In the early morning of June 30, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the European Cup kicked off, and in the first two games, the host Germany defeated Denmark, and the defending champion Italy lost to Switzerland.
Germany 2-0 Denmark
The two sides played a wonderful game, and it was also full of episodes. Only 4 minutes into the first half, Schlotterbeck scored with a header from a German corner kick opportunity, but Kimmich was fouled and the goal was invalidated; Then he always took the initiative on the field, but he lacked the goal, and in the 35th minute, the game was interrupted for 25 minutes due to thunderstorms; Coming back, Hoylen missed a succession of opportunities; The two teams drew 0-0 at half-time;
In the 50th minute, Denmark passed the ball to the penalty area, and Anderson scored in the melee, but the offside position was invalid! Three minutes later, Raum's cross from the left hit Anderson's arm, penalty! Kai Havertz seized his chance to break the deadlock and Germany led 1-0! Subsequently, Kai Havertz and Hojlen missed their chances; In the 68th minute, Germany did the same, Musiala got a single knife again in the same position, and scored in the far corner in the face of the goalkeeper, and Germany led 2-0! At the last moment, substitute Wirtz scored a goal, but the offside was invalid! In the end, Germany eliminated Denmark 2-0 and advanced to the top 8!
Italy 0-2 Switzerland
In this battle, the defending champion Italy can be described as a complete defeat, and the scene is completely at a disadvantage. In the 24th minute of the first half, Switzerland organized an attack, and Embolo pushed it with a single chance, which was saved by Donnarumma; In the 37th minute, Vargas crossed from the left, Fruller picked up the ball, and then scored with a volley, Switzerland led 1-0! In the 45th minute, a free kick from the right side of Switzerland, Fabian Reid hit the post with a direct attack! At half-time, Switzerland led 1-0!
Just 1 minute into the second half, Switzerland scored in the far corner from the top of the left penalty area after continuous easy passing, and Switzerland led 2-0! In the 52nd minute, Italy's unthreatening cross, Schal cleared the siege and hit the post, almost owned! Then Italy failed to turn the situation around, and finally Italy lost 0-2 to Switzerland and missed the top 8, it is worth mentioning that Italy lost to Switzerland for the first time in 31 years, and Switzerland advanced to the top 8 of the European Championship for two consecutive years!