
“It was a familiar story for Gareth Southgate’s England in their second game at Euro 2024, as they took the lead against Denmark before dropping deep and allowing their opponents back into the game. England started brightly and took the lead in the 18th minute through their captain Harry Kane, but after that produced little. Denmark’s influence grew and grew and they scored a deserved equaliser through Morten Hjulmand after 34 minutes. The result means England are top of Group C with four points, going into the final round of matches and play Slovenia on June 25. Denmark are second in the group with two points and play Serbia in their final game. …”
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Guardian: England hit new low with dire performance too bad to be boring – Jonathan Liew
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Slovenia 1 Serbia 1: 95th-minute Jovic equaliser leaves Group C in the balance – The Briefing
“The games in the early slot at Euro 2024 have generally provided sensational entertainment so far. It took a fair while for the Group C encounter between Slovenia and Serbiain Munich today to ignite, but it eventually delivered the now-customary drama. As they were against England, Serbia were subdued in the first half, with Slovenia the more aggressive and impressive side. What chances Serbia did create were invariably squandered by Aleksandar Mitrovic, which almost proved costly when Zan Karnicnik put Slovenia 1-0 up with 20 minutes to go. …”
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Guardian: Luka Jovic rescues Serbia with last-gasp header to deny Slovenia historic win
The retro kick-off tactic that is proving popular (and effective) at Euro 2024

“It was the first act of Euro 2024, it led to Albania’s goal against Italy (the fastest in the competition’s history), and is also a tactic used regularly by the top two in the Premier League, Manchester City and Arsenal. Back with a vengeance, it is the old-fashioned hoof up the park at kick-off. Aimless punts may seem like a relic of a bygone age in today’s football, largely a revolving battle between one team pressing high and the other trying to find space to play through, but this more rudimentary approach is back in fashion. …”
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