(sabasports report) As the knockout stages of Euro 2024 continue, England, the favorite to win the tournament, almost sank in the gutter. Ivan Schranz opened the scoring in the 25th minute against Slovakia, scoring his third goal of the tournament.
Schlentz scored from behind, leaving England 1-0 down against Slovakia. England were in full swing in the second half when Phil Foden wrapped up the goal but was ruled out for offside. The game went into stoppage time with England still trailing 1-0. With the European Cup runners-up on the point of repeating the loss of the defending champions, Italy, in the first knockout round, Jude Bellingham came to the rescue in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Real Madrid midfielder Marc Guehi headed in a brilliant reverse header from inside the box to save England.
The match went into extra time when substitute Ivan Toney set up Harry Kane’s header in the first minute. In the end, England edged Slovakia 2-1 in extra time to advance to the last eight in a thriller. In the quarter-finals, England will face Switzerland.