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Sat 6 July UEFA EURO 2024 QUARTERFINALS
England 1 (5) – (3) 1 Switzerland 
80′ Bukayo Saka 75′ Breel Embolo
England won the UEFA EURO 2024 Quarterfinals on Saturday 6 July 2024 at the Dusseldorf Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. England defeated Switzerland in penalty shootouts. The last time England and Switzerland met was in an international friendly was in 2022 where goals from Harry Kane and Luke Shaw gave England the victory 2-1. England will play the Semifinal against the winner of Netherlands v Turkey.
One hundred and twenty minutes of play were not enough for England and Switzerland to get through the round and thus reach the semi-finals. Penalty kicks were needed with two great goalkeepers, Jordan Pickford and Yann Sommer. After the 120 minutes finished with a 1-1 draw, goalkeeper Pickford was England’s hero in the shoot-out because he saved Switzerland’s first spot-kick from Manuel Akanji. The final celebration is for England claiming the qualification to the Semifinals.
- England and Switzerland have played 31 games: England with 22 wins, Switzerland with 3 wins, and 6 draws.
🇨🇭 Serie A Players with Switzerland’s EURO 2024 squad
Head Coach: 🇨🇭 Murat Yakin
- Goalkeeper Yann Sommer (Inter) played all game
- Defender Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) played all game
- Midfielder Michel Aebischer (Bologna) played until the 118th minute and was replaced by Vincent Sierro.
- Midfielder Remo Freuler (Bologna) played until the 118th minute and was replaced by Zeki Amdouni.
- Forward Dan Ndoye (Bologna) played until the 98th minute and was replaced by Denis Zakaria.
- Forward Noah Okafor (AC Milan) listed among substitutes
🏴 No Serie A Players with England’s EURO 2024 squad
Head Coach: 🏴 Gareth Southgate
Photo via x.com/EURO2024
ENGLAND IS GOING TO THE SEMIFINALS 🔥
🏴: ✅✅✅✅✅
🇨🇭: ❌✅✅✅ pic.twitter.com/cQI1ztWyjk— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 6, 2024
Switzerland took the lead in the 75th minute. Breel Embolo defeated England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
🏆👉🏴 England 0 – 1 Switzerland 🇨🇭⚽️ 75th minute goal by Breel Embolo for @nati_sfv_asf from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. https://t.co/zDvWXlMnN4
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) July 6, 2024
BREEL EMBOLO PUTS SWITZERLAND ON TOP 🇨🇭🔥 pic.twitter.com/ADEWGuLyuo
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 6, 2024
England battling and equalized in the 80th minute. Bukayo Saka defeated Switzerland goalkeeper with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Declan Rice.
🏆👉🏴 England 1 – 1 Switzerland 🇨🇭⚽️ 80th minute goal by Bukayo Saka for @England with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Declan Rice. https://t.co/yIjGGnY69S
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) July 6, 2024
Bukayo Saka just became the first Arsenal player ever to score for England at both the FIFA World Cup and the EUROs 🏴🔴 pic.twitter.com/GOtUaWYXcZ
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 6, 2024
SAKA LEVELS THE SCORE FOR ENGLAND 🏴😤 pic.twitter.com/A8zEktE81n
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 6, 2024
THIS WATCH-PARTY AFTER ENGLAND SCORED! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NuCycWkiyy
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 6, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: This will be the fourth meeting between England and Switzerland between the European Championships and the World Cup: the English won 2-0 at the 1954 World Cup, 3-0 at EURO 2004 and drew 1-1 at EURO 1996. England have lost just one of their last 24 matches against Switzerland (W17, D6) and have remained unbeaten in their last 13 matches against the Swiss (W9, D4) – the last defeat dates back to the World Cup qualifiers in May 1981. England have reached the quarterfinals in four consecutive European and World Cup editions for the first time in their history (all under Gareth Southgate). The Three Lions have made it through in two of the four quarterfinals at the European Championships and three of these quarterfinals were decided by the lottery of penalties. This is only the 5th time that Switzerland has reached the quarterfinals between the European Championships and the World Cup, the second at the European Championships, after EURO 2020. The Swiss have never reached this round in the previous four, more than any other European national team without ever participate in a semi-final.
ENGLAND vs SWITZERLAND PREVIOUS FIVE GAMES
- 26 Mar 2022: England 2-1 Switzerland (International friendly)
- 09 Jun 2019: Switzerland 0-0 England (UEFA Nations League)
- 11 Sep 2018: England 1-0 Switzerland (International friendly)
- 08 Sep 2015: England 2-0 Switzerland (UEFA European Championship qualifier)
- 08 Sep 2014: Switzerland 0-2 England (UEFA European Championship qualifier)
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📺 Click the video to watch 🏴 England 1 (5) – (3) 1 Switzerland 🇨🇭 highlights on Saturday 6 July 2024
Düsseldorf Arena 🏟️#EURO2024 | #ENGSUI pic.twitter.com/QYpES6o070
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 6, 2024
Ihr seid unser 12. Mann und wir zählen am Samstag auf euren erneuten Support! 🇨🇭🙏
Vous êtes notre 12e homme et ce samedi nous comptons de nouveau sur votre soutien !
Siete il nostro 12° uomo e anche sabato conteremo di nuovo sul vostro sostegno!MERCI, FANS! pic.twitter.com/IYyofnA8mh
— 🇨🇭 Nati (@nati_sfv_asf) July 4, 2024
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— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) July 6, 2024
England lineups
Photo via x.com/EURO2024
Switzerland lineups
Photo via x.com/EURO2024
Photo via x.com/nati_sfv_asf
Photo via x.com/England
🏆👉Result 🏴 England 1 (5) – (3) 1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
England get through to the EURO2024 Semifinals
⚽️ Goals: 75′ Breel Embolo (S), 80′ Bukayo Saka (E)
🟨 Booked: 32′ Fabian Schär (S), 67′ Harry Kane (E), 85′ Silvan Widmer (S),
✍ Ball Possession: 52% @england and 48%… https://t.co/vH6J7rSoA7
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) July 6, 2024
Photo via x.com/EURO2024
UEFA EURO 2024
Quarterfinals
🏴 England 1 (5) – (3) 1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
Saturday 6 July 2024
Dusseldorf Arena
Dusseldorf, Germany
18:00
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referees: Ciro Carbone (ITA), Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referees: Paolo Valeri (ITA), Bastian Dankert (GER)
Fourth official: Daniel Siebert (GER)
⚽️ Goals:75′ Breel Embolo (S), 80′ Bukayo Saka (E)
🟨 Booked: 32′ Fabian Schär (S), 67′ Harry Kane (E), 85′ Silvan Widmer (S),
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
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