England Must Pass The Steep Road If They Want To Win Euro 2024

England is waiting for a difficult party in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 (Instagram/@england).

JAKARTA - England's performance throughout the group phase has drawn a lot of criticism. Three Lions lacks confidence as a team that is favorite as the winner of Euro 2024.

They did come out as winners of Group C to the knockout stages with a collection of five points. England won in the opening match against Serbia with a narrow score of 1-0.

In the next two matches, the Three Lions only drew against Denmark (1-1) and Slovenia (0-0).

British roads have won major tournaments since the last and only time - the 1966 World Cup - has even gone steep in the knockout stages.

Three Lions are lucky not to meet the Netherlands in the last 16. However, the quarter-finals could be a serious offense.

If they can get past Slovakia in the last 16, England will meet between Switzerland and Italy.

England will not be 'breathing' if they can set foot in the semifinals. The Netherlands, which has been avoided in the last 16, has the opportunity to meet in the top four.

Apart from the Netherlands, Gareth Southgate's troops are also awaited by Romania, Austria, and Turkey. The three teams were never favorites, but seeing their performance in the group stage, all three deserved to be pinned as dangerous black horses.

The top party of the Euros is not a familiar ladder for England. That is, if they can get to the Euro 2024 final, that is their second achievement.

In the previous nine participations, England twice became semifinalists, twice stopped in the quarter-finals, once only reached 16th, and four times did not pass the group stage.

If England went to the top of the Euro 2024 party, they would have been waiting for strong potential opponents. Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, and Belgium, who are candidates for champions, have a chance to meet the Three Lions in the final.

In addition, there are still Georgia, Denmark, and Slovenia as potential opponents despite their chances of a thin Euro 2024 final.

Despite seeing England's steep path to winning its first major tournament title since 1966, Soutgate still has optimism.

"I think we are much better at possession. We have created some good chances and now we have to work hard."

"We didn't get a breakthrough in front of goal. I think the players who came in played well."

"I understand the reaction but it's been a tough tournament. We're trying to win the game with the changes we're making. We put the players on the pitch," Southgate said.

Southgate's statement illustrates how England's weaknesses are in the group stage that have been undertaken. They must fix the final settlement and create opportunities for the chance for the chance to win to return to being open.

You see, throughout the preliminary round, England only scored two goals and conceded one goal. This number is clearly minimal considering that the Three Lions are inhabited by very slick players in terms of goals at the club level.