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England National Team beat Croatia in the opening party Euro 2020. This result could be a sign for The Three Lions to become champions in this tournament. Really?
England and Croatia, a repeat of the 2018 World Cup semifinals is presented at Wembley Stadium, Sunday (13/6/2021) night WIB. At that time England lost 1-2 through extra time.
The two teams have relatively not made many changes to the squad and the coach is still the same. Therefore, England and Croatia have the same chance of winning.
The match was tough in the first half before the deadlock broke in the 57th minute. Getting a through ball from Kevin Phillips, Raheem Sterling quickly cheated the ball into the Croatian goal.
The 1-0 advantage was able to be maintained by England and this was England’s first victory in the Euro opening party. Before this England always failed to win in the first match.
The result is certainly pleasing England to be able to go as far as possible in this tournament. Well, there are unique facts behind England’s victory over Croatia regarding their chances of winning the European Cup.
Quoted choose, the teams that beat Croatia in three of the last four major tournaments have always emerged victorious. It started when Spain beat Croatia 1-0 at Euro 2012 and won it.
Meanwhile, at Euro 2016, Portugal beat Croatia on penalties in the last 16 and reigned at the end. The last one is of course the 2018 World Cup when France beat Croatia in the final with a score of 4-2.
The only tournament that did not involve Croatia on the way to the championship ladder was at the 2014 World Cup. Croatia at that time lost in the group stage because they only won once.
what England National Team can you keep up with that slick note? Let’s just wait. Check out the summary of the excitement of Euro 2020 here.
(mrp/nds)
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