Matthew Warnier, Media365: Published Monday, July 1, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
Get all the information you need to know in the sixth poster for the UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16, which will bring together Portugal and Slovenia on Monday on the grass at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt.
What is the way to Portugal?
With six points, Portugal finished first in Group F, ahead of Turkey and Georgia. Roberto Martinez's players started Euro 2024 with a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Czech Republic, before following that up with a big win over Turkey (0-3), which sealed qualification to the quarter-finals. With a modified line-up, the Portuguese finished the group stage with an unimportant defeat to Georgia (2-0).
What is the way to Slovenia?
After scoring three points, Slovenia finished third in Group 3 behind England and Denmark, qualifying at the last minute for the round of 16. Matjaz Kek's men started their campaign with a 1-1 draw against the Danes. The match against Serbia ended with the same score (1-1) and then the Slovenians managed to dominate England (0-0).
What are the results of the direct confrontations?
There was only one encounter between the two teams and it turned out to be very recent. In the friendly match held on March 26 in Ljubljana, Slovenia beat Portugal (2-0) thanks to goals from Adam Gnezda Cerin (72nd minute) and Timi Ilsnik (80th minute).
What are the possible structures?
Portugal's expected line-up: Diogo Costa – Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes – Palhinha, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes – Rafael Leao, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva.
Expected lineup for Slovenia: Oblak – Karnicnik, Drkosic, Bigol, Balkovic – Stojanovic, Ilsnik, Nezda Cerin, Melkar – Sporar, Cesko.
Who are the broadcasters?
This meeting will be broadcast live and in full on the channels M6 And bein sports 1 From 9:00 pm
