On the last day of qualifying, three very intense matches, ended with three victories. Germany secured top spot in Group B, winning 2-1 against a stiff England team. Cardoso’s team managed to equalize through McCarthy after Seidler’s first goal. The Germans win 2-1 on a direct shot from Seidler again and gain six points in the standings, ahead of Switzerland and England. Portugal signs their first victory against France. A very good performance in the first half driven by Sousa and Santos who scored two goals. In the second half, France contained the Portuguese and maintained their four-goal deficit. Last intense game between Italy and Spain which was worth first place. The “Azzurre” team took the lead with Tamiozzo’s mid-range shot, equalized after a few minutes by Puigdueta’s tap-in. At least five poles were hit by Spain, in a very fast and precise game which once again found numerous saves from Caretta. Two close goals in the last 2 minutes scored by Florenza and Colomer decided the match in favor of Spain, assisted by a large number of people in the stands. Spain won the Group A with 9 points and they are qualified directly to the Semifinal Sara Roces is again the top scorer with 6 and in second place Florenza with 5.
Thursday is the time of the Knockout Stage. Spain is already in the Semifinal, so they have a rest day, but the other six will play in the quarter-finals. At 15:30 (CET) France and Germany will try to go the Semifinals, then at 18:00 (CET) Portugal will face to Switzerland and the program will close to Italy versus England (20:30 CET)
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Group Stage (local hour, CET)
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3rd Round – Wednesday 06/12/2023
15:30 (14:30 GMT) – Group B – Germany x England = 2-1
18:00 (17:00 GMT) – Group A – Portugal x France = 4-0
20:30 – Group A – Spain x Italy = 3-1
Standing Group A: Spain 9 points (3 played), Italy 4 points (3 played +1 goal average), Portugal 4 points (3 played and 0 goal average), France 0 points (3 played)
Standing Group B: Germany 6 points (2 played), Switzerland 3 points (2 played), England 0 points (2 played)
Eliminatory Round
Quarterfinals – Thursday 07/12/2023
15:30 – QF4 – France x Germany
18:00 – QF3 – Portugal x Switzerland
20:30 – QF2 – Italy x England
Semifinals and 5-7 place round – Friday 08/12/2023
15:30 – 5/7 place – Loser QF4 x Loser QF3
18:00 – SF2 – Winner QF2 x Winner QF3
20:30 – SF1 – Spain x Winner QF4
Finals and 5-7 place round – Saturday 09/12/2023
09:00 – 5/7 place – Loser QF3 x Loser QF2
15:30 – 5/7 place – Loser QF4 x Loser QF2
18:00 – Final 3/4 place – Loser SF1 x Loser SF2
20:30 – Final 1/2 place – Winner SF1 x Winner SF2
