Taking advantage of the strange format of this European Cup, the lucky ones who have the chance to advance to the knockout stage include England with four, and the remaining three are the third in Group C, Northern Ireland (1 win, 2 losses, 3 points, 2 goals conceded), the third Ireland in Group E (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 4 points, 2 goals and 4 goals) and the third Portugal in Group F (3 draws, 3 points, 4 goals and 4 goals), as for the two unlucky eggs who failed to qualify, the third in the group, They are third in Group A: Albania (1 win, 2 losses, 3 points, 1 goal scored, 3 goals conceded) and 3rd place in Group D Turkey (1 win, 2 losses, 3 points, 2 goals scored, 4 goals conceded).

Of course, according to UEFA's qualification rules, England are not technically the team with the worst record in the round of 16.

For the 6 groups of third, the ranking rules are as follows: first, 6 thirds directly compare points. Second, the points are the same, and the goal difference is better than the group stage. Thirdly, the first two are the same, than the goals scored in the group stage. Fourth, the first three items are the same, compared to the fair play performance (or the number of red and yellow cards). Fifth, if the first four are the same, the teams that are higher in the rankings than the UEFA national team rankings are at the top.

In this comparison, Northern Ireland's record is worse than England's, with them scoring one less than England's.

However, when did England, which has always regarded itself as a world football power, fall to the point where it is on a par with a small country like Northern Ireland?

What's more, Northern Ireland has won a game.

Even, from that point of view, the two unlucky ones who failed to qualify for the third place in their group performed better than England, and they also won one game.

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It is no wonder that England, who will qualify for the European Championship with the best result of ten consecutive wins, now need to rely on the bizarre format of the European Championship to qualify, and it is no wonder that Hodgson's attitude in England can be better.

For a time, the major media were full of criticism of Hodgson, questioning everything he did. Among them, he has been stubborn not to let Rashford play, which has become the most questioned aspect of the media.

Of course, Lily Collins, the other protagonist who caused Rashford to be banned from the team, has also been under a lot of media pressure.

Many media outlets have said that she is a disaster, and it was her reckless behavior that led to Rashford's ban. He also said that for England's current predicament, Hodgson is the first person responsible, and the second person responsible is Lily Collins.

Rashford scoffed at such an argument, and he spoke in the Daily Mirror through the mouth of Catherine Gloria, saying that such a statement is simply vexatious, when does England need to use a woman as a scapegoat for its poor results?

England's current predicament has nothing to do with Lily Collins, not even her own suspension.

England have always been a formidable team and have never been the savior of the national team, otherwise how would they have been able to qualify for the finals with the best result of ten consecutive wins without themselves?

There are many reasons why England are in the current predicament, or the whole team is in trouble, and no one is responsible for the poor results.

Moreover, if the team wants to get out of the current predicament, it needs to be united, so what needs to be done now is not to scapegoat who to push, but to work together and show good form in the next games.

At the same time, he said that he has recovered from the cold and is ready for the game, hoping to have the opportunity to play against Germany and help the team get out of the situation and continue in the European Championship.

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This is the first time Rashford has spoken out in front of the media since the start of the European Championship, which can be regarded as an end to many previous speculations, and at the same time threw an olive branch to the national team manager Hodgson.

At this time, if you are a wise person, you should take advantage of the steps, so that it is beneficial for everyone.

The media's voice for Rashford is also full of praise. Whether or not what Rashford says is true, on the face of it, it's a very plausible explanation.

As Rashford said, England were the best of 23 teams in qualifying other than hosts France, as evidenced by the only 10-game winning streak.

Therefore, it is true that England's current predicament should not be related to individual individuals, but to a collective downturn.

What's more, football is a collective sport, and no matter how strong one person is, it is impossible to defeat a team alone. Therefore, if England wants to go forward in the European Championship, they need to unite in order to have a little vitality.

You know, their opponent in the knockout round of 16 is a strong German team.

Don't look at the warm-up match in March, England only beat Germany away, but the result of the warm-up match has little reference significance for the knockout round of the European Championship.

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When it comes to the opponents that England is about to meet in the knockout round, some media jumped out and said that it was Hodgson's death that sent England into the death half.

Looking at the fixtures, if England had finished first in Group B, they would have avoided favourites such as France, Italy, Germany and Spain before the semi-finals, which is a very good signing. It is also relatively one of the weakest 1/4 half districts.

But now the Englishman has ceded the almost guaranteed last-four signing to Wales.

And if you look at England's current fixtures, they face a strong Germany in the quarter-finals. The German Tank has performed well in the World Series, winning the World Cup four times and the European Cup three times, and is the only team in Europe and the world to rival Brazil.

Moreover, the current German squad is just as strong, having won the World Cup in Brazil almost with the same squad four years ago.

Even if they are lucky enough to get past Germany, their opponent will be the winner between Italy and Spain. However, whether it is Italy or Spain, they can be called the bitter masters of England, and England is more than lucky.

Should they beat the winner of the two again and reach the semi-finals, England could likely win against hosts France.

The strength of this year's French team is obvious to all, coupled with their identity as the host, it is extremely difficult for anyone to face it, and they really have to take off a layer of skin if they don't die.

Previously, everyone analyzed that if England advanced as the second in the group, they would encounter the devil's schedule. But now it is only now that they found out that when they qualified in third place in the group, they were in hell and the schedule was disastrous. I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~