Euro 2020: The Friday recap

• by Mike Woitalla  @MikeWoitalla, Jun 19, 2021

Highlights

Friday, June 18
Sweden 1 Slovakia 0 (Goal: Forsberg, 77 pen.)

Friday, June 18
Croatia 1 Czech Republic 1 (Goals: Perisic 47, Schick 37 pen.)

Friday, June 18
England 0 Scotland 0

Numbers

3. Patrik Schick, the 25-year-old recently famous for his goal from near the center circle in the Czech Republic's 2-0 win against Scotland, converted from the penalty spot with a bloody nose after elbowed in the face by Croatia's Dejan Lovren in Friday's 1-1 tie with Croatia. The Bayer Leverkusen forward leads the tournament in scoring with three goals.

Spotlight

Although dating back to 1872 and thus soccer's oldest rivalry, the United Kingdom's England and Scotland hadn't clashed since 2017. The hyped up 115th meeting on Friday delivered a dour 0-0 stalemate. But the Scots celebrated the win and remain in contention to reach the round of 16 while England, with four points thanks to its opening win 1-0 win over Croatia, is virtually assured to advance.

Schedule

Saturday, June 19
9 a.m. Group F – Hungary vs. France ESPN, PrendeTV
Noon Group F – Portugal vs. Germany ESPN, Univision, TUDN
3 p.m. Group E – Spain vs. Poland ABC, PrendeTV