Switzerland and Spain meet in the first quarter-final in Saint Petersburg, after both sides played out round of 16 thrillers.
This fixture represents Switzerlands first trip to the Euro quarters in five attempts and it’s a an opportunity thoroughly earned, after seeing off the World Champs via a penalty shootout.
Meanwhile, Spain also required extra-time to get past Croatia, eventually getting up in an eight goal blockbuster.
The Spaniards will be brimming with confidence heading into this fixture, last game they became the first ever team to score over 4.5 goals in back-to-back Euro fixtures!
History is in the three time Euro Champs favour here, with Spain losing just once across their previous 22 fixtures versus the Swiss (16W,5D)!
Belgium and Italy go toe-to-toe at Allianz Arena in what is set to be the match of the tournament thus far.
Italy progressed through to the quarter-finals after seeing off Austria 2-1, with all three goals scored in extra time.
This represented the fourth consecutive clean sheet (during regular time) in the Euros for Italy, with the Azzurri last goal conceded coming 12 games ago in October 2020!
Belgium were fortunate to get past Portugal last time out, with the current Euro champs squandering multiple scoring opportunities, recording 23 shots on goal to Belgium’s 6.
Both Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard are major injury doubts for this contest, without their creativity through the middle of the pitch I can’t see Italy’s defence being cracked here.
To the surprise of many football pundits, we are faced with a Czech vs Denmark quarter-final to be played in Baku on Sunday morning (AEST).
The Czech Republic made the most of a 10-man Dutch unit in the round of 16, going through 2-0 as Patrik Schick found the net for the fourth time this tournament.
Alternatively, Denmark absolutely obliterated Wales 4-0, with Dolberg opening his Euro account with a well taken double.
Surprisingly, the Danes are the only remaining nation to record 6+ shots on target across every game so far and will fancy themselves against a side 30 places below them in the FIFA World Rankings.
Following Christian Eriksen’s health scare, Denmark has become the neutrals fan favourite, with the rest of the world behind their back I believe they’ll continue their fine form against the Czechs.
Historically, English fans are known to be a tad delusional when it comes to declaring a national trophy before the fact.
Though the 2020 Euro draw has gifted Southgate’s side a golden opportunity to walk into the Final, with just Ukraine and the winner of Czech v Denmark standing in their way.
The Poms are the only side in the Tournament yet to concede a goal, though of the eight teams remaining, they have scored the least amount of goals (4), two behind Ukraine.
Ukraine has only manage to better England once across their seven game history (2D,4L), scoring just three goals across the trip.
Shevchenko’s side were largely outplayed by Sweden in the round of 16, but took advantage of a 10-man opposition, eventually grinding out a win in extra time.
Barring any disciplinary strife, England should stroll to their third straight win to nil against a side who have already played their grand final!