Belgium bounce back as Portugal cruise into the knockouts

Published: June 23, 2024, 2:19 a.m.

Jimbo's got Sasha Goryunov, Liam Tharme and Seb Stafford-Bloor alongside him to capture all the fallout from Day 9 at the Euros.\nBelgium finally turned up in their 2-0 win over Romania to mean Group E is fascinatingly poised - with all four teams sat on three points going into the final round of matches. Michael Cox drops in from Cologne to talk us through the game.\nPortugal booked their place in the round of 16 as Group F winners after their comfortable 3-0 win over Turkey, while substitute Saba Lobjanidze wasted a golden chance for Georgia with *literally* the final kick of the game as the debutants claimed a first ever point in a major tournament with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic - which does neither many favours.\nPlus, an opportunity to look ahead to Sunday's action - which sees Switzerland face hosts Germany and Scotland take on Hungary. AFP's Kieran Canning joins us to preview the Tartan Army's crunch tie which could see them reach the knockout phase of a major tournament for the first time ever...\nProduced by Lucy Oliva.\nTheme music by JJ Bull.\nRUNNING ORDER:\xa0\n\u2022 PART 1: Belgium 2-0 Romania with Michael Cox (07.05)\n\u2022 PART 2a: Turkey 0-3 Portugal (14.40)\n\u2022 PART 2b: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic (22.25)\n\u2022 PART 3a: Scotland v Hungary preview with Kieran Canning (35.10)\n\u2022 PART 3b: Switzerland v Germany preview (42.35)\nSIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR \xa31 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS\n\u2022\xa0theathletic.com/totally\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices