The situation in Group E reminds of some medieval drama, where the ultimate outcome happens just before the end, keeping the audience on their toes until the very last moment. Likewise, people in Belgium, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania will have to wait for the last blow of the referees’ whistles to discover their faith at the EURO 2024. The closing act of their drama begins tonight (7 pm), and the teams are tied with three points each ahead of the final clashes. Romania and Belgium hold the first two spots thanks to the positive goal difference, while Slovakia separates them from the last-placed Ukraine which conceded two goals more than it scored.All four teams in Group E will go into the final matchday with three points ⚔️Final fixtures: 🇸🇰 Slovakia vs Romania 🇷🇴🇺🇦 Ukraine vs. Belgium 🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/IjrH5lA7hD— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 22, 2024 The Ukrainians face the toughest rival in the group – Belgium – in a “win or go home” match. Both teams started the tournament with surprising losses but managed to get back on winning tracks in the previous round. The eventual draw would work in favour of the Red Devils, but it would also jeopardize their group’s top spot and, thus, the easier rival in the round of 16, given that the group winner faces Slovenia, whereas the second-placed team plays against France.Trossard’s father complicating his son’s relationship with TedescoBelgium will, as before, mainly rely on Kevin De Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku, who is expected to finally end his bad luck and find the net in this tournament, having previously been deprived of three goals by VAR. A slight problem for Domenico Tedesco could be Dodi Lukebakio’s suspension due to two bookings he got against Slovakia and Romania, respectively. His replacement should probably be Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard, who was in the starting lineup in Round 1 but then was replaced by Lukebakio against Romania.Ukraine does not have injury issues, and all eyes will be on Chelsea’s Mykhailo Mudryk, Girona’s Artem Dovbyk, the captain Andriy Yarmolenko, and Roman Yaremchuk, who brought the victory over Slovakia. Anyway, it will be interesting to see how Serhiy Rebrov’s squad plays under pressure since they are the only team in Group E that would be eliminated in case of a draw.Football forensics and a man who got the short end of the stickThat’s precisely why the other two rivals – Romania and Slovakia – have much better chances to advance. The eventual draw guarantees that both teams will reach the round of 16, and thus, that final outcome wouldn’t be surprising at all. Should that happen, Romania would finish ahead of today’s rivals because of a better goal difference. However, both teams would have the most challenging possible mission in the knockout phase since Spain and France would be their opponents. Still, even the advancement of the group would represent a great success for these two national teams.EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – GROUP STAGEWednesday 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***
