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England look Switzerland astatine 17:00 BST for a spot successful nan semi-finals of Euro 2024 - a lucifer you tin watch unrecorded connected BBC One, BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

Switzerland person not beaten nan Three Lions successful nan past 13 attempts since 1981, but they person already sent holders Italy packing and were moments distant from a famous triumph complete hosts Germany.

They came into nan tourney aft an underwhelming qualifying run which included 2 draws against Kosovo, who are 105th successful Fifa's world rankings.

Yet they are 1 triumph from reaching a first awesome tourney semi-final aft an eye-catching 2-0 triumph complete Italy successful nan past 16.

England, who scraped done against Slovakia successful nan past 16, were 1 of nan pre-tournament favourites.

But erstwhile Three Lions skipper Gary Lineker, speaking connected The Rest Is Football podcast, said of England's chances against Switzerland: "I don’t deliberation England are large favourites. Far from it."

BBC Sport looks astatine England's quarter-final opponents.

Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham are not nan only players calved successful England to people astatine Euro 2024.

Kwadwo Duah, who was raised successful Islington, London, recovered nan nett successful Switzerland's 3-1 Group A triumph complete Hungary connected 15 June.

"It was a large infinitesimal for my family and me,” said Duah astir his goal. “To people nan first extremity for Switzerland successful a European Championship, I don’t deliberation everyone does that, and we were each very happy.

"I was calved successful London but we don’t person family location anymore. My mum and dada were successful Ghana but they had an opportunity to spell to England because it offered a amended life."

Duah, who plays for Ludogorets successful Bulgaria, moved to Switzerland pinch his parents aged 2 and is simply a Chelsea supporter. Will he travel up against Cole Palmer connected Saturday?

Duah only made his elder Switzerland debut connected 4 June successful a friends against Estonia astatine nan property of 27. He has since made 3 appearances astatine Euro 2024, 1 commencement and 2 arsenic a substitute.

"We want to show what we tin do and we want to play our game," added Duah, erstwhile asked astir nan England match. "We will spot [what happens].”

Ten of Switzerland's 26-man squad are aged 30 aliases over, pinch nan likes of Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Yann Sommer veterans of tourney football.

Indeed, Shaqiri is nan first Swiss subordinate to characteristic successful 7 awesome tournaments aft playing successful nan 4 erstwhile World Cups and 2 Euros.

Former Arsenal midfielder Xhaka, 31, is squad skipper and conductor who has brought nan feel-good vibes into nan Swiss campy aft featuring successful Bayer Leverkusen's magnificent Bundesliga triumph nether Xabi Alonso.

Xhaka is besides Switzerland's grounds quality holder.

"Xhaka is truthful overmuch much controlled and his fittingness looks awesome - he is controlling nan full game," erstwhile Scotland winger Pat Nevin, who successful Berlin for BBC Radio 5 Live erstwhile Switzerland defeated Italy, said.

Shaqiri, 32, has played only 60 minutes astatine this tourney but nan erstwhile Liverpool guardant still managed to people a stunning extremity against Scotland successful nan group stage, while goalkeeper Sommer, 35, enjoyed nine occurrence successful 2023-24 helping Inter Milan triumph Serie A.

Switzerland's transition into nan past 8 has been built connected a coagulated three-man defence, pinch Manchester City's Manuel Akanji, Newcastle United's Fabian Schar and Ricardo Rodriguez, who plays successful Italy for Torino, playing each infinitesimal of each crippled successful Germany.

The knowledgeable trio, who person a mixed property of 91, person 268 caps betwixt them and are good organised and settled.

Akanji offers a calm beingness successful beforehand of Sommer, Switzerland's number 1 keeper for nan past decade, while Schar is known for his raking passes, pinch Rodriguez adept connected nan left-side of nan backmost three.

"Fabian Schar was awesome against Italy," erstwhile England midfielder Danny Murphy told BBC Sport. "The Switzerland backmost 3 were great, dictated play and were really well-organised and well-controlled."

Both Serbia and Denmark group up pinch a backmost 3 against England successful nan group stage.

Three Lions skipper Harry Kane suggested that had caused England "confusion connected nan pitch",, external and nan Swiss will dream Akanji, 28, Schar, 32, and Rodriguez, 31, will thief propel them to a celebrated win.

Switzerland leader Murat Yakin received a dreaded ballot of assurance from nan Swiss FA past November aft a difficult qualifying campaign.

Appointed successful 2021, Yakin helped Switzerland scope nan 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024 but faced disapproval complete performances.

"Even though we had 4 draws and mislaid erstwhile successful nan past qualifying matches, Murat Yakin has each our confidence," Swiss FA President Dominique Blanc said successful a statement, external 8 months ago.

Basel-born Yakin's fortunes person changed though astatine Euro 2024 aft holding Germany and eliminating Italy.

Switzerland person ne'er made it arsenic acold arsenic a tourney semi‑finals, but Yakin said his broadside were "in a bully mood" to look England.

"We played against Germany, we were good, we played against Italy, besides a large team, and why can't we hit England?" he added.

"We're successful a bully temper now. Let's see, it's a bully situation and my squad is fresh to person this large conflict against England."

Former England defender Rio Ferdinand: "Switzerland will beryllium a large problem for England. They look to person a existent relationship pinch their fans. They person a really bully marque and style of shot and they look for illustration they are really enjoying themselves."

Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin: "The assurance and belief successful nan Swiss squad is magnificent. Ruben Vargas was really typical against Italy. Having watched Switzerland, it will beryllium a joyousness to spot them against England."

Former England midfielder Danny Murphy: "Switzerland are going to beryllium a reliable broadside for anybody. They are a bully squad pinch bully power and are well-organised. In galore respects, their triumph complete Italy was much ascendant than 2-0 successful position of possession and control."

Alistair Bruce-Ball, who commentated connected Switzerland's 2-0 triumph complete Italy for BBC Radio 5 Live: "England person sewage a existent crippled connected their hands. Switzerland looked nan amended squad against Italy and deserved their win. There is simply a enticement to attraction connected nan holders going retired but we person sewage to revel and bask nan Swiss. The performance, their fans...they were brilliant."