England And Switzerland Who Are Looking For The First Title in EuroCup 2024 The third quarter-final match of Eurocup football is being played on Saturday night. In that match, former runners-up England will face Switzerland. The game will start at 21:45 in Nepali time.
England won Group C and reached the knockout stage of the tournament. England is undefeated in the ongoing edition of the Eurocup so far. England won one of the three matches in the group stage and drew two matches.
England beat Serbia 1-0 in their first match. In the second match, the England team was held to a 1-1 draw with Denmark. In the third match too, England’s team was held to a goalless draw with Slovenia.
Switzerland beat Hungary 3-1 in their first match. In their second match, the Swiss team was held to a 1-1 draw with Scotland. In the third game, the Swiss team was held to a 1-1 draw with the host Germany.
In the pre-quarterfinals of the competition, Switzerland defeated the previous winners Italy by 2-0 goals. Even in the current edition, Italy was seen as a strong contender for the title. However, after defeating the same Italy, Switzerland has given a swift warning to the upcoming opponents to be careful with them.
On the other hand, England beat Slovakia 2-1 in the extra time in the pre-quarterfinal match and confirmed their place in the last eight. It is expected that the quarter-final match between these two teams, who are undefeated so far, will be exciting.
At that time, England beat the Soviet Union 2-0 in the third-place match. England has yet to win the European Cup. England lost 3-2 to Italy in the 2020 final in a penalty shootout.
England won that match 4-0. The last match between these two teams was played on March 26, 2022. In that match too, England won 2-1.
Similarly, Switzerland has entered the 17th edition of the Eurocup under the head coach of Murat Yakin. The Swiss team includes experienced players such as Inter Milan’s Jan Sommer (goalkeeper), Bayer Leverkusen’s Granit Xhaka (captain), Monaco’s Brill Embolo and Denis Zakaria, and Milan’s Noah Okafor.