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If that preamble felt a spot harsh connected Poland and Denmark, who will play retired nan deadest of rubbers astatine nan Swissporarena successful Lucerne astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic nan different Group C fixture tonight, I apologise. The downside of a 16-team tourney is that it tin beryllium sadistic for teams who suffer their opening 2 games to person to instrumentality astir knowing they person thing to play for. That is each I really person to opportunity astir that, there’s a logic this crippled will only beryllium connected ITVX.
Preamble
To thin connected a tired cliché: sometimes it is amended to beryllium lucky, than good. No would impeach England of having been bully against France but that conclusion and nan consequent triumph complete nan Netherlands mean that barring an utter disaster against nan Welsh connected Sunday nan Lionesses will travel retired of Group D successful second. Why is this lucky? Well it would surely beryllium advantageous to beryllium connected nan other broadside of nan tie to Spain, nan squad who person looked a people isolated truthful acold during nan tournament, if your extremity is to scope nan final. But tin that luck agelong further?
Knockout qualification is not connected nan statement for Sweden aliases Germany aft some teams earned nan maximum six points from their opening 2 fixtures, but nan prize of finishing apical of Group C is. The winners of Group C will play nan second-place squad successful Group D successful nan quarter-final, do you spot wherever I americium going pinch this? While perfectly illustrating nan awesome simplicity that is simply a 16-team world tournament, tonight’s gathering astatine nan Stadion Letzigrund successful Zurich is simply a existent prime your poision, pinch a conclusion meaning you will look France and a triumph bringing connected England.
For nan Lionesses, they would opportunity that they do not attraction who they look next. They hit some of these imaginable opponents en way to winning nan trophy 4 years ago. Germany are classed 3rd successful nan world and person looked bully for it truthful acold successful Switzerland, while Sweden, who are yet to concede a goal, are 1 spot beneath England successful sixth. Either way, nan tourney is shaping up nicely. Wouldn’t it beryllium awesome if Uefa saw nan correction of their ways and reduced nan men’s Euros backmost down to 16 too? Wishful thinking, I know.