JAKARTA The quarter-finals of Euro 2024 brought together England vs Switzerland. This duel will be presented at the Merkur Spiel Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, on Saturday, July 7, 2024, at 23.00 WIB.
So far The Three Lions have not made a convincing appearance. England, which Gareth Southgate raised, reached the quarter-finals after successfully escaping from the brink of facing Slovakia in the last 16.
In that match, Slovakia took the lead through Ivan Schranz's goal in the 25th minute. England almost went home early had Jude Bellingham not scored a goal over the second half injury time.
The Three Lions then secured their last eight ticket thanks to Harry Kane's winning goal. The goal came just 52 seconds since the second extra half began.
However, none of England's appearances at Euro 2024 left them still seeded to come out as champions of this tournament or at least reach the finals like the previous edition in 2020.
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In addition, they have also not won a single match in 90 minutes of normal time since beating Serbia in the first match of the group stage. So, it's a bit difficult to see them beat Switzerland.
Despite that, Britain is supported by the fact that Southgate's success brought them to four-quarter-finals of major tournaments in a row.
In detail, two World Cups (2018) and two Euros (2020 and 2024) since Southgate took charge of the team in 2016.
Southgate's success series is the most compared to all other England coaches since 1966 with seven wins in the knockout stages of the World Cup and Euro.
Meanwhile, Switzerland reached the quarter-finals after forcing defending Italian champions to pack suitcases early. Two goals without reply against defending champions show the team had a great opportunity to overthrow England.
While in Germany, Swiss troops appeared with a convincing victory over Hungary and brought home an amazing draw against hosts Germany in the group stage.
Under the control of coach Murat Yakin, the team nicknamed Rossocrociati has taken on the role of a dark horse. Now, it looks like they are very ready to face the second quarter-finals in a row.
Although they have never gone through this stage in any major tournament, England's inconclusive performance could give them high optimism. The opportunity to make history is open to them.
Rossocrociati have recorded eight unbeaten matches in all tournaments and have lost just one of 18 matches since the 2022 World Cup. The only defeat came against Romania in the Euro 2024 Qualifiers.
The problem is, Switzerland overshadowed a bad record when they met England. They have not won over England since the 1981 World Cup Qualifiers. On the other hand, The Three Lions have won the last five matches against the Rossocrociati.
Overall, England won 19 meetings and five matches ended in a draw. While Switzerland can only win three times.
England is motivated to continue its dominance over Switzerland. On the other hand, Rossocrociati wants to make history at the Euros.
Although Switzerland are black horses and England have a star-studded team, these clashes have a draw of up to 90 minutes of normal time.
Formation Forecast
England (3-5-2): Pickford; Walker, Konsa, Stones; Trippier, Bellingham, Rice, Foden, Saka; Kane, Toney
Switzerland (3-4-2-1): Sommer; Schar, Rodriguez, Akanji; Widmer, Xhaka, Freuler, Aebischer; Ndoye, Vargas; Embolo
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