By Simon Peach, PA Chief Football Writer, Blankenhain Marc Guehi dismissed talk that England have a “favourable” European Championship draw as Gareth Southgate’s side prepare to kick off the knockout phase against Slovakia. The curtain came down on the group stage on Wednesday evening, when Georgia’s shock win against Portugal meant the Euro 2020 runners-up avoided the Netherlands in the last 16. Instead of facing the side who are seventh in FIFA’s world rankings, England will take on 45th-placed Slovakia when they return to Gelsenkirchen this Sunday.
Join us live from Blankenhain with Marc Guéhi as we look forward to Sunday’s #EURO2024 last 16 tie against Slovakia! 🚨 https://t.co/qaJPiwScqI — England (@England) June 27, 2024 Furthermore, Spain, Germany, Portugal, France and Belgium are in the other half of the draw, adding further expectation to a group who were booed at the end of Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia. “I think everyone has seen in this competition that there is not a favourable side of the draw,” centre-back Guehi said.
“Every team, every opponent, is really tough to come up against. I think we need to remain calm. “We have put pressure on ourselves but we are calm and focused and we need to continue to focus on one thing at a time.
“I think what builds confidence is togetherness, performances, the fact that we haven’t lost a game yet, which is really important. “All the other things you can’t really control. I think it’s .
