The first 1/8 final of the 2024 European Championship in Germany will be contested, with Switzerland facing the defending champion Italy. At the end of the game, Switzerland scored one goal each with Freuler and Rubén Vargas, and finally Switzerland defeated Italy 2-0, and Switzerland advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship, Italy was eliminated here, and the Swiss team advanced to the quarterfinals of two consecutive European Championships.
In the 37th minute of the game, Switzerland broke through the Italian goal through a positional battle, Rubén Vargas crossed the ball to the middle of the penalty area, and Freuler, who was inserted behind, scored his first European Championship goal with a low shot, and Switzerland led Italy 1-0.
In stoppage time, Switzerland won a free kick in front, Reid took a free kick and hit the post after it was saved by Italian goalkeeper Donnarumma. At half-time, Italy had just one shot on goal and were 1-0 down. Less than a minute into the second half, Italy suffered another blow, and in the 46th minute, Ebeccher gave the ball to Ruben Vargas, who scored his first European Championship goal from outside the box and extended the score to make it 2-0 Italy.
In the 52nd minute, Fabian Schell wanted to clear the ball with a header, but the ball flew to the post and bounced off, almost causing an own goal! In the 74th minute, Italy almost opened the scoring, Scamacca received a pass in the penalty area and finished the shot, and the ball hit the post. At full-time, Italy lost 2-0 to Switzerland, and Switzerland advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Championship. It was the first time in their history that they had eliminated their opponents in regular time in the knockout stages of the European Championship.
At the same time, Switzerland also ended a 31-year winless streak against Italy, with defending champions Italy being eliminated from the quarterfinals of the tournament after being eliminated from the round of 16. After Switzerland reached the quarter-finals of the European Championships, they will face the winner between England and Slovakia in the quarter-finals.