Defending champion Italy knocked out of Euro 2024 by Switzerland in last 16

Switzerland's Remo Freuler celebrates after scoring the first goal of the round of 16.

Switzerland’s Remo Freuler celebrates after scoring the first goal of the round of 16.

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CNN — 

Reigning champion Italy was knocked out of Euro 2024 in the last 16 after Switzerland produced a stunning upset to win 2-0 on Saturday.

Goals from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas either side of halftime were enough for Murat Yakin’s side to book its place in the next round, as a sluggish Italy side which struggled to get a foothold in the game suffered an earlier than planned exit.

Switzerland now awaits the winner of Sunday’s matchup between England and Slovakia to find out who it will face in the quarterfinals.

This is a developing story and will be updated.