Euro 2024: England Vs Slovenia, Three Lions Only Need A Draw

England must win against Slovenia to avoid Germany in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 (Instagram/@england).

JAKARTA England only needed a draw to get through the Euro 2024 group stage when they faced Slovenia in the last match.

The duel between the two teams from Group C will take place at the RheinEnergie Stadium, Kohl, Germany, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, early in the morning at 02.00 WIB.

Three Lions, England's nickname, currently occupies a top position with a collection of four points. Gareth Southgate's squad narrowly won 1-0 over Serbia and only drew versus Denmark (1-1).

Meanwhile, Slovenia has so far only collected two points from two matches. The team made by Matjaz Kek successfully held Denmark (1-1) and Serbia (1-1) to a draw in the previous two matches.

Several scenarios include this party. If England wins no matter how much, they have guaranteed the group's position even though Denmark won against Serbia.

The scheme is a priority to avoid Germany in the round of 16 of Euro 2024.

Then, if England wins a draw and Denmark wins with a big score, there is the potential for the Three Lions to be evicted to the runner-up post and it is certain that they will meet Germany in the knockout phase.

The following scenario, England lost to Slovenia. Three Lions are shifted to group runners-up with Denmark's record playing a maximum draw.

In essence, England's fate to qualify automatically for the knockout stages of Euro 2024 is not yet safe. If you want to occupy the top two of the standings, at least the Three Lions will get a draw, then whatever the result of the Denmark vs Serbia match won't get England thrown into third place.

Even if the UK accepts the worst scenario, losing against Slovenia and Denmark winning against Serbia, they can actually still qualify for the knockout stages with the best third-placed path.

However, they are very dependent on other groups to be able to stay in the top four of the best third place.

Meanwhile, seeing England's performance in the previous two matches, easy wins over Slovenia seemed a bit difficult for them to get. Moreover, they only won two wins from the last seven matches.

On the other hand, Slovenia seems to be bringing a surprise in this match. Moreover, they need three points to immediately make sure they qualify as group winners or runners-up.

You see, Slovenia is now at the end of the stretcher by finishing fourth in the best third-placed path with two points.

The draw against England has not been able to guarantee that they are in the top four of the best third place.

Interestingly, all teams in Group C still have a chance to qualify for the knockout stages. Serbia at the bottom of the standings still have a chance to finish as runners-up.

Slovenia currently has a record of eight unbeaten matches. However, in the previous six clashes against England, five of them ended in defeat.

Formation Forecast

England (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Bellingham, Rice; Saka, Foden, Gordon; Kane

Slovenia (4-4-2): Oblak; Karnicnik, Brekalo, Bijol, Janza; Mlakar, Elsnik, Cerin, Stojanovic; Sporar, Sesko