To achieve the dream of winning the first UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Portugal must beat England in the quarter-finals this Sunday (17:00). But aside from fighting for an unprecedented title, making it through this tour could be worth attending next year’s Paris Olympics.
The three European places at the 2024 Olympics are awarded at the Under-21 Championship. Among the eight teams present in the quarter-finals, France (already qualified as host) and England (not eligible because the country does not compete individually and the UK does not qualify in football) do not participate in this race. . ). Therefore, if Portugal beats England in the “quarter”, they will qualify for the Games if France beats Ukraine.
If the Gauls are eliminated, four teams advance to the semi-finals with a chance to qualify for the Olympics. Then there was to be a playoff between the two teams that lost in “socks”. This playoff will also happen if England and France make it to the “half” – the math will have to be done to see which of the two losers in the “quarters” will be the tally.
“All the players are 100% laid out,” the national coach stated. Rui Jorge, who has been criticized for a troublesome group stage (4 points), countered that the under-21s were the victims of a “very high bar” for good previous qualifying results.
Author: Joao Moniz
Source: CM Jornal
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