The 2024 European Championship is reaching its final fixtures of the group stage, with teams confirming their spots in the round of 16 in the last matchdays.
Of the six groups in the tournament, Group E has presented one of the closest competitions for qualification, with all four teams level on points going into the final matchday.
GROUP E STANDINGS
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
An advantage of being in Group E — that includes Romania and Slovakia, plus Belgium and Ukraine, all on three points so far — is playing on the last day of the group stage thus knowing exactly what is needed to advance.
QUALIFICATION SCENARIOS
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Group A finished Sunday and third-place Hungary waits to see if its three points and minus-3 goal difference is enough to advance.
When the two Group E games start at the same time Wednesday, at 6 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), Romania will be top ahead of Belgium on the secondary tiebreaker of goals scored, with Slovakia third and Ukraine last on the primary tiebreaker of goal difference. High-scoring games Wednesday can change the calculations.
(with inputs from AP)
