Switzerland vs Spain will play at Euro 2020, in Quarter-finals on Saint Petersburg Stadium, Friday, 2 July 2021 at 17:00 (GMT+1). Switzerland vs Spain is the first quarterfinal of the Euro 2020 and it is announced a very interesting one considering that the two teams played 120 minutes in round 16.
Switzerland vs Spain Match Preview
Spain and Switzerland recently faced off in the UEFA Nations League in Group 4, League A. They scored three goals in both games, with Spain winning the home game 1-0 in the round, while the return leg ended in a draw, score 1-1. Spain finished the group in first place and qualified further, while Switzerland finished in 3rd place.
Switzerland:
Switzerland produced the biggest surprise until this phase of the competition, managing to eliminate France, the 2018 world champion and finalist at Euro 2016, at the end of a 120-minute match that also needed shots from 11 m. The Swiss led France 1-0, but the French returned the score to 3-1. In the last 10 minutes of the game, Switzerland equalized and in the 11th minute, Kylian Mbappé’s miss made the difference.
Spain:
On the other hand, Spain needed 120 minutes to cross Croatia and qualify for the quarterfinals. The beginning and the end of the match were against Spain which was led 1-0 after an own goal, so that after they turned the game in its favor, to be tied from 3-1. In overtime, however, Spain knew how to better manage the key moments, managing to score twice, but the Croatians in turn had some incredible misses.
Switzerland vs Spain statistics and possible teams
In the direct confrontations, Switzerland won only once, at the 2010 world championship, when although they won 1-0 in the first match of the group, Switzerland did not manage to qualify further. The two also met at the 1966 World Cup and the 1994 World Cup, both games being won by Spain.
Switzerland: Sommer; Elvedi, Akanji, Rodríguez; Widmer, Freuler, Zakaria, Zuber; Shaqiri; Embolo, Seferović
Spain: Unai Simón; Azpilicueta, Eric García, Laporte, Alba; Koke, Busquets, Pedri; Sarabia, Morata, Ferran Torres
Switzerland squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: Yvon Mvogo (PSV), Yann Sommer (Mönchengladbach), Gregor Kobel (Stuttgart)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Loris Benito (Bordeaux), Eray Cömert (Basel), Nico Elvedi (Mönchengladbach), Jordan Lotomba (Nice), Kevin Mbabu (Wolfsburg), Becir Omeragic (Zürich), Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino), Fabian Schär (Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Basel)
Midfielders: Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Djibril Sow (Frankfurt), Ruben Vargas (Augsburg), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Mönchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Frankfurt)
Forwards: Breel Embolo (Mönchengladbach), Mario Gavranović (Dinamo Zagreb), Admir Mehmedi (Wolfsburg), Haris Seferović (Benfica)
Spain squad for Euro 2020
Goalkeepers: David de Gea (Manchester United), Unai Simón (Athletic), Robert Sánchez (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: José Gayà (Valencia), Jordi Alba (Barcelona), Pau Torres (Villarreal), Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City), Eric García (Manchester City), Diego Llorente (Leeds United), César Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
Midfielders: Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Koke (Atlético), Marcos Llorente (Atlético), Dani Olmo (Leipzig), Rodri (Manchester City), Fabián Ruiz (Napoli), Pablo Sarabia (Paris), Ferran Torres (Manchester City), Adama Traoré (Wolves)
Forwards: Álvaro Morata (Juventus), Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Pedri (Barcelona)
* Possible prediction: BTS/YES
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