RESULTS
SCOTLAND 0 CZECH REPUBLIC 2
POLAND 1 SLOVAKIA 2
SPAIN 0 SWEDEN 0
It’s only day four of competition and fans the world over are already handing Patrik Schick the goal of the tournament award. Hard to disagree; Schick’s flawless technique and timing in executing his physics-defying curler from the halfway line for his second goal against Scotland has been the most talked-about piece of football brilliance in the last 24 hours. And deservingly so.
P/S: Omission of Spain and Alvaro Morata from this wrap is deliberate.
FUN FACT: In European Championship history, no ball has travelled further on its way to goal than Schick’s 49.7-yard strike.
TONIGHT …
HUNGARY vs PORTUGAL
Puskas Arena, Budapest, 12am
Defending champions Portugal will hope for a strong start against a side deemed the weakest in the ‘group of death’. Marco Rossi’s men, however, are unbeaten in 11 matches. Selecao captain Cristiano Ronaldo meanwhile, is set to become the first person to play at least one match at five Euros.
FRANCE vs GERMANY
Allianz Arena, Munich, 3am
What a blockbuster! Although playing away and despite a recent squabble between Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud, world champions France start as slight favourites with a star-studded squad that now includes returning Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema. But as they say, never write the Germans off.
