What to look out for on EURO 2024 day 1️⃣8️⃣

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Padraig Whelan·1 Juli 2024

What to look out for on EURO 2024 day 1️⃣8️⃣

We are now halfway through the last 16 action at EURO 2024, with England and Spain advancing to the next round on Sunday.

You can read The Debrief on that drama here.

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But it is already time to look ahead to what day 18 has in store.

Who is playing today? 👀

First up, pre-tournament favourites France return to action in Düsseldorf when they take on neighbours Belgium, who were booed by their own fans at the end of an underwhelming group phase.

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Following that clash, all roads lead to Frankfurt, where Portugal face Slovenia.

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Player to watch 🔍

Romelu Lukaku has had an interesting tournament so far.

The Belgium striker had the ball in the net three times during the group stage but is still waiting for his first goal of the tournament after all were ruled out - some of them in harsh fashion.

The Red Devils need both their luck to turn and their talisman to be in form if they are to have a chance of toppling France but whether they get that or not, Lukaku has been, once again, compelling viewing at an international competition.

Must-watch video 🎥

Kylian Mbappé was quizzed on why he hasn't been finding the net with the expected regularity this summer.

And laughed it off brilliantly.

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Fun facts 📊

France have won all four previous meetings with Belgium in international competitions, scoring 13 times and conceding just three goals.
In their last six tournament games, Belgium have scored just three goals from 83 attempts and are underperforming their xG by a massive 6.15 in that span.
Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't scored in any of his last seven major tournament games, his longest such drought since netting against Ghana in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup.
Slovenia have the lowest possession average (32%) of any side who reached the knockout stage of the competition this year.