Chinanews client, Beijing, June 21. After the end of the first two rounds of competition, starting on the 21st, Beijing time, the final round of the European Cup group stage will start in sequence.

In the group A competition that ended early this morning, although Wales lost 0:1 to the favorite Italian team, they still used the goal difference advantage to beat the Swiss team with 4 points and advanced to the knockout stage as the second in the group.

Italy is the first team in the current European Cup

　　In football events such as the World Cup and the European Cup, the last round of the group stage is often where suspense gathers.

After the first two rounds of competition, with the exception of a few teams that have already been promoted or eliminated, most of the teams' qualifying destinies are still tightly entangled.

At this time, a single goal can determine the prospects of multiple teams.

　　Especially after the expansion of the European Cup to 24 teams, in addition to the top 2 of each group to ensure advancement to the knockout stage, the third place in each group also has the possibility of breaking through.

In addition to the horizontal comparison, there is also a vertical comparison, which makes the calculation problem about qualifying more complicated, and suspense naturally follows.

　　Because of this, in the final round of the group stage, two matches between the same group of teams will kick off at the same time.

In this morning's Group A finale, the Italian team defeated Wales 1-0 and won all the last 11 games.

　　With the two 3:0 in the first two rounds, the Italian team, which does not seem to be very prominent on paper, has been upgraded from a veteran powerhouse to a hot title.

Although the Welsh team eventually lost only one goal, this score did not fully reflect the gap between the two teams in the game.

As in the previous two games, the Italian team had the advantage in the whole field, and all the data were far ahead. 23 shots were several times the opponent (3), and it was reasonable to win.

　　Compared with the game between Italy and Wales, the "life and death battle" between Switzerland and Turkey is more suspenseful.

Although Turkey lost 5 goals in the first two games and missed 1 goal, as long as they beat Switzerland, they can overtake their opponents and rise to the third place in the group, holding a silver lining.

　　However, the result was unsatisfactory. The game ended with a 3:1 victory in Switzerland, in which Shaqiri scored two dollars, and Zubel staged an assist "hat trick".

Kahveci scored Turkey's first and only goal in this tournament, leaving only Scotland for the team that hasn't scored yet.

With this touch of comfort, Turkey, which was originally regarded as a "dark horse", had to say goodbye to the current European Cup.

　　Some fans here "given" the title of "first eliminated" to the Turkish team, which is actually not accurate.

Because according to the rules, the North Macedonia team in Group C has already lost the possibility of qualifying for the knockout round.

　　In the European Cup, two or more teams in the same point situation will give priority to comparing their win-loss relationship and record, rather than the overall goal difference.

For example, in the current Group B situation, although the Russian team has a goal difference of -2, they defeated Finland in the previous round, so they overpowered their opponents to temporarily occupy the second place, while Finland with a goal difference of 0 ranked third.

Current Group B standings

　　Because North Macedonia lost to Austria and Ukraine in the first two rounds, even if they can beat the Netherlands in the last round, they are not as good as the other two teams in terms of win-loss relationship, so they can't escape the fate of the bottom of the group.

But for the first time to participate in the European Cup finals, North Macedonia has scored in the first two games, it is not a worthwhile trip.

　　In the early morning of the 22nd, Beijing time, the European Cup will usher in 4 contests, which will be the day with the most matches so far. The 8 teams from Group B and Group C will all debut.

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