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In the eighth final, the Swiss, who sensationally eliminated the French, and the Spanish, who beat the Croats in the rain, will meet on neutral territory, in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Swiss began the tournament in Group A, where they played 1: 1 with Wales, 0: 3 with Italy and 3: 1 with Turkey. After finishing third, they “jumped” on one of the favorites of the tournament in France and managed to eliminate this team after a series of 11m penalties, although in the second half they were 1: 3 behind the rivals.
For their part, the Spaniards began the tournament in Group E with a weak zero draw with Sweden, played 1: 1 with Poland, then “opened” the opponents’ goal: they crushed the Slovaks 5: 0, and in the eighth ending 5: 3.
The Spaniards, who were criticized at the start of the tournament for their boring style of play, finally raised their odds significantly and the bookmakers are considered the undisputed favorites of this couple.
The Swiss also have a painful defeat: the yellow card will have to bypass defender Granitas Xhaka.
Switzerland 0-1 Spain
8 ‘ [0 – 1] Jordi Alba
EURO 2020 QUARTERLY: SWITZERLAND – SPAIN
18 min. Breel Embolo grabs her thigh and is mediated by doctors. Switzerland cannot continue the match. The forward is replaced by Rubén Vargas.
Even after a well-deserved goal, the Spaniards do not reduce the pressure and dominate the square, creating dangerous attacks one after another. The rare Swiss attacks do not do much damage to La Roja: lack of precision.
8 min. Switzerland – Spain 0: 1. Jordi Alba overtakes La Roja. His shot came from the right, but Deniso Zakarios managed to save him with an incredible reaction save. A little later, however, the goal is officially scored at his own goal. Https://twitter.com/EURO2020/status/1410996595815071746
Englishman Michael Oliver is the referee of the match.
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It should be noted that the Swiss and Spanish footballers have not met in the European Championship.
Curiously, the Swiss team, full of people of different nationalities, also has in its ranks a Spanish-speaking player: Ricardo Rodríguez, son of a Spaniard and a Chilean born in this country, who has been playing in the position of defense and representing the national team for a decade.
The largest European football event postponed for a year due to the pandemic includes, for the first time, up to 11 cities in different countries, with a total of 24 national teams competing. A total of 24 teams started the tournament, 8 of which withdrew from the championship after the first stage.
The other couples in the quarterfinals are Belgium – Italy, Denmark – Czech Republic, England – Ukraine.
The winners of this pair will play the semifinals with the winners of the Belgian and Italian duel.
Switzerland vs. Spain
The winners of the month-long Euro 2020 tournament will be announced in the final at Wembley Stadium in London on July 11.
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