The host country, Germany, tied with Switzerland in stoppage time to lead the first group. In solidarity to qualify for the round of 16.
Euro 2024, group stage, group A, match 3, host Germany meets Switzerland. At the Frankfurt Arena, Frankfurt on Sunday, June 23, 2024
Germany, which has won two matches in a row, will certainly qualify for the next round. The team is still using the same players from the first two matches, led by Ilkay Gundogan, Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz.
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin changed the team in two attacking positions, without Xherdan Shaqiri, the veteran striker who scored a beautiful goal in the last match, but with Braille Embolo ready to return to the starting lineup.
Football analysis! Euro 2024 Switzerland vs. Germany June 23, 2024
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The first half of the match started in the 17th minute and the home team's fans cheered loudly in the stadium. When Robert Andric shot a long ball from outside the penalty area, the ball bounced off the ground and into the corner, but VAR confiscated the result due to a foul by Jamal Musiala on the Swiss defense first.
28 minutes in Switzerland turned around and took a 1-0 lead and Remo Freuler forced Dan Ndoye to pounce and hit the net. The first half ended with Switzerland leading 1-0.
In the second half, Germany attacked strongly and Julian Nagelsmann gradually changed the attacking line, hoping to equalize through Leroy Sane and Niklas Volkrug, but they almost scored a late goal at the end of the match, but Ruben Vargas' shot missed the offside. Granit Xhaka's long-range shot was blocked by Manuel Neuer.
The match pretended to end with a Swiss victory. However, due to the injury, and the coordination between David Raum's substitutes, Niklas Volkrug allowed Niklas Volkrug to header into the net, and the match ended with Germany drawing 1-1 with Switzerland, winning the first group and qualifying for the round of 16 to meet the runners-up of the third group, who were the runners-up of the group. He will meet the runner-up in Group B
List of players from both teams
Germany (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer, Josua Kimmich, Antonio Rudiger, Jonathan Tah, Maximilian Mittelstadt, Robert Andrich, Toni Kroos, Jamal Musiala, Ilkay Gundogan, Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz.
Switzerland (3-4-3): Yann Sommer, Fabian Scheer, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez, Sylvain Widmer, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Michel Abicher, Fabian Rieder, Dan Ndoye, Brielle Embolo
Results of double dosing in the same group
Scotland 0-1 Hungary