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Euro 2022 moves into its second spherical of team fixtures on Monday night, with England back in action versus Norway and then preserving a keen eye on Tuesday’s significant-profile clash involving Germany and Spain.
Right here, the PA information company runs an eye around the figures from the opening online games and what they can inform us about the fixtures to appear.
Group A
Monday, July 11: Austria v Northern Eire 5pm, England v Norway 8pm
England edged Austria 1- but their 16 photographs on goal have been twice as numerous as their opponents. Norway, in the meantime, blew away tournament debutants Northern Eire 4-1 with 21 shots and 49 assaults when compared to 6 and 17 for their opponents.
England occur up towards acquainted foes with 7 Women’s Super League gamers in the Norway squad. Manchester City’s Julie Blakstad, Arsenal’s Frida Maanum and Chelsea’s Guro Reiten all scored versus Northern Ireland, with Maren Mjelde, Maria Thorisdottir, Amalie Vevle Eikeland and Vilde Boe Risa also associated.
The winners will nearly clinch top rated spot in the team, barring unlikely again-to-back again wins for their closing opponents.
Northern Eire will see their clash with Austria as their greatest prospect of a result but will have to do it with out vital ahead Simone Magill, dropped for the match with a knee injury.
Team B
Tuesday, July 12: Denmark v Finland 5pm, Germany v Spain 8pm
Germany and Spain satisfy in the stand-out match of the second round of fixtures – with extra house desire as the outcome could choose England’s quarter-remaining opponent.
Spain’s 32 pictures in their 4-1 get more than Finland were the most of any staff in their opening recreation, by a margin of 10 above Germany as they conquer Denmark 4-. With 62 and 61 assaults respectively in UEFA’s formal studies, they have been 10 clear of the area.
It would be unwise to expect a repeat from possibly aspect towards drastically tougher opposition – without a doubt Germany were a person of only two sides, along with England, to open up with a clean sheet – but the match in Brentford is nonetheless guaranteed to be a main draw.
Denmark and Finland are definitely enjoying for 3rd spot, with the Danes needing to discover a way past Tinja-Riikka Korpela who manufactured 9 saves in the opening fixture, much more than any other keeper. Denmark’s Kathrine Moller Kuhl is suspended.
Team C
Wednesday, July 13: Sweden v Switzerland 5pm, Netherlands v Portugal 8pm
Group C is extensive open up immediately after draws in both opening game titles, with Sweden obtaining the opportunity to set strain on fellow favourites the Netherlands if they can conquer Switzerland.
The Dutch are set to be without the need of goalkeeper Sari Van Veenendaal and defender Aniek Nouwen right after they were being pressured off injured in the initial fifty percent from Sweden, whilst essential midfielder Jackie Groenen is in Covid-19 isolation.
Mark Parsons’ facet were being designed to fight for that opening 1-1 draw, making a tournament-substantial 26 tackles as they recovered from all those setbacks.
Portugal, meanwhile, had been late entrants soon after Russia’s expulsion and, when they ended up 2- down just after 5 minutes versus Switzerland, it appeared they had been basically making up the figures – but a spectacular next-50 % fightback to attract 2-2 shown that the Netherlands will have to have to place in a overall performance at the time once more.
Team D
Thursday, July 14: Italy v Iceland 5pm, France v Belgium 8pm
France have been one particular of many fancied teams to win their to start with match comfortably, 5-1 against Italy, nevertheless only with 16 pictures to Italy’s 12.
Grace Geyoro’s hat-trick positioned the Paris St Germain midfielder in the early guide for the Golden Boot – her treble and France’s five objectives ended up both equally unprecedented in the initially 50 percent of a match at the finals.
They will now be expecting to relieve by, with the intrigue most most likely coming in the struggle for 2nd place and Italy’s impending opponents Iceland a probably danger. They outshot Belgium 21-11 in their opening draw, have been only pegged again by a penalty and experienced one particular of their have saved, however only 5 of their tries were being on concentrate on and their keeper Sandra Sigurdardottir ranked guiding only Korpela for saves.
Belgium are not likely to issues France unduly, while striker Tine De Caigny was the best scorer in qualifying with 12 goals.
