The European Championship is arguably one of the highest level of international football, and fans all over the world will go crazy when the European Championship season comes, and the main reason why this event has attracted much attention is because of the strength of its participating teams, including almost all the top teams, which means that in the European Cup, fans will witness the duel between the big teams.
In addition, the format of the European Championship is also a highlight, and the knockout stage is undoubtedly the most thrilling, because at this stage, no team is allowed to make mistakes, and once they make mistakes, they may face the fate of early exit, and all the winners have the opportunity to attack the championship.
England beat Switzerland on penalties
First of all, let's talk about the England team, which is currently in the spotlight of fans, this team in the previous group stage, can be said to have an eye-catching performance, and also managed to win the first place in the group, such a performance also won them a relatively easy opponent in the knockout stage, their opponent is the Ukrainian team, and it is true, England successfully defeated Ukraine in the round of 16 and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.
Prior to this match, England were also optimistic about their qualification situation, after all, they were against a Swiss team in the same bracket as them, and with the quality they showed in their previous matches, almost everyone saw them as the winners of this game, thinking that they could easily advance to the semi-finals.
After the start of the game, England did have a certain advantage, while the Swiss team looked for opportunities in defensive counter-attacks, and at one point, their tactical play also had some effect, and even in the 75th minute of the game, they managed to break the deadlock and take a one-goal lead.
In the face of Switzerland's strong counterattack, England was also very anxious, because they did not want to stop there, so they decisively adjusted their tactics, and the whole team began to launch a crazy counterattack, and finally, at the end of the game, they successfully tied the score and brought the hope of victory back into their own hands.
The game went into a penalty shoot-out, and England seemed to have had a better luck in this contest, as they eventually beat Switzerland 5-3 to advance to the semi-finals, which was also their first time in 25 years, and it was a new record.
The Netherlands came back from behind to win over Turkey
In addition to England, the Netherlands also performed quite well, they showed very strong strength in the group stage, winning a total of three games, and in the round of 16, their opponents were the Czech Republic, also with strong strength, they successfully defeated the Czech team and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Next up are Turkey, a high-profile dark horse team who have shown a lot of quality in their previous matches, so it will not be easy for the Dutch to overcome them.
Sure enough, the Turkish team showed much more strength in the game than expected, and at one point, they managed to exceed the scoreline, while the Dutch team were more courageous and took it in stride, and in the end, they managed to reverse the score and claim a thrilling victory.
The Netherlands have made it to the semi-finals against England, and the winner of this game will be a very likely team to win the title, so this match is undoubtedly highly anticipated, while the other two teams will be Spain and France, which two teams will successfully advance to the final and eventually win the title?