Slovakia was the team that caused the first shоck at Euro 2024 after Ivan Schranz took advantage of Jeremy Doku’s mistake to score the only goal against Belgium, helping them win all 3 points against the team ranked 3rd on the FIFA rankings. in Table E.
Slovakia’s net was shaken twice by Romelu Lukaku, but all were rejected by VAR after the first offside situation and Lois Openda’s controversial touch.
Appearing in the press conference room after a disappointing loss with many missed opportunities, captain Kevin De Bruyne answered a number of questions in his native language and French before proactively ending the turn early. give an interview. This caused some reporters to ask him to answer in English.
However, the midfielder playing for Manchester City only expressed his frustration with the media. Before leaving, he only spoke briefly about the home team’s mistakes.
“It’s a shame, we played well for the first 20 minutes and then made a mistake that cost us. It will take some time for the team to regain their spirit.”
“In the second half we played better, we should have won but two goals were denied, we couldn’t score more and that’s football.”
Kevin De Bruyne was completely disappointed after the home team’s opening match.
Group E is the place that witnessed the most surprises at Euro 2024. Before Belgium’s defeat, the Ukrainians suffered a tragic 0-3 loss to Romania and are ranked bottom of the group. Now, Kevin De Bruyne and his teammates must decide their fate in the match against Romania next Sunday morning, if they do not want their hopes of winning their first title with the national team to end soon.