CNN —Reigning champion Italy was knocked out of Euro 2024 in the last 16 after Switzerland produced a stunning upset to win 2-0 on Saturday at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Swiss supporters didn’t have to wait long after the break for a second goal – only 27 seconds to be exact.
Italy’s continued sloppiness on the ball carried over into the second half, immediately giving the ball away from it’s own kickoff.
While Switzerland deservedly advanced, it was an uncharacteristically out-of-sorts performance for Italy, who’s defense of its title ends in the first knockout game of the tournament.
Italy’s defeat means that the reigning champion has been eliminated in the round of 16 at the last three Euros.
Persons:
Remo Freuler, Ruben Vargas, Murat Yakin’s, Freuler, Gianluigi Donnarumma, didn’t, Italy’s, Vargas, Ronny Hartmann, Riccardo Calafiori –, Gianluca Mancini, Breel, Stephan El Shaarawy, Manuel Akanji, Vargas vies, Italy's Gianluca Mancini, Karina Hessland, Reuters Italy’s, Ricardo Rodriguez, Fabian Rieder, Luciano Spalletti’s, Fabian Schär invertedly, Yann Sommer, Matthias Schrader, Federico Chiesa, Mattia Zaccagni, Gianluca Scamacca’s, Nicolò Fagioli
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CNN — Reigning, Italy, Switzerland deservedly, Getty, Swiss, Reuters, BBC, AP
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Switzerland, Berlin, Italy, Vargas, England, Slovakia, Swiss, AP Italy