'Crying Boy'Ronaldo Exclusion-'Silence'Including Mbappe for real? Euro round of 16 best XI revealed England wiped out
Jul 03, 2024
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Score90 selected 11 players by position who stood out in the round of 16 in Euro 2024 in Germany on the 3rd (Korea time).
There was no England player. England won the match against Slovakia after a rough match. After conceding the first goal in the first half, Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)'s theatrical equalizer in the fifth minute of extra time led the game to extra time, and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)'s come-from-behind goal in the first minute of extra time won 2-1. Although Bellingham and Kane performed heroically, the media seems to have judged that it is difficult to see them as players who have shone in the round of 16.
England is the only team that has failed to produce a best-Eleven among the quarterfinals.
In the 4-3-3 formation, Nico Williams (Spain), Kylian Mbappe (France), and Cody Hakpo (The Netherlands) made a three-top. Liverpool striker Hakpo scored three goals and one assist to lead the Netherlands to the quarterfinals. Mbappe did not score in the round of 16 against Belgium, but he was named best - even. Williams scored his third goal against Georgia.
The midfield team consisted of two Swiss nationals, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freiler and one Spanish Rodri.
João Cancelo (Portugal), Antonio Rudiger (Germany), Merich Demiral (Turkiye), and Nunu Mendes (Portugal) were selected as four backs. Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who hit all the shots of kickers 1 to 3 in the penalty shootout against Slovenia, was selected as the best goalkeeper in the round of 16.
Spain-Germany, Portugal and France on the 6th, Netherlands-Turkiye and England-Switzerland on the 7th will play in the quarterfinals.
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