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Switzerland's Remo Freuler (R) shoots and scores past Italy's Gianluca Mancini during a round of sixteen match between Switzerland and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, on June 29, 2024. Matthias Schrader/AP Photo
BERLIN—Defending champion Italy crashed out of the European Championship after losing to Switzerland 2–0 in the last 16 on Saturday.
Goals in each half from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas gave the Swiss their first win over their southern neighbor for 31 years and set up a quarterfinal against England or Slovakia in Düsseldorf on July 6.
