Jun 27, 2024, 11:30 PM ET
The German Euro 2024 entered the definition stage after the group stage and with the round of 16 the direct elimination duels will begin towards the grand final on July 14 in Berlin.
Taking into account various factors, among which the football present will prevail, ESPN.com provides a prediction for each matchup.
Who will win the round of 16 of Euro 2024?
The hosts shone in the first round with a thrashing of Scotland, but then dropped their level and went from strength to strength in the first round. In any case, they are the big favourites to beat the Danish team, who showed good form against England under Christian Eriksen but could not beat Slovenia and Serbia. The match will be on Saturday 29 June in Dortmund. Final verdict: Germany in the 90 minutes.
The defending champions qualified thanks to a last-minute goal against Croatia. They narrowly beat Albania and lost without any excuses to Spain. They are not in good form, but they have experience in knockout matches and also a history to go with them. The Swiss, meanwhile, are showing their usual solidity and in their last match they were close to beating Germany. It will be a close match that will be played on Saturday, June 29 in Berlin. Final verdict: Italy on penalties.
La Roja was the best team in the first phase, not only by results (they were the only one with three victories), but also by play and consistency. It also had some of the best players in the tournament, such as Fabián Ruiz, Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams. They will face the great revelation, Georgia, who qualified thanks to their star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia after achieving a historic victory over Portugal. He showed courage and wants to strike, although it will be very difficult. The match will be played on Sunday, June 30 in Cologne. Final verdict: Spain in the ninety minutes.
La Rubia Albion did not play well in any of its three games, but won its zone with five points, with a victory over Serbia and poor draws against Denmark and Slovenia. Without a doubt, they are the team that disappointed the most in the initial round, but they want to renew themselves in the round of 16. In front of them they will have one of those classified in the most even group of the Euro, which added the same points as Romania, Belgium and Ukraine and was enough to make history. The match will be on Sunday, June 30 in Gelsenkirchen. Final verdict: England in extra time.
With Cristiano at the helm, Roberto Martínez’s men showed courage and authority in the victories over the Czech Republic and Turkey, but with an alternative eleven they suffered a tough and historic defeat against Georgia. Now, with the starters back, they want to play like what they are, a contender. Slovenia, their rival, drew all three of their matches, against England, Serbia and Denmark, and achieved a great achievement, which they want to make even more immense. The match will be on Monday, July 1 in Frankfurt. Final verdict: Portugal in the ninety minutes.
This will be the most attractive match of the round of 16, without a doubt. Like England, France showed a lower level than expected, but they always improve in the knockout stages. The victory over Austria and the draw against the Netherlands were enough to secure their passage after the first two rounds. On the last day they drew with Poland and finished second in their group, behind Austria. The opponent of the world runner-up will be Belgium, who also did not perform as expected and finished third in the most even group of all, with the same points as Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine. The match will be on Monday, July 1 in Düsseldorf.final edict: France in the ninety minutes.
It will be a clash between two of the surprise teams of the first phase. Austria was one of the most consistent teams: they performed well against France, although they lost by the narrowest of margins, and then beat Poland and the Netherlands with daring and good play, in one of the most surprising results so far. Meanwhile, Turkey also finished with six points: they beat Georgia and the Czech Republic and only lost to Portugal. The match, which will be on Tuesday 2 July in Leipzig, promises to be a good one. Final verdict: Austria in extra time.
The Orange closed the group with a defeat against Austria and finished in third place in the group, despite the victory over Poland and the draw against France. They will face in the round of 16 one of the most surprising first teams. Romania won its group despite finishing with the same points as Slovakia, Belgium and Ukraine. The match will be on Tuesday, July 2 in Munich. Final verdict: Netherlands in the ninety minutes.
