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International round-up: Toney assists England winner at Euro 2024

International round-up: Toney assists England winner at Euro 2024
International round-up: Toney assists England winner at Euro 2024

Brentford striker Ivan Toney assisted England’s winning goal against Slovakia in extra-time of the Three Lions' last-16 clash at Euro 2024 on Sunday evening.

With Gareth Southgate's side 1-0 down, a 95th-minute overhead kick from Jude Bellingham saved England from elimination in Gelsenkirchen.

With Toney brought on just before that sensational strike, the Bees man then made an impact in the additional 30 minutes, as he headed the ball across goal and towards team-mate Harry Kane, who nodded in from close range to win the tie 2-1.

Toney's hold-up play and defensive work were also noted, as an impressive all-round display from the striker helped England to victory, which sees them face Switzerland in the quarter-final on Saturday 6 July (5pm GMT kick-off).

Elsewhere at Euro 2024, Denmark were eliminated in their last-16 match against hosts Germany, as goals from Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala secured the 2-0 win.

For the third time this tournament, Christian Nørgaard came on as a substitute, as he made a 20-minute cameo in Dortmund for the Danes. Zanka, Mathias Jensen and Mikkel Damsgaard were unused substitutes.

Thomas Strakosha's Albania were also eliminated from Euro 2024, as they finished bottom of Group B. A 2-0 defeat to Spain - who had David Raya between the sticks - was their final match at the tournament, in which Strakosha played every minute for his nation.

Strakosha's goalkeeping team-mate Mark Flekken is yet to feature for the Netherlands at Euro 2024, but he will be in the squad when they face Romania in the last 16 on Tuesday 2 July (5pm GMT kick-off).

Ronald Koeman's side finished as one of the best third-placed teams, after missing out on a top-two spot due to a 3-2 defeat to Austria in their final game in Group D.

Across the continent, Ethan Pinnock and Jamaica were knocked out of the group stages of Copa América.

The Reggae Boyz lost all three group games - the final one of those coming against Venezuela - and finished bottom of Group B. Pinnock played every minute of the tournament.