Kathmandu, June 16
The completion of first among three games in Euro 2020 marked a lot of excitement. Portugal and Belgium thrased their opponents 3-0 with braces from Ronaldo and Lukaku respectively. it also included the tragic collapse of Denmark’s star man Christian Eriksen in their match against Finland.
The Euro Cup 2020 kicked off with Italy’s comfortable victory against Turkey. Italy dominated the game well and were truly deserving for the victory. The second group A clash marked a tight encounter between Wales and Switzerland ending up in 1-1 draw.
Things were pretty unusual when Denmark faced Finland as Christian Eriksen suffered a cardic arrest midway in the game. The Inter Milan midfielder had to be resuscitated on the pitch. Eriksen updated his health status later on instagram and stated he was fine. The game ended 1-0 as FInland grabbed their first win in the tournament with a goal from Joel Pohjanpalo. In the next group B enconter Belgium defeated Russia by 3-0 margin.
Gareth Southgate’s England defeated Croatia by a narrow 1-0 with goal from Raheem Sterling. Similarly, Patrik Schik’s brace helped Czech Republic beat Scotland. Austria and Netherland defeated North Macedonia and Ukraine respectively while Spain were held 0-0 by Sweden. This was the only goalless encounter in the current Euro Cup. Ten men Poland were defeated by Slovakia taking them to the top of Group E.
Portugal faced Hungary yesterday where Ronaldo bagged a brace making him the highest goal scorer in Euro Cup tournament. Portugal are currently at the top of Group F which is comparatively toughest group in the tournament. World Champions France defeated Germany with an own goal from Matt Hummels in the last game of the matchday.