Netherlands, Turkey advance to round of 16 Euro 2024 ‘quarterfinal draw’ complete

Netherlands, Turkey advance to round of 16 Euro 2024 ‘quarterfinal draw’ complete

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The 'Orange Corps' Netherlands defeated Romania with a multi-goal performance from Donial Malen (Dortmund) and

advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 European Football Championship (Euro 2024). Turkey also caught the last train

to the quarterfinals by defeating Austria with a multi-goal performance from central defender Merih Demiral (Al-Ahly).

The Netherlands won 3-0 against Romania in the round of 16 held at the Munich Football Arena in Munich, Germany on

the 3rd (Korean time).

Accordingly, the Netherlands will play the quarterfinals against Turkey, which defeated Austria 2-1 in the last round of 16

of this tournament, in Berlin 스포츠토토존 on the 7th.

The Netherlands completed a thrilling victory over Austria with a multi-goal performance from Cody Hakpo (Liverpool),

who had one goal and one assist, and 'substitution card' Malan.

The Netherlands, who first tasted a goal with a powerful right-footed shot from Hakpo who penetrated the left side of the

penalty area in the 20th minute of the first half, brought in Malan instead of right winger Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) at the

start of the second half, which turned out to be a 'masterstroke'.

In the 18th minute of the second half, Hakpo appeared to have completed a multi-goal by pushing the ball in with his right

foot in a melee situation in front of the goal after a corner kick, but the goal was disallowed after the VAR ruled him

offside.

However, in the 38th minute of the second half, Hakpo broke through to the left of the goal area and passed the ball to

Malon, who moved in front of the goal, and Malon scored with a right-footed shot. Hakpo recorded 1 goal and 1 assist.

In the second half of extra time, Malan dribbled solo from the center line to the front of the penalty area and shot with his

right foot to score his multi-goal and seal the game with a 3-0 victory.

In the last match of the round of 16 between Turkey and Austria, Turkey won 2-1 and boarded the last train to the

quarterfinals, led by center back Demiral who scored two goals on his own.

Turkey was behind in ball possession (39.7%-60.3%) and in shots (6-21) (3-5 on target), but they won the game by

outperforming Turkey in finishing.

Turkey took the lead 57 seconds after the first half kick-off when Demiral, who joined the attack from a corner kick, kicked

the ball into the goal with his left foot from the front of the goal area.

According to UEFA, Demiral's goal is the 'fastest goal' in European Championship history.

Demiral completed his multi-goal in the 14th minute of the second half by rising from the front of the goal and heading the

ball home from a corner kick, which turned out to be the winning goal.

Austria, who went on a counterattack, scored a goal through Michael Gregorisch (Freiburg) in the 21st minute of the

second half, but were unable to turn the game around and suffered the bitter taste of being eliminated in the round of 16.

Meanwhile, the Euro 2024 quarterfinal draw has been completed with the Netherlands and Turkey advancing to the round

of 16.

The quarterfinals, which will begin with a match between Spain and Germany in Stuttgart at 1:00 AM on the 6th (Korean

time), will be played in the following order: Portugal-France (4:00 AM on the 6th, Hamburg), England-Switzerland (1:00

AM on the 7th, Dusseldorf), and Netherlands-Turkey (4:00 AM on the 7th, Berlin).

The highlight of this tournament's quarterfinals is said to be the match between the 'Panzer Corps' of Germany and the

'Invincible Armada' of Spain, which is called a 'preview of the finals'.

Germany (1972, 1980, 1996) and Spain (1964, 2008, 2012) are the two rivals with the most wins in the history of the

European Championship, having won the tournament three times together.

In the all-time record, Germany has a slight edge with 9 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses, but in the Euro finals, Spain has the

upper hand with 2 wins and 1 loss.

Germany, in particular, has a strong will to get revenge as it still has painful memories of losing the Euro 2008 trophy to

Spain by a score of 0-1.

The last meeting between the two teams was a 1-1 draw in the second match of Group E in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Also, the match between Portugal and France is drawing attention from fans due to the clash of 'old and new goal scorers'

Christian Ronaldo (Al Nassr) and Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid).

The on-field showdown between Ronaldo, who is playing in his last Euros, and Mbappe, who idolizes Ronaldo and has

grown into a world-class goalscorer, is a drama in itself.

In previous European Championships, France has a lead over Portugal with two wins, one draw and one loss.

France won both Euro 1984 and Euro 2000, beating Portugal in the semi-finals before reaching the final.

Portugal also tasted the joy of winning their first ever title by beating France 1-0 in the Euro 2016 final, so there is even

more interest in this match.