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Switzerland surprised Italy at Euro 2024

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Switzerland surprised Italy at Euro 2024, qualified for the next round and played some very convincing football. Those who expected an Italian victory ended up being very surprised, as Switzerland was much better.

The game was valid for the round of 16 of Euro 2024, even against the current champion, Switzerland imposed its football. Dominating the match from the opening whistle of the game, which had not happened since 1993, Switzerland won the match.

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Now, the Swiss national team plays against England, who beat Slovakia with a bicycle kick goal by Bellingham. There is no doubt that the game will be well contested, England arrives with its stars and all its tradition.

However, they will face a Switzerland team with good football, lots of creativity and intensity. See how the match between traditional Italy and Switzerland went. Understand a little more about the difficulties that England will face in the next phase.

How was the game between Italy and Switzerland?

First of all, we need to remember the historical style of play of the Swiss. Known for their defensive style of football, Switzerland surprised everyone by playing very attacking football.

By marking Italy's ball out high, Switzerland managed to suffocate the Italian team. No one expected Switzerland to play like this against the last European Cup champions. Thus, after just 20 minutes of play, Donnarumma had already made a great save.

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The Swiss goal, however, came 36 minutes into the game, when Freuler hit a powerful shot into the corner, leaving Donnarumma with no chance. The statistics for the first half clearly showed how the game went, with 10 shots on goal for Switzerland, compared to just 1 for Italy.

The most beautiful goal was saved for the second half, Vargas scored a great goal. Thus, the taboo that had lasted more than 31 years was broken, Switzerland crushed Italy and is coming strong to face England.



Favorable retrospect for England

Finally, the record of the match is very favorable to England, with 18 victories, compared to only 3 for the Swiss. The two teams have also drawn on 6 other occasions, nothing that should scare the young Swiss team.

They faced the current European champions, who have a 31-year taboo, and had no problems. So England should watch out, Switzerland surprised Italy at Euro 2024 and will be in a strong position for the next round.

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They even played better football than the English team, who won at the end of the game. Even against a Slovakia that has no football tradition.

So, we are expecting a great quarter-final match. The match is scheduled for Saturday, you can't miss this world classic. Will the Swiss pull off another rout against the mighty England? Only time will tell how this clash will play out.

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