EURO 2020: Finland 0 Russia 1, Turkey 0 Wales 2 and Italy 3 Switzerland 0

Wales' Gareth Bale celebrates after his teammate Wales' Connor Roberts scored his sides second goal - Copyright Credit: AP

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Published on 16/06/2021 - 9:22 GMT+2 •Updated 22:55

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Your at-a-glance guide to the latest from the European Championships

What is happening at EURO 2020 on Wednesday?

Wales notched up their first win with a 2-0 victory over Turkey in Baku, Azerbaijan, after goals from Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts.
Russia boosted its hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages by beating neighbours Finland 1-0, thanks to a goal from Aleksei Miranchuk.
Italy secured its place in the final 16 with a 3-0 drubbing of Switzerland.

What are today's key EURO 2020 talking points?

UEFA says “several people” are being treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protestor who parachuted into the stadium before France’s 1-0 victory over Germany in Munich.

Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci has indicated that his team is not planning on taking a knee to protest racism before its European Championship match against Switzerland on Wednesday.

Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand has stepped up his criticism of UEFA for not giving his players the option to postpone the game against Finland in the wake of Christian Eriksen’s collapse.

The Swedish soccer federation has filed a police report after striker Marcus Berg was subjected to a flood of social media abuse and threats from fans after missing a late chance against Spain at the European Championship.

What happened on Tuesday?

The 2018 World Cup champions France won their first match 1-0 against Germany after Mats Hummels scored an own goal.

Defending champions Portugal went top of Group F after a 3-0 win against Hungary in Budapest. But it was all-even until the last ten minutes before goals from Guerreiro and two from Cristiano Ronaldo sealed the triumph.