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Match Schedule
The Teams
Belgium
GK - Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg); Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest); Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town)
DEF - Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht); Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor); Timothy Castagne (Fulham); Arthur Theate (Rennes); Wout Faes (Leicester City); Zeno Debast (Anderlecht); Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge)
MID - Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid); Kevin De Bruyne (Man City); Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa); Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta); Orel Mangala (Lyon); Amadou Onana (Everton); Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg); Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid); Mandela Keita (Antwerp); Arne Engels (Augsburg)
FWD - Romelu Lukaku (Roma); Yannick Carrasco (Al-Shabab); Leandro Trossard (Arsenal); Jeremy Doku (Man City); Lois Openda (RB Leipzig); Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla); Johan Bakayoko (PSV)
Slovakia
GK - Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United); Marek Rodak (Fulham); Henrich Ravas (New England Revolution);
DEF - Peter Pekarik (Hertha Berlin); Milan Skriniar (PSG); Norbert Gyomber (Salernitana); David Hancko (Feyernoord); Denis Vavro (Kobenhavn); Vernon De Marco (Hatta); Adam Obert (Cagliari); Sebastian Kosa (Spartak Trnava)
MID - Juraj Kucka (Slovan Bratislava); Ondrej Duda (Hellas Verona); Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk); Stanislav Lobotka (Napolie); Matus Bero (Bochum); Laszlo Benes (Hamburg); Tomas Rigo (Banik Ostrava)
FWD - Robert Bozenik (Boavista); Lukas Haraslin (Sparta Prague); Tomas Suslov (Hellas Verona); Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague); David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava); David Duris (Ascoli); Lubomir Tupta (Slovan Liberec); Leo Sauer (Feyenoord)
Romania
GK - Florian Nita (Gaziantep); Horatiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid); Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB)
DEF - Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova); Ionut Nedelcearu (Palermo); Andrei Burca (Al-Okhdood); Adrian Rus (Pafos); Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano); Radu Dragusin (Tottenham); Vasile Mogos (CFR Cluj); Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow Czestochowa)
MID - Nicolae Stanciu (Damac); Razvan Marin (Empoli); Alexandru Cicaldau (Konyaspor); Ianis Hagi (Alaves); Dennis Man (Parma); Valentin Mihaila (Parma); Marius Marin (Pisa); Darius Olaru (FCSB); Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep); Florinel Coman (FCSB); Adrian Sut (FCSB)
FWD - George Puscas (Bari); Denis Alibec (Muaither); Denis Dragus (Gaziantep); Daniel Birligea (CFR Cluj)
Ukraine
GK - Heorhiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv); Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid); Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica)
DEF - Mykola Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk); Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton); Illya Zabarnyi (Bournemouth); Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv); Yukhym Konoplya (Shakhtar Donetsk); Oleksandr Svatok (Dnipro-1); Valeriy Bondar (Shakhtar Donestsk); Maksym Talovyerov (LASK)
MID - Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv); Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donestk); Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal); Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo); Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa); Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona); Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk); Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv); Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea); Heorhiy Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk); Volodymyr Brazhko (Dynamo Kyiv)
FWD - Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia); Artem Dovbyk (Girona); Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv)
The Storyline
Belgium enters this Euros on the heels of a golden generation. While some players, such as Vertonghen, remain, a lot of the old stalwarts have left for one reason or another, including keeper Thibaut Courtois. However, Belgium does have reason to hope, as it shed its manager, Roberto Martinez, who many blamed for their underperformances. Belgium still has room for optimism, as they are led by the incredibly talentedLeandro Trossard Kevin De Bruyne, and they did top a good, but not great, qualifying group without losing a match. However, while their midfield and forward groups are strong, questions persist in the back half of the field, questions that grew louder after a group stage elimination in the 2022 World Cup. This is Belgium's third Euros in a row, having gone out twice in the quarterfinals. Prior to that, they had not qualified on their merits since 1984.
Slovakia, meanwhile, will likely look to its ability to prevent goals for success. Their big names are in defense, and while they had a strong defensive record in qualifiers, giving up 8 goals in 10 matches to finish second in a soft group, they also struggled to score. In fact, their leading scorer only has 13 goals. This will be Slovakia's third consecutive Euros, having never before qualified as an independent nation until 2016, with their only independent World Cup coming in 2010.
Romania enters the tournament following a strong qualifying campaign, topping a group in which Switzerland were the likely favorites. Romania did not lose a match and only conceded 5 goals in 10 matches, although it must be said they only scores 16 goals, with 6 coming against microstate Andorra. Romania continued its one in, one out qualifying record of this century, having qualified in 2000, 2008, 2016, and now 2024. They have not qualified for a World Cup since 1998.
Ukraine entered the Euros through the playoff system, after finishing third in their group, level on points with Italy and behind England. Ukraine had to beat Bosnia and Iceland to qualify, which they did by scoring three goals after the 80'. Ukraine has talent throughout the squad, featuring players from Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Girona, to name a few. This is their fourth consecutive Euros, although they did not qualify for a World Cup in that time frame. Also, they will likely have decent crowd support on account of the whole being invaded by Russia thing.
The Standings
| Home | Away | Time and Date (CT) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | Ukraine | Mon., Jun. 17, 8:00 AM | Allianz Arena, Munich |
| Belgium | Slovakia | Mon., Jun. 17, 11:00 AM | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| Slovakia | Ukraine | Fri., Jun. 21, 8:00 AM | Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf |
| Belgium | Romania | Sat., Jun. 22, 2:00 PM | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
| Slovakia | Romania | Wed., Jun. 26, 11:00 AM | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| Ukraine | Belgium | Wed., Jun. 26, 11:00 AM | MHPArena, Stuttgart |
The Teams
Belgium
GK - Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg); Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest); Thomas Kaminski (Luton Town)
DEF - Jan Vertonghen (Anderlecht); Thomas Meunier (Trabzonspor); Timothy Castagne (Fulham); Arthur Theate (Rennes); Wout Faes (Leicester City); Zeno Debast (Anderlecht); Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge)
MID - Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid); Kevin De Bruyne (Man City); Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa); Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta); Orel Mangala (Lyon); Amadou Onana (Everton); Aster Vranckx (Wolfsburg); Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid); Mandela Keita (Antwerp); Arne Engels (Augsburg)
FWD - Romelu Lukaku (Roma); Yannick Carrasco (Al-Shabab); Leandro Trossard (Arsenal); Jeremy Doku (Man City); Lois Openda (RB Leipzig); Dodi Lukebakio (Sevilla); Johan Bakayoko (PSV)
Slovakia
GK - Martin Dubravka (Newcastle United); Marek Rodak (Fulham); Henrich Ravas (New England Revolution);
DEF - Peter Pekarik (Hertha Berlin); Milan Skriniar (PSG); Norbert Gyomber (Salernitana); David Hancko (Feyernoord); Denis Vavro (Kobenhavn); Vernon De Marco (Hatta); Adam Obert (Cagliari); Sebastian Kosa (Spartak Trnava)
MID - Juraj Kucka (Slovan Bratislava); Ondrej Duda (Hellas Verona); Patrik Hrosovsky (Genk); Stanislav Lobotka (Napolie); Matus Bero (Bochum); Laszlo Benes (Hamburg); Tomas Rigo (Banik Ostrava)
FWD - Robert Bozenik (Boavista); Lukas Haraslin (Sparta Prague); Tomas Suslov (Hellas Verona); Ivan Schranz (Slavia Prague); David Strelec (Slovan Bratislava); David Duris (Ascoli); Lubomir Tupta (Slovan Liberec); Leo Sauer (Feyenoord)
Romania
GK - Florian Nita (Gaziantep); Horatiu Moldovan (Atletico Madrid); Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB)
DEF - Nicusor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova); Ionut Nedelcearu (Palermo); Andrei Burca (Al-Okhdood); Adrian Rus (Pafos); Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano); Radu Dragusin (Tottenham); Vasile Mogos (CFR Cluj); Bogdan Racovitan (Rakow Czestochowa)
MID - Nicolae Stanciu (Damac); Razvan Marin (Empoli); Alexandru Cicaldau (Konyaspor); Ianis Hagi (Alaves); Dennis Man (Parma); Valentin Mihaila (Parma); Marius Marin (Pisa); Darius Olaru (FCSB); Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep); Florinel Coman (FCSB); Adrian Sut (FCSB)
FWD - George Puscas (Bari); Denis Alibec (Muaither); Denis Dragus (Gaziantep); Daniel Birligea (CFR Cluj)
Ukraine
GK - Heorhiy Bushchan (Dynamo Kyiv); Andriy Lunin (Real Madrid); Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica)
DEF - Mykola Matviyenko (Shakhtar Donetsk); Vitaliy Mykolenko (Everton); Illya Zabarnyi (Bournemouth); Oleksandr Tymchyk (Dynamo Kyiv); Yukhym Konoplya (Shakhtar Donetsk); Oleksandr Svatok (Dnipro-1); Valeriy Bondar (Shakhtar Donestsk); Maksym Talovyerov (LASK)
MID - Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv); Taras Stepanenko (Shakhtar Donestk); Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal); Serhiy Sydorchuk (Westerlo); Ruslan Malinovskyi (Genoa); Viktor Tsyhankov (Girona); Oleksandr Zubkov (Shakhtar Donetsk); Mykola Shaparenko (Dynamo Kyiv); Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea); Heorhiy Sudakov (Shakhtar Donetsk); Volodymyr Brazhko (Dynamo Kyiv)
FWD - Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia); Artem Dovbyk (Girona); Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv)
The Storyline
Belgium enters this Euros on the heels of a golden generation. While some players, such as Vertonghen, remain, a lot of the old stalwarts have left for one reason or another, including keeper Thibaut Courtois. However, Belgium does have reason to hope, as it shed its manager, Roberto Martinez, who many blamed for their underperformances. Belgium still has room for optimism, as they are led by the incredibly talented
Slovakia, meanwhile, will likely look to its ability to prevent goals for success. Their big names are in defense, and while they had a strong defensive record in qualifiers, giving up 8 goals in 10 matches to finish second in a soft group, they also struggled to score. In fact, their leading scorer only has 13 goals. This will be Slovakia's third consecutive Euros, having never before qualified as an independent nation until 2016, with their only independent World Cup coming in 2010.
Romania enters the tournament following a strong qualifying campaign, topping a group in which Switzerland were the likely favorites. Romania did not lose a match and only conceded 5 goals in 10 matches, although it must be said they only scores 16 goals, with 6 coming against microstate Andorra. Romania continued its one in, one out qualifying record of this century, having qualified in 2000, 2008, 2016, and now 2024. They have not qualified for a World Cup since 1998.
Ukraine entered the Euros through the playoff system, after finishing third in their group, level on points with Italy and behind England. Ukraine had to beat Bosnia and Iceland to qualify, which they did by scoring three goals after the 80'. Ukraine has talent throughout the squad, featuring players from Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Girona, to name a few. This is their fourth consecutive Euros, although they did not qualify for a World Cup in that time frame. Also, they will likely have decent crowd support on account of the whole being invaded by Russia thing.
The Standings
| Team | MP | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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