England upstream to beat Switzerland at home
England team quickly dispel the disappointment when he lost to the Italian team in the Euro 2020 final at home with the first place in Group I in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Specifically, despite being in the same group as the Polish team. and the Hungarian team, “Three Lions” still performed extremely impressively with an undefeated record for the whole campaign, winning 8 wins and 2 draws, scoring 39 goals and conceding only 3 goals.
This result helps Southgate’s teachers and students easily win tickets to the World Cup finals taking place in Qatar at the end of this year, while the Italian team lost in shock to North Macedonia and was absent from the 2022 World Cup finals.
Line-up for the field of two teams
The Swiss team also maintains a very good record at Euro 2020 with a 7-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. In particular, the most noticeable is the 1-1 draw against the Italian team in the 7th round of the 2022 World Cup qualifying round in Europe, thereby taking the top spot of Group C from this opponent. If they continue to maintain this form, the Swiss team can completely make the host England difficult.
England vs Switzerland match
Coach Gareth Southgate tested a series of new personnel in the England squad in the welcome to Switzerland – the team that directly won a ticket to Italy’s Qatar in the 2022 World Cup qualifier in Europe. In particular, Kyle Walker-Peters and Marc Guehi had the honor of debuting the “Three Lions” shirt, alongside Tyrick Mitchell entering the field in the second half.
Having to play with so much disturbance made England not have the coherence needed in the first 45 minutes. Three central defenders Marc Guehi – Ben White – Conor Coady did not create the necessary harmony in defense, while the two full-backs Luke Shaw and Walker-Peters fell too deep into the home field.
The embarrassment of the defense system soon made the “Three Lions” pay the price. In the 22nd minute, Breel Embolo shot high to hit goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from Xherdan Shaqiri’s accurate cross. Ben White made the main mistake in this goal with the wrong choice of point to drop the cross and miss the header
Just over 5 minutes later, Fabian Frei continued to threaten the home team’s goal with a beautiful volley. Fortunately for England, goalkeeper Pickford had great reflexes to make a narrow save
While still struggling to find the familiar rhythm of playing, Southgate’s teachers and students suddenly equalized in the first minute of injury time of the first half. Defender Walker-Peters tries to save the ball from an earlier release by a Swiss player and then gives the ball to Gallagher. The Crystal Palace midfielder then passed it to Mason Mount, but the ball went too long. From the second line, Luke Shaw shot up decisively, similar to the opening situation in the Euro 2020 final
After somewhat unsuccessful tests in the first half, coach Southgate made a series of changes when bringing in pillars like Rice, Sterling, Grealish and Harry Maguire on the pitch. England returned to the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation and immediately showed the serenity and mutation with individuals with very good dribbling abilities like Grealish, Kane or Sterling.
However, Switzerland also showed the ability to focus and defend firmly – the weapon that helped them take the top spot in Group C from the Euro 2020 champion, Italy. However, the unexpected error appeared in the 77th minute when the player replaced Steven Zuber to let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. Referee Ekberg did not take too long to blow the penalty after referencing the slow-motion video of the situation.
On the spot 11 m, Harry Kane shot low to the right of goalkeeper Jonas Omlin. The Swiss guard fell in the right direction, but Kane’s shot was too dangerous, sealing a 2-1 victory for England.
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