Charles Jackson
The first full day of action at Euro 2024 saw Switzerland start on the right foot with a 3-1 victory over Hungary. The action continues with Spain vs Croatia at 12pm ET, while defending champions Italy take to the field at 3pm ET against underdogs Albania.
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Euro 2024 results for Saturday
- Switzerland 2, Hungary 0
- Spain vs. Croatia, 12 p.m. ET (preview)
- Italy vs. Albania, 3 p.m. ET (preview)
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Switzerland 3, Hungary 1
It was not an entirely convincing victory for Switzerland, despite controlling the game 2-0 through early international goals from Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer. A fine header from Barnabas Varga in the 66th minute got Hungary back into the game, but a defensive error gave Breel Embolo the chance he needed to put the ball over Peter Gulasci and consolidate the three points.
The opening goal, in the 12th minute, had to be confirmed by VAR, but it was Duah’s beautiful finish inside the box that gave Switzerland all the momentum:
Aebischer would make it 2-0 just before half-time with this shot. He seemed to have made a mistake by not taking the shot early, but he made it work, hitting this beautiful shot into the other side of the goal:
Embolo then added style points, capturing this poor headed backpass to make it 3-1:
The win is important for the Swiss as it probably means that just a draw against lowly Scotland could be enough to reach the knockout stages. At Euro 2020, all teams with four points advanced to the round of 16.
How are things
A group
- Germany, 3 points (+4)
- Switzerland, 3 points (+3)
- Hungary, 0 points (-3)
- Scotland, 0 points (-4)
Sunday schedule
All times Eastern
- Poland x Netherlands, 9am on FS1 (preview)
- Slovenia x Denmark, 12pm on FS1 (preview)
- Serbia x England, 3pm on Fox (preview)
What happened yesterday?
Hosts Germany kicked off the tournament in style with a 5-1 victory over Scotland. Five different players, including Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz, found the back of the net in a one-sided match. It was 2-0 after 19 minutes, and a red card from Ryan Porteous for a terrible challenge into the box resulted in a penalty and opened the floodgates as Germany scored a third before the break and two more in the second half to make a opening statement that they can come back.
Numerous continental and global failures since winning the 2014 World Cup have seen Germany suffer a blow when it comes to being among the world’s best, but this is the perfect opportunity to prove they are a contender again. So far so good.
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