Euro 2024 opening weekend suggests a tournament to be remembered

The opening weekend of international football at Euro 2024 has been nothing short of top-tier entertainment. England and Spain are the only two teams to have kept a clean sheet, with 22 goals already scored across seven games.

Germany announced their return to top form with a dominating 5-1 win over Scotland, while Spain thrashed Croatia 3-0 the day after to remind football fans across the world of the sheer quality their squad contains.

Euro 2024 opening weekend forecasts a tournament for the ages

Albania’s Nedim Bajrami went on to break the record for the fastest goal scored at the Euros, scoring 23 seconds into the game against defending champions Italy. But, the Azzurri were able to turn things around within 20 minutes to earn a 2-1 win and start their campaign with a victory.

When Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch he told paramedics to keep his boots because he didn't think he'd play again…

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Wout Weghorst earned the first late comeback win at the Euros this year, with the striker scoring late against Poland to help the Netherlands win 2-1. And later in the day, Christian Eriksen completed a miraculous comeback from a cardiac arrest last time around at the Euros to help Denmark play out a 1-1 draw.

To cap off the weekend, Jude Bellingham scored in England’s first game to continue his brilliant season, and help his country win 1-0 over Serbia to start their campaign off right.