In the 2021 European Cup, as of the morning of July 8, Beijing time, the final matchups have been announced. The Italian team and the England team will meet in the final. The semi-final showdown between England and Denmark is constantly controversial. The key lies in the penalty kick in overtime, which directly determines the fate of both sides. After the game, many famous players in football expressed their opinion that a penalty kick should not be awarded, including famous coaches such as Mourinho and Wenger. The more controversial decision this time was that the referee did not look back at VAR, and countless fans cried out for the Danish team.
The England team advanced to the European Cup finals in a thrilling way, and it was really a fluke to win. While the England team and its supporters were celebrating, the English media never mentioned the penalty kick controversy; if the England team had been slightly wronged in the past, the English media would have been in an uproar. Therefore, the English media was questioned about double standards. Reminiscent of some of the things that have happened internationally before, some Chinese fans replied: "Isn't this the famous world-famous double standard?"
From the perspective of the English media, of course you should avoid this situation. You cannot take the lead in criticizing the referee. The England team is always the party that profits, and it is a common practice in football to selectively turn a blind eye. Compared with the goal-line unsolved issue of the World Cup in England 55 years ago, the controversy this time is even more stark. Even if the England team finally wins the championship, it will always make the title more controversial. Of course, whether England can win the championship depends on the Italian team's answer. The Italian team in the first half appears to be very resilient.
Overall, it was a fluke that the England team passed the semi-finals. Once the game is dragged into a penalty shootout, the chance of victory or defeat between the two sides will increase sharply. No matter how great the England team's previous advantage was, The penalty shootout only depends on the result of the shot. For example, in another match between Italy and Spain in the semi-finals, Spain had an absolute advantage but could not score more goals. England has reached the European Cup final for the first time. It is still one step away from the European championship. In the final, it is played at home. It has a certain advantage and has better prospects for the championship.
The European Cup final will start at 3 a.m. on July 12, Beijing time, and the final drama is about to take place. The resistance encountered by the England team in the lower half is relatively lower, but it is not lacking in gold content. The 1/8 duel overturned the powerful German tank, and the quarter-finals swept Ukraine to advance; and the opponent in the semi-finals, Denmark, is really not a weakling, and the current world ranking is 10th. Compared with England's path to promotion, the Italian team is indeed much more difficult. It has passed Belgium and Spain in a row, showing more tenacity.
Taken together, the European Cup final is likely to be another overtime battle or even a penalty shootout. The Italian team's defense was extremely tenacious, conceding 0 goals in the group stage and the overall conceding rate was very low; while the England team conceded even fewer goals, conceding only 1 goal in the semi-finals and 0 conceding goals in the rest of the games. Both sides attach great importance to defense, and the final will inevitably be a boring battle. The key depends on whose defense makes mistakes, or who steals the show again. There was another own goal in the semi-finals. There have been as many as 11 own goals in this European Cup. The probability of an own goal in the final is really not low.