Ivan Perišić scores for Croatia as they now lead 3-1 against Scotland…
Ivan Perišić scores for Croatia as they now lead 3-1 against Scotland…
With his goal against Scotland, Ivan Perišić has just become the first Croatia player ever to score 4 goals at the European Championships.
He’s also just tied Davor Šuker for most goals scored for Croatia at major tournaments (9).
Ivan Perisic has now scored nine goals for Croatia at major tournaments, no player has netted more for the country.
The man for the big occasion.
83 - Tomas Pekhart’s shot in the 83rd minute was the first attempt at goal of the second half; since 1980, this is the longest wait for a shot at goal in the second half of a EUROs match.
Most England caps by an outfield player without scoring:
Ashley Cole (107)
Gary Neville (85)
Ray Wilson (63)
Jordan Henderson (60)
Hendo is still waiting.
Only six teams have kept a clean sheet in all three of their group games at a European Championship
Italy (1980)
Germany (1996)
Poland (2016)
Germany (2016)
Italy (2020)
England (2020)
All those right-backs coming in handy after all…
Croatia progress from Group D
Scotland fail to progress but put on a valiant performance in the process…
England have topped their group at the European Championships for the third time:
1996
2012
2020
Now, time to win some knockout games.
3 - England have topped their group at a European Championships for only the third time, also in 1996 and 2012. With just two goals scored, they are the lowest scoring side to ever finish top of a group at a EUROs tournament.
11 - Scotland have been eliminated at the group stages in all 11 of their appearances at major tournaments (EUROs & World Cup).
Luka Modric is now Croatia’s youngest AND oldest player to score at the Euros
He comes through for his nation every time
Luka Modrić vs Scotland:
115 touches
1 goal
2 shots/1 on target
1 assist
7/10 acc. long balls
86/98 acc. passes
1/1 succ. dribbles
0 times dribbled past
8.1 SofaScore rating
A fantastic display by the Croatia captain!
Of the 16 teams to have played all three of their group stage matches, only Finland (19) have had fewer shots than England (22).
England created four chances against Czech w
Luke Shaw
Harry Maguire
Jack Grealish ()
1 - England managed just one more shot after they scored against Czech Republic yesterday - that final attempt came in the 26th minute of the match. Cautious.
Slovakia have endured a mixed bag of a campaign at UEFA Euro 2020, winning their opening game by narrowly eking out a 2-1 result against Poland. In Matchday 2, [the Falcons were beaten 1-0 by Sweden, which has put them in a spot of bother ahead of their final Group E clash, although that is the only reverse for Stefan Tarkovic’s men in 2021.
Spain, on the other hand, have faced just one defeat since Luis Enrique returned to the helm of the national side. Having said that, La Roja have hardly set the stage alight with their performances, winning just six times in 15 games. And at UEFA Euro 2020, Spain have been one of the more disappointing teams, playing out a draw in each of their two games so far.
Spain were 2-0 victors the last time they locked horns with Slovakia, with Jordi Alba and Andres Iniesta finding the back of the net in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying fixture
Captain Sergio Busquets is available again following his positive coronavirus test that ruled him out of the early stages of the tournament, whilst Luis Enrique may opt to start Thiago and Chelsea’s Champions League winning defender Cesar Azpilicueta.
Slovakia remain without injured Ivan Schranz, while Denis Vavro is still unavailable after his positive coronavirus test.