At the Euro 2024 qualifying match between Greece and the Netherlands, Kostas Tsimikas and Virgil van Dijk were on opposing teams.

Both teams’ games were tied at one goal apiece until the third minute of overtime when the latter stepped up to confidently score a penalty to give his country a 1-0 win.

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Excellent leadership from Van Dijk, who played effectively defensively, earned a penalty, and scored the game-winning goal.

When compared to that, Tsimikas’ Greece is a virtual lock to finish in third and will thus have to participate in the play-offs.

England’s U21 team, which Harvey Elliott captained, lost 3-2 to Ukraine in extra time despite Elliott’s assist.

After falling behind by two goals at halftime of a U21 European Championship qualifying match played in Slovakia, the Young Lions rallied to tie the game in the final minutes on a goal by Charlie Cresswell, set up by a cross from Elliott.

However, Ilya Kvasnytsya scored the game-winning goal for Ukraine four minutes into overtime. England’s benched substitute, Jarell Quansah.

In another match, Portugal thrashed Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-0 on the road in the Euro 2024 qualifying round with Jota coming on as a second-half substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Mohamed Salah started and played the entirety of Egypt’s 1-1 tie with Algeria in a friendly played in the United Arab Emirates. Islam Slimani equalized in stoppage time after Hamdy Fathy had given Egypt the lead.