He was very brave when he helped England get out of a tough spot and beat Switzerland on penalties.
Swiss went ahead in the 75th minute thanks to Breel Embolo. It looked like the Three Lions were going to lose.
England has made it to the semi-finals of the Euros thanks to a perfect set of penalties.
England has made it to the semi-finals of the Euros thanks to a perfect set of penalties.
England’s fifth goal was scored by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
It was Bukayo Saka who stole the show, and his goal was very important for England.
But five minutes later, Arsenal star Saka scored an amazing goal that hit the post and pulled England back in.
It came down to penalties, just like the last time these two teams played in the Nations League, five years ago.
And just like back then, Jordan Pickford made a save, this time blocking Manuel Akanji’s first shot from Switzerland.
From then on, England had no problems. Goals from Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Saka, Ivan Toney, and finally Trent Alexander-Arnold put the Three Lions in the semi-final.
This is how the players did…
7 for Jordan Pickford
Pickford’s save was very important in the shootout, which England won.
Deep into extra time, Xherdan Shaqiri’s corner hit the post and the bar, which made him feel bad. But he made a great save to send the game to penalties.
Dived low to his left to stop Manuel Akanji’s first penalty kick.
6 for Kyle Walker
Deep into extra time, Xherdan Shaqiri’s corner hit the post and the bar, which made him feel bad. But he made a great save to send the game to penalties.
Dived low to his left to stop Manuel Akanji’s first penalty kick.
6 for Kyle Walker
He couldn’t get forward because he spent most of the game on the right side of a three-point line. Embolo beat him to score Switzerland’s first goal. Won the coin toss, so the penalties were played in front of the England fans.
John Stones: 6
Better passing in the first half than when he played for Slovakia, but Embolo got the ball when he deflected Dan Ndoye’s cross.
6 from Ezri Konsa
Did okay in the first half of his first game at a big tournament, but he and the rest of the team shut down after halftime.
6 for Kieran Trippier
Should have played right wing-back, but instead he was on the left side again.
Solid on defence, but, as has been the case all tournament, his unnatural side didn’t give much going forward.
John Rice: 7
expected to win a number of 50/50s at the base of England’s centre, and they did.
A fake run by him made room for Saka to score in the corner, but Yann Sommer made a great save on his 25-yard wonder strike in extra time.
Kobbie Mainoo: 6
Some good forward drives from the middle of the pitch. Soon after the break, it looked like he would score the first goal.
The nice cutback from Bukayo Saka was stopped by Granit Xhaka’s great block.
It’s called 8 and STAR MAN.
Even though he didn’t play left wing-back as planned, he was England’s most dangerous attacker the whole game. This was especially true when he scored the equaliser in the 80th minute, which hit the post and went in.
He had a lot of guts in the shootout and scored his penalty with great skill, three years after missing the last Euros final.
6 for Jude Bellingham
In the first half, he did some beautiful dribbles that showed off his skill, but he wasn’t very active.
He looked worn out, but his low penalty showed a lot of courage.
6 for Phil Foden
He said before the game that playing in the middle of the defence would suit him better. For the first 20 minutes, it seemed to work, but it didn’t last long.
4 for Harry Kane
He doesn’t work well with this method. The runner he needs doesn’t look like it will be coming his way.
He just couldn’t get into the game and was taken off in extra time, right after he crashed into his boss on the sidelines.
SUBS
Cole Palmer (for Konsa, 78): 7
One of three players who came on after Switzerland’s first goal—Gareth, why did it take so long? did a great job with England’s first penalty kick.
Luke Shaw (72 years old) for Trippier: 6
In his first football game since February, he played on the left side of a back three as Southgate went all out.
This is Eberechi Eze for Mainoo 78: 6
Made some room for himself in the last few seconds, but his shot missed the target.
Ivan Toney (For Kane, 109): 7
It was expected that he would bring penalties, but it was a surprise that they were for Harry Kane, who is a master at taking them. was brought down in the box just as extra time was ending, but there was no penalty. Great self-confidence.
7 for Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Foden, 115)
Added late in extra time. scored from the penalty spot to win it.