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[caption id="attachment_16753" align="alignnone" width="580"] Kozáčik was busy tonight under the bars. Twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: England fail to top Group after sharing points with Slovakia in a 0-0 stalemate. Roy Hodgson’s selection gamble backfired and set his team on course for a potential Euro 2016 quarter-final meeting with France after Slovakia refused to buckle in Saint Etienne. Six changes to his starting line-up was a bold move by the England manager, but it failed to pay off. England dominated this game, but their failure to win ensures they progress to the knock-out stage as runners-up in Group B. The changes brought little change to England's fortunes, though, during a first half that saw them once more dominate possession but struggle to make it count. They did have chances. Vardy, who scored after coming on as a substitute against Wales, had the first sight of goal when he diverted a Nathaniel Clyne cross over the bar. Slovakia improved after the break, and on 52 minutes they were nearly handed the advantage when Chris Smalling made an ill-advised attempt to chest the ball back to Joe Hart only for Robert Mak to sneak in, but the PAOK attacker could not steer it toward goal. With Wales 2-0 up against Russia in Group B's other match, England required a victory to top the group and Hodgson opted to introduce Rooney and Dele Alli from the bench for Wilshere and Lallana. Alli almost made the difference with his first touch, steering a Jordan Henderson cross toward goal, but Skrtel was able to deflect it over the bar. England’s luck was summed up on when Henderson’s perfectly-struck volley was blocked by the head of Jan Durica, who knew nothing about the shot until it hit him in the face. Still, Slovakia were a huge disappointment, with Marek Hamsik and Vladimir Weiss both offering little to no threat for Jan Kozak’s team. England just huffed and puffed, running out of ideas. Sturridge missed a volley from Dier’s lobbed throughball and Rooney scuffed one wide from 20 yards. It was all so predictable and straightforward for Slovakia, but the road ahead is now anything but for England. [caption id="attachment_16752" align="alignnone" width="580"] Gareth Bale ensured Wales as table toppers. Twitter[/caption] Gareth Bale's third consecutive goal at Euro 2016 helped Wales cruise into the knockout stage as Group B winners with a dominant 3-0 win over Russia on Monday. Aaron Ramsey scored early and Neil Taylor added his first international goal before Bale's second-half effort as Wales finished top of the group after runners-up England drew with Slovakia goalless. Wales put pressure on Russia from the start, as Igor Akinfeev saved Gareth Bale's shot from 18 yards and Sam Vokes' follow-up was offside. But they didn't have to wait long for the lock gate to be broken after James Chester picked off a Russia pass at midfield. The ball fell to Joe Allen, who played in Aaron Ramsey and the Arsenal midfielder chipped the ball over Akinfeev to give Wales the lead in the 11th minute. Wales doubled their advantage nine minutes later when Bale drew defenders on the counter-attack, and when Roman Shirokov took the ball off his foot it worked as a perfect through ball to Neil Taylor, who saw his first shot saved but made no mistake with the follow-up. Bale became the first player since Milan Baros and Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2004 to score in the opening three matches of a European Championship and will have no intention of slowing down as Wales embark on their knockout campaign.