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Euro 24 Football Language Phrase Day 23: Come from Behind
Our day 23 football phrase from Euro 2024 is to come from behind: a phrase that can be used to describe both games played on the day. Don’t forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language in our football glossary and we also have a page full of football cliches. If you have questions or comments about this or any other phrase then email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
Come from Behind
The final two quarter finals were played yesterday and both games saw the winning team go behind before winning the match. Turkey scored in the 35 minute in Berlin, but couldn’t hold on in the second half. The Dutch scored twice to come from behind to win 2-1 and go through to the semi finals. First, a De Vrij header pulled one back, and an own goal by Mert Müldür stunned the Turkish team.
In the other quarter final played in Düsseldorf, Switzerland went one-nil up against England, who came from behind to force extra time, finally winning on penalties. The English scored an equaliser from outside the box, with Saka’s shot cannoning off the far post and in. This cancelled out Embolo’s 75th minute goal.
- Example: The Netherlands came from behind to overcome Turkey and book a Euro 2024 semi-final showdown with England. (New York Times, 6 July 2024)
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