Since we don’t know which group’s third place will appear, it is difficult to fully confirm whether there are certain variables.

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The last round of Group E is scheduled for June 22, which is the last day of the group stage.

Therefore, before the two games of Italy VS Ireland and Sweden VS Belgium that start at the same time, the rankings of other groups have been settled.

In the final round of Group A, which ended first, France drew with Switzerland 0:0, while Romania lost 0:1 to Albania. This made the initial ranking of Group A 7 points behind France, 5 points for Switzerland, and 3 points for Albania.

Romania is out with 1 point.

Then in Group B, after Wales unexpectedly defeated Russia 3:0, they actually occupied the first place in the group!

England, ranked second in the same group, also has the right to qualify, while Slovakia, ranked third with 4 points, also ensures the right to qualify.

The rankings in Group C include Germany with 7 points, Poland with 7 points, Northern Ireland with 3 points, and Ukraine with 0 points.

Group D, which Pan Yi needs to focus on, had a moderate upset in the last round. Croatia defeated Spain 2:1!

That also allowed Croatia to beat Spain to win the first place in the group, and Spain could be ranked second.

Initially excluded from Group F, Hungary and Portugal completed a 3:3 goal battle, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice.

Hungary is first with 5 points, Iceland is second with 5 points and Portugal is third with 3 points after all three games.

Since in the previous groups, two teams, Albania and Turkey, were already ranked third with 3 points and a negative goal difference, Portugal has also qualified.

So, the final round of Group E is a bit tricky.

The first place in the group will be ranked second in Group D, Spain, and the second place in the group will be ranked first in Group F, Hungary. If the third place in the group also advances, then the second ranked team in Group A will be France.

In other words, the first place in Group E may not be as good as the second place after qualifying...

Pan Yi didn't think too much about it, because he was ready to "let go".

Okay, no need to release the water.

Will the lineup undergo a massacre?

All the players who started the game before are on the bench, and all the original substitutes start!

Even the starting goalkeeper was replaced by Robin Olsen from Copenhagen.

So, except for the third goalkeeper Karlgren, all the players of the Swedish team have made their debut in the European Cup.

As for Belgium, since they are unlikely to guarantee a qualifying spot, they will not be able to play with their main lineup.

But their mentality is a bit strange.

They wanted to qualify, but they thought they could just finish second in the group, so they could play Hungary instead of Spain.

Therefore, the Belgian players were a little distracted and were not in a 100% fighting state.

"Swedish team's Lustig stole the ball and gave it to Hiemark. He dribbled the ball forward and passed it to the east of Levitsky's feet..."

"Lewitsky took the ball, turned around, and pushed it behind Vermaelen. After Kulusevski got the ball, he went east to the baseline and passed..."

"The goal is in! Marcus Berry is in goal!!!"

I heard a deafening cheer from the entire Nice Stadium. Countless fans wearing yellow Swedish team jerseys jumped up from the stands, raising their arms in the air, and Gao Han showed off loud and clear celebration slogans,

It makes the entire Nice Stadium seem to be in the whirlpool of a storm.

"In the 14th minute, just 14 minutes after the opening, the Swedish team took the lead in breaking through the Belgian team's goal!"

"1:0, it was a very sudden, but it felt like a natural goal. Because the Swedish team was very proactive in attacking forward from the beginning, which put a huge pressure on the Belgian team's defense.

pressure!"

"And the Belgian team obviously did not adjust well. Facing the Swedish team, which played with all substitutes, they turned out to be completely powerless?"

"If they go further east, they will be in danger. Belgium's real-time points score is still less than 3 points, but the goal difference has dropped to 0. If they lose another goal, they will be comparable to Albania and Turkey..."

The live TV footage and the big screen in the stadium were replaying the entire process of scoring the goal just now.

Everyone can see that when the Swedish team turned from offense to defense after stealing the ball, the Belgian team players obviously did not have the awareness to counterattack immediately, and even returned to defense slowly. It seemed that

Looks listless and weak.

After receiving the ball from Levitsky and then passing the ball diagonally, Vermaelen never returned to his position.

When Kulusevski passed the ball, Alderweireld was naturally blocked by Marcus Berry. The latter headed the ball directly outside the penalty area without much interference.

The ball went in.

"There is obviously a problem with the Belgian team. After conceding the goal, it felt like many Belgian players were complaining to each other instead of encouraging."

By that time, the players of the Swedish team had returned to the court in unbridled celebrations, and the game was about to begin.

But it is obvious that Belgium's morale shows no sign of recovery.

"It seems to Ru Ming that the news about the quarrel in the Belgian locker room before the game is very likely to be true."

Although the on-site commentator did not say it clearly, everyone could tell one thing from his tone, that is, he was disappointed.

Maybe this is a stubborn problem in Belgian football.

After all, in football matches, in addition to the level of the team, the internal unity of the team is also an important factor that determines the results of the game.

In the past competitions, some strong teams often had conflicts due to many issues. For example, Yugoslavia had many ethnic groups, and the players in the national team were divided into gangs. The Dutch team had many players from the colonies, and they could not compete well with the local players.

In Belgium, they don’t even speak the same language outside the team!

The Belgians are made up of French-speaking Walloons and Dutch-speaking Flemish people, and the two peoples have always been very friendly to each other.

And that conflict has a long history, and that kind of cultural and language conflict has also been brought to the football field.

Belgium missed three European Cups and two World Cups from 2002 to 2012. A very important reason is that the Walloon and Flemish players outside the team formed cliques.

Later, Belgium's golden generation emerged, and they were finally allowed to participate in major competitions, but the conflicts within the team remained the same.

During the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Belgian internationals Vermaelen and Witsel attended a press conference at the same time. At the scene, Vermaelen spoke Dutch, while Witsel insisted on speaking French...

There are even rumors that in order to avoid language conflicts, all players in the Belgian team will speak English, because English is safer and will not cause child abuse outside the team due to language.

This means that Belgium can probably compete with its own strength in the qualifying stage, but once it comes to the competition, it will be disheartened.

"Perhaps there are differences within Belgium because of the current situation of qualifying for the group." The commentator speculated, "For example, the Walloons think that they should strive to be first in the group without fear of any mistakes; while the Flemish people think that they should be ranked first in the group.

Two is good…”

"Of course, that's just his guess. Maybe their external conflicts are more complicated than he thought."

"For example, De Bruyne is not a Flemish person, but he has some other conflicts with Courtois, whose father and mother are from Flanders and Wallonia respectively..."

"But the question is, if they go east like that, will their current fate be eliminated from the group!"

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Of course, Pan Yi didn't know anything about Belgium's external conflicts.

Well, since he was a fan in his previous life, he had heard about conflicts outside Belgium more than once.

Even if such contradictions continue until the end of the 2022 World Cup...

Can people lament that the golden generation they finally emerged is slowly getting old and unable to win any decent championships?

This also shows that football is really not only a sport that tests the body and skills, but also depends more on whether the entire team can form a whole and use its strength in one place.

That's why Pan Yi never likes those prickly players.

Including Guardiola.

Wasn't Cancelo not strong in his previous life at Manchester City? At least he wasn't at the top three level at the same position.

But because he had conflicts in the locker room, including losing his temper when he didn't start the game, Guardiola ignored him and sent him away directly.

After Cancelo left, Manchester City's performance got better and better, and finally became the Triple Crown champion!

Although in Belgium now, there are several Chelsea players such as Lukaku, Hazard and Courtois, who can be regarded as Pan Yi's "fellow" team;

But he can also ensure that those people will not cause conflicts in the Chelsea team - well, it is not easy for just three people to form cliques.

But when we arrived in Belgium, Pan Yi had nothing to do with it.

Even in the future Chelsea, Pan Yike will not be able to control it. After all, he is no longer the head coach of Chelsea...

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With the referee's whistle, the game ended.

1:0, Sweden defeated Belgium!

In other words, Marcus Berry's goal in the 14th minute was the only goal in the game.

In the next 70 minutes, although Belgium was distracted, Sweden's substitute lineup was also very limited after all. Therefore, the two sides reached an inexplicable balance and maintained the score until the end.

That also made all the Swedish fans at the Nice Stadium shout excitedly in celebration.

None of them thought that the game would turn into a posthumous one.

Belgium can be considered a strong team in Europe, after all, it ranks second in the world.

And whether the Swedish team came on the bench, Pan Yi even replaced the third goalkeeper Karlgren on the field in the 70th minute, allowing him to have a taste of the European Cup...
To be continued...