5 teams have a better chance of passing the EURO group stage than the remaining teams after round 1.
EURO 2024 group stage has ended the first match and the developments of the groups are really worth watching. 11 teams won the opening match and gave them the first advantage in the race to the knockout round.
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However, only 5 teams have a better chance of continuing than the rest. Host Germany beat Scotland 5-1 on the opening day and Switzerland beat Hungary 3-1 the next day. Spain also had a clear victory when defeating Croatia 3-0, while Romania surpassed Ukraine with the same score. On the last day of round 1, Türkiye defeated Georgia 3-1 in what could be said to be the best match of the group stage.
Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Romania and Türkiye are the 5 teams that have won with a difference of more than 1 goal and therefore they are easier to enter the knockout round than the rest. Defending champions Italy, England, the Netherlands, France, Slovakia and Portugal were the teams that won by a narrow margin.
The reason it can be said that the other 5 teams have the highest chance of progressing is because if they lose the remaining 2 matches, the possibility of winning tickets as the 3rd ranked team with the best record (4 spots) is still there. Surname. In EURO 2021, the teams that won with a difference of 2 goals or more in the opening match all advanced even if they fell to 3rd place.
Meanwhile, teams that win by only 1 goal are in a dangerous position in the final round, or like Finland and Slovakia, are eliminated. These two teams in EURO 2021 were eventually eliminated because their score was worse than the other 3rd ranked teams.
The door for Spain, Germany, and Romania is even bigger because they have created a difference of +3 or more. Germany's group is quite light while Romania did not face too many difficulties, especially when Belgium had a shocking loss in their opening match, making the race to the knock-out round no longer easy for Belgium.
Situation of 6 groups of EURO 2024 after the first match
Situation before turn 2
– Group A: Tonight, June 19, Germany and Switzerland may be the first two teams to win tickets to the next round if they win against Hungary and Scotland.
– Group B: The winner of the match Spain – Italy will advance to the 1/8 round if Croatia and Albania draw.
– Group C: England will reach the 1/8 round if they beat Denmark.
– Group D: The winner of the match Netherlands – France will get early tickets if Poland and Austria draw.
– Group E: Romania and Slovakia will advance if they win in round 2 (against Belgium & Ukraine).
– Group F: The winner of the Türkiye – Portugal match will win a ticket to the 1/8 round if Georgia and the Czech Republic draw.