This is the situation in Group E

It would be a more exciting constellation than in Group E at the end of the preliminary round can’t give. All four teams are tied – and therefore still have the chance to secure the coveted ticket for the European Championship round of 16. Romania will play against Slovakia in Frankfurt on Wednesday. At the same time, Ukraine and Belgium face each other in Stuttgart.

The starting position for qualifying for the European Championship round of 16 after the second matchday in Group E:

Romania (3 points, 3:2 goals): A win against Slovakia on Wednesday (6 p.m.) will certainly be enough to progress. The Romanians would be group winners if Ukraine gets at least a draw against Belgium. A draw is enough for at least second place. If both matches end in a draw, Romania will be first or second due to the positive goal difference and can only be overtaken by Belgium. In the event of a defeat, a maximum of third place is possible. Then you would have to hope for the four best third places in the group. If Ukraine scores at least one point against Belgium, Romania would even be fourth if they lost.

Belgium (3 points, 2:1 goals): A win against Ukraine on Wednesday will certainly be enough to progress. The Belgians would be group winners if they win themselves if Slovakia does not beat Romania. In any case, in the event of a draw, Belgium will come in second place. Even winning the group is possible if the draw is one goal higher than Romania (for example 1:1 and Romania 0:0). In the event of a defeat, a maximum of third place is possible. Then you would have to hope for the four best third places in the group. If Romania gets at least one point against Slovakia, the Belgians will be in fourth place if they lose.

Slovakia (3 points, 2:2 goals): A win against Romania is certainly enough to progress. The Slovaks would be group winners if they won themselves if Ukraine did not beat Belgium. In the event of a draw, a maximum of third place is possible due to the goal difference. Then you would have to hope for the four best third places in the group. If both matches end in a draw, Slovakia will remain third. In the event of a defeat, a maximum of third place is also possible. To achieve that, Belgium would have to lose to Ukraine.

Ukraine (3 points, 2:4 goals): A win against Belgium is certainly enough to progress. Ukraine would be the group winner if it were to win on its own if Slovakia beat Romania. In the event of a draw, a maximum of third place is possible due to the goal difference. Then you would have to hope for the four best third places in the group. If both matches end in a draw, Ukraine will remain fourth. In the event of a defeat, a maximum of third place is also possible. But only if Slovakia loses to Romania.