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EURO 2024 delivered more drama as Group B reached its conclusion on Monday Here’s The Debrief of the action from day 11. Italy stunned in added time to claim a 1-1 draw which secured their spot in the last-16. Elsewhere in Group B, assured their leaders’ spot courtesy of a 1-0 win over .

Until the eighth minute of added time, Luka Modrić looked set to add another crowning moment to his already glittering CV. Croatia’s evergreen captain had scored what appeared to be the decisive goal against to send Zlatko Dalić’s side through to the last-16 stage. But Mattia Zaccagni had other ideas.



The Lazio winger produced a last throw of the dice for the defending champions as their third-place finish ran the risk of missing out on the knockout stage. His effort was so sweetly struck that it left Dominik Livaković grasping at thin air as it sailed into net at Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena and spared the Azzurri’s blushes. Scotland’s EURO journey may have ended in heart-breaking fashion on Sunday with a stoppage-time defeat to Hungary.

But they weren’t going to be allowed to leave with a whimper. A traditional send-off was afforded to Steve Clarke’s side as they prepared to begin the long journey back home. The moment when Zaccagni’s wonder strike was destined for the top corner.

The Group B finales had far-reaching implications as England, France and the Netherlands were all assured last-16 spots without kicking a ball. Italy’s hard-fought point was enough to seal .

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