Switzerland is emerging as a quiet dark horse in this tournament.
Switzerland beat Italy 2-0 in the round of 16 스포츠중계 at the UEFA Euro 2024 held at Olympia Stadion Berlin, Germany, at 1 a.m. on Tuesday (Korea time). Switzerland will play against the winner of England and Slovakia in the quarterfinals.
Switzerland launched the 3-4-2-1 formation. Bryl Embolo, Ruben Vargas, Fabian Leader, Michelle Abyshire, Granit Xhaka, Remo Freiler, Dan Ndoye, Ricardo Rodriguez, Manuel Akanji, Fabian Shea and Jan Zommer were the starters.
Italy pulled out a 4-3-3 formation. Steph El Sharawi, Gianluca Scamacca, 실시간중계 Federico Chiesa, Niccolo Barella, Niccolo Fazioli, Brian Christante, Matteo Darmian, Alessandro Bastoni, Gianluca Mancini, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Gianluigi Donnarumma stepped up.
Switzerland led the game. Switzerland put strong pressure from the front and bothered Italy's defense line. When Switzerland seized the ball, it immediately made a shot, threatening Italy's goal.
In the end, he took the lead first. In the 37th minute 메이저리그중계 of the first half, Ambolo caught a pass that Akanji poked forward and sent it to the left side. Freiler, who was rushing through Vargas' cross from the left, calmly caught it and finished it, and scored the first goal.
Switzerland, which led 1-0 in the first half, scored an additional goal at the start of the second half and scored a decisive goal on the day. In the first minute of the second half, the attack unfolded again on the left side, and Vargas grabbed the pass Abyshire gave and kicked it into the opposite corner with an elaborate right foot. Switzerland played without difficulty, widening the gap early on, and eventually advanced to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory.
With multiple goals on the day, Switzerland had seven goals during the four matches leading up to the round of 16. The positive thing is that the seven goals came from seven players. Quado Dua, Abyshire, and Embolo shook the net against Hungary in the first group match, and super joker Xherdan Shaqiri scored in a showdown with Scotland. In the third group match, Ndoye scored a goal.
Against Italy, Froiler and Vargas scored, and no one scored. In other words, any player can score, and the replacements are also threatening.
Switzerland was considered one of the dark horses of the tournament. It boasts a solid lineup. First, veteran goalkeeper Zommer is guarding the goal, and Manchester City's main center back Akanji is right up there at the center of the team. Xhaka is also one of the key resources in the midfield.
Switzerland's best record at the last Euro 2020 was that it advanced to the quarterfinals. With this momentum, chances are high that it will advance to the semifinals. Switzerland will face the winner of England and Slovakia in the quarterfinals.
England fans are in fear. The Sun said, "England fans are worried about Switzerland's 2-0 win over Italy. If England wins against Slovakia, Switzerland will face off in the quarterfinals. England fans are worried that their journey to Euro championship may end in the quarterfinals."