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England face Slovakia in Euro 2024 last 16 with Three Lions handed favourable tie after Portugal’s shock loss to Georgia
Three Lions avoided Netherlands - there are some seriously tasty clashes ahead
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ENGLAND will face Slovakia in the Euro 2024 last 16.
Gareth Southgate's Three Lions were handed the favourable match up following Portugal's shock loss to Georgia.
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It meant England avoided the Netherlands, who finished third in their group which was won by Austria ahead of France.
England topped Group C with one win and two draws.
They beat Serbia thanks to Jude Bellingham's winner in their Euros opener before being held by Denmark and Slovenia.
England play Slovakia on Sunday in Gelsenkirchen.
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The first fixture of the last 16 will see Switzerland take on Italy on Saturday at 5pm in Berlin.
This is followed by Germany versus Denmark at 8pm.
England have the 5pm kick-off on Sunday with Spain against Georgia following at 8pm.
Monday sees France play Belgium at 5pm and Portugal taking on Slovenia at 8pm.
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Romania meet the Netherlands at 5pm on Tuesday, with Austria playing Turkey at 8pm to round things off.
Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon - who finally got some minutes in Germany and is pushing for a start - admitted England must improve.
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He said: "I think our aim was was to make a statement and sort of correct the performance we've had in the past two games.
"I still think we're in that place. I think we've still got to do better, I just think we can do so much better. That's the problem.
"We've got such good players. In training, we're so good every day. We do everything right. And then it's just not clicking.
"Hopefully in the coming games it will because we need to start really attacking teams and dominating games."
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It wasn't the bore draw against Slovenia that dominated the England agenda today, but the news that midfielder Phil Foden has left the camp.
The FA confirmed he is returning to Britain for a "pressing family matter".
It was later revealed that he is returning for the birth of his third child.
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Premier League Player of the Year Foden already has two children with 22-year-old girlfriend Rebecca Cooke - a son Ronnie, 5, and daughter True, 2.
He is expected to return to the camp before England's last-16 game on Sunday
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