Kevin De Bruyne scored and Belgium got its European Championship campaign up and running after beating Romania 2-0 on Saturday.
Austria boosted its last-16 hopes at the European Championship by defeating Poland 3-1 on Friday and eliminating the Poles in the group stage.
Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic scored for Austria while Krzysztof Piatek had Poland’s first-half equalizer.
Europe beware — Spain might just be back.
The three-time European champion advanced to the round of 16 at Euro 2024 after a 1-0 win against holder Italy on Thursday.
With outrageous goals flying in from all angles, Euro 2024 has started with a bang.
Could a $170 high tech soccer ball be to thank for this?
“When you strike it, it stays hit,” England captain Harry Kane said.
Albania substitute Klaus Gjasula had the rare experience of scoring for both teams Wednesday in an intense 2-2 draw with Croatia that could make it difficult for each to survive the group stage at Euro 2024.
The opening round of group matches at the European Championship is complete.
Here are some things we learned:
Top performersSome of the best-performing players so far at Euro 2024 are making triumphant international comebacks.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to feature at six European Championship tournaments when he captained Portugal for its opening game against the Czech Republic on Tuesday.
Fighting broke out between fans of Turkey and Georgia inside Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion ahead of the teams’ European Championship match on Tuesday.
Kylian Mbappé suffered a broken nose during France’s 1-0 win against Austria at the European Championship on Monday and will have to wear a protective mask if he plays on at the tournament.