England beat Switzerland on penalties and flies to the semi-final of Euro 2024. It ends 6-4 for the British, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

Both goals of the first 90 minutes came in the second half: Embolo scored in the 75th minute, who gave the Swiss the lead by turning Ndoye's tip into the net from close range, and then Saka, who five minutes later found the bottom right corner from Sommer with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area.

So we go to extra time, where both teams try to win it. But the English hit Sommer's saves, while the Swiss were opposed not only by Pickford's clearances, but also by the top corner, hit by Shaqiri directly from a corner just before the 120th minute.

Thus we go to penalties: Palmer scores for the English, but Akanji immediately makes a mistake (penalty saved by Pickford) for Switzerland. Then Bellingham, Schar, Saka, Shaqiri, Amdouni and above all Alexander-Arnold scored, who did not miss the decisive penalty, giving the British the passage to the next round.

For Switzerland, which eliminated Italy in the round of 16, there remains the satisfaction of having played a European Championship of the highest level, even threatening the English battleship.

(Unioneonlion/lf)

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