Plans to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors for the Hungary vs Germany match have been rejected by UEFA. /Andreas Gebert/AFP
Plans to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors for the Hungary vs Germany match have been rejected by UEFA. /Andreas Gebert/AFP
TOP HEADLINES
· The rainbow row continues after UEFA turned down a request from the mayor of Munich to light up the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors during the Germany-Hungary match on Wednesday night to protest against Hungary's new LGBT law. During the match on Wednesday night, several Hungarian football clubs will illuminate stadiums in the Hungarian national colors, while Munich will display rainbow flags in its town hall and light up a massive wind turbine close to the city's stadium.
· Austria's coach said it "makes no sense" for Saturday's last 16 match against Italy to be held at London's Wembley stadium as neither side's fans can fly there, joining Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi in suggesting a change of venue.
· Netherlands' striker Luuk de Jong has been forced to quit the Euros after suffering a knee injury while tackling a teammate during training on Tuesday.
· The UK government announced on Tuesday it will increase the permitted capacity at Wembley stadium to more than 60,000 fans during the semi-finals and final of the championships, despite requests to change venue by Italy's Draghi and calls to "act responsibly" by Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Euro 2020 flags waving at Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Uprising Square) in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the Sweden vs Poland match will take place this evening. /Francesca Della Penna/CGTN
Euro 2020 flags waving at Ploshchad Vosstaniya (Uprising Square) in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the Sweden vs Poland match will take place this evening. /Francesca Della Penna/CGTN
WEDNESDAY'S FIXTURES
Slovakia v Spain, La Cartuja Stadium, Seville: 5 p.m. GMT
Sweden v Poland, Gazprom Arena, St. Petersburg: 5 p.m. GMT
Germany v Hungary, Allianz Arena, Munich: 8 p.m. GMT
Portugal v France, Puskas Arena, Budapest: 8 p.m. GMT
England's forward Raheem Sterling scores the opening goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group D football match between Czech Republic and England at Wembley Stadium in London on June 22, 2021. /Neil Hall/POOL/AFP
England's forward Raheem Sterling scores the opening goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group D football match between Czech Republic and England at Wembley Stadium in London on June 22, 2021. /Neil Hall/POOL/AFP
TUESDAY'S RESULTS
England 1-0 Czechia
England beat Czechia on Tuesday night after Raheem Sterling scored the only goal of the game in the 12th minute. England topped the group with seven points and will now enter the last 16 of the tournament, where the team will face an opponent from Group D, which includes big hitters Germany, Portugal and France.
England Coach Gareth Southgate told reporters "there's more to come" from the team in the next matches, while the Czechs still qualify as one of the best third-placed teams.
Croatia 3-1 Scotland
Scotland bowed out of the tournament after a match dominated by Croatia's captain Luka Modric, who scored one of the team's three goals, with Nikola Vlasic and Ivan Perisic netting the others.
Scotland, had to play without star midfielder Billy Gilmour after he tested positive for COVID-19, but Callum McGregor managed to score the team's first (and only) goal of Euro 2020 after 42 minutes.
Scotland had failed to qualify for a major tournament for decades, with yesterday's goal the nation's first at a championships since the Euros in 1996.
Cover image: Stu Forster/POOL/AFP
Source(s): AFP
,Reuters