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MATT BARLOW AND CRAIG HOPE: Spain will go into the Euro 2024 final against England as favourites having won all six of their matches so far. England, however, are not to be underestimated. They too are undefeated, and possess the quality to cause any side problems on their day. Bar one or two tweaks, both managers have named largely unchanged sides throughout the tournament, and the same is expected on Sunday evening.

England take on the Netherlands on Wednesday night in a huge clash that will decide who will face Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday night.  Gareth Southgate's side progressed through to the semi-finals in the most dramatic of circumstances, with Bukayo Saka cancelling out Breel Embolo's second half strike to send the game to extra-time and penalties.  While Saka would come back to score a penalty after neither team could be separated in extra-time, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was the hero between the sticks, keeping out Manuel Akanji's strike from the spot to help the Three Lions beat the Netherlands 5-3 in the shootout. 

Gary Lineker and Micah Richards have responded to criticism of the BBC's coverage of England's win against Switzerland. Lineker and Richards were part of the BBC Sport team which analysed the game as Gareth Southgate's side won on penalties to make it through to the semi-finals of Euro 2024. Although Breel Embolo put Switzerland ahead in the 75th minute, Bukayo Saka equalised for England just five minutes later. After extra-time, England eventually managed to prevail on spot-kicks.

England stars have been filmed beginning their preparation for their Euro 2024 semi-final against the Netherlands. After deploying a new system in the quarter-finals, Gareth Southgate's side looked vastly improved compared to previous outings before Breel Embolo gave Switzerland the lead on 75 minutes. Several changes followed, including Luke Shaw's first appearance of the tournament, and England struck back just minutes later thanks to a curled effort from Bukayo Saka.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's penalty in England's shootout win over Switzerland has ranked among the hardest strikes of Euro 2024. After reaching the quarter-finals with a dramatic victory over Slovakia, the Three Lions faced their toughest test of the tournament to date when they took on Switzerland. Breel Embolo broke the deadlock gave the Swiss the lead deep into the second half before Bukayo Saka drew level with a curling strike just minutes later.

England's nail-biting Euro 2024 quarter-final win over Switzerland saw an average of almost 14million people tune into the BBC to watch a dramatic evening unfold. The Three Lions scored five perfect penalties during a penalty shoot out victory which came at the end of a 1-1 draw after extra time. An average audience of 13.6 million watched on as the team set up a semi-final date with the Netherlands next Wednesday and kept their hopes alive of a first major tournament win since 1966, according to overnight ratings. Viewers were kept hooked as Bukayo Saka 's curling effort drew England level after Breel Embolo's opener before the two sides played out a stalemate that led to the dreaded spot kicks. The Three Lions then secured a semi-final berth with a 5-3 win in the shoot-out after Cole Palmer , Jude Bellingham , Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold all stepped up to take penalties.

At the age of just 22, out of position as a makeshift wing back and with the demons of a 2020 European Championship final penalty miss hanging over him, Bukayo Saka might have been forgiven for shrinking from the occasion. But despite so much being demanded of him, the Arsenal star more than stepped up against Switzerland as he helped guide England through to the semi-finals. Saka scored a superb 80th minute equaliser after Breel Embolo gave the Swiss the lead in the 75th minute. 

The press in Switzerland have claimed England were lucky to progress in their Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday. The Three Lions edged past Switzerland on penalties on a dramatic evening in Dusseldorf, with Gareth Southgate 's side again showing all of their spirit to get to the next round. Having gone 1-0 behind following Breel Embolo's opener, Saka dragged England back into the game with a stunning individual effort in the 80th minute.

AADAM PATEL: England secured a spot in the Euro 2024 semi-finals on Saturday with a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Switzerland. After a hard-fought game, where Bukayo Saka cancelled out Breel Embolo's opener for the Swiss, the Three Lions scored all five of their spot kicks to reach the final four of the tournament. Standing in their way of a second successive European Championship final are the Netherlands, who came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday.

England dramatically reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 on Saturday after they edged out Switzerland 5-3 on penalties. Having gone 1-0 behind following Breel Embolo's opener, Bukayo Saka dragged England back into the game with a stunning individual effort in the 80th minute, before the Three Lions slotted home all of their spot kicks to set up a showdown with the Netherlands on Wednesday. The victory means England have reached at least the semi-finals in three of the past four major tournaments, while it also came following a narrow and similarly dramatic win over Slovakia in the last-16.

Jadon Sancho shared a heartfelt message to Bukayo Saka after England reached the Euro 2024 semi-finals. The Three Lions edged past Switzerland on penalties on a dramatic evening in Dusseldorf, with Gareth Southgate's side again showing all of their spirit to get to the next round. Having gone 1-0 behind following Breel Embolo's opener, Saka dragged England back into the game with a stunning individual effort in the 80th minute.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE DUSSELDORF ARENA: Gareth Southgate begun healing his rift with supporters as England stormed into the Euro 2024 semi finals. Trent Alexander-Arnold fired home the winning penalty as England recorded a 100 percent record in a tense shoot-out after Bukayo Saka scored a brilliant equaliser following's Breel Embolo opener for Switzerland. Southgate has been heavily criticised by fans here in Germany, with the England manager even having plastic beer cups thrown at him during the group stages.

The internet has gone into pandemonium as England walk away victorious from their quarter final Euro 2024 clash with Switzerland. The Three Lions got off to a slow start today as fans were quick to complain about a lack of goal scoring in the first 74 minutes. Many bemoaned on social media, with hoards of fans poking fun at the match suggesting they were falling asleep. However Bukayo Saka was quick to restore England's hopes of bringing it home in a stunning goal only minutes after Breel Embolo scored. With a traumatic history when it comes to penalties, football revelers were not looking forward to the prospect of battling it out with Switzerland in a shoot-out decider. But after the Three Lions side walked away with a perfect scoring sheet, bagging a ticket into the semi-finals, fans went into meltdown.

CRAIG HOPE IN DUSSELDORF: England again made life hard for themselves, but reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 following a penalty shootout.  The Three Lions again found themselves going behind through Breel Embolo's 75th minute goal.  Their lead only lasted five minutes however as Bukayo Saka's brilliant strike took the game to extra-time. Here, Mail Sport's CRAIG HOPE runs the rule over the England players

Jordan Pickford was the hero as England needed penalties to overcome Switzerland and book their place in the next round of Euro 2024. They rarely do it the easy way, and it took another late show as they made it to their second consecutive European Championship final. They went behind with just 15 minutes to go when Breel Embolo was able to tap from home close range.

Switzerland fully deserved to progress into the quarter-finals where they have a potential date with England. Berlin had been the venue for Italy's triumph at the 2006 World Cup but they never looked like pulling off a repeat as they were second-best in every department. Here, Mail Sport's JOE BERNSTEIN runs the rule over who impressed - and which players should do better - in the first of the last-16 matches.

Switzerland are the international team Scotland aspire to be. A nation whose reliability at major tournaments is almost as consistent as the precision of their timekeeping. Before Euro 2024, a misapprehension took root amongst the Tartan Army. Germany would win Group A easily, leaving Scotland to fight for second and third place with a rejuvenated Hungary. The second game against Switzerland would be a repeat of the Scots' win at Euro '96. When the Swiss swept Hungary aside in their opening fixture, that began to look like a dangerous miscalculation. Given Scotland's display against Germany, it was an act of gross delusion.

AADAM PATEL AT THE RHEINENERGIESTADION: For London-born Kwadwo Duah, this was the stuff of dreams. Having only made his Switzerland debut last Tuesday and with just 45 minutes of international experience, under-pressure Switzerland boss Murat Yakin put his faith in the 27-year-old to lead the line and within 12 minutes, he delivered with the most assured of finishes for his first international goal.  Duah's pure elation on his face told the story on an afternoon in Cologne where Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka ran the show and credited the time that he has spent working on his UEFA A coaching license for 'giving him the impetus to read the game differently.' His side came out as deserved winners thanks to further goals from Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo either side of Barnabas Varga pulling one back for Hungary.

Fans noticed Breel Embolo suffered a wardrobe malfunction after the Switzerland forward came off the bench to score in a 3-1 win over Hungary at Euro 2024. In a game where their talisman Dominik Szoboszlai became the youngest captain in Euros history, Hungary struggled from the outset and Kwadwo Duah gave Switzerland the lead after just 12 minutes. Switzerland continued to press forward throughout the opening 45 minutes and Michel Aebischer doubled their lead on the brink of half-time by netting a curling strike from outside the box.

Barcelona's Gavi has joined a growing number of players to suffer from a serious ACL injury, with many key players around the game also struggling with the knee injury. Although in action for Spain, the 19-year-old sustained the season-ending injury against Georgia, pulling up and clutching his knee after 26 minutes. Barca has already linked with potential replacements in the forthcoming January transfer window to fill the hole left by one of their key players, with reports that the player will miss Euro 2024 as a result.

Breel Embolo, a Swiss expat, has been banned from making threats during a street altercation in Basel five years ago. A court heard the Monaco forward, who is now 21 and playing for German club Schalke, told one man he'd 'finish him' and another man 'he'd have him beat' during the court fight. Embolo received a conditional fine of 45 daily rates in 3,000 Swiss francs [£118,247] - a total of CHF 135,000 [£118,247] - with a probationary term of three years.

Schalke 04 is unquestionably part of not only the furniture, but also the country's upper echelons. The Royal Blues have played in Europe every season from 1991-2002 through 2018-19. In seven of those 16 seasons, and even reached the semi-finals in 2010-11, they reached the Champions League proper, before losing to Manchester United. Bayern Munich has monopoly on the game, winning the Bundesliga for ten years in a row, but Schalke - who sees themselves among Borussia Dortmund's top of the rest' - is often close to challenging the Bavarian giants.

On social media, fans of Monaco's goal against Bayer Leverkusen were allowed to stand after a 'blatant' foul foul foul on Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky. The 'keeper 'keeper fell on contact and turned the ball into his own net as Monaco forward Breel Embolo chased down Hradecky. The goalkeeper's defense has been defended by social media, who is also curious why a foul was not given to Hradecky.

Argentina beat France in one of the most thrilling World Cup finals in history on Sunday, ending 36 years of suffering. England and Brazil both eased into the knockout stages, but they crashed to the quarter-finals, while Morocco and Croatia defied the odds to make the semi-finals. Sportsmail has put together a report card for the teams that advanced to the last-16 after four weeks of thrilling action.