Daily Archives: June 17, 2024

England start Euro 2024 with a win – but there was that familiar issue of losing control

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Harry Kane 
“Jude Bellingham wasn’t having it. He wasn’t having Serbia forcing their way back into this match and, once it was over, he wasn’t having anyone rain on his or England’s parade. It was put to him in the post-match news conference that while the first half against Serbia had shown why England are among the favourites to win Euro 2024, the second half had shown the shortcomings that might ultimately be their undoing. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
Guardian: Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat

Christian Eriksen shines and scores but Denmark held late on by Slovenia

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“When Christian Eriksen collapsed in Denmark’s opening game of the European Championship three years ago, his unconscious body surrounded by his teammates as he received CPR, what then would have seemed a reasonable hope for the future? To survive? To lead a relatively normal life? To resume his career? Did anybody in those dreadful moments think he might play at Euro 2024? Even the most optimistic, surely, could not have foreseen a performance quite like this. But brilliant as Eriksen was, his display was not enough to deliver a win for Denmark. …”
Guardian

Wout Weghorst rescues Netherlands after Poland give them a shock

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“There was the unforgettable star turn off the bench in the World Cup quarter-finals against Argentina in the artificial surrounds of Lusail, and now Wout Weghorst can stash away another compelling piece of evidence of his nose for goal in a Netherlands shirt at a major tournament. In Qatar, Weghorst scored his first goal within five minutes of coming off the bench; the second goal, straight off the ­training ground from a Teun Koopmeiners free-kick, came in the 11th minute of stoppage time to force extra time. …”
Guardian