England and the Netherlands advance to the next phase of the Euro Cup after eliminating Switzerland and Türkiye in the quarterfinals, respectively, and They will face each other in the semi-finals.

The first half started very evenly, until Akaydin put Turkey ahead in the 35th minute. From then on, the Turks took a step back and the Netherlands took control of the game, constantly stalking the opposition’s area.

The second half did not change the script of the match and the Netherlands continued to attack. The reward for their good play came in the 70th minute, when From Vrij has equalised on the scoreboard. And shortly after, in the 76th minute, a good joint play has ended own goal by Turkish player Müldürturning the score around and qualifying the Netherlands (2-1).

Turkey tried to score until the end, but they were not successful in front of goal and were left out.

England eliminate Switzerland on penalties

England eliminated Switzerland on Saturday in a penalty shootoutafter a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes, to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024, which is being played in Germany.

Gareth Southgate’s men again left a poor image in terms of their poor football and their lack of offensive intent on the pitch, but they reacted to the goal Plunger in the 75th minute with a goal from Saka five minutes later.

Extra time was again even, without many chances, and in the penalty shootout Pickford saved Akanji’s first shot and Alexander-Arnold made the 5-3 which gave England its ticket to the semi-finals.

Data sheet:

1 (5) – England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Konsa, Trippier (Eze, m. 78; Mainoo (Shaw, m. 78), Rice; Saka, Foden (Alexander Arnold, m. 115), Bellingham (Palmer, m. 78); Kane (Toney, m. 109).

1 (3) – Switzerland: Summer; Rieder (Zuber, d. 63), Schär, Akanji, Rodríguez, Aebischer (Admouni, d. 118); Freuler (Sierro, d. 118), Xhaka; Ndoye (Zakaria, d. 99), Embolo (Shaqiri, d. 109), Vargas (Widmer, d. 63).

Goals: 0-1, m. 73: Plunger. 1-1, m. 80: Saka.

Penalties: 1-0: Palmer, goal. 1-0: Akanji, for Pickford. 2-0: Bellingham, goal. 2-1: Schär, goal. 3-1: Saka, goal. 3-2: Shaqiri, goal. 4-2: Toney, goal. 4-3: Amdouni, goal. 5-3: Alexander Arnold, goal.

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy). He gave yellow cards to the Swiss Schär (m. 32) and Widmer (m. 85) and to the English Kane (m. 66).

Source: Eitb

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