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France rubber stamped their ticket to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Belgium, leaving it late to bag their fifth successive win against today's opponents at a major tournament.

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A feisty goalless draw with 10-man Chile in Orlando was enough to see Canada into the quarter-finals in their first ever Copa América, becoming the first debutants to reach the knockout stages in over 20 years. However, Chile - winners of this competition in 2015 and 2016 - bow out at the first hurdle without even scoring a goal.

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USA had to play over 70 minutes with 10-men following an early Timothy Weah red card, succumbing to a late Jose Fajardo winner to blow Group C wide open in Atlanta with one round of games left to play.

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Jude Bellingham (21) became the youngest player to score for England in a European Championship knockout match, as his stunning stoppage-time finish helped the Three Lions come from behind to beat Slovakia 2-1 and advance to the quarter-finals of EURO 2024.

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In a dramatic twist that underscores the fine margins of football, Denmark finished ahead of Slovenia in Group C due to a yellow card shown to Slovenia's assistant coach Milivoje Novaković. UEFA has confirmed this unexpected and rare tie-breaking criterion, which saw Denmark clinch the higher spot in the group standings.

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Spain came from behind to beat Georgia 4-1 and reach the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finals, continuing their 100% record against the Crusaders despite a determined display from the tournament’s plucky underdogs. La Roja won both H2Hs in qualifying by an aggregate score line of 10-2 and looked imperious as the action started in Cologne.

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Italy booked their spot in the UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stages in incredible circumstances, netting a stoppage-time equalsier to secure a dramatic 1-1 draw against Croatia to guarantee a fifth-successive knockout appearance at the Euros.