On July 7, in the quarter-finals of the European Cup, England defeated Switzerland via a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals. After the game, Arnold was interviewed by BBC.
The game was slightly dull, although Switzerland took the lead through Embolo, Saka quickly equalized for England with a long-range shot. After extra time, apart from Rice’s long-range shot and Shaqiri’s corner hitting the woodwork, there were few highlights. In the penalty shootout, all 5 England players scored, with Arnold, who was brought on in the final moments, sealing the victory for England. After the game, BBC reporters interviewed him immediately.
Arnold said: “Incredible, these goals are a result of our hard work. We came up against a tough opponent, but the whole team showed our character, belief, mentality and mental strength. We knew this game would be intense tonight, no matter what, no matter how we win, winning is the most important thing for us.”
He then spoke about the final penalty, saying: “This is the result of our hard practice, the head coach said that if we go to a penalty shootout, I would be one of the penalty takers, I enjoy it, practice all the time. I know I have to do my own thing well. All 5 of our penalties were brilliant.”
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