Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way up to the final on July 14. The lead: Ukraine respond to pressure to keep Euro hopes alive DÜSSELDORF, Germany -- Ukraine played this match under incredible pressure.
From a footballing perspective, defeat against Slovakia would have made advancing to the knockout stages a tough prospect. Then there was the pressure of public expectation, as the war with Russia continues back home. The bulk of the support in the stadium was with Ukraine; there are 1.
1 million Ukrainian refugees in Germany, and roughly 10,000 live in Dusseldorf. In a prematch fan march, a vast Ukraine flag was unveiled as the supporters chanted "Danke, Deutschland." (Thank you, Germany.
) The reminders inside the grounds were there: soldiers were commemorated on flags, although one flag that read "Give us elections back" vanished soon after kickoff. Editor's Picks 2 Related Having floundered in a 3-0 loss against Romania in the previous game, the pressure mounted on Ukraine early as they went a goal down when Ivan Schranz scored after Oleksandr Zinchenko missed a cross. But, after flitting between trying to play intricate football at 100mph and going route one, coach Sergiy Rebrov illustrated the benefit of well-judged replacements to tu.
