2020 European Football Championship Group E
The host city for Group E was to be Bilbao but this was switched to Seville where Covid-19 infection rates were lower than in the Basque Country at the time when the final decisions on venues were made. The remaining matches were scheduled to be played in Dublin but were switched to St Petersburg because the FA of Ireland was unable to meet UEFA's requirement of a minimum 25% spectator attendance.
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Euro 2020 Index
Poland
Slovakia
Poland 1 Slovakia 2
Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg
14 June
Poland were fancied to win against their neighbours but it was Slovakia who scored first, after Mak's shot rebounded off the post and went in off the Polish goalkeeper. Poland equalised immediately after half-time but when Krychowiak was sent off for a second bookable offence, the game turned in Slovakia's favour. In the 69th minute Skriniar unleashed a fine low shot from the edge of the penalty area and that was that.
Spain
Sweden
Spain 0 Sweden 0
La Cartuja, Seville
14 June
Despite their almost total dominance, Spain were unable to penetrate Sweden's stubborn defence despite having 85% of the possession.
Sweden
Slovakia
Sweden 1 Slovakia 0
Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg
18 June
Sweden took a big step towards the knock out phase thanks to a second-half penalty converted by Forsberg (77').
Spain
Poland
Spain 1 Poland 1
La Cartuja, Seville
19 June
Poland's talisman, Robert Lewandowski, kept his team in the tournament thumping home a header early in the second half. There were some frantic scrambles in the Polish penalty area late on but the Poles managed to hang on.
Slovakia
Spain
Slovakia 0 Spain 5
La Cartuja, Seville
23 June
In the 30th minute a shot from Sarabia struck the Slovakian crossbar and cannoned vertically into the air before dropping back down. The goalkeeper, Dubravka, who had saved a penalty earlier, completely misjudged the flight and flapped the ball into his own net. The floodgates then opened and Spain cruised into the knock-out stages in second place.
Sweden
Poland
Sweden 3 Poland 2
Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg
23 June
Just 82 seconds into the game Forsberg dribbled through the Polish defence to score. Lewandowski later headed onto the underside of the bar from a corner and, incredibly, struck the bar with his follow up header. Forsberg extended Sweden's lead on the hour but two minutes later Lewandowski struck with a brilliant solo effort and Poland were back in the game. They threw everything into the attack and in the 84th minute drew level, Lewandowski slipping his marker to collect a diagonal cross and slot home from close range. His side pressed for the goal they needed to stay in the competition but it was Sweden's Claesson who scored in injury time to put his team top.
