Vladimir Petković’s Switzerland were full of tactical intrigue in this surprisingly energetic first semi-final of the UEFA Nations League Switzerland’s plan in midfield enabled them to...

More often than we fans would like to admit, the result of a game of football has very little to do with which team actually played better This Nations League match between Germany and the...

Gareth Southgate’s side displayed fluid rotations and movements that enabled England to pull apart the Croatian midfield throughout the first half After they failed to convert those chances, once...

Italy’s possession game outplayed a conservative Portugal in the first half thanks to the efforts of the Jorginho-Verratti-Insigne triangle In the second half, Portugal defended more aggressively...

World Cup winners France showed passiveness on and off the ball, which was thoroughly exploited by the Dutch team Trailing, France’s strategy looked especially ineffective and incoherent In a...

Zlatko Dalić’s flat 4-5-1-0 shape perfectly managed to frustrate Spain’s 4-3-3 formation The match changed when the visitors transitioned into a back-three, as Luis Enrique’s tweaks helped...

Joachim Löw surprised with a new system that outplayed the World Champions in their own stadium After an early lead for Germany, Didier Deschamps’ adjustments brought France back in the game and,...

England’s forwards put Spain’s defense to the sword in the first half, giving England a three-goal lead After the break, England stood strong against Spain’s attack for the most part, although...

Russia continued their excellent post-World Cup run thanks to some tremendous motivation, physical intensity and focus Also key, the inspiration of their attackers: Golovin, Dzyuba and Cheryshev...

Poland tested Italy’s build-up with an interesting starting formation, determined to block off access to the center Italy soon found a way around this, upon which Poland responded with an efficient...