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Slovakia are proud to have reached the last 16 at Euro 2024 but will need “a perfect day” to beat England for a place in the quarter-finals, veteran defender Peter Pekarik has said. “A top favourite for the whole European Championship awaits us on Sunday,” Pekarik told Saturday’s edition of daily Berliner Zeitung. “We need a perfect day from all the players against England, everyone will have to push themselves to the limit again, perhaps even beyond. But we’re looking forward to the showdown.” Pekarik, who is 37 and has 129 caps, said he is “very happy and grateful that we are among the 16 be…

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