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Will England play Netherlands in round of 16 at Euro 2024?

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England are through to the knockout stages at Euro 2024, but as the winners of Group C, they won’t know their round-of-16 opponents until Group F is completed on Wednesday.

The top teams in Groups B, C, E and F will take on one of the four teams that go through as best third-placed finishers. And that’s all going to depend on who qualifies.

How do they decide the fixtures?

UEFA created a grid before the tournament began that set out where each third-placed team would go depending on which four groups provided the qualifiers.

It does not matter if a country was the best third-placed team or the fourth best — allocation is purely based upon the grid.

Which options are still open?

As we know that Group C (Slovenia), Group D (Netherlands) and Group E (Slovakia) have provided teams, and that Group B (Croatia) cannot, only two combinations are now possible: ACDE or CDEF. This refers to the letters of the groups that provide the qualifiers.

The team joining Slovakia, Slovenia and Netherlands will be: Hungary or third place in Group F.

What does this mean for England?

England have two possible round-of-16 opponents: Netherlands or Slovakia.

What needs to happen for England to play Netherlands?

If Hungary qualify in third from Group A, England will play Netherlands.

If third in Group F qualifies, England will play Slovakia.

What are the scenarios in Group F?

There are only a handful of scenarios whereby the team in Group F would qualify. If any of these happen, England will play Slovakia.

  • Czechia beat Turkey by one or two goals (third: Turkey)

  • Georgia win and any Turkey result (third: Georgia)

Any other combination of results — including the first bullet with Czechia winning by 3-plus goals — means England play Netherlands.

So, what are the possible fixtures for all group winners?

As set out by which groups provide the third-placed teams, as follows:

ACDE
England vs. Netherlands
Spain vs. Slovakia
Portugal vs. Hungary
Romania vs. Slovenia

CDEF
England vs. Slovakia
Spain vs. 3F
Portugal vs. Slovenia
Romania vs. Netherlands

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