2 - Dennis #Man is the first Romanian player with 2+ assists in a single match at a Major Tournament since Gheorghe Hagi against Colombia in the 1994 World Cup. Fizzy.
2 - Dennis #Man is the first Romanian player with 2+ assists in a single match at a Major Tournament since Gheorghe Hagi against Colombia in the 1994 World Cup. Fizzy.
Romania’s 3-0 win against Ukraine is the nation’s biggest win in major tournament history.
An incredible performance.
FT: 0-1
Belgium have failed to score in three consecutive major tournament games for the first time in their entire history.
Romelu Lukaku generated more xG (0.82) than the entire Slovakia side (0.59).
Romelu Lukaku’s three big chances missed are tied for the MOST in the EURO match since 2000
He’s also the first player with two goals overturned by VAR in a EURO match
Unlucky day for the striker
FT: 0-1
In an entertaining contest in Düsseldorf, Les Bleus get their tournament off to a winning start courtesy of a Max Wöber own goal.
N’Golo Kanté vs Austria:
65 touches
45/52 passes completed (86.5%)
2 key passes
2 accurate long balls
3 tackles
1 last-man tackle
1 clearance
2 interceptions
6 ball recoveries
5 ground duels won
0x dribbled past
Still got it? Of course he does.
Belgium at the 2022 World Cup: out in the group stage
Belgium since the 2022 World Cup: unbeaten in 14 games heading into Euro 2024
Belgium in their Euro 2024 opener: lose 1-0 to Slovakia
𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐭
Despite securing the win, France’s star players suffered some serious injuries in their opening match of the Euros.
Austria looked through on goal late in the second half against France with an opportunity to equalize.
It was 33-year-old N’Golo Kanté who made the goal-saving recovery run to win the ball back for France and help secure the win.
Still elite
Belgium’s loss to Slovakia is their first loss since Morocco beat them in the group stage at the 2022 World Cup
William Saliba on his first international start for France:
75 touches
100% ground duels won
100% successful dribbles
94% pass accuracy
6 clearances
1 clean sheet
Keeping up his Arsenal’s form
N’Golo Kante is now just the second French player to be playing outside of Europe and representing the national team in an international competition
Tottenham’s Radu Dragusin was a brick wall today for Romania:
1 interception
2 blocks
10 clearances
100% aerial duels won
100% ground duels won
| Most successful 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐒 at EURO 2024 so far:
Jérémy Doku- 6
Cody Gakpo- 5
Jamal Musiala- 5
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