Slovakia next - England's path as draw opens up
England won Group C despite being held to a 0-0 draw by Slovenia on Tuesday
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England topped Group C at Euro 2024 and will play Slovakia, who finished third in Group E, in the last 16 on Sunday in Gelsenkirchen (17:00 BST).
The match will be broadcast on ITV and BBC Radio 5 live.
Gareth Southgate's side have a path through the knockouts which avoids many of the major teams.
They had looked on course to play the Netherlands in the last 16, but Georgia's shock 2-0 win over Portugal meant Slovakia are England's next opponents.
Spain, Germany, Portugal, France and Belgium are all on the other side of the draw and England cannot play any of them before the final.
The Three Lions failed to beat Slovenia on Tuesday, but won the group despite their 0-0 draw as Serbia and Denmark also played out a goalless stalemate.
They have topped the group, and now need to win three knockout games - the last 16, quarter-final and semi-final - to reach the final in Berlin on 14 July.
BBC Sport takes a look at the path that England could take for the rest of the tournament.
England unbeaten against Slovakia
By winning the group, England have avoided a last-16 game against Germany, who would have been the opposition for Southgate's side if they had come second in Group C.
Slovakia, whose first-choice goalkeeper Martin Dubravka plays in the Premier League for Newcastle, have never beaten England in six attempts, with five losses and one draw.
The two nations met in the group stage at Euro 2016 with the game ending 0-0. England then beat Slovakia twice in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, 1-0 away from home and 2-1 at Wembley.
Euro 2024 - last-16 matches (all times BST)
Switzerland v Italy (Saturday, 29 June, 17:00, Berlin)
Germany v Denmark (Saturday, 29 June, 20:00, Dortmund)
England v Slovakia (Sunday, 30 June, 17:00, Gelsenkirchen)
Spain v Georgia (Sunday, 30 June, 20:00, Cologne)
France v Belgium (Monday, 1 July, 17:00, Dusseldorf)
Portugal v Slovenia (Monday, 1 July, 20:00, Frankfurt)
Romania v Netherlands (Tuesday, 2 July, 17:00, Munich)
Austria v Turkey (Tuesday, 2 July, 20:00, Leipzig)
Who could England play in the quarter-finals?
A potential repeat of the Euro 2020 final is on the cards.
They would take on the winner of Switzerland's game against Italy, who beat England on penalties at Wembley to win the last European Championship.
A last-eight tie would take place on Saturday, 6 July, in Dusseldorf (17:00 BST).
Euro 2024 - quarter-final matches (all times BST)
A - Winner 4 (Spain or Georgia) v winner 2 (Germany or Denmark) - Friday, 5 July, 17:00, Stuttgart.
B - Winner 6 (Portugal or Slovenia) v winner 5 (France or Belgium) - Friday, 5 July, 20:00, Hamburg.
C - Winner 3 (England or Slovakia) v winner 1 (Switzerland or Italy) - Saturday, 6 July, 17:00, Dusseldorf.
D - Winner 7 (Romania or Netherlands) v winner 8 (Austria or Turkey) - Saturday, 6 July, 20:00, Berlin.
Who could England play in the semi-finals?
England have avoided a possible semi-final against France and instead find Group D winners Austria on their side of the draw.
Romania, Turkey and the Netherlands are the other potential opponents.
Euro 2024 - semi-final matches (all times BST)
Winner A (Spain, Georgia, Germany or Denmark) v winner B (Portugal, Slovenia, France or Belgium) - Tuesday, 9 July, 20:00, Munich.
Winner C (England, Slovakia, Switzerland or Italy) v winner D (Romania, Netherlands, Austria or Turkey) - Wednesday, 10 July, 20:00, Dortmund.
The final will be on Sunday, 14 July at 20:00 in Berlin.