In the early morning of March 27, Beijing time, on international match day, many national teams have warmed up matches. One of the highlight matches was of great fan interest, with England at home and Switzerland challenging.
Switzerland's strength should not be underestimated, and in the latest FIFA ranking, Switzerland ranked 14th. Qatar World Cup European Qualifier Group Stage, Switzerland is also the European Championship champion Italy, as the first in the group directly advanced.
Although the overall strength of Switzerland is quite good, it is still at a disadvantage against England. The two teams have met six times in the last 14 years, with England unbeaten with 4 wins and 2 draws.
In terms of FIFA rankings, England are also ranked fifth, and they are also considered one of the favorite teams to win the World Cup. In the European qualifiers, England also pressed Poland to qualify first in the group.
Facing Switzerland, Southgate adjusted the team's starting line-up: Pickford, Walker Peters, Luke Shaw, Guy, Ben White, Cody, Gallagher, Henderson, Kane, Foden, Mount.
Southampton defender Kyle Walker Peters and Crystal Palace defender Gei started the game. It was the england debut of the duo, who also became the 1267th and 1268th players to play for the Three Lions.
The new squad takes on Switzerland, and although England are at home, they have been passive from the beginning, and Switzerland's cooperation is more skillful, the passing and receiving is faster, and it clearly occupies the initiative.
In the 22nd minute, after receiving Shaqiri's pass, Embolo's header broke the goal and Switzerland took the lead.
England, who are behind, also have no good way to do it, 30 minutes after the game, England only have 1 shot on goal, And Switzerland has completed 6 shots on goal, which is also a true portrayal of the situation on the field.
In first-half stoppage time, the Swiss backfield pass was wrong, England attacked quickly on the spot, and Luke Shaw exploded into the goal to equalize.
In the entire first half, England had just two shots on goal and Switzerland had nine.
The first 20 minutes of the second half were relatively uneventful, and in the 76th minute, England won a penalty, Zubel touched the ball in his hand while defending, and the referee looked back at VAR and firmly pointed at 12 yards.
Kane exploded into the bottom left corner, and although O'Millin judged the right direction, the ball was too fast and England overtook the score.
In the end, world number five England sat at home and, trailing 0-1, won the warm-up match with a 2-1 win over Switzerland thanks to goals from Luxho and Kane.