Switzerland fits a hand to the team that was third in the 2018 Russian World Cup and first in the FIFA Ranking, 5 goals by 2, leaving Belgium out of the Final Four, one of the favorites to take this innovative tournament.
Belgium came to the match with a 3-point advantage over Switzerland and a goal difference that allowed them to qualify with a draw or a defeat for the minimum difference, however, they entered the Swissporarena’s grass full of confidence and when they found themselves winning 2 goals for 0 at minute 17 of the game, they put down the arms while Switzerland raised the level and before the break they gave it back the score 3-2 with a great game of Shaquiri and Seferovic, who ended up scoring a Hat Trick.
The Hazard brothers’ team would try to react in the second half but a goal from the central defender Elvedi at minute 62 and Seferovic’s third at 84 left the Belgians without chances that more than devils looked like children in a nightmare, they could not believe it.
By winning group 2, Switzerland joins England and Portugal in the final four just wait for the game between the Netherlands and Germany to know who will be the 4th and last place in the next round of the League of Nations.
For its part, Belgium has a lot of things to evaluate, with a generation full of talent it is not possible for them to fall short again, since they happened in the World Cup against France and now they are against Switzerland again, the 5-2 let see a selection without hunger, playing for the pure process and they paid an expensive price for it. Roberto Martinez, the Belgian coach will have to improve his motivational work, maybe, copy Guardiola and take the play from his players or put them to pick up garbage as Bielsa did. What was seen in Swissporarena cannot happen again if they want to qualify for the European Championship.