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Netherlands vs Turkey, EURO 2024 Live Score: NED and TUR clash for last semifinal spot, Stating lineups named

Dutch show glimpses of Total Football in charge to quarterfinal It was gorgeously simple football — the hardest thing there is, to reproduce Johan Cruyff. From the Dutch side of the centre circle, Jerdy Schouten rolled a pass to Xavi Simons. A pass with neither power nor pace, but it immaculately split two Romanian shirts, the referee and found Xavi Simons in the space. The playmaker cushioned the ball on his left instep, spun to his right, took a couple touches, and released Cody Gakpo, ferreting on the left flank. He cut away, then cut in, leaving his marker in the wake, took a touch to gather himself and slammed the ball net-wards, a low and ferocious shot inside goalkeeper Florin Nita’s near post. READ MORE !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?...
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England vs Switzerland, Euro 2024 Live Score: 0-0 after 15 minutes in first half; Swiss look to stun Southgate and Co in race to the semis

England vs Switzerland Quarter Final, UEFA Euro 2024 Live: England will lock horns with Switzerland in the third UEFA Euro 2024 quarterfinal at the Dusseldorf Arena in Dusseldorf on Saturday.In a clash of contrasting styles, form and history, England will aim to shrug off their shoddy run in the early stages of the tournament to make the last four. Ahead of his 100th match in charge of the side, potentially his last, Gareth Southgate’s team broke out of jail in the dying minutes, thanks to Jude Bellingham’s heroics and skipper Harry Kane’s winner against Slovakia in the Round of 16. Southgate’s timid tactics and watchful play have copped criticism. Switzerland will be high on confidence after dumping Italy out from the Round of 16. However, the Swiss have not beaten England in over 40 y...
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Portugal vs France, EURO 2024 Live Score: POR vs FRA to be decided via shootout; Kylian Mbappe subbed off

Mbappe and Ronaldo clash in a passing of the baton quarterfinal match It’s the Christmas break before Real Madrid clinch the much awaited La Decima. At the team’s training complex at Valdebebas, it is business as usual. One after another the crème de la crème of luxury cars and world football are arriving for a holiday break training session. Greeting them inside the facility is a twitchy 13-year-old, wearing the club’s original jacket. The boy, who has come to the Spanish capital all the way from the Parisian suburbs, has been in a state of shock since his inviter, club director Zinedine Zidane, received him in his car. “Should I take off my shoes?” he’d nervously ask the French icon. It’s Zizou who gifts him with the Real Madrid apparel. For Kylian Mbappe, who turns 14 later in the w...
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Spain vs Germany, EURO 2024 Live Score: ESP vs GER playing XI’s confirmed in quarterfinal of Euro 2024

Toni Kroos’s Germany vs Rodri’s Spain Rodri is often the busiest man on the pitch; yet he has the calmest pair of eyes. He is always dispensing instructions, exhorting his men to keep the shape and order, urging them to keep calm and ride the storm, sniffing out a potentially dangerous move, filling up the space left behind by those deputed to attack or spotting an unspotted path to attack. But his eyes remain quiet, serenely scanning the field, processing the next move, and the next, comprehending the thrust of the narrative and seizing it before the adversaries do. His manager Pep Guardiola appraised him as the best midfielder in the world. “He’s able to do everything. The tempo he has, his character when the situation is going wrong, to step forward, go backwards, the ability to pla...
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Austria vs Turkey, EURO 2024 Live Score: TUR 1-0 AUT after 40 mins, Merih Demiral scores in 58 seconds

Austria vs Turkey Round Of 16, UEFA Euro 2024 Live: The Austrian football team has surprisingly topped the group ahead of France and the Netherlands and are bullish about progressing to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Euro 2024 under German coach Ralf Rangnick. Turkey has shown signs of individual brilliance but is yet to click at Euro 2024 and will be without suspended captain Hakan Calhanoglu.Turkey reached the semifinals of Euro 2008 and is looking for another deep run in the tournament. But Italian coach Vincenzo Montella’s team struggled to beat 10-man Czech Republic in the last game and was beaten 3-0 by Portugal before that. Austria: Pentz, Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene, Seiwald, Schmid, Baumgartner, Laimer, Sabitzer, Arnautovic. Turkey: Gunok, Muldur, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadiogl...
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Romania vs Netherlands, EURO 2024 Live Score: ROU and NED square for quarterfinal berth; playing XI and team news out

England live to fight another day but need to step up the pace to avoid exit England were down and out. Ninety minutes had passed and five minutes of laborious injury time had gone by. Few expected Slovakia to put Gareth Southgate’s chosen few on the verge of a crushing yet deserved exit. But just when the bell was about to toll, the question ‘who could’, was answered by ‘who else’. Jude Bellingham has come up with four late goals for Real Madrid and two now for England – all of them being either equalisers or go-ahead goals, two of those winners coming in El Clasicos. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement...
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Euro 2024: Ronaldo Breaks Down In Tears After Penalty Miss As Portugal Go Past Slovenia

Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal progressed to the Euro 2024 quarterfinals after overcoming Slovenia in a penalty shootout on July 2 (Tuesday) after the game ended in 0-0 tie. The game took a poignant turn as an emotional moment unfolded that saw Cristiano Ronaldo in tears following a missed penalty in extra time. The Al-Nassr forward took the spot-kick near the end of the first half of extra time following a foul on Diogo Jota. Ronaldo aimed his shot to the right, but Jan Oblak made an incredible save to keep Slovenia in the match. With the score tied at 0-0 in the first half of extra time, Portugal was awarded a penalty, placing immense pressure on Ronaldo. Devastated by the miss, Ronaldo burst into tears and was consoled by his teammates before the seco...
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Portugal vs Slovenia, EURO 2024 Live Score: POR 0-0 SVN after 10 mins, Cristiano Ronaldo aims to break duck

Portugal vs Slovenia Round Of 16, UEFA Euro 2024 Live After a shock 0-2 defeat at the hands of Georgia, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will aim for a quick turnaround to make the quarterfinals when they face Slovenia in a Round of 16 Euro 2024 match at the Frankfurt Arena on Tuesday.With wins over the Czech Republic and Turkey, Portugal had hit the straps running quite early, prompting Roberto Martinez to fiddle around the squad for the last group-stage game against Georgia. They will be reminded of a similar 0-2 defeat at the hands of Slovenia, albeit in a friendly earlier in March. Portugal: Costa, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes, Vitinha, Joao Palhinha, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Leao, Ronaldo. Slovenia: Oblak, Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec, Stojanovic, Cerin, Elsnik,...
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France vs Belgium, EURO 2024 Live Score: Mbappe and De Bruyne in focus in the race for the quarterfinals

France vs Belgium Round Of 16, UEFA Euro 2024 Live: Neighbours France and Belgium will lock horns in a high-octane UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16 clash at the Dusseldorf Arena on Monday.Both teams have faced an iffy start to the tournament as they managed to scrape through the group stages. France had finished second behind Austria in Group D, securing a solitary win besides two draws. Belgium had a similar vein of running in their group as they finished behind Romania in Group E with a win, a draw and a defeat at the hands of Slovakia. The focus will be on a masked Kylian Mbappe as France will need their talismanic goal-scorer to find form amidst a broken nose. Mbappe’s solitary goal in two games came through a penalty in a 1-1 draw against Poland, which is one of only two goals that Franc...
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Spain vs Georgia Live Score, EURO 2024 updates: Yamal in focus as La Roja aim to maintain winning run; Match starts at 12:30 AM IST

Georgia’s No 7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia outshines idol Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo shakes hand with Georgia's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as he after leaves the pitch during a Group F match between Georgia and Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany “Will I ask Cristiano for his jersey after the game? Maybe. Probably. OK, yes. Why not? He is my idol. I will tell him that. But that does not mean we can’t win,” This was what Georgia’s No.7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had written in the Players Tribune last week. Ten days later, Georgia outplayed Portugal and notched up a historic 2-0 win. The two number 7s have a connection. Recently an old picture of the two started making rounds on the internet. It was from 2013 when Cristiano Ronaldo, a certified Rea...
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Germany vs Scotland Predicted Lineup: All you need to know about GER vs SCO clash

Germany vs Scotland Team Predication, UEFA EURO 2024: Germany may be the host country for the Euro 2024, but they find themselves under pressure after suffering group stage exits in two of the last three major tournaments. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann also has had a tepid welcome from fans to the hot seat after replacing Hansi Flick as coach last year. Ahead of the Euro 2024 opening clash, a report from The Associated Press even noted that the Scottish fans were more visible and vocal on the streets of Munich than the local Germans, a sign of how much confidence the host nation’s fans have in the team. The three-time European Championship winners (twice as West Germany in 1972 and 1980 and as reunified Germany in 1996) have a dubious record to defy coming into today’s game against S...