the tournament, which caused the English media and fans to direct a strong attack on the team due to the decline in the level of most of its stars.
England have a better record against Slovakia in their history, with the Three Lions never losing to Slovakia, winning five times and drawing once, goalless, in the group stage of Euro 2016.
England vs Slovakia
The English national team aspires to restore Jude Bellingham, the Real Madrid star, to his usual level against Slovakia, after his decline during the matches between Denmark and Slovenia. Phil Foden, the Manchester City star, also returned to the team camp after being out for 24 hours, to attend the birth of his third child.
In contrast, the Slovakian team relies on the experience of a number of its players in the team, such as Juraj Kuka (37 years old), in addition to right-back Peter Pekarik (37 years old), goalkeeper Martin Dubravka (35 years old), in addition to Stanislav Lobotka, the midfielder for the Italian team Napoli.