Euro: England aim for the lead, Croatia play theirs

A big name in danger? Luka Modric's Croatia, finalist of the last World Cup, hopes to avoid a fiasco in the first round of the Euro, Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) against Scotland, while England and the Czech Republic, already qualified, compete for the 1st group seat. Without playing, English and Czechs - like France - won their ticket for the eighth on Monday evening. Their duel in the evening at Wembley has therefore lost some of its tension as the two teams are guaranteed to pass with the 4 points already garnered, with a goal difference in favor of Patrik Schick and his partners (+2 against +1).

The eventual winner of Scotland-Croatia will accompany them in the eighth but a draw between the current last two (1 pt each) would be fatal to both teams. If no calculation will be required between Scots and Croats, the battle for first place between England and the Czech Republic could be polluted by some more or less avowed strategic ulterior motives. Because it is not certain that, in this group, to finish first is the best place. By finishing ahead, England would certainly have the advantage of playing their eighth again at home in their lair at Wembley.

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A figure in the fight for human rights in Algeria, Fatiha Briki, has been in detention since Thursday in Algiers without the reason for her arrest being known, said her family and the National Committee for the Liberation of Detainees (CNLD).

Damien Tarel, sentenced to four months in prison for having slapped President Macron in the Drôme, appealed the additional sentences imposed on him - permanent ban on exercising in the public service, ban on possessing a weapon for five years, deprivation of civic, civil and family rights for three years and obligation to work or train.

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Austria and Denmark have joined Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Wales among the qualifiers for the knockout stages of the Euro football. In addition, France, Switzerland, Sweden, the Czech Republic and England qualified without playing after the matches played on Monday.