UEFA Euro 2024 Group E plays out its third and final games on Wednesday with Slovakia and Romania meeting in Frankfurt with a round of 16 berth awaiting the winner.
All four nations currently have three points from two games which is the only example of this happening at the current edition.
Sokoli (Falcons) went out at the group stage back in 2020 while Tricolorii (Tricolors) have not reached the knockout phase since their 2000 run to the quarterfinals.
Slovakia opened with a win over Belgium but Francesco Calzona’s side then lost narrowly to Ukraine although the Italian has still overseen 10 wins from the last 15 games overall.
UEFA Euro 2024 Group E plays out its third and final games on Wednesday with Slovakia and Romania meeting in Frankfurt with a round of 16 berth awaiting the winner. All four nations currently have three points from two games which is the only example of this happening at the current edition. Sokoli (Falcons) went out at the group stage back in 2020 while Tricolorii (Tricolors) have not reached the knockout phase since their 2000 run to the quarterfinals.
Slovakia opened with a win over Belgium but Francesco Calzona’s side then lost narrowly to Ukraine although the Italian has still overseen 10 wins from the last 15 games overall. In qualifying for this Euro, they lost just two of their 10 fixtures — both against Portugal — and prior to the Ukrainian loss, they were unbeaten in four across all competitions with three wins.
Romania went down to the Belgians on Saturday and are back at the Euro having failed to qualify in 2020. A thumping opening win over Ukraine still gives them a very good chance of advancing to the round of 16. Eduard Iordanescu’s men were unbeaten in qualifying and finished ahead of Switzerland but their form dipped pre-tournament although their opening win was a return to their impressive qualifying form. The Romanians have still only lost once in 15 games pre Euro 2024 with just nine goals against.