Grace Clinton’s early finish proved the winner as England concluded 2024 with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a friendly at Bramall Lane. Continuing preparations for next summer’s title defence at the Euros by taking on the team who will be hosting the tournament, a much-changed, youthful Lionesses side went in front in the eighth...
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5 key talking points as England bring 2024 to a close with Switzerland friendly
England bring their 2024 programme to a close with Tuesday night’s friendly against Switzerland at Bramall Lane. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses, who drew 0-0 with the United States at Wembley on Saturday, will have a last chance to prepare for next year’s competitive fixtures against the Euro 2025 finals hosts. Here, the PA news agency takes...
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Sarina Wiegman knows England have to move on from Euro 2022 triumph
Sarina Wiegman insists she will always cherish winning the European Championship with England but is focused on more success as the Lionesses switch their attention to the next tournament in 2025. England will meet Germany at Wembley on Friday in a repeat of the Euro 2022 final, where Wiegman’s side won their first major trophy...
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Kieran Trippier says Gareth Southgate has done ‘remarkable’ job for England
Kieran Trippier believes the record of “remarkable” England manager Gareth Southgate has not been fully appreciated. England face Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 on Saturday evening in Dusseldorf, a fourth consecutive appearance in the last eight of a tournament under Southgate. The 53-year-old guided England to the World Cup semi-finals in 2018 and...
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Landmark 100th match ‘last thing’ on Gareth Southgate mind before Swiss showdown
Gareth Southgate dismissed talk of England having an easy draw as misplaced “entitlement” as he focuses on reaching another European Championship semi-final in his 100th match in charge. All eyes will be on Dusseldorf on Saturday as the Euro 2020 runners-up look to beat Switzerland and kick on from unconvincingly topping their group and last...
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A look at what England can expect from quarter-final opponents Switzerland
England will play Switzerland in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 in Dusseldorf on Saturday. Switzerland stunned defending champions Italy 2-0 in their last 16 tie in a result which demonstrates the danger they will pose to Gareth Southgate’s side. Here, the PA news agency looks at what England can expect next weekend. Key players Former...
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Germany reach last 16 as Scotland draw with Switzerland and Albania hold Croatia
Germany became the first side to make it to the knockout stage at Euro 2024 as Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan fired them to a 2-0 Group A victory over Hungary. Musiala opened the scoring with his second goal of the tournament before Gundogan killed off hopes of a Hungarian fightback on a day when...
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Scotland boost hopes of making it through the group stage with Switzerland draw
Battling Scotland got their Euro 2024 campaign back on track with a tension-filled 1-1 draw against Switzerland in Cologne. Steve Clarke and the Tartan Army wanted a reaction from the 5-1 Group A defeat by Germany on Friday and the start was certainly an improvement, with midfielder Scott McTominay’s shot in the 13th minute deflected...
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Steve Clarke tells Scotland to ‘regroup and go again’ against Switzerland
Steve Clarke insists Scotland have to do better when they face Switzerland in a crucial Euro 2024 game in Cologne on Wednesday night. There was a lot of hype and excitement surrounding the opening Group A match against Germany in Munich on Friday but it evaporated in an excoriating 5-1 defeat. A sound thrashing left Scotland needing...
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Kwadwo Duah nets his first goal for Switzerland in win over Hungary at Euro 2024
Kwadwo Duah’s maiden goal for Switzerland helped kick off their Euro 2024 campaign with a 3-1 victory over Hungary at Cologne Stadium. The 27-year-old had played just 45 minutes for the Swiss senior side, and had to wait for VAR to confirm his milestone moment after he found the back of the net 12 minutes...