Thursday is marked by the meeting between Denmark and Belgium, which promises to be full of emotion.

The Netherlands, for their part, face Austria to confirm and qualify for the round of 16. 

It is a special day at the Euro.

Five days after the cardiac arrest of Christian Eriksen, Denmark faces Belgium in a meeting that promises to be full of emotion.

Defeated on the first day, Ukraine and North Macedonia open the ball at 3 p.m. to maintain hope, while the Netherlands are opposed to Austria (9 p.m.) with the objective of joining Italy, which qualified on Wednesday evening, in the round of 16. 

The main information to remember

• Denmark play their second match against Belgium in Copenhagen

• The winner of the Netherlands-Austria will join Italy in the round of 16

• Ukraine and Macedonia clash to maintain the hope of a qualification

The next game for Denmark

After the dread of the drama grazed by Christian Eriksen, Denmark finds the lawn of Copenhagen against Belgium (6 p.m.) Thursday. If Eriksen is still hospitalized, he is already thinking about football and the fate of his team after his inaugural defeat against Finland (1-0). "I'm fine", and "now I'm going to support guys (...) play for Denmark", he wrote on his Instagram account, caption of a photo showing him smiling and a thumbs-up on his hospital bed. 

"It will be very emotional to return to the Parken, we expect to have incredible support from our supporters and from the whole country," said Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand, who wants "to use this energy in a way positive ". Eriksen's teammates, very tried, will have a lot to do against the formidable Belgium, which corrected Russia (3-0) and will be qualified in case of victory. But the emotion will also be present on the Belgian side, where Christian Eriksen has several friends. "I received a message from Christian telling me that he is fine," said Romelu Lukaku, who planned to put the ball in touch in the 10th minute of the match, referring to the Dane's jersey number, so that the stadium pays homage to him by applauding him.

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Netherlands and Austria for a place in eighth

Impressive in their first match against Ukraine (3-2), the Dutch are big favorites against the Austrians, which they will also receive at home in the Johan-Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Thursday (9:00 p.m.).

Austria will try to beat the odds to secure a second victory in the tournament, after their 3-1 victory on Sunday over North Macedonia.

The winner of this meeting will be guaranteed to play in the final phase.

But the two countries must face the controversies. 

In the Netherlands, the controversy rages against the 3-5-2 system of coach Franck De Boer, a sacrilege in the country of 4-3-3 sanctified by Johann Cruyff.

But the "Oranje" started with a great victory against Ukraine (3-2).

In Austria, the controversy revolved around Marko Arnautovic, suspended for this match for insulting Ezgjan Alioski during the success against North Macedonia (3-1), Austria's very first in a Euro.

But it is the sacred union around the turbulent striker.

"He had to put up with a few bad words from the opposing players and maybe he let himself be provoked," said Austrian captain David Alaba.

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Ukraine-North Macedonia, jerseys of discord

It is the shirt derby that is controversial: Ukraine-North Macedonia opposes Thursday (3 p.m.) in Bucharest two selections, whose tunics angered their Russian and Greek neighbors respectively.

And two selections which, after being beaten on the first day, absolutely need to win to hope to reach the round of 16. 

Andriy Shevchenko's Ukraine, beaten by the Netherlands, is hoping to revive against North Macedonia.

But the teammates of Goran Pandev, scorer for the very first match of the Balkan selection in a major competition, also want to believe it.

With the four best third qualifiers, nothing is lost, but if there is a loser in this match, he will be really far from the knockout stages ...