By Gerald Lutchman
THE round of 16 kicks off tomorrow at 12 noon with two games on the schedule. This is win or go home time.
So the excitement continues. As shown in the table below, I have listed the games as well as my prediction.
| DATE | TIME | PREDICTED SCORE | PSO | VENUE | |||||
| 26-Jun | 12 noon | Wales | 1 | 3 | Denmark | Arena, Amsterdam | |||
| 26-Jun | 3 PM | Italy | 2 | 0 | Austria | Wembley, London | |||
| 27-Jun | 12 noon | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | Czech Republic | Puskas Arena, Budapest | |||
| 27-Jun | 3 PM | Belgium | 2 | 2 | Portugal | 4 | 3 | Estadio de La
Cartuja |
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| 28-Jun | 12 noon | Croatia | 1 | 3 | Spain | Parken, Copenhagen | |||
| 28-Jun | 3 PM | France | 3 | 0 | Switzerland | National Arena, Bucharest | |||
| 29-Jun | 12 noon | England | 2 | 2 | Germany | 3 | 4 | Wembley, London | |
| 29-Jun | 3 PM | Sweden | 3 | 2 | Ukraine | Hampden Park, Glasgow | |||
*PSO – penalty shootout
Wales vs Denmark at 12pm – I will give Denmark the edge. This will be a very good encounter with both teams wanting to move on. Denmark are the darlings of this competition and we all want to see them progress. Wales are a good team and will present many issues to Denmark.
Italy vs Austria 3pm – this Italian team has been the team of the tournament so far and it will take a very good team to beat them. Austria are good fighters but this Italian team is so good. Then again, football is played on the day and anything can happen.
So, Let the knockouts begin and the excitement continue.
