England vs Switzerland: Alexander-Arnold the hero as Three Lions win on penalties

England booked their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals after overcoming Switzerland on penalties in Dusseldorf. The Three Lions came from behind to force extra time as player of the match Bukayo Saka struck five minutes after Breel Embolo had opened the scoring in the 75th minute.

Extra time proved to be a stalemate, with neither team able to find a route to goal, before Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Saka and Ivan Tony all kept their nerve in the shootout.

Trent Alexander-Arnold then converted the decisive kick to set-up a last four showdown with either the Netherlands or Turkey on Wednesday.

England had flattered to deceive in their first four matches of the tournament and were far from their best against the Swiss.

But they had enough to clinch the result they were looking for and could go on to face France or Spain in the showpiece event next Sunday.

And discussing England's quarter-final victory, Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate explained: "I thought the players were brilliant, it is the best we have played. To come from behind and [to have] shown [the] character and resilience we did, it isn't just about playing well.

"Huge performance, huge result and we are still in it. We had to be tactically spot on. We are in a third semi-final and it says a lot about the whole group. I thought we had good control."

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