In the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, Embolo opened the scoring, Saka equalised with a long shot, and the game ended 1-1 after extra time. In the penalty shootout, Akanji missed his penalty, while England converted all five, and Switzerland eventually lost 3-5 to England on penalties, losing 4-6 on aggregate. After the match, Switzerland coach Murat Yakin spoke to the media.
Yakin said: “Akanji missed the penalty? There are no words to console anyone. I thank him for his performance and leadership. Everyone is sad, we all have to get over it. But we are also proud. Overall, our Euro campaign has been very successful.”
“We can showcase ourselves with confidence. Of course, we were eliminated because we were not good enough today. On the other hand, penalty shootouts are about luck, and we were unlucky. We have caused a lot of problems for the strong teams, so we are leaving with our heads held high.”
“Being eliminated is really painful. We put in a lot of effort and created a lot of chances. I feel sorry for the players and the whole country. England didn’t have many chances, while we created plenty. We shouldn’t be going home like this, but we can certainly feel very proud.”
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