“There are 67 hours between the conclusion of the Euro 2024 group stage on Wednesday and the start of the knockout stage on Saturday. After the near-constant soccer action for the first 12 days of the Euros—which brought breathtaking goals from outside the box, late drama, and history for multiple nations—it’s time for the business end of the tournament. The tournament began with 24 teams and is now down to 16. We bid adieu to Scotland, Hungary, Croatia, Albania, Serbia, Poland, Ukraine, and Czechia and are left with all of the top eight pretournament favorites in the round of 16. Switzerland and Italy will begin the knockout stage at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, the first of eight matches in four days. …”
The Ringer