Jersey Swap: Fabian Schär The Newcastle defender stayed the full 90 minutes, and definitely put in the work to show for it. He was constantly put to the test by Germany’s (struggling) attack, and never failed to answer. Schär was close to perfect for Switzerland tonight, and it showed. Minus Niclas Füllkrug’s last minute goal,...
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Four observations from Germany’s narrow escape against Switzerland
Germany’s soft underbelly Scotland never really managed to threaten Germany in the host’s opening match of the tournament. But Hungary threatened multiple times and really made Germany sweat for long periods of the game, exposing a potential soft underbelly of Germany. In that sense, Switzerland merely continued where Hungary left off by getting at Germany,...
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Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck could start for Germany against Switzerland
Having beaten Scotland 5-1 and then Hungary 2-0 from their first two group stage matches at EURO 2024, Germany have already clinched their advancement to the knockout stages and they sit atop group A with 6pts and a significantly superior goal difference to everyone else in the group. As the format is laid out, the...
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Germany take care of business against Hungary; Switzerland and Scotland settle for draw
Germany have secured their place in the knockout rounds with a second victory in just as many games, this time beating Hungary, 2-0, last night in Stuttgart. The host nation had to work a bit harder for this one than for their 5-1 laugher of a win over Scotland to begin the tournament, but the...