Dominant victories, shocking upsets, scuffles between fans and even political debates. The opening round of the Euro 2024, currently being held in Germany, truly had a little bit of everything. The first few games leave a promise of many more exciting moments to come.
The opening round of the Euro 2024, currently being held in Germany, truly had a little bit of everything .
National team coach Julian Nagelsmann has praised the efficiency of 21-year-old Jamal Musiala, who's already found the net twice. A hands-down 3-0 loss at the hands of Spain was followed up by a 2-2 draw against debutantes Albania, leaving the 2018 World Cup finalists with very little chances of making it to the next round.
But Italian chief Luciano Spalletti says his team won't be intimidated by Spain's display against the Croatians. "I think first half shows why we can score goals against any team and the second half shows why we can keep a clean sheet against any team. I think obviously, commonly with the team, there's a negative theme around all our games, sometimes rightly so. But I think in this case you take the positives from the fact that, maybe we had to hold on at times for a little bit, but we kept a clean sheet and when you keep a clean sheet all you have to do is score one goal to win the game.
Gelsenkirchen senior police director Peter Both says they made eight arrests related to the incident and banned those people from all upcoming tournament matches. Eventually all eyes turned inside the pitch where the French team faced hard opposition from Austria, walking away with a narrow 1-0 win. In a game where Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku found the net twice, with both goals being ruled out by the VAR*."It was perfect, really perfect. It was really challenging for us because we won against Belgium and we are very, very happy for that. Really, really. Thank you very much for that game. Yes. We appreciate and hopefully we will just move forward to next stage.
Led by Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese found a winning goal in injury time thanks to substitute Francisco Conceicao.
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