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As Euro 2024 hits the knockout stage and the spectre of the penalty shootout moves into view, anyone daring to mention the term “lottery” needs to run to their nearest bookshop ...

When Cenk Tosun fired Turkey to victory over the Czech Republic in their European Championship Group F match on Wednesday, he secured second place in the pool for his side ...

Following are the Euro 2024 round-of-16 fixtures after the completion of the group stage. The top two teams from the six groups and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the ...

Georgia arrived at Euro 2024 with no expectations, manager Willy Sagnol said, having already celebrated what they thought would be their biggest achievement in just qualifying. Sagnol’s men upended Portugal – ...

Georgia staged the biggest upset in Euro history with a 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday to stride into the knock-out phase of their first major tournament, thanks to an ...

Belgium drew 0-0 with Ukraine on Wednesday to reach the last 16 of Euro 2024 where they will face France, while the Ukrainians bow out following Group E’s final match. Romania ...

For one afternoon every week, a privileged few prisoners held inside the electric fences of Buchenwald could find solace in playing football, a brief reprieve from the horrors of the ...

While England won their group at Euro 2024 their humdrum scoreless draw against Slovenia on Tuesday, the third dull performance in as many games, had frustrated supporters poking fun at coach ...

Turkey’s talented team are in a strong position to put past disappointment behind them and qualify for the Euro 2024 knockouts if they can avoid defeat by the Czech Republic ...

Romania coach Edward Iordanescu brushed aside the suggestion his team and Slovakia would play for a mutually beneficial draw in Wednesday’s final European Champions Group E encounter while Belgian ...

England finished top and Slovenia also advanced to the knockout stages of Euro 2024 after an uninspiring 0-0 draw in their final Group C match on Tuesday. England had already qualified ...

A left-footed rocket from Marcel Sabitzer gave Austria a thrilling 3-2 win over the Netherlands that sent them into the last 16 at Euro 2024 as Group D winners, with the Dutch ...

An Albanian player leads fans in chants against North Macedonia. Rival supporters unite to chant “Kill the Serbs”. A journalist from Kosovo receives death threats for an eagle gesture. The ...

England manager Gareth Southgate would not divulge whether he planned to make changes for Tuesday’s game against Slovenia at the European Championship amid media reports of a midfield shake-up, ...

France striker Kylian Mbappe is making progress in his recovery from a broken nose and wants to play against Poland at Euro 2024 on Tuesday, coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday ...

Mattia Zaccagni rescued Italy with a 98th-minute equaliser as the defending champions booked their spot in Euro 2024’s last 16 on Monday with a 1-1 draw in a tense game against ...

Luciano Spalletti named the same starting lineup for Italy’s first two Euro 2024 games, but following their defeat to Spain changes will be made for the final Group B match ...

Albania’s European Championship is by no means over and victory against Spain is not impossible, their Brazilian coach Sylvinho said on Sunday, as his side seek to make history ...

Striker Niclas Fuellkrug scored a dramatic stoppage time equaliser as hosts Germany rescued a point after a 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Sunday to seal top spot in Group A ...

Euro 2024 enters the final group matchday with three teams having already secured their place in the last 16, but with only one side out of 24 eliminated from the tournament. Final positions ...

Scotland and Hungary’s final Group A match on Sunday is effectively a knockout tie, with both teams needing a win to have any chance of reaching the next stage ...

A goal by Youri Tielemans after 73 seconds and a late one for Kevin De Bruyne gave Belgium a 2-0 win over Romania in an incredible, action-packedgame on Saturday that set ...

European Championship newcomers Georgia held the Czech Republic to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, taking a shock lead through a Georges Mikautadze penalty before an equaliser off the chest of ...

Belgium have sought to project an image of calm after losing their opening game at the European Championship but must be worried about yet another early tournament elimination as they ...