In the early hours of this morning, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the 2024 European Cup officially kicked off, and the defending champion Italian national men's football team lost 0:2 to the Swiss national men's football team and missed the top 8 of this European Cup.
In the group stage, the Italian men's football team stumbled, and the Swiss men's football team also finished second in the group, but it was clearly better. Although the world ranking and value are not as good as the Italian men's football team, the Swiss men's football team took the lead in scoring. In the 37th minute of the game, the Swiss men's football team's offensive came to the left side, Ruben Vargas crossed, Remo Freuler followed up the ball in the penalty area, and scored with a left-footed volley, and the Italian men's football team fell behind the Swiss men's football team 0:1.
The Italian men's football team suffered a blow and there was no way to fight back. Not long after the adjustment in the second half, it was once again blitzed by the Swiss men's football team, the Swiss men's football team advanced to the front court after a steal, Ruben Vargas scored a world wave goal, and the Italian men's football team fell behind the Swiss men's football team 0:2.
In the following games, the defending champions were powerless, and in the end, the Italian men's football team was beaten home, and the Swiss men's football team reached the quarterfinals of two consecutive European Championships.