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EURO 2024: Highlights of England's semi-final run

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England once again failed to defeat their opponents in the official 90 minutes. However, their bravery on the penalty spot helped Gareth Southgate and his team reach the semi-finals.

England team "like heavy"

As usual, England started slowly despite having a much better squad than their opponents. Not only that, they were also pressed by Switzerland and created dangerous chances for goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. One of those led to Breel Embolo's goal in the 75th minute.

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Saka scored to help England equalize in the 80th minute. Photo: UEFA

After conceding the goal, England woke up a bit. Bukayo Saka's moment of brilliance brought the Three Lions back to the starting line and dragged the match into 2 extra periods.

However, in the 2 extra halves, the England team continued to play with a lack of energy and almost conceded goals if it were not for the luck and excellence of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The excellence of this Everton goalkeeper was also the factor that helped coach Gareth Southgate's team win in a nerve-wracking 11m penalty shootout.

With this hard-fought victory, England reached the semi-finals for the second consecutive time and will have a notable confrontation with the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

England team breaks penalty shootout curse?

In the Euro 2020 final, Rashford, Sancho and Saka's missed penalty kicks in the 11m shootout caused the England team to miss out on the European championship.

Furthermore, the England team was also eliminated in the quarter-finals of Euro 2012, the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 and the semi-finals of Euro 1996 (coach Gareth Southgate was the one who missed the decisive kick). In the World Cup finals, the English team also had no luck on penalties when they lost in the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2006, the round of 16 of the World Cup 1998 and the semi-finals of the World Cup 1990. It can be said that the unlucky penalty shootouts mostly brought sadness to the Three Lions.

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It took a penalty shootout for England to reach the semi-finals. Photo: UEFA

However, in last night's match, the England players somewhat broke this curse when they successfully executed 100% of their 11m kicks to help their team reach the semi-finals. This helps them be more confident in the upcoming difficult matches.

Goodbye Swiss "dark horse"

Considered one of the dark horses of this year's tournament. With a scientific and cohesive playing style, coach Murat Yakin's students have brought many difficulties to the big guys at Euro 2024.

First came the win-like draw against hosts Germany in the group stage. Then came the convincing 2-0 win over reigning champions Italy in the round of 16.

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The Swiss team has had impressive performances in this year's tournament. Photo: UEFA

In last night's match, if Xherdan Shaqiri's corner kick had been a little luckier, if Zeki Amdouni's shot had been a little more dangerous, the ones who would have had to pack their bags and go home would have been the England team.

Losing in the penalty shootout was a pity for the Swiss team. But with what they have shown in this year's tournament, coach Murat Yakin's team can leave the tournament with their heads held high.

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