Famous Ukrainian journalist and commentator Roberto Morales shared his expectations for the 1/8 finals of Euro 2024 match between the Netherlands and Turkey.
- An interesting pair, in which the variability of the final result, in my opinion, is quite high.
However, the Oranje remains the favorite. The Dutch national team is having a rather controversial Euro 2024. And we can even say that so far Ronald Koeman's wards are lucky with the lot. As for the group stage, the Oranje immediately beat Poland (2: 1) and then drew with France (0: 0). At the end of the group stage, they lost to Austria with a score of 2-3. As a result, with four points, the Netherlands qualified for the playoffs through the third-place ranking - not a very solid, but still an achievement. In the 1/8 finals, the Netherlands easily defeated Romania (3:0).
The Turkish national team is surprising at Euro 2024. The new generation of this team is producing results. The Turks beat the Georgians in the first round of the tournament (3-1), then were defeated by the Portuguese (0-3), and then played two great matches. In the final round of the group stage, they beat the Czech Republic (2:1) and ended up in second place in the quartet standings with six points. And in the 1/8 finals of the playoffs, Turkey, being an outsider, beat Austria 2-1.
Before the quarterfinals, Vincenzo Montella's men had three losses, all due to disqualification. Anatoliy Trubin's teammate Orkun Kocci and midfielder Ismail Yuksek received too many warnings, but the super hero of the previous game, the author of the double, defender Mehid Demiral, was banned for a provocative celebration, according to UEFA officials. "The bet is on the Netherlands to win," Morales said.