– Switzerland comes within three minutes of the feat against Germany
The national team is qualified for the round of 16 of the Euro, which it will play in Berlin on Saturday. On Sunday, they still led 1-0 against the Mannschaft at the start of stoppage time, before conceding the equalizer.
Published today at 11:05 p.m.
The Switzerland of Breel Embolo came close to the feat against Switzerland in Group A of Euro 2024, Sunday in Frankfurt.
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The victory was there. So close. At 180 seconds, maybe less. Bluffing, the Swiss team achieved its feat: a grandiose victory against Germany and first place in group A. Niclas Füllkrug jumped, placed a huge header out of the reach of Yann Sommer, and everything happened. flew away in the 92nd minute. We would have to settle for a 1-1 draw. It doesn’t change much and everything at the same time. The most important thing: Switzerland will play well in the round of 16. It will be in Berlin, next Saturday at 6 p.m., against Italy, Albania or Croatia. Without Silvan Widmer, warned for the second time in the tournament this Sunday.
With the current Swiss team, problems rarely come in the first half. His lines and the match could have been written differently, of course, but the VAR decided to erase five seconds of play which the Swiss will also happily erase from their memory. There we found the opening score of Robert Andrich (17th). A big hand error from Yann Sommer, too. The video spotted a prior foul by Jamal Musiala. So much the better for Switzerland. In many ways.
Dan Ndoye denies criticism
The selection of Murat Yakin could not decently imagine a world in which it would keep the Mannschaft (with its typical team) eternally away from its cages. The fact remains that she managed very well to ensure that the air in Frankfurt never became unbreathable. Or at least not too quickly. While sometimes finding the circuits that would allow him to threaten Manuel Neuer. There still needs to be accuracy in the last gesture. With Breel Embolo, established at the forefront? Or with Dan Ndoye!
It is said that the last gesture is not the Bologna player’s strong point. 28th minute, the Vaudois twisted the neck of the cliché. His countered heel initiated the action. Two passes later, his feet-first dive to take a cross from Remo Freuler gave Switzerland a 1-0 lead. Frankfurt could rumble. For the first time in its tournament, Germany was leading.
VAR deprives Switzerland of 2-0
In ten days, the Swiss team had just gone from this abandoned selection of certainties to a team on the verge of finishing at the top of its group at the Euro ahead of Germany. The second half still had to be managed, which had almost everything to turn into a dream. Between the alleged German pressure and Switzerland’s habit of lowering their tone after the break.
We had perhaps forgotten what the Swiss team could be when it shines. But the predicted nightmare was not really one, even if Manuel Neuer no longer saw the ball much. Ruben Vargas’ strike in the 84th minute, perfectly crossed into the side net, the Bayern goalkeeper didn’t see it either. Once again, VAR intervened. For an offside. Too bad. Eight minutes later, Niclas Füllkrug offered the familiar epilogue to the meeting.
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Florian Vaney has been a journalist in the Sport-Center editorial team since 2019. Trained in the regional press, he closely follows Swiss football, from the “bank” divisions to the Super League.More informations
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