England have improved while in possession, yet are struggling to create. Gareth Southgate has tweaked his team, yet they remain far from finished product.
First half ends without any shots on target or chances created on either side, suggesting this one will need extra time or penalties to decide.
In this article, we will discuss the main points of England National Football Team vs Switzerland National Football Team Matches.
England National Football Team
Even without many scoring chances in the first half, both teams put in strong performances in this period. England looked particularly dangerous going forward but were unable to create any real chances themselves; therefore they will need to step up their game significantly in the second half if they want to come away victorious from this encounter.
The Three Lions have an ambitious goal of reaching the semifinals of a major tournament for the first time in over a decade and have been backed by bookmakers to do just that in this quarter-final matchup against Switzerland. Managed by Gareth Southgate and boasting an experienced squad including several former big club players like Manchester United or Barcelona players.
With any luck, Germany could reach the finals. Switzerland are formidable opponents, however; just last time out they came within seconds of beating Germany with stoppage-time equalizer and had also defeated holders Italy easily in earlier rounds.
Southgate made some adjustments at half-time in an attempt to restore England’s chances and brought on Cole Palmer, Luke Shaw, and Eberechi Eze. These substitutions proved fruitful as their arrival provided England midfield with additional energy that allowed them to become more dangerous when attacking.
Swiss responded quickly, taking the lead within 16 minutes when Breel Embolo turned in Dan Ndoye’s low cross and turned it in for Breel Embolo to score off of Dan Ndoye. England were stunned, as they went into halftime trailing by one goal; but after an inspired second-half performance by Bukayo Saka and leveling things up at 1-1 through his powerful strike; marking their first goal ever scored this competition!
Switzerland National Football Team
England and Switzerland have reached a deadlock after 90 minutes and are poised to head into extra time with equal scores. An anxious energy is surrounding this game; one moment of brilliance or one costly mistake will determine its outcome.
Since neither team has looked particularly dangerous from open play so far, with both sides evenly poised at midfield. Both defenders have played key roles for their sides – England’s Trippier being particularly troublesome with his speed and crosses while Dan Ndoye is restricting their attack from right wing.
England had their first opportunity of extra time, but Declan Rice failed to direct his shot on target. Subsequently, Xherdan Shaqiri shot over from close range while Charlie Austin attempted a long-range effort that went wide.
Both teams are finding their rhythm in this match and the expected goals metric is steadily decreasing. Jordan Pickford remains untested so far while Switzerland have not shown signs of pressure.
Ndoye took Austin down outside the box cynically and was given a yellow card by referee Daniele Orsato. Phil Foden sent in the free kick from it into the area but Yann Sommer quickly punched it away. Meanwhile in the other half, Roma midfielder Jeremy Flores was booked for pulling down Toney in the centre circle but managed to avoid sending off. Aebischer failed to control Aebischer’s corner kick which Williams smothered before Konsa blocked off Aebischer’s corner kick which allowed Ndoye’s final head clear of danger.
90 minutes
England must be much more clinical than they were against Slovakia if they are to overcome Switzerland in this round. Murat Yakin’s side have already made waves by pushing world champions Germany close before knocking off holders Italy with ease in round 1.
But they will go into this game knowing that even one mistake could cost them dearly, and with only one shot on target throughout the match so far it appears they may need to wait until extra time to take aim.
Bellingham’s left wing ball was blocked by Xhaka and then cleared away for a corner kick, but England failed to capitalize with their best efforts as the delivery went behind for a goal-kick.
And then Bukayo Saka scored a brilliant individual goal to put Switzerland back ahead, his swinging left-foot shot touching off both posts before going in, giving Switzerland the lead for once.
Southgate continues to press for an unlikely comeback, and has an excellent chance with 15 minutes remaining when a free-kick is awarded due to Akanji’s foul on the right flank; but Kane misses his opportunity and fails to equalise.
There’s an electric atmosphere at Wembley Stadium and either team needs something spectacular to win this match – perhaps England can find that extra bit of inspiration they showed against Slovakia when they scored their winning goal in extra time? Time will tell; for now we enter extra time’s final 10 minutes. *Match statistics provided by Opta Sports and Correct Scores.
Extra time
Since neither team could break the deadlock during extra time, penalties will likely ensue. Southgate’s substitution of Phil Foden for Trent Alexander-Arnold seems to have worked; but time is running out for England as they look set for defeat.
Switzerland controlled much of the second half, showing early threat on counter attacks. But they couldn’t break through until Dan Ndoye released Breel Embolo at the edge of the box and his low cross found its way into the net.
Dusseldorf fans went wild after hearing of either side’s first goal in 120 minutes – sending shockwaves through Dusseldorf and forcing overtime play.
Extra Time begins slowly for both teams with both defences standing firm against any promising opportunities from either side, though both attacks appear hesitant to score goals. Sooner rather than later, we are on the cusp of an unassailable goalless draw.
Both teams desperately search for an opportunity to break the deadlock. Ndoye attempted to cut in from the left and play Aebischer on the right wing, but his pass overhit. This sent back towards his own goal where Jordan Pickford had to intervene to block it before sending it towards Jordan Pickford who blocked its shot on goal.
In the final 10 minutes, both teams had numerous close opportunities that didn’t quite fall. Declan Rice hit an attempt from outside the area that Yan Sommer managed to save, while Foden then came close with a curling effort that just missed its target.
Goals
England’s inability to score is becoming an issue; they trail Switzerland at half time and could go out unless they find a way to score in extra time.
Gareth Southgate made an outstanding second-half substitution when he introduced Xherdan Shaqiri as the catalyst to England’s revival, which quickly began threatening Swiss defense but could never get past them and was often outwitted by quick crosses from flanks.
86 minutes: Saka found space on the right wing and flicked a cross towards Kane who could only head it wide of goal. A further cross from Arsenal winger Mainoo met up with by Xhaka was headed off by an excellent tackle by him, thus deflecting it away from goal.
90+3 mins: England are still struggling to find their winning touch despite dominating proceedings. Cole Palmer and Eze are brought on in place of Shaw and Embolo but fail to have an effect; Rice’s long-range effort was saved by Sommer, while some shots from Shaw went over the bar.
England were eager to get off the mark after missing a penalty in the previous match and saw their opportunity just after the hour mark. However, due to John Stones’ disastrous mistake allowing Aebischer sneak past and tap home for Switzerland’s first lead of the match. England were unable to break down Switzerland’s resilient defence despite all their best efforts and now head into penalties; Switzerland may feel they deserve victory as they have shown themselves to be strong defensively while having real threat on the counter-attack.
