Both teams defeated their opponents in the round of 16 to complete the promotion after 90 minutes. Switzerland tied the French team with a 3 to 3 upset, and won 5 to 4 in the penalty shootout. Spain also faced Croatia 3 to 3 in 90 minutes. Tie, with a total score of 5 to 3 in overtime. Among them, Switzerland entered the quarter-finals of the European Cup for the first time, and since the 1954 World Cup, it has reached the quarter-finals again.

       After the elimination of the French team, Swiss coach Petkovic led the team to participate in 77 games, surpassing legendary coach Lapan, and became the coach with the most games in the history of the Swiss national team, as well as the coach with the highest winning percentage. Petkovic once said: Attitude is everything. If you are 100% involved in the game against a strong team and your opponents are also 100%, that is obviously not enough. We need to pay 120%. At the same time, he said that after the elimination of the world champion France, the goal of the Swiss team is to advance to Wembley (semi-finals and finals are held in London). Goalkeeper Zomer saved Mbappé’s penalty in the penalty shootout. He has also become the goalkeeper of the Swiss national team with the most appearances. In the most recent confrontation with the Spanish team, Zomer has twice saved Spain captain Ramos’s Penalty kick. In the quarterfinals, the Swiss captain Zakain will be suspended by accumulating yellow cards, and Zakaria from Monchen is expected to enter the starting lineup.

       After scoring 5 goals in two consecutive games, the Spanish team has completely got rid of the image of weak forwards in the first two rounds of the group stage, and has become the team with the most goals in this European Cup. In fact, Spain has always been the team with the highest possession rate and the most offensive opportunities in this competition. Enrique also emphasized: We will not long pass, we will keep the ball under our feet at all times, even if we lose the game. The goalkeeper Simon, who committed a fatal error in the Croatia game, had two key saves afterwards, which did not affect the starting position. The Spanish team is currently healthy and there are no suspended players. The position of the left back will be changed. Alva had been rotated against Croatia because of a yellow card. This battle will replace Gaya and return to the starting lineup. After Saravia entered the starting lineup, the Spanish team's offense was very smooth in both games, and his offensive trident with Morata and Hérard Moreno was still used.

       The referee of the game is the Englishman Oliver, who has enforced the Spanish team in two games, 4 to 1 Israel and 1 to 1 Norway. In the past 22 encounters between the two teams, Spain has an overwhelming advantage with 16 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. However, in the last 4 encounters, the two teams each have 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss.