A semi-final in England’s destiny

It must be because of the penalties. I’m probably destined to England. The truth is that the ‘pros’ team lost this Saturday in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals Switzerland in the round and missed the semifinals (5-3 after 1-1). Because football gives and football takes and on Thursday, July 11, one day after the semifinal match Netherlands or Turkeyit has been three years since the English team lost the final on penalties Italy (3-2 after 1-1), at least at Wembley, in Euro 2020 (played in 2021 due to the pandemic).

This Saturday is the 100th game of the Gareth Southgate as a selector England, so criticized for playing ‘pros’ during the tournament, I can celebrate it. He launched Trent Alexander-Arnold the decisive maximum penalty and the inventors of football are still on the train of this Euro Cup. Defense counsel’s mistake Manchester City Manuel Akanji is missing for Switzerland.

instead Switzerland was left without playing the first semi-finals of a European Championship in its history. The combination of Murat Yakin He will not travel to Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund on Wednesday in search of the final match Netherlands or Turkey.

He is very complicated Switzerland in England, which, despite appearing as a favorite as usual, was unconvincing, especially in the first episode. Favorite because of the amazing generation of footballers he had. A generation that will continue to fight to lift the trophy, after passing the semi-finals, with the aim of becoming European champions for the first time, in this case on July 14 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Because, despite the immense quality of the English team, its only major title was the 1966 World Cup, which it won as host. However, there are no ghosts in Düsseldorf round on Englandwho is in Dortmund and dreams of Berlin.