England have already reached the 1/8 finals, but can secure top spot in Group C – together with avoiding a knockout tie against Germany – with victory over Slovenia on Tuesday night.After a pale 1-0 win against Serbia in the opening game, and even worse performance in the Denmark tie (1-1), England are about to face Slovenia in the decisive group game.Kane hits back at TV pundits who called England’s game s**tThree Lions boss Gareth Southgate is not concerned about the criticism of his name ahead of the important clash against Benjamin Sesko’s team.”I take myself out of it,” said Southgate. “I’m oblivious to it. It’s not important to me at all.”I don’t need to listen to externals because I’m my own biggest critic, and I think most of the players are as well.”A draw would suit Austria and the Netherlands for different reasons, Les Bleus wave Poland goodbyeHe added that he can talk all he likes “but we have to produce it on the pitch”, before concluding, “I’m expecting we will do that against Slovenia”.Southgate is expected to bring in Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher for Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose hybrid midfield role didn’t pay off for the Three Lions, as the Liverpool right-back struggled in the midfield. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8180853##On the other end, Serbia and Denmark will fight for their lives, as both sides can say their farewell to the tournament in case of defeat. Denmark is a point clear of Serbia thanks to two 1-1 draws, but we shouldn’t be surprised if tonight’s clash protected us with a lot more goals on both ends. The winner of the group will face one of the third-placed teams in the round of 16, while the runners-up will face Germany. The third-placed side will confront one of the group winners, also, probably France or Portugal.EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – GROUP STAGESunday Switzerland – Germany 1-1 (1-0)/Ndoye 28 – Fullkrug 93/Scotland – Hungary 0-1 (0-0)/Csoboth 90+10/MondayAlbania – Spain 0-1 (0-1)/Torres 13/Croatia – Italy 1-0 (0-0)/Modric 55/Tuesday 19.00: (2.30) Netherlands (3.45) Austria (3.30)19.00: (1.33) France (5.70) Poland (10.5)22.00: (1.42) England (4.70) Slovenia (9.00)22.00: (2.30) Denmark (3.45) Serbia (3.50)Wednesday 19.00: (3.30) Slovakia (2.05) Romania (3.85)19.00: (5.60) Ukraine (3.90) Belgium (1.70)22.00: (7.80) Georgia (5.20) Portugal (1.43)22.00: (2.65) Czech R. (3.40) Turkey (2.80)***odds are subject to change***
