On June 30, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the European Cup began, with 2 games, the host Germany faced Denmark, and the defending champion Italy lost 0-2 to Switzerland and was eliminated.
Germany 2-0 Denmark
At the beginning of the game, Germany gave Denmark a disadvantage, and in the third minute, Germany's Schlotterbeck scored a goal and was ruled invalid.
Germany continued to attack, with Kai Havertz and Kimmis both shots saved by Schmeichel Jr., and Denmark also started to attack after withstanding Germany's attack, and Eriksen's shot was also a threat. In the 38th minute, the sky was thundering, the referee blew a halt to the game, and the players returned to the locker room.
More than 20 minutes passed and the game went on, with Kai Havertz's header saved by Schmeichel Jr. and Schlotterbeck's header deflected wide.
Denmark's counter-attack was too sharp, and Hojlen formed a one-on-one knife, which was miraculously saved by Neuer. Half-time statistics were 61%-39% possession, 8-6 shots on goal and 5-1 on target.
In the 47th minute of the second half, Denmark took a free kick to the penalty area, and there was a rush in the penalty area.
Anderson, who had just scored in the 50th minute, was judged to have been fouled for handball, and the referee reviewed the penalty and Havertz converted the penalty to give Germany a 1-0 lead.
Germany continued to attack, Sane missed the empty goal, Musiala scored 2-0 with a single push, and Germany defeated Denmark to advance to the top 8.
Italy 0-2 Switzerland
This game is a complete defeat for Italy, there is no way to limit Switzerland on the offensive end, there is no way to limit Switzerland on the defensive end, and the loss is inevitable. In this game, Italy changed 7 players, and the formation was also changed to a 433 back 4 system.
At the beginning of the game, Switzerland had the upper hand and completely overpowered Italy, who were too busy defending to even have few chances on goal. Switzerland played hard, fighting high in midfield, and Fruller first knocked on the Italian goal for Switzerland, who wanted to counter-attack but couldn't do so.
Just 27 seconds into the second half, Vargas scored another goal, Italy fell behind by 2 goals, replaced by a high striker to prepare a high point attack, but under the tenacious defense of Switzerland, Italy could not organize an effective attack, and finally 0-2, the defending champion was eliminated. Switzerland once again advanced to the last eight, with the winners of England and Slovakia in the quarter-finals.