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[Stalker22]

Wales vs Switzerland (Group A)
12 Jun 2021 at 13:​00 UTC

We're almost there! I predict a 2-1 Wales victory.

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[nikola22]

i think the following 3 teams will win today: Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark. Kevin de Bruyne will probably not be able to play today because of his injury,
but Eden Hazard is fit again and will be able to play. and if Lukaku is really keen on football, he will probably score one or two goals.
the best thing is that there are fans in the stadium again. it's a better atmosphere than in the last 12-15 months.

do you think that boookmakers will lose money today? ) mostly bet on Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark and if they all win it will be a huge loss for boookmakers. somewhere must be a draw and Wales - Switzerland looks like a draw.

[acquafredda]

Watching Wales Switzerland not much really happened and the game is a quite boring so far.
Schär tried a great play on a corner from the right and Ward got the ball with a great reflex.
Seferovic received the ball with his back to goal in the middle of the area, turned and shoot with his left hand aiming at the second post. Ball went wide.
After the great debut of Italy (3-0 against Turkey), the other two opponents of the group of the Azzurri do not look that competitive.

[Oneandpure]

Watching Wales Switzerland not much really happened and the game is a quite boring so far.
Schär tried a great play on a corner from the right and Ward got the ball with a great reflex.
Seferovic received the ball with his back to goal in the middle of the area, turned and shoot with his left hand aiming at the second post. Ball went wide.
After the great debut of Italy (3-0 against Turkey), the other two opponents of the group of the Azzurri do not look that competitive.

I watched Italy defeat Turkey last night with fantastic score 3-0 but very boring to watch because Turkey more defensive and not brave to play on, looks Italy more dominance because Turkey not brave to attack on Italy defend area. I see many game will have the same team not playing with open play and never brave to attack and keep wait other team.

[yayayo]

It was 0-0 for a long time, but the spell was broken by a goal from Switzerland. Funny that there was a big chance that was missed, and that the goal was just scored from the corner that followed. it seems to be a lot more entertaining now, I don't rule out the possibility that there will be a number of goals. I would say there is a good chance of 1-1. I think both teams are about equal in strength.

ya.ya.yo!

[Stalker22]

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Embolo scored six goals at club level last season. Already one goal at UEFA EURO 2020!

[Daniel91]

I don't understand why many celebrate the "amazing" victory By Italy against Turkey. I'm sorry but Italy's victory came because of Turkey's inconsistency: Turkey planned a completely defensive game without being able to make fast counterattacks on Italy's side.
Yesterday, any other top team would have won against the Italians.

I think you're wrong.
Italy have been playing at a very high level for several years, and have not lost nearly 40 consecutive games.
Turkey was not as bad as Italy was great and I consider them one of the main favorites for the title of European champion.
I think there are currently only 2 or 3 national teams in Europe that can play on an equal footing with Italy.
Anyway, very soon we will see who was right about Italy  

[DU18]

Provisional score:

Wales 0 vs 1 Switzerland
goal : B. Embolo 49''
assist : X. Xhakiri

After a draw in the first half, finally Switzerland was able to score in the 49th minute through a header by Embolo using a really accurate pass by Xhakiri, to be honest the match between Switzerland and Wales tonight was really boring and both teams created few chances to score and we can see it looks like Switzerland dominated the game tonight.

[Altryist]

I watched Italy defeat Turkey last night with fantastic score 3-0 but very boring to watch because Turkey more defensive and not brave to play on, looks Italy more dominance because Turkey not brave to attack on Italy defend area. I see many game will have the same team not playing with open play and never brave to attack and keep wait other team.

Turkey, unambiguously showed not the result that I expected in the first match of Euro. It was a big mistake to play with the Italian team on the defensive. Turkey's attacking potential is very good, but they did not use it in this match. Perhaps the excitement of the first match in the tournament affected, but most likely it's just a big difference in the teams' class.

[Igebotz]

Wales vs Switzerland (Group A)
12 Jun 2021 at 13:​00 UTC

We're almost there! I predict a 2-1 Wales victory.

Wales are already 1-nill down a goal from Embolo put the Switzerland up after a beautiful assist from the Liverpool man himself Shakqiri, the Swiss are all over the place and it seems like the Wales may not have any chance or what so ever to come back into the game... It's 70s+mins  and anything is possible in football till FT... I've always liked the Swiss team anyways.

[Stalker22]

Wales vs Switzerland (Group A)
12 Jun 2021 at 13:​00 UTC

We're almost there! I predict a 2-1 Wales victory.

Wales are already 1-nill down a goal from Embolo put the Switzerland up after a beautiful assist from the Liverpool man himself Shakqiri, the Swiss are all over the place and it seems like the Wales may not have any chance or what so ever to come back into the game... It's 70s+mins  and anything is possible in football till FT... I've always liked the Swiss team anyways.

Wales just scored an equalizer!
We will see if Wales has gained new wings with this equalizer.


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[DU18]

Provisional score:

Wales 0 vs 1 Switzerland
goal : B. Embolo 49''
assist : X. Xhakiri

After a draw in the first half, finally Switzerland was able to score in the 49th minute through a header by Embolo using a really accurate pass by Xhakiri, to be honest the match between Switzerland and Wales tonight was really boring and both teams created few chances to score and we can see it looks like Switzerland dominated the game tonight.

Update Score

FULL TIME :

Switzerland
goal : B. Embolo 49''
assist : X. Xhakiri

Walles
Goal : K. Moore 74''
Assist : J. Morrell

[boltz]

Last 10 minutes of the game and Swiss is pushing for the win but it could be anyone game if Wales gets a good counter-attack. This result is in the favor of Turkey as this draw give them extra confidence that they can catch 2nd place but Swiss is favorite for that place.

Next game : Denmark - Finland.


EDIT 1 : 2-1 for Swiss. ( offside ) Still 1-1

[Maidak]

I don't understand why many celebrate the "amazing" victory By Italy against Turkey. I'm sorry but Italy's victory came because of Turkey's inconsistency: Turkey planned a completely defensive game without being able to make fast counterattacks on Italy's side.
Yesterday, any other top team would have won against the Italians.

I think you're wrong.
Italy have been playing at a very high level for several years, and have not lost nearly 40 consecutive games.
Turkey was not as bad as Italy was great and I consider them one of the main favorites for the title of European champion.
I think there are currently only 2 or 3 national teams in Europe that can play on an equal footing with Italy.
Anyway, very soon we will see who was right about Italy  

Italy is in great form now. They have done well in the last few matches, although they have won against weaker teams. Although Italy has fewer star players in the squad, the players are skilled enough. Their main striker, Immobile is in great form now. He has managed to score in his last 5 matches.

[Stalker22]

FULL-TIME - Wales 1 - 1 Switzerland

It's all over in Baku. A very good point for Wales after a dominating performance from Switzerland. Wales has to improve in so many aspects of the game.
Danny Ward deserves a special mention for his superb performance.

[Soonandwaite]

FULL-TIME - Wales 1 - 1 Switzerland

It's all over in Baku. A very good point for Wales after a dominating performance from Switzerland. Wales has to improve in so many aspects of the game.
Danny Ward deserves a special mention for his superb performance.

yes..the first draw is now here. switzerland has many many chances and only hits the goal once. the swiss team will be mightily annoyed that they didn't use even the best chances.
the team had 18 shots on goal. and the wallisians had 9 shots on goal. and one of them hit the swiss goal.
if everything goes on like this, italy will win this group. i'm not so sure now if switzerland will be second in the group.

[MAAManda]

FULL-TIME - Wales 1 - 1 Switzerland

It's all over in Baku. A very good point for Wales after a dominating performance from Switzerland. Wales has to improve in so many aspects of the game.
Danny Ward deserves a special mention for his superb performance.

I didn't expect the score to end at 1 - 1, very disappointed with Switzerland, they had more than 60% possession.

Very Lucky For Wales To Have A Great Goalkeeper Like Danny Ward. If he continues to show good form I'm sure he will be eyed by big clubs and also his former club (Liverpool).

[snipie]

FULL-TIME - Wales 1 - 1 Switzerland

It's all over in Baku. A very good point for Wales after a dominating performance from Switzerland. Wales has to improve in so many aspects of the game.
Danny Ward deserves a special mention for his superb performance.

Indeed a precious point for Wales with a nice goal scored by a header of Embolo. Switzerland although controlling the game, yer failed to win.
Until now, 3 points for Italy, 1 for Wales and Switzerland and 0 for Turkey in group A. So far good results for both Italy and Wales (and for those betting on a draw between Wales and Switzerland lol).
Less than half hour for the Denmark - Finland game. +2 goals for Denmark maybe?

[buwaytress]

First draw of the tournament but it could have been a late Swiss win if not for Mario Gavranovic's goal taken off the board. 2 games, 5 goals, so we're heading for the 2.5 goal per game average I was hoping for... quality's not so good yet, but then we've only had Italy play that's really a good team. But let's see if the Danes prove me wrong eh snipie?

Maybe some Belgian fireworks later? Really hoping for a goalfest today, while the teams are still fresh and raring to go.

[gadado]

1-1 is the statistically most common result in football matches. So somehow it's not that surprising that it went 1-1. Not a bad game in itself. In Denmark - Finland I don't expect a 1-1 final score, but crazy things can happen in such tournaments. I expect a lot from the Belgians tonight. Denmark is not even an outsider, I think. Although they do have some good players. They also said the same of the team that became European champion in 1992. I would of course give it to the Danes.