Romania finished top of Group E but Slovakia also qualified for the knockout stage after a 1-1 draw, Razvan Marin’s penalty cancelling out Ondrej Duda’s opener
may have got the result they knew beforehand would guarantee both countries escaped from Group E, but there was no scintilla of a stitch‑up. Unlike the notorious match between Germany and Austria in 1982, this game was not played at walking pace but full throttle, with chances galore, even in the middle of an apocalyptic thunderstorm.qualified top of the group, while Slovakia went through too as one of the best third-placed sides.
Such were the intricate permutations of Group E that this one goal put Slovakia top of the group and Romania bottom. Ten minutes later and it flipped again. Romania equalised from a penalty slammed home by Marin, who again tore off in delight like a wild man. But the spot kick was awarded only after lengthy consideration by VAR, after the referee, Daniel Siebert, had initially watched David Hancko bring down Ianis Hagi and adjudged the foul to be outside the box.
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