England secure last 16 spot in Euro 2024 with Spain's win over Albania
England top Group C with six points, Spain finish first in Group B
Netherlands and France also progress to next round from Group D
Three Lions face Austria, Belgium/Slovakia/Ukraine or Czech Republic in knockout stage
England have secured their place in the last 16 of Euro 2024 after Spain's victory over Albania on Monday. The Three Lions currently sit at the top of Group C with six points, having won one game and drawn another. England will face either Austria, Belgium/Slovakia/Ukraine, or the Czech Republic in the knockout stage.
Spain's win over Albania ensured that they finished first in Group B with a perfect record of three wins from three games. The Netherlands and France also progressed to the next round from Group D after their respective victories against Poland and Austria.
England will play their final group game against Slovenia on Tuesday, but even if they lose, they cannot finish lower than third place in the group due to Spain's victory over Albania. If England win, they will top the group and potentially face a less challenging opponent in the knockout stage.
The remaining teams in Group C - Slovenia and Serbia - will play their final games on Tuesday, with both sides still having a chance to finish third place and secure a spot in the last 16. However, if England draw against Slovenia and Denmark fail to beat Serbia by more than one goal, England will top the group regardless.
England's potential opponents in the knockout stage are Austria (Group D), Belgium/Slovakia/Ukraine (Group E), or Czech Republic (Group F).
Luka Modric became the oldest scorer in European Championship history with his goal at 38 years, 289 days.
Referee Danny Makkelie awarded Croatia a penalty, but Luka Modric missed it. Moments later, Ante Budimir had a header saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma and Luka Modric scored the rebound.
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Italy drew 1-1 with Croatia to secure a spot in the round-of-16 at Euro 2024.
Luka Modric gave Croatia a 55th-minute lead, but Mattia Zaccagni equalized for Italy in the 98th minute.
Italy will face Switzerland in the next round of 16.
Croatia barely gave Italy a kick for most of the first 20 minutes, but struggled to turn possession into goal-scoring opportunities.
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"But football was merciless with us tonight, it was cruel. It is hard when you lose like this to describe how you feel. The football Gods don't always smile on you, but we need to bounce back." - Luka Modric
"There are things that happen in our matches that are illogical but we need to take what the boys have in their qualities and put them in a position to express themselves at their best." - Luciano Spalletti
Italy advanced to the last-16 of Euro 2024 by denying Croatia with a last-minute equalizer in their Group B match.
Spain finished as group winners in Group B with maximum points and will face one of the four best third-placed teams in the last-16. Croatia, who looked set to advance, finished third in Group B and will be eliminated from the tournament.
