- England beat Switzerland in Euro 2024 quarter-final
- Bellingham among Three Lions scorers in penalty shoot-out
- Gareth Southgate celebrated 100th game in charge
X reacts as England break penalties curse to beat Switzerland
- England needed penalties to beat Switzerland in Euro 2024 quarter-final
- Bukayo Saka's equaliser cancelled out Breel Embolo's opener
- Three Lions were perfect from the penalty spot
Bukayo Saka 'proud' to banish Euro 2020 demons with Switzerland heroics
- Saka starred for England as they advanced to the semi-final of Euro 2024
- Arsenal winger scored a fine goal before converting his penalty
- Pressure of Euro 2020 final miss brushed off
England's Euro 2024 journey is still alive and kicking.
The Three Lions had to battle to a 1-1 draw with Switzerland over 120 minutes but, while many fans feared a penalty shoot-out meant automatic defeat, Gareth Southgate's charges clearly did not get the memo as they bagged all five to book their place in the semi-final.
In their new 3-4-2-1 formation, England made a solid start to the game, with right wing-back Bukayo Saka proving particularly dangerous in the opening stages.
The half-time whistle blew with the two sides tied at 0-0 and without a single shot on target from either side.
That being said, England fans were still happy with what they had seen in the first 45.
Now needing to step things up, England took just five minutes to restore parity to the game.
Saka cut inside from the right and fizzed a delightful strike across the box and into Yann Sommer's bottom corner to send the game to extra time
A tense extra time saw the game head to penalties which, given England's track record in shoot-outs, saw social media decide the game was pretty much over.
Jordan Pickford, however, refused to fall to the curse.
He denied Manuel Akanji with Switzerland's first effort, giving England an immediate advantage.
Jude Bellingham has challenged England to continue their momentum after the Three Lions sealed another memorable victory at Euro 2024.
After the Real Madrid midfielder's late heroics last time out against Slovakia, England had a late goal from Bukayo Saka to thank as the Three Lions took Switzerland to penalties, where both Saka and Bellingham were among five scorers for England.
It was comfortably the best performance of the summer so far for England, and Bellingham urged his teammates to ensure the euphoria does not go to waste.
"These moments are only special if you go on to win the next game and hopefully win the tournament," he told BBC. "It's moments like these that you look back on and make it even more worth it.
"It all becomes worth it if you can back it up and that's what we have to do in the next few days."
Reflecting on the performance, Bellingham continued: "All in all, it's probably our best performance of the tournament. We're very proud of the boys.
"The things you can't always measure and see is character and mentality and we showed that again in the shoot-out. For subs to come on and take a penalty in that pressure is a special, special thing.
"I do the practice [penalties] like all the other lads and I have my process. I rely on the practice I do. Sometimes you can step up and miss. I always think there's a comfort when you're following a process you've come to terms with."
