Looking back on the Group D battle

Let's look back at the Battle of Group D.

I expected England and Croatia to be No. 1 and No. 2, and that was the case, but this group was also a dramatic development. The Czech Republic are in line with Croatia with four points and one goal, but are content with third place in total points. These three teams will advance to the best 16.

England, who had 2 wins and 1 draw, took the lead in the group with a very efficient score of 2 goals and 0 goals.

There is a sense of stability in the defense and the attack is speedy, but it is undeniable that the score is insufficient.

The fact that all three games can be played at home in London has also helped Britain.

Croatia lost to England in the first match and lacked a draw and brilliance in the following Czech match, but showed their will in the final match against Scotland and managed to finish in second place.

Modric, the mainstay, played a little behind in the first two games, but in the final match against Scotland, he was aggressively involved in the attack, scoring a winning goal and producing a worse goal.

It became clear again at this group stage that it was a team that relied on Modric.

In the Czech Republic, EURO may have something to do with it. He showed his presence and competed with Croatia for second place until the end.

With 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and 1 goal, he was on a par with Croatia, but with a total score of 3, he fell short of Croatia's 4 and finished in 3rd place, but was able to advance to the final 16.

Schick, who has been an ace since the youth era, showed an outstanding presence and created all the goals of the Czech Republic. A goal was expected in the final match against England, but no result was left and he left the pitch on the way.

Scotland drew with England but lost in the match between Croatia and the Czech Republic, finishing fourth.

Still, the battle with England, where the stubbornness and the stubbornness clashed, was spectacular.

The match between the two teams, which have a complicated history and relationship, seemed to be something that the players were fighting on their backs, which clearly went beyond a soccer match.