What to watch tonight at the European Cup: The knockout round begins! Italy-Switzerland battle for extra time? Hosts Germany have the advantage

Nian Zhou

2024-06-29 06:11Premier League commentator, Tencent Football Contributing Writer Creator in the field of sports

In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the 2024 European Cup will start, with Switzerland and Italy taking the lead, and the host Germany playing against Denmark.

0 points: Switzerland vs Italy

1. Switzerland have played Italy in their last 11 times, with 6 draws and 5 defeats, and their last win was 1-0 in 1993.

2. This is the fifth time the two teams have met in a major tournament, having won two of their previous matches.

3. Not counting penalty shootouts, Switzerland has not won the last 7 major 1/8 finals, 3 draws and 4 losses, and only once advanced to the quarterfinals, that is, the last European Championship penalty elimination of France.

4. Switzerland have lost only one of their last 13 European Championship games, and that was 0-3 Italy in the last group stage.

5. Italy has gone to extra time in 15 of the last 26 major knockout games, and 4 of the last 5 have gone to extra time.

6. Italy has played 21 times of extra time in the tournament, the most in history, and 11 penalty shootouts, the most in history with Spain.

3 points: Germany vs Denmark

1. Denmark has faced the hosts in 5 European Championships and lost all of them.

2. The host of the European Cup participated in the 1/8 finals twice and won all of them.

3. Not counting penalty shootouts, the European Cup hosts have only lost 2 of the last 14 knockout games, both in the final, and the score is 0-1.

4. Kroos made 324 passes in the group stage, setting a record for a single European Cup.

5. Phil Krueger scored four goals in six major appearances, and all of them were substitutes.

6. Denmark have won only three of their last nine knockout rounds, with two of those wins coming at the last European Championship.

7. Denmark has only 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses in the last 15 major tournaments, and has not won the last 7 games.

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