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Group stage matches of the European Championship begin decisive battles, in which national teams will compete for a place in the quarter-finals. The Czech Republic has already secured a spot, Bulgaria and Russia have lost all hope, and the remaining thirteen teams still have better or worse chances. The portal Eurofootball.com will try to review all possibilities in the third round. First of all, of course, we will look at Group A.
Group A
Matches: Round 1 Portugal - Greece 1 - 2 Spain - Russia 1 - 0 Round 2 Greece - Spain 1 - 1 Russia - Portugal 0 - 2 Round 3 Spain - Portugal Russia - Greece Table: (Position, Team, Goals Scored - Goals Conceded, Points) 1. Greece 3-2 4 2. Spain 2-1 4 3. Portugal 3-2 3 4. Russia 0-3 0 Advance to the quarter-finals: 1. Greece and Spain if: Greece does not lose to Russia, and Spain does not lose to Portugal; 2. Greece and Portugal if: Greece does not lose to Russia, and Portugal wins against Spain, or Greece loses to Russia by a smaller margin than Portugal wins against Spain; 3. Spain and Portugal if: Greece loses to Russia by a larger margin than Portugal wins against Spain. If the goals scored and conceded become equal, then Spain would have an advantage over Greece based on the UEFA coefficient, which is calculated based on points earned in the 2002 World Cup and Euro-2004 qualifiers.
