Switzerland vs Spain: who gets to the semifinals?

Switzerland vs Spain: who gets to the semifinals?

Switzerland has been awarded penalties in two of its last three matches. Spain received more than two yellow cards in none of the four matches of the tournament.

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Switzerland

The Swiss national team was considered a contender for the exit from their group. Italy was definitely the favorite, but the Swiss were quite capable of competing with Wales and Turkey for the second line. In the first round Switzerland was not very confident in the match with Wales and was content with only a 1:1 draw, although it had a game advantage.

In a duel with the Italians the Swiss national team played very poorly in defense, which resulted in three conceded goals. Volodymyr Petkovich's charges could not respond with anything in the attack. In the last round Switzerland only needed a victory over Turkey to reach the playoffs. As a result, the task was completed. In Baku the Swiss won 3:1 and left the group from the third place.

Rivals from France went to the Swiss, in the confrontation with which they were considered an obvious outsider. However, they managed to give a real fight to the world champion. By the 75th minute Switzerland was losing by two goals, but managed to recoup. In the penalty shootout the French were less fortunate and allowed the Swiss to advance to the quarterfinals.

Spain

The Spanish national team was considered the undisputed favorite of their group. Slovakia, Poland and Sweden were clearly inferior to her in class. Nevertheless, Luis Enrique's team faced fierce resistance from the Swedes in the opening match of Euro 2020, being unable to open their defense. The match with Poland (1:1) also ended in a draw, but this time it was already productive, while the Spaniards did not convert the penalty.

It was imperative to beat Slovakia in the last round, but the fight began with another unbeaten penalty. Nevertheless, the “red fury” continued to bend its line and the class took its toll, where five goals went to the gates of Slovakia. However, the Swedes also won their match and Spain went to the playoffs from second place.

In the 1/8 finals Spain met with Croatia and the fight began unsuccessfully again. Pedri's ridiculous own goal obliged the Spaniards to turn on at full capacity. The advantage of Spain was colossal and it was possible to translate it into three goals scored, but the Croats managed to recoup. However, the Spaniards did not allow the penalty shootout to take place. In extra time the Red Fury scored twice and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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