By Lawrence Oshodi (SPORTS REPORTER)
The first Euro 2020 quarter-finals will be played later on Friday, with top-ranked Belgium facing fellow form team Italy.
Both teams have a perfect record at the tournament so far, with Belgium’s talented midfielders Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne suffering from severe injury concerns.
The first quarter-final in St Petersburg pairs Switzerland, the world champions, against Spain, the free-scoring country.
The Spaniards had a sluggish start to the competition, drawing two games before thrashing Slovakia 5-0 and Croatia 5-3 in extra time in the last 16.