Thursday, June 17, 2021

Euro 2020: It's The Knockout Stage For Belgium And The Netherlands; North Macedonia Eliminated

 Group-stage play in the European Championships continued with three games on Thursday.


GROUP B:


At Copenhagen:


Kevin De Bruyne scored the winning goal in the 70th minute as Belgium clinched a berth in the knockout stage after their 2-1 road win over Denmark.


Group B Standings:


1. x-Belgium (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)

2.    Russia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)

3.    Finland (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)

4.    Denmark (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)


NOTE:  Russia defeated Finland 1-0 on Wednesday in Saint Petersburg.


x-Clinched berth in knockout stage



GROUP C:


At Bucharest, Romania:


Andriy Yarmolenko (29') and Roman Yaremchuk (34') each scored once as Ukraine defeated North Macedonia 2-1 (who were eliminated from the tournament).


At Amsterdam, Netherlands:


Memphis Depay (PK-11') and Denzel Dumfries (67') each scored once as the Netherlands defeated visiting Austria 2-0 and locked up a knockout-stage berth. 


Group C Standings:


1. x-Netherlands (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)

2.    Ukraine (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)

3.    Austria (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)

4. z-North Macedonia (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)


x-Clinched berth in knockout stage


z-Eliminated



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