Analysis of the European Cup 1/8 finals: France VS Switzerland

6/28/2021 12:51:01 PM

In the sixth match of the Euro 2020 1/8 final, France played against the Swiss team at the Bucharest National Arena.

Competition analysis: France is currently ranked second in the world. This year is the 10th time to participate in the European Cup. It has won the championship twice, won the third place once, advanced to the semi-finals once, reached the top 8 twice, failed to qualify for the two group matches, 2016 Portugal was runner-up in the European Cup final 0-1 in the year, but won the World Cup in 2018. In the 2020 European Cup group stage, 1 wins and 2 draws, scoring 4 goals and conceding 2 goals, advanced to the top 16 with Group F first.

Switzerland ranked 13th in the world and participated in the European Cup for the fifth time this year. It failed to qualify for the first three group matches. The last European Cup finally made a breakthrough. After qualifying, it stopped in the top 16 and the 2020 European Cup group stage has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 Lost, scored 4 goals and lost 5 goals and advanced to the top 16 with Group A third.

France and Switzerland first met in 1905. France 1-0 Switzerland at home. That game was also the first official game after the formation of the Swiss national team. After that game, the French team began a five-game winning streak against the Swiss team. The Swiss team did not drew with France for the first time until 1914, and Switzerland beat the French team for the first time in a friendly match in Geneva in 1924. Switzerland had 3 home games -0 France. In the past 100 years, France and Switzerland have played 38 times. France has 16 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses, scoring 67 goals and conceding 60 goals. The record has an advantage.

France and Switzerland have played 6 times since 2004. France has 2 wins and 4 draws and remains unbeaten. The two teams met France 0-0 at home and 1-1 Switzerland at home in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers; the other four were in In the group stage of the World Series, France 3-1 Switzerland in the 2004 European Cup, France 0-0 Switzerland in the 2006 World Cup, France 5-2 Switzerland in the 2014 World Cup, and France 0-0 Switzerland in the 2016 European Cup. This game is the fifth time the two teams have met in the World Series since 2004, and the first time they have met in the knockout rounds.

The French team is the favorite to win this European Cup. Although they advanced to the top 16 in the group, their performance in the group stage did not satisfy the fans. They have luxurious offensive lines such as Mbappe, Griezmann and Benzema. The French team only scored 4 goals in 3 group matches, including an own goal. The offensive ability is not excellent. After the promotion, they went to the dead half area. If the French team wants to win the championship, they will face more challenges and difficulties.

As a team that relies on overall play, the Swiss team did not perform well in the first two games of the group stage. Relying on the excellent performance of the last group stage, the Swiss team finally advanced to the top 16 with Group A third. Facing the powerful French team in this game, it is very difficult to qualify, but the Swiss team is not complete without a chance. In the group stage of the 2016 European Cup, Switzerland once drew 0-0 with the French team. If Switzerland insists on defensive counterattacks, There is still a chance. Judging from the French team’s group match against Hungary, the French team has not many ways to break the dense defense.