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Spain reach semifinals by beating 10-man Switzerland on penalties at Euro 2020

ST PETERSBURG, July 2 : Three-time European champion Spain needed to fight until penalty shootout to see off 10-man Switzerland in St Petersburg on Friday, reaching the semifinals of the Euro 2020 by 4-2. The two teams tied in 1-1 in regular time and could'n't split after the extra time. But Spain finally wrap it up by winning the penalty shot 3-1. The opening goal of the match came eight minutes after the start when Jordi Alba's low shot outside the box was diverted into net by Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria's leg. Spain kept their dominance in possession in the second half but Xherdan Shaqiri brought Switzerland back as the Swiss captain pushed Remo Freuler's pass into net in the the 68th minute. Switzerland were resilient enough to drag Spain into extra time even though Freuler was sent off in the 77th minute. But they couldn't keep lucky in the shootout as they were against France. Spain will face the winners between Belgium and Italy in London's Wembley Stadium next Tuesday.  (Xinhua)

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Italy sets new unbeaten record after goalless draw with Switzerland

ROME, Sept. 6: Italy created a new record of 36-game unbeaten run on Sunday, despite being held to a 0-0 draw by Switzerland in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Azzurri leveled the unbeaten record set by Brazil and Spain on Thursday after a 1-1 tie with Bulgaria. Having smashed Switzerland 3-0 in the group game of Euro 2020, Italy had a couple of chances on Sunday's fixture, but goalkeeper Yann Sommer made a string of saves, including a penalty attempt from Jorginho. Italy continued its lead with 11 points in Group C, four points ahead of Switzerland who has two games in hand. Roberto Mancini's side will host Lithuania on Wednesday.

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Euro 2020: Semifinalists confirmed;  Italy vs Spain, England vs Denmark

July 4: The UEFA Euro 2020 semi-final ties have been confirmed following the completion of the quarter-finals. Spain and Italy will clash for one of the semi-finals with Spain beating Switzerland on penalty shoot outs and Italy edging past Belgium. Similarly, Denmark beat Czech Republic 2-1 to meet England in another semi-final clash who thrashed Ukraine 4-0.  Semi-finals Italy vs Spain (00:45, Tuesday 6 July, London) This is the fourth straight Euro in which Italy have played Spain. At UEFA Euro 2008, Spain won 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 quarter-final draw in Vienna.  Four years later, they drew 1-1 in the group stage in Gdańsk and then met again in the Kyiv final, Spain winning 4-0.  Italy turned the tables with a 2-0 round of 16 win at Stade de France.  In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, they drew 1-1 in Italy and Spain won 3-0 at home, and they have another semi-final lined up in October in the UEFA Nations League in Milan. England vs Denmark (00:45, Wednesday 7 July, London) England and Denmark have met once at a Euro, a 0-0 draw in the 1992 group stage in Malmö.  Ten years later, England won their World Cup round of 16 tie 3-0 in Niigata.  More recently in the UEFA Nations League, it was 0-0 in Copenhagen in September 2020 before Denmark won 1-0 at Wembley a month later thanks to a Christian Eriksen penalty. Final Italy/Spain vs England/Denmark (00:45, Sunday 11 July, London) Source: UEFA

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What to look out for tonight as Euro 2020 quarter finals set to kick off

July 2: The quarter-finals are scheduled to kick off with Switzerland facing Spain and Belgium taking on Italy. While Switzerland are looking for another upset against Spain, Belgium and Italy both put long winning runs on the line. 21:45 NST: Switzerland vs Spain (Saint Petersburg) The winners of Monday's two epic round of 16 ties raise the curtain on the last-eight drama, with history clearly favouring Spain. These nations have met 22 times and Switzerland have won just once – a group fixture at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where Spain of course went on to triumph in the final.  But Monday's action taught everyone to take nothing for granted, as Spain discovered when leading Croatia 3-1 with five minutes to go, only to have to play extra time; Switzerland made a similar comeback against France before winning on penalties, their first triumph in a major tournament knockout match since the 1938 World Cup, before the inaugural EURO had even been played. Switzerland will certainly not want a repeat of their last World Cup knockout game: a 1-0 round of 16 loss to Sweden at this stadium in St Petersburg in 2018. Key stat: Yann Sommer saved two penalties (both from Sergio Ramos) the last time these countries faced off, in the UEFA Nations League in Basel on 14 November 2020, though Gerard Moreno's 89th-minute equaliser earned Spain a 1-1 draw. 00:45 NST : Belgium vs Italy (Munich) Not all of the quarter-final line-up has worked out as predicted but plenty would have pencilled in this tie. Even so, Belgium ended up having to oust holders Portugal to make it here, and it took an extra-time period with a competition record-equalling three goals for Italy to earn their berth in overcoming Austria. Both of these sides cruised through the group stage, however, and have the tournament's only remaining perfect records following the Netherlands' elimination. Their success over Austria ensured Italy are now on a 31-game unbeaten run, breaking an Azzurri best that had stood since 1939, with their winning streak at 12.  Yet Belgium themselves are 13 matches without defeat, despite having to deal with a string of injuries, and for Friday they are sweating on the fitness of Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard – it does not look promising. Key stat: Both Italy and Belgium have won their last 14 UEFA European Championship matches, including qualifying, meaning they now share the overall competition record with the host nation on Friday, Germany.

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These are quarter finalists of Euro 2020, check the ties

June 30: As Ukraine knocked out Sweden in an extra-time 2-1 thriller on Wednesday, all eight teams for the quarter finals of the UEFA Euro 2020 have been confirmed.  Earlier,  Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane's second-half goals helped England overcome Germany 2-0 at Wembley on Tuesday, reaching the quarterfinals at the Euro 2020. The quarter-final ties will be played on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 July. All kick-off times are shown in NST ( Nepal Standard Time ). Quarter-final ties Friday, 2 July Switzerland vs Spain (21:45 , St Petersburg) Belgium vs Italy (00:45, Munich) Saturday, 3 July Czech Republic vs Denmark (21:45, Baku) Ukraine vs England (00:45, Rome) Semi-finals SF1: Belgium/Italy vs Switzerland/Spain (00:45, Tuesday 6 July, London) SF2: Ukraine/England vs Czech Republic/Denmark (00:45, Wednesday 7 July, London) Final Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (00:45, Sunday 11 July, London)

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Switzerland knock world champions France out of Euro 2020 in penalty shoot-out

BUCHAREST, June 28: Switzerland knocked world champions France out of Euro 2020 in 5-4 penalty shoot-out win following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time, reaching the quarterfinals on Monday. Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer denied French striker Kylian Mbappe's spot kick to earn his side the victory. Switzerland will next play against Spain, which beat Croatia 5-3 after extra time, in St. Petersburg on Friday. Both teams were perfect from the penalty spot until Mbappe stepped up to take the last of France's five scheduled kicks, but Sommer dived to his right and got a strong hand to the striker's effort, swatting it away to send the Swiss through. Mario Gavranovic's 90th-minute strike allowed Switzerland to take France to extra time at Euro 2020 as the last-16 tie in Bucharest ended 3-3 after 90 minutes. Haris Seferovic gave the Swiss a half-time lead in the Romanian capital but Hugo Lloris saved a Ricardo Rodriguez penalty early in the second half before a Karim Benzema double turned the game on its head. A stunning Paul Pogba strike then had the world champions 3-1 ahead but Seferovic scored again to reduce the deficit before substitute Gavranovic equalized. It was the third game in the round of last 16 to go to extra time but the first to be decided by penalties. (Xinhua)

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Spain into Euro 2020 quarterfinals after thrilling extra-time 5-3 victory over Croatia

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Euro 2020 breaks finals goal record, 118 goals scored so far

June 29: Monday's dramatic round of 16 games tipped the UEFA Euro 2020 goals tally and goals per game ratio into record territory. Switzerland contributed to a dramatic day of Euro action on Monday in their match against world champions France.  UEFA EURO 2020 has set a new record for final tournament goals after Mislav Oršić's strike for Croatia against Spain took the tally to 109 – surpassing the previous best, set in 2016.  There was still time for nine more goals on Monday alone. A total of 14 goals were scored on Monday --- 8 during Spain-Croatia and 6 in France-Switzerland matches.  Most EURO finals goals 2020:  118 goals 2016:  108 goals 2000:  85 goals Best goals per game ratio* 2020: 2.81 per match 2000: 2.74 per match 1984: 2.73 per match *Since group stage introduced Overall tournament statistics 2020: 118 goals, 42 games (2.81 per match) 2016:  108 goals, 51 games (2.12 per match) 2012:  76 goals, 31 games (2.45 per match) 2008:  77 goals, 31 games (2.48 per match) 2004:  77 goals, 31 games (2.48 per match) 2000:  85 goals, 31 games (2.74 per match) 1996:  64 goals, 31 games (2.06 per match) 1992:  32 goals, 15 games (2.13 per match) 1988:  34 goals, 15 games (2.27 per match) 1984:  41 goals, 15 games (2.73 per match) 1980:  27 goals, 14 games (1.93 per match) 1976:  19 goals, 4 games (4.75 per match) 1972 : 10 goals, 4 games (2.50 per match) 1968 : 7 goals, 5 games (1.40 per match) 1964 :13 goals, 4 games (3.25 per match) 1960:  17 goals, 4 games (4.25 per match) Source: UEFA

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Euro Cup 2020: Know teams qualified for round of 16, fixtures

KATHMANDU, June 24: All games of group stages in the ongoing edition of the European Championship, Euro 2020, that kicked off on June 11 with matches held in 11 major cities across Europe — for the first time in the 60-year history of the tournament, came to an end of Thursday. At the end of the group stages, 16 teams out of 24 have been qualified for the round of 16 stage. These are the teams who have qualified from six different groups Group A 1. Winner: Italy 2. Runner-up: Wales Group B 3. Winner: Belgium 4. Runner-up: Denmark Group C 5. Winner: Netherlands 6. Runner-up: Austria Group D 7. Winner: England 8. Runner-up: Croatia Group E 9. Winner: Sweden 10. Runner-up: Spain Group F 11. Winner: France 12. Runner-up: Germany Best four third-placed teams 13. Switzerland (Group A) 14. Ukraine (Group C) 15. Czech Republic (Group D) 16. Portugal (Group F) Round of 16 fixtures: 1: Wales vs Denmark ( Saturday 26 June, Amsterdam) 2: Italy vs Austria ( Saturday 26 June, London) 3: Netherlands vs Czech Republic ( Sunday 27 June, Budapest) 4: Belgium vs Portugal (Sunday 27 June, Seville) 5: Croatia vs Spain (Monday 28 June, Copenhagen) 6: France vs Switzerland ( Monday 28 June, Bucharest) 7: England vs Germany (Tuesday 29 June, London) 8: Sweden vs Ukraine (Tuesday 29 June, Glasgow) Potential Quarter-finalists QF1: France/Switzerland vs Croatia/Spain (Friday 2 July, St Petersburg) QF2: Belgium/Portugal vs Italy/Austria ( Friday 2 July, Munich) QF3: Netherlands/Czech Republic vs Wales/Denmark (Saturday 3 July, Baku) QF4: Sweden/Ukraine vs England/Germany (Saturday 3 July, Rome) Semi-finals SF1: Winner QF2 vs Winner QF1 (Tuesday 6 July, London) SF2: Winner QF4 vs Winner QF3 (Wednesday 7 July, London) Final Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 (11 July, London)

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