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England fans are absolutely tearing into the new Euro 2016 24-team format after Slovakia draw

Published 22:52 20 Jun 2016 BST

Updated 13:40 21 Jun 2016 BST

Ben Kenyon
England fans are absolutely tearing into the new Euro 2016 24-team format after Slovakia draw

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It was supposed to sex things up on the European stage.

Euro 2016 saw 24 teams competing for the first time in the international competition's history. More teams equals more games equals more goals, right? Not exactly. On top of the absolute headache of qualification into the knock-out stages, which many people are still trying to work out, the new format has thrown up a different format. With four of the third place teams in the groups being able to make it through, fans are complaining that it's changed the complexion of the competition. Well, that's the clean version. Basically everyone is moaning on Facebook that it's turned it into a boring shower of shit. After England played out a 0-0 stalemate against a resolute Slovakian team, who had 11 men behind the ball for much of the game, the ire reached fever pitch... https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/744998456536735748 https://twitter.com/PaulInce/status/744999499207155713 https://twitter.com/danwaddell/status/744994811539763201 https://twitter.com/mattyyyevans/status/745007101534179328 https://twitter.com/lewis_parish/status/745004977341476864 https://twitter.com/JamesDallESPN/status/744998993378295808 https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/744993561947447296 https://twitter.com/JamesOlley/status/744999487270170624 https://twitter.com/A_W_Gordon/status/744997159158833152 https://twitter.com/KarlreMarks/status/744996945001779200 https://twitter.com/El_Seguidor_FCB/status/745006561597202432

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England fans are absolutely tearing into the new Euro 2016 24-team format after Slovakia draw