Spain to meet Germany in quarter-finals, England to face Switzerland

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July 01, 2024 at 09:35

L’England has snatched his ticket to the quarter-finals of theEuro 2024 by overcoming the Slovakia (2-1 after extra time), Sunday in Gelsenkirchen. Slovakia took the lead in the 25th minute throughIvan SchranzThe English then pushed to score the equalizer, especially in the second half which included a goal from Phil Foden invalidated for an offside position (50th), a header from Harry Kane narrowly wide (78th) and a strike from Declan Rice pushed back by the post (81st).

It is finally an exceptional return from the Real Madrid star, Jude Bellingham (90th+5, 1-1), which allowed his team to snatch extra time.England then pushed his advantage on the restart with a header from Kane (91st, 2-1). The reigning European vice-champions will face, in the quarter-finals scheduled for Saturday in Düsseldorf, the Suissethe conqueror of Italy.

The other poster of the Sunday evening opposing theSpain to the Georgia turned in favor of the Roja. However, it is the Georgia who opened the scoring thanks to an own goal from the Spanish defender The Norman (18th), then La Roja scored four goals per Rodri (39e), Fabian Ruiz (51e), Nico Williams (75th) and Dani Olmo (83e).

The Spanish selection will find theGermany in the quarter-finals which will be played on Friday in Stuttgart (6 p.m.).