Original title: The fourth team of the European Championship was born, Wales advanced thrillingly, and Turkey lost three consecutive games
In the final group stage of Euro 2020 Group A, Wales lost to Italy and Switzerland defeated Turkey, but with goal difference, Wales finished second in the group, becoming the fourth team to advance to the knockout stage of this European Championship, while Turkey became the second team to be eliminated.
After the second round, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands got their knockout tickets one round earlier. Among them, the Orange Army became the only team to finish first in the group stage one round earlier.
In the final round of Group A, Italy beat Wales 1-0 to finish first in a three-game winning row. Against Turkey, Switzerland sealed the win early. After withstanding Turkey's onslaught in the first five minutes, Seferovic opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Shaqiri scored twice to win 3-1.
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After the group stage, Wales and Switzerland each received four points, and with goal difference, Wales were second in the group, becoming the fourth team to advance to the knockout stage. With 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat in 3 group games, Switzerland have 4 points and still have hopes of qualifying for the knockout rounds with the best third place.
In addition to the top two teams in the group that are confirmed to advance, the four best third-place teams in the group will also advance. It is worth mentioning that at Euro 2016, Portugal finished third in the group, only to advance to the knockout stage by goal difference, but in the end it miraculously won the title.
At the end of the second round, the six third-placed teams in the group were Portugal (3 points), Austria (3 points), Finland (3 points), Spain (2 points), Croatia (1 point) and Switzerland (1 point). Switzerland, who played first in the third round, took all three points, making the battle for knockout tickets even more intense.
It is worth mentioning that after three consecutive defeats, Turkey became the second team to be eliminated from the European Championship after North Macedonia.