Euro 2016 Player of the Day: Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland)

Sport360 staff 02:19 26/06/2016
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  • Xherdan Shaqiri scores arguably the goal of the tournament.

    Yes, the Swiss were knocked out but the Stoke winger could not have done anything more to prevent that.

    He meandered through the game until the second-half when he became Switzerland’s driving force on the right side.

    Carving out cross after cross, the 24-year-old was a menace before producing a breathtaking scissor-kick equaliser – easily goal of the tournament so far.

    He also buried his spot kick in the shoot-out, before his side eventually were dumped out of the tournament.

    Shaqiri's Stats

    • 7 - accurate crosses against Poland, more than rest of Swiss team combined (six).
    • 2.5 - crosses per game is the highest for Switzerland at these Euros.
    • 4 - goals at major tournaments for Shaqiri only behind Josef Hugi’s six for the Swiss.
    • 2 - scissors goals in Euros history; the other by Antonio Conte against Turkey in 2000.

    You can read the full match report and see the best images from the game, by clicking here.

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