Lucky England beat Swiss on penalties to reach another semi-final

England reached a semi-final for the third time in four major tournaments under Gareth Southgate after a penalty shoot-out win over Switzerland at Euro 2024 on Saturday.

Manuel Akanji saw the crucial effort saved by Jordan Pickford after some delaying tactics by the goalkeeper as the English belied their bad penalty record to prevail 5-3 on spot-kicks following a 1-1 draw.

Breel Embolo had given the Swiss the lead on 75 minutes but Bukayo Saka hit back in style for England five minutes later with two of only three shots on goal in normal time.

The Swiss had the better chances in extra time, with the first three last-eight clashes in Germany now having needed 30 minutes more.

England will face Turkey or the Netherlands in the semi-final in Dortmund on Wednesday.