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3 Teams That Have Qualified for the Round of 16 of the 2020 European Cup: Okezone Bola

TROPHY Europe 2020 already pocketed three teams that have confirmed a place in the round of 16. They are Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands who picked up perfect points in their first two matches.

Italy qualified from Group A with an outstanding performance. Gli Azzurri-Italy nickname- opened their campaign by beating Turkey 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Italy won again with a score of 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico. The victim of Roberto Mancini’s troops this time was Switzerland. As a result, Italy is firmly in the first position of the Group A standings with a collection of six points while advancing to the last 16.

Belgium won the last 16 ticket from Group B. Like Italy, Belgium was unstoppable in their two matches, namely against Russia and Denmark.

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Belgium won 3-0 over Russia in the first match of Group B which took place at the Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg. After an easy win over Russia, Belgium got a meaningful match from Denmark at the Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Thursday 17 June 2021, evening WIB.

Belgium fell behind to Yusuff Poulsen’s quick goal (2′). Belgium could only equalize in the second half through Thorgan Hazard’s goal (54′). Belgium also ensured a 2-1 victory through Kevin de Bruyne’s goal (70′). The victory confirmed Belgium’s position at the top of Group B standings.

After Groups A and B, Group C also sent their representatives to the big 16, namely the Netherlands. The Netherlands started their journey at Euro 2020 with a hard time due to meaningful resistance from Ukraine.

The Netherlands had to fight until the end of the match to beat Ukraine 3-2 at the Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam. After that, Oranje-Dutch nickname- got a challenge from Austria.

Denzel Dumfries (Foto: Reuters)

The Dutch-Austrian match took place at the Johann Cruyff Arena, Friday (18/6/2021), early morning WIB. The game was fairly even, but the Dutch were able to seal a convincing 2-0 win over Austria. The Dutch’s winning goals came thanks to a Memphis Depay penalty (11′) and Denzel Dumfries’ action (67′).

The additional three points make the Netherlands firmly in the first position of the Group C standings. For your information, the Netherlands has also confirmed itself as the winner of Group C because it has a head to head advantage with Ukraine and Austria, who both have three points.

Here are the three teams that have qualified for the last 16 of the 2020 European Cup:

Group A – Italy

Group B – Belgium

Group C – Netherlands

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