⚽️ UEFA Euro 2020 Match-day 1- Previews, Team News, Live Updates, Stats and More

GOAL! Switzerland take the lead early in the second half! :switzerland:

Shaqiri corner, Embolo header :clap:

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Breel Embolo in his last 5 competitive appearances for Switzerland:

:a: vs Germany
:a: vs Spain
:soccer: vs Bulgaria
:a: vs Lithuania
:soccer: vs Wales

He steps up when it matters! :star2:

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Breel Embolo has scored his first ever goal at a major tournament for Switzerland.

His sixth goal for his country.

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50% - Xherdan Shaqiri has scored or assisted 50% of Switzerland’s goals at major tournaments since 2014 (World Cup + European Championships), netting five and setting up three of his side’s 16 goals in that time. Crucial.

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Xherdan Shaqiri’s last three competitive games for Switzerland:

:a: vs. Bulgaria
:soccer: vs. Lithuania
:a: vs. Wales

Big game player.

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Breel Embolo has had more shots on target (2) than the entire Wales side combined (1) after 65 minutes.

He’s also scored more goals. :sweat_smile:

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GOAL! Equaliser for Wales! :black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Cardiff City’s Kieffer Moore with a fantastic header :muscle:

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:soccer: Wales equalise through Kieffer Moore who justifies his starting berth up front

:black_flag:󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 He matches opposition goalscorer Embolo’s six-goal international tally, but from 18 caps to the Swiss striker’s 43

:stopwatch: 77’ | WAL 1-1 SUI

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Kieffer Moore (6) has now scored more goals for Wales than Hal Robson-Kanu (5).

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4 - Four of Kieffer Moore’s six goals for Wales in all competitions have been headers, while three of Wales’ last four goals at the European Championships have been headers.

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Wales are unbeaten in their opening game of major tournaments:

1958 World Cup: 1-1 vs. Bulgaria
2016 Euros: 2-1 vs. Slovakia
2020 Euros: 1-1 vs. Switzerland

Yet to be beaten in their curtain-raiser.

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FT: Wales 1-1 Switzerland

:soccer: Embolo
:soccer: Moore

The points are shared in Baku as Kieffer Moore cancels out Breel Embolo’s opener.

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:three: Italy
:one: Wales
:one: Switzerland
:zero: Turkey

The first round of fixtures are complete in Group A with Italy leading the table.


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Kieffer Moore’s game by numbers vs.Switzerland:

30 touches
4 touches in opp. box
4 clearances
3 aerial duels won
3 shots
2 ball recoveries
2 shots on target
1 goal

A goal in his first game in a major tournament.

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Denmark XI: Schmeichel; Maehle, Kjaer, Christensen, Wass; Eriksen, Hojbjerg, Delaney; Poulsen, Braithwaite, Wind.

Finland XI: Hradecky; O’Shaughnessy, Arajuuri, Toivio; Uronen, Kamara, Sparv, Lod, Raitala; Pukki, Pohjanpalo.

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OFFICIAL: Breel Embolo has been named UEFA Star of the Match for Wales 1-1 Switzerland.

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Advantage Italy in Group A.

June 16: Turkey vs. Wales, Baku
June 16: Italy vs. Switzerland, Rome

June 20: Italy vs. Wales, Rome
June 20: Switzerland vs. Turkey, Baku

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Breel Embolo’s game by numbers vs. Wales:

41 touches
9 touches in opp. box
9 duels won
6 shots
3 take-ons
3 shots on target
2 chances created
1 goal

The UEFA Star of the Match. :star:

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39% - Since the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Christian Eriksen has been directly involved in 39% of Denmark’s goals in competitive matches (Finals + Qualifiers + Nations League), scoring 23 and setting up a further seven (30 out of 77).

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10 - Teemu Pukki scored 10 goals in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, eight more than any other Finn (Fredrik Jensen, 2 goals). This is the most ever scored by a Finnish player in a single qualification campaign for a major tournament (World Cup + European Championships).

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