In the early hours of June 25th, Croatia was held to a draw by Italy in the final stages of added time in their third and final group stage match at the European Championship. Croatia finished third in the group with just two points. Following the match, England, France, and the Netherlands secured their places in the round of 16.
As per the tournament’s qualification rules, the top two teams from each of the six groups progress directly to the knockout stage. Additionally, the four best third-placed teams also advance to the round of 16.
The group stages for Groups A and B have concluded. Hungary finished third in Group A with three points, while Croatia occupied third place in Group B with two points.
As a result, both teams are now mathematically eliminated from contention to overtake France, the Netherlands, and England, who currently hold four points each. Even if these three teams were to suffer surprising defeats in their final group matches, they would still qualify for the round of 16 as the best third-placed teams.
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