England football fans at Wimbledon forced Novak Djokovic's game with Vit Kopriva to be paused briefly as they celebrated.
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England beat Switzerland on penaltiesFans celebrate and stop game brieflyEngland into semis at Euro 2024WHAT HAPPENED?
A large cheer went up inside Centre Court as Trent Alexander-Arnold stroked home the winning spot kick to beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties. Djokovic and Kopriva humoured the crowd and allowed the English fans a chance to revel in progressing to the semi-final before continuing their match.
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England have progressed to the semi-finals in a major tournament for the third time in four attempts under Gareth Southgate. It is also just the second time that England have won a game on penalties in the European Championship, having last beaten Spain in Euro 96. Djokovic and Kopriva can forgive the England fans in the crowd for celebrating.
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England will not have too long to celebrate their shootout victory over Switzerland and preparations will begin immediately for the semi-finals. Gareth Southgate will be paying close attention to the final quarter-final between Turkey and the Netherlands with England playing the winner on Wednesday.