Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Thierry Henry, Raul, Ruud van Nistelrooy… and many, many more fantastic forwards have left a remarkable trace in international football. Yet, no one has reached the heights of Xherdan Shaqiri. Yes, you’ve read it correctly.The 33-year-old Swiss winger made history on Wednesday night as he became the only player ever to score at least a goal in six consecutive major tournaments (WC 2014, Euro 2016, WC 2018, Euro 2020, WC 2022, Euro 2024)! The former Liverpool attacker nailed a screamer in a 1-1 draw against Scotland that could prove crucial for Switzerland.🇨🇭Shaqiri = the only player to score at all of the last 3️⃣ Euros and the last 3️⃣ World Cups.#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/lMLpVck7M2— UEFA (@UEFA) June 19, 2024 The Scotts were previously in front, thanks to McTominay’s early opener. The Manchester United midfielder fired nicely after a lovely back pass, but it seemed like Somer would have denied it if it wasn’t for Schar, who deflected the shot into his own net.Shaqiri responded soon as he launched a breathtaking belter from the edge of the box in the 26th minute, straight under the crossbar in the upper right corner to level the score. That was Shaqiri’s tenth major tournament goal, which puts him above, for instance, the likes of Eusebio (9), Alan Shearer (9), Patrick Kluivert (8), Wayne Rooney (7), Raul (6) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (6), just to name a few.The player, born in 1991 in Djakovica, Serbia (then Yugoslavia), has had more than modest two seasons with Chicago Fire in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in terms of goals (just 14 over two years), but it obviously didn’t affect him at all. Whenever the major tournament arrives, Shaqiri transforms into a goal-scoring machine and menace, pushing his side to the knockout stages every single time. Will the EURO 2024 end in the same scenario for Switzerland? Probably, even if they lose to Germany in the last group game.EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – GROUP STAGEWednesdayCroatia – Albania 2-2 (0-1)/Kramaric 74, Gjasula 76 og – Laci 11, Gjasula 90+4/Germany – Hungary 2-0 (1-0)Scotland – Switzerland 1-1 (1-1)/McTominay 13 – Shaqiri 26/Thursday 16.00: (4.10) Slovenia (3.50) Serbia (2.00)19.00: (5.60) Denmark (3.70) England (1.65)22.00: (2.30) Spain (3.30) Italy (3.20)***odds are subject to change***
