Switzerland managed the struggles of Group A with five points from one win and two draws, advancing from second place. But it was only a few minutes away from taking control of the entire “A”. In the last duel with the Germans, they were still leading at the end of regular time, but then came the set-up and the equalizing goal by Niclas Füllkrug, which pushed the Swiss to second place.
“We have a special match ahead of us. I expect open football, I don’t want to deal with who is the paper favorite. I hope that we will present ourselves in the same way as in the last duels,” said coach Murat Yakin. Under his leadership, Switzerland have not lost seven matches in a row, but have not kept a clean sheet in any of the last four.
EURO 2024 in Germany
The European Football Championship, which will be played in ten German cities from June 14 to July 14, 2024, has moved into the knockout phase. The Czech national team took fourth place in the basic group and did not advance to the playoffs.
Although Italy is defending its triumph from the last Euro, it remains below expectations in terms of games. He finished second in Group B with four points. At the beginning of the tournament, he managed to turn around the duel with Albania (2:1), but then it was not enough against the Spaniards. The goalkeeper and captain in one person, Gianluigi Donnarumma, grabbed at least three goals from a dominant opponent. If it weren’t for his great performance, the score difference would certainly be more striking. Italy’s most recent duel, as in the case of Switzerland, significantly influenced the hectic conclusion. In the eighth set minute, joker Mattia Zacagni equalized at 1:1 against Croatia, thereby eliminating Luka Modrić and co. from the championship.
Editing of the Germany-Switzerland match Video: Czech Television
“We haven’t shown everything that is hidden in us yet. Maybe only in a few sections of some matches. We deserved to advance from the group, but we have to add,” coach Luciano Spalletti realizes.
Not one of the teams will avoid the stoppage for two yellow cards. The Swiss will be without right wingback Silvan Widmer, Italy will have to do without stopper Riccardo Calafiori.
2024-06-29 11:15:03
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