Denmark and Slovenia were equal in everything: how second place was defined :: Olé

The definition of Group C of the Euro Cup was resolved with two 0-0 draws, between England and Sloveniaon the one hand, and between Serbia and Denmark, for the other. This left the English as winners of the zone, with five points and the Danes and Slovenes equal in second place with three points, two goals for and two goals against.

The first criterion to break the tie is the result in the match that both played, but since it ended 1 to 1 it didn’t apply. Nor in yellow cards, which received the same amount in the three games. And why did second place go to the Danes? Due to their performance in the Qualifiers, Denmark had a better performance there, since they had beaten Slovenia in qualifying for the Euro.

In any case, for the Slovenians it is not bad news because they qualified for the first time in the round of 16 of the tournament, being one of the best third parties in the group stage. Meanwhile, Denmark prepares to face Germany…