{"id":43113,"date":"2024-07-07T04:53:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T04:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=43113"},"modified":"2024-07-07T04:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T04:53:15","slug":"england-beats-switzerland-to-qualify-for-euro-2024-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2024\/07\/07\/england-beats-switzerland-to-qualify-for-euro-2024-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"England beats Switzerland to qualify for Euro 2024 semis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

England then faced a penalty shootout without their captain and de facto penalty taker Harry Kane, who had been replaced by Ivan Toney in the second half of extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no need for England fans to panic though, as\u00a0Gareth Southgate’s side scored all five of their penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image:Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Pickford celebrate after winning the penalty shootout. Pic: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After Cole Palmer stepped up first and scored for England, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford helped the team to an early advantage in the shootout as he saved Manuel Akanji’s strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

England’s Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Ivan Toney then followed suit with three more goals, leaving Trent Alexander-Arnold to coolly put away the fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The triumphant display came three years after England were denied the Euro 2020 title when they lost on penalties to Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Prince of Wales\u00a0was among fans who cheered England on at the Dusseldorf Arena and could be seen out of his seat and punching the air after their 80th minute equaliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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England will play their semi-final match on Wednesday and face the Netherlands, who beat Turkey 2-1 later on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The match had seen Switzerland go 1-0 up in the 75th minute after a goal from Breel Embolo – but England levelled the score just five minutes later with a goal from Saka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the second match in a row, England then faced extra time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Declan Rice came close to giving England the lead five minutes in to the extra half an hour of play, but his long-range effort was tipped around the post by Switzerland’s keeper, Yann Sommer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

England’s quarter-final fightback comes after they were almost eliminated from the tournament last Sunday, after falling 1-0 down to Slovakia – until Bellingham scored<\/a><\/strong> a stunning equaliser with seconds to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kane then scored the winner just minutes into the first half of extra-time, and Southgate’s side held on despite some tense moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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