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Portugal started Euro 2024 with a bang, securing a last-gasp victory against the Czech Republic and a dominating 3-0 win over Turkey. This allowed manager Roberto Martínez to rotate his squad for the final group game against Georgia, which ended in a 2-0 defeat. Despite this loss, Portugal maintained their perfect record of reaching the knockout stages in all their Euro appearances, finishing as group winners.

England enters the Round of 16 with mixed emotions. Despite topping Group C (W1, D2), their performances have been underwhelming, leading to growing criticism of manager Gareth Southgate. However, their seemingly favorable path to the final has kept fans' hopes alive for football to 'come home'. The Three Lions now face Slovakia, a team they've dominated in recent years with a record of five wins and one draw in their last six encounters.

England face Slovenia in their final Group C match needing to avoid defeat to secure progression to the knockout phase. However, criticism of manager Gareth Southgate has intensified following underwhelming performances in their 1-0 win against Serbia and 1-1 draw with Denmark. England's attacking struggles have been evident, with the team failing to score more than once in five of their last seven matches.

The two outsiders of Group C, Slovenia and Serbia, view this match as their best chance to avoid an early exit from their first European Championship finals since 2000. Slovenia showed promising improvement in their surprising 1-1 draw against Denmark, which their coach Matjaž Kek described as "two different halves." Kek believes they can develop further after shaking off opening nerves from their first major tournament since the 2010 World Cup.

Group C at Euro 2024 will attract plenty of attention as it features tournament favorites England, but before they begin their campaign against Serbia, Slovenia and Denmark kick things off in the group. The two sides are very familiar foes after being drawn together in Euro 2024 qualifying Group H, with Denmark's 2-1 win over Slovenia last November helping them finish top on 22 points apiece (both W7, D1, L2).