ENGLAND will face Slovakia in the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions were given a favorable match after Portugal’s shock defeat by Georgia.
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England face Slovakia in the last 16 and will be looking for some big improvements Credit: Getty
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Slovakia proved to be a surprise package this summer Credit: AP
This meant England avoided the Netherlands, who finished third in their group won by Austria ahead of France.
England top Group C with one win and two draws.
They beat Serbia thanks to Jude Bellingham’s winner in the Euro opener before being held by Denmark and Slovenia.
England will play against Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday.
In the first match of the round of 16, Switzerland will play against Italy on Saturday at 17:00 in Berlin.
Next is Germany against Denmark at 8 p.m.
England play on Sunday at 17:00, followed by Spain against Georgia at 20:00.
On Monday, France plays against Belgium at 5 p.m., and Portugal against Slovenia at 8 p.m.
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Romania meet the Netherlands at 5pm on Tuesday and Austria play Turkey at 8pm to round out the match.
Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon – who finally got some minutes in Germany and is pushing for a start – admitted England must improve.
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He said: “I think our aim was to make a statement and sort of make up for the performance we had in the last two games.
“I still think we’re in that spot. I think we still have to get better, I just think we can do a lot better. That’s the problem.
“We have such good players. We are so good in training every day. We do everything right. And then it just doesn’t click.
“I hope they will in the coming games because we have to start really attacking teams and dominating games.
“I just think we can do a lot better. That’s the problem. We have such good players.
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“We are so good in training every day. We do everything right. And then it just doesn’t click.
“Hopefully he will in the coming games because we have to start really attacking teams and dominating games.”
It was not the boring draw against Slovenia that dominated England’s agenda today, but the news that midfielder Phil Foden had left the camp.
The FA confirmed he was returning to Britain due to an “urgent family matter”.
It was later revealed that she was returning for the birth of her third child.
Premier League Player of the Year Foden already has two children with 22-year-old girlfriend Rebecca Cooke – son Ronnie, five, and daughter True, two.
He is expected to return to camp ahead of England’s round of 16 match on Sunday
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