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Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed

Euro 2024 state of play: Tables, schedule and what you may have missed

Euro 2024 is in full swing and already it has delivered drama, stunning goals and hard-fought matches. The group stage will run until a week today, June 26, when eight of the 24 competing national teams will be eliminated. The top two sides in each of the six groups will advance to the knockout stage,...

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The FIFA World Rankings are not that important – and that’s a good thing

The FIFA World Rankings are not that important – and that’s a good thing

Follow live coverage of Germany vs Hungary, Croatia vs Albania and Scotland vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today [Editor’s note: this is an updated version of an article originally published in October 2023] Football’s world rankings are a convenient way of measuring the difference in the stature of sides facing one another at a major...

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Switzerland sink Hungary to make strong start at Euro 2024

Switzerland sink Hungary to make strong start at Euro 2024

COLOGNE, Germany – Switzerland made a flying start at Euro 2024 as Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer scored their first international goals in a 3-1 win against Hungary on Saturday. Murat Yakin’s side raced into a two-goal lead by half-time in Cologne to kick off their Group A campaign in impressive fashion. Duah...

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Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024

Switzerland holds on to beat Hungary 3-1 at Euro 2024

COLOGNE, Germany — Switzerland held off a Hungarian fightback to win its European Championship opening game 3-1 on Saturday. Goals from Kwadwo Duah and Michel Aebischer — both surprise picks in the starting lineup — left Switzerland in control at halftime but Barnabas Varga’s header put Hungary back in contention. Breel Embolo made sure of...

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Viktor Orban and the weaponisation of Hungary’s football team

Viktor Orban and the weaponisation of Hungary’s football team

Follow live coverage of Spain vs Croatia, Italy vs Albania & Hungary vs Switzerland at Euro 2024 today Sign up for The Athletic today with our limited-time Tournament Sale offer. Viktor Orban could not have been clearer. “Today, we have a national team that goes into the game with the chance to win against anyone,”...

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How to Watch Switzerland vs Austria: Live Stream Men’s International Soccer Friendlies, TV Channel

How to Watch Switzerland vs Austria: Live Stream Men’s International Soccer Friendlies, TV Channel

Switzerland faces Austria on Saturday in an international friendly. It’s a huge week of international friendlies all across Europe, with numerous matches going on. That includes Saturday’s meeting between Switzerland and Austria, which Switzerland is hosting. This is Switzerland’s last match before the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament, with the team facing Hungary on June 15...

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Swiss football boss wants crackdown on individual hooligans

Swiss football boss wants crackdown on individual hooligans

FC Servette fans during the game against FC Winterthur on April 28, 2024. Keystone The head of the Swiss Football League (SFL) wants harsher penalties for troublemakers at stadiums. However, he repeated the stance that collective punishment measures are counter-productive. This content was published on May 5, 2024 – 14:07 “We want tougher sentences for...

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Switzerland’s Euro 2024 prospects hit by injuries to Newcastle’s Schär and Monaco’s Zakaria

Switzerland’s Euro 2024 prospects hit by injuries to Newcastle’s Schär and Monaco’s Zakaria

NEWCASTLE, England — Switzerland’s preparations for the European Championship took another hit Friday with a key player’s fitness being in doubt for a second straight day. Newcastle defender Fabian Schär followed Monaco midfielder Denis Zakaria in having their club coach suggest they are unlikely to play again this month because of hamstring injuries. “Fabian will...

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