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Topics: England, Euro 2024, Football, Gareth Southgate
Ryan Smart
The five teams England can face in the last 16 stage of Euro 2024 have been confirmed after they won Group C.
Gareth Southgate's side put on a relatively lacklustre display - in the eyes of many supporters - during their 0-0 draw with Slovenia in Cologne, but it was enough to top the group by two points.
Denmark's 0-0 draw with Serbia meant that they finished in second ahead of Slovenia, but only by the barest of margins.
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The Three Lions will now eagerly await who they will face, given there are two groups left to be completed.
But they now know that they can only face one of five potential teams in the last 16 stage.
Fortunately for England, they will not be on the same draw as Spain, Germany and Portugal, who won their respective groups. And France, who finished second in Group D, are also on the other side of the draw.
But England could face the Netherlands, who finished third in Group D after their dramatic 3-2 loss to Austria earlier in the evening.
And on ITV, it was confirmed that any of the four teams in Group E - Belgium, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine - are all still potential opponents for England.
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Therefore, whichever of those four teams finishes third in their group, as well as the Netherlands, could take on England in the last 16 - although it depends on the final placings when it comes to the best third-placed teams.
The Three Lions will hope to emulate their run to the Euro 2020 final despite a subdued group stage, and are now one step closer to finding out exactly which teams they will play.
Groups F and G play their final matches on Wednesday evening, by which point we will have a full picture as to the final draw for the last 16 stages.