In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, the first two games of the 1/8 finals of the European Cup, Germany eliminated Denmark 2-0, and Switzerland eliminated Italy 2-0, staging a night of carnival. So far, the top 8 have produced 2 seats, namely Germany and Switzerland, and the 2 champion teams Italy and Denmark have been eliminated in advance.
Germany VS Denmark. Germany is the host team, Denmark is the top four team in the last edition, and the overall strength of the two teams is very close to the world ranking.
In this game, Germany had an all-round advantage, after Schlotterbeck's goal was blown invalid, he continued to organize a threatening offensive, and Denmark also had a chance to score, and Hojlen's single chance was defused by goalkeeper Neuer. It is worth mentioning that the first half was interrupted by thunderstorms and a large number of hailstorms, and the scene was also pouring rain.
In the second half, Denmark was whistled for a goal and then awarded a penalty, Kai Havertz smashed in to break the deadlock, and then Musiala scored a solo goal to seal a 2-0 win for Germany. In the final moments, Wirtz's goal was disallowed.
Italy VS Switzerland. Italy are the defending champions, while Switzerland have qualified for the knockout stages for the sixth consecutive tournament with a small gap in quality.
In the first half, Italy had only one shot on goal, while Switzerland had as many as six, and in the 37th minute, Vargas assisted Fruller's volley to help Switzerland lead 1-0. Less than one point at the beginning of the second half, Vargas scored in the penalty area to help Switzerland expand the score 2-0, and in the 74th minute, Scamacca hit the post from a small angle in the penalty area, and finally Italy was eliminated 0-2.
Statistically, Switzerland became only the second team after France in 1986 to score twice in regulation time in a single match in the round of 16 of a major tournament. For Italy, it was also the first time in the team's history that they had lost two games in a single European Championship.
The other 6 1/8 final matches:
Top half: Spain vs Georgia, Portugal vs Slovenia, France vs Belgium
Bottom half: Austria vs Turkey, Romania vs Netherlands, England vs Slovakia
According to the schedule, the two matchups between Spain vs Georgia and England vs Slovakia will be played first, and the results of the quarterfinals will be produced after the end.
As the only team to maintain a full win in the group stage, Spain showed a strong competitiveness to win the championship, and the 1/8 finals should be able to win and advance in the face of Georgia who qualified for the first time.
However, England, as the number one favorite to win the championship, is not so stable in the face of the dark horse team Slovakia, and the group stage against Slovenia and Denmark are consecutive draws, and the team's form continues to be sluggish, and it may be upset in advance.