Slovakia held England to a goalless draw to reach the knockout stage as one of four third-place sides behind Wales and England in Group B. Loew said Slovakia was as good a counterattacking side as Poland, which held Germany to a scoreless draw in the group stage. LILLE, France (AP) " Germany coach Joachim Loew is confident his side will be "better than England" when it plays Slovakia on Sunday in the last 16 at the European Championship. "They beat Russia, were a bit unlucky against Wales and lost, and played a scoreless draw against a strong England side. The draw earned praise from Loew, whose own side was beaten 3-1 by Slovakia in a storm-interrupted friendly in Augsburg, Germany on May 29.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 25, 2016 20:03 UTC