Switzerland v Turkey, 20 June 2021

Score3-1 to Switzerland
RefereeSlavko Vinčić
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group A
VenueOlympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance17,138

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Kick-off: 8.00pm local Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Assistant referees: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN) and Andraž Kovačič (SVN) Fourth official: Andreas Ekberg (SWE) Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER) This was match no. 25 of the pan-Europe Euro 2020 tournament (final group game). Turkey manager Şenol Güneş was born on 1 June 1952; the day of the first-ever meeting between Turkey and Switzerland. 69 years ago, the Swiss recorded a 5-1 win in a friendly international played at the 19 Mayıs Stadı in Ankara.

3 Switzerland

Manager: Vladimir Petković

1 Turkey

Manager: Şenol Güneş

Goals:

Haris Seferović 6 G
Xherdan Shaqiri 26 G
Xherdan Shaqiri 68 G

Goals:

Irfan Kahveci 62 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Silvan Widmer
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka (captain)
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward Steven Zuber
Forward Breel Embolo
Forward Haris Seferović

Starting lineup:

Uğurcan Çakir Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Merih Demiral Defender
Mert Müldür Defender
Zeki Çelik Defender
Kaan Ayhan Defender/Midfielder
Ozan Tufan Defender/Midfielder
Cengiz Ünder Midfielder
Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder
Irfan Kahveci Midfielder
Burak Yilmaz Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Ruben Vargas for Xherdan Shaqiri 75
Mario Gavranović for Haris Seferović 75
Loris Benito for Steven Zuber 79
Admir Mehmedi for Breel Embolo 85
Kevin Mbabu for Silvan Widmer 90

Substitutions:

Okay Yokuşlu for Kaan Ayhan 64
Yusuf Yazici for Ozan Tufan 64
Kenan Karaman for Cengiz Ünder 80
Orkun Kökçü for Irfan Kahveci 80
Dorukhan Toköz for Hakan Çalhanoğlu 86

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 78 Y

Cards:

Hakan Çalhanoğlu 70 Y
Zeki Çelik 75 Y
Cağlar Söyüncü 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Loris Benito
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Kevin Mbabu
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Mario Gavranović
Midfielder/Forward Ruben Vargas
Forward Admir Mehmedi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper Mert Günok
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender/Midfielder Ridvan Yilmaz
Midfielder Dorukhan Toköz
Midfielder Okay Yokuşlu
Midfielder Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder Taylan Antalyali
Midfielder/Forward Yusuf Yazici
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Halil Dervişoğlu
Forward Kenan Karaman

Comments:

Despite finishing level on four points with Wales, Switzerland finished in third place in Group A due to an inferior goal difference. Haris Seferović became the third Swiss player to score at both the FIFA World Cup finals and UEFA European Championship finals after Admir Mehmedi and Xherdan Shaqiri. Xherdan Shaqiri became the fourth player to score at the FIFA World Cup finals of 2012 and 2018 and the UEFA European Championships of 2016 and 2020 along with Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) and Ivan Perisic (Croatia).

Comments:

Turkey finished bottom of Group A having lost all three of their group games. They had now lost three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010. Turkey only conceded three goals during qualification for Euro 2020; the joint best record along with Belgium. They also kept eight clean sheets; more than any other team.

3 Switzerland

Manager: Vladimir Petković

Goals:

Haris Seferović 6 G
Xherdan Shaqiri 26 G
Xherdan Shaqiri 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Yann Sommer
Defender Manuel Akanji
Defender Nico Elvedi
Defender Silvan Widmer
Defender/Midfielder Ricardo Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka (captain)
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward Steven Zuber
Forward Breel Embolo
Forward Haris Seferović

Substitutions:

Ruben Vargas for Xherdan Shaqiri 75
Mario Gavranović for Haris Seferović 75
Loris Benito for Steven Zuber 79
Admir Mehmedi for Breel Embolo 85
Kevin Mbabu for Silvan Widmer 90

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel
Goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo
Defender Loris Benito
Defender Eray Cömert
Defender Kevin Mbabu
Defender Fabian Schär
Midfielder Djibril Sow
Midfielder Denis Zakaria
Midfielder/Forward Christian Fassnacht
Midfielder/Forward Mario Gavranović
Midfielder/Forward Ruben Vargas
Forward Admir Mehmedi

Comments:

Despite finishing level on four points with Wales, Switzerland finished in third place in Group A due to an inferior goal difference. Haris Seferović became the third Swiss player to score at both the FIFA World Cup finals and UEFA European Championship finals after Admir Mehmedi and Xherdan Shaqiri. Xherdan Shaqiri became the fourth player to score at the FIFA World Cup finals of 2012 and 2018 and the UEFA European Championships of 2016 and 2020 along with Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) and Ivan Perisic (Croatia).

1 Turkey

Manager: Şenol Güneş

Goals:

Irfan Kahveci 62 G

Starting lineup:

Uğurcan Çakir Goalkeeper
Cağlar Söyüncü Defender
Merih Demiral Defender
Mert Müldür Defender
Zeki Çelik Defender
Kaan Ayhan Defender/Midfielder
Ozan Tufan Defender/Midfielder
Cengiz Ünder Midfielder
Hakan Çalhanoğlu Midfielder
Irfan Kahveci Midfielder
Burak Yilmaz Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Okay Yokuşlu for Kaan Ayhan 64
Yusuf Yazici for Ozan Tufan 64
Kenan Karaman for Cengiz Ünder 80
Orkun Kökçü for Irfan Kahveci 80
Dorukhan Toköz for Hakan Çalhanoğlu 86

Cards:

Hakan Çalhanoğlu 70 Y
Zeki Çelik 75 Y
Cağlar Söyüncü 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper Mert Günok
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender/Midfielder Ridvan Yilmaz
Midfielder Dorukhan Toköz
Midfielder Okay Yokuşlu
Midfielder Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder Taylan Antalyali
Midfielder/Forward Yusuf Yazici
Forward Enes Ünal
Forward Halil Dervişoğlu
Forward Kenan Karaman

Comments:

Turkey finished bottom of Group A having lost all three of their group games. They had now lost three consecutive games for the first time since November 2010. Turkey only conceded three goals during qualification for Euro 2020; the joint best record along with Belgium. They also kept eight clean sheets; more than any other team.