The competition continues to be sluggish, far below expectations, at the UEFA Euro 2024' competition, which determines Europe's best soccer power. Goals were greatly reduced not only in the group stage but also in the finals tournament, and the leading stars of each country, who were expected to play fantastic, only performed poorly. Euro 2024 is likely to be called the 'all-time no-fun' competition.
Euro 2024, which has been held in Germany since the 15th of last month, was divided into six groups of 24 countries, and a total of 16 teams were selected from the top two to three groups to enter the finals tournament. Currently, the round of 16 is underway, of which six teams have advanced to the quarterfinals. The winner of Romania-Dutch and the winner of Austria-Turkiye, which will be held at dawn on the 3rd, will fill the remaining two spots in the quarterfinals.
The schedule is going smoothly, but the contents of the competition are not. This is because it is hard to find a hot game, and there are a series of games where only boring workshops come and go.
He has scored just 81 goals, averaging 2.25 goals per game. During the last Euro 2020 tournament, 96 goals were scored in 36 games. The number of goals has decreased by nearly 16% compared to the last tournament.
The finals tournament is similar. Spain scored only four goals against Georgia on the 1st, and most of them scored one or two goals. Portugal won the match against Slovenia at dawn on the 2nd with a penalty shootout as there was no goal until overtime.
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Some analysts say that the reason for this phenomenon is that the level of soccer in each country has been leveled upward. In a nutshell, a high-quality battle ensued and the goal was reducedIt means '. However, it is difficult to attract fans' interest in a game where no goal is scored regardless of the level. The BBC, a British public broadcaster, also released an image of an England fan dozing off on the field during the third Group C match between England and Slovenia held on the 26th of last month. It was a scene that symbolized that the game was getting too boring. England were 0-0 on the day.
It's not just England. Euro 2020 winners Italy barely made it to the round of 16 in second place in the group stage, but were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing 0-2 to Switzerland. Belgium, which has top stars such as Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku (AS Roma), and Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), packed up after losing to France in the round of 16.
Although they beat Belgium to reach the quarterfinals, France, which was called 'another favorite', also showed a disappointing performance. He failed to score a field goal against Belgium and won 1-0 thanks to his opponent's own goal. France also scored only two goals in three group games. It was an opponent's own goal and a penalty kick. Ace Kylian Mbappe has only scored one goal on penalties.
Portugal's star Cristiano Ronaldo has also not scored a goal in the tournament. Ronaldo even missed a penalty chance in the round of 16 against Slovenia. The sluggishness of these stars is also one of the factors that makes Euro 2024 a 'no-jam contest'. Attention is focusing on whether Euro 2024 will be able to regain the fun and vitality it has lost since the quarterfinals.
