<p>Wales celebrated reaching the last 16 of Euro 2020 despite losing 1-0 to Italy in Rome on Sunday as Switzerland were left to wait before finding out if they will join them.</p>.<p>Gareth Bale and his Welsh teammates lost 1-0 to an impressive Italy side at the Stadio Olimpico, with Matteo Pessina scoring the only goal.</p>.<p>Wales had Ethan Ampadu sent off and couldn't get an equaliser but the result was enough for them to qualify in second place in Group A on goal difference ahead of the Swiss, who defeated Turkey 3-1 in Baku.</p>.<p>"We wanted to get a result but main thing is we finished second," Bale told British broadcaster ITV.</p>.<p>Wales finished with a goal difference advantage of two over Switzerland.</p>.<p>"We've got a bit of a break now, so we can patch everyone up and get going again," Bale added.</p>.<p>Semi-finalists at Euro 2016, Wales will play a last-16 tie in Amsterdam next Saturday against the runners-up in Group B, likely to be Russia, Denmark or Finland.</p>.<p>An impressive Italy are now unbeaten in 30 matches and have won 11 games in a row, all without conceding a goal.</p>.<p>"We don't feel any pressure, we're just enjoying playing and representing our nation," said Italy midfielder Marco Verratti.</p>.<p>Their latest victory came despite coach Roberto Mancini making eight changes, and Italy will face either Ukraine or Austria in London in the last 16.</p>.<p>Switzerland face an agonising wait to see if they will go through as one of the best third-placed teams but they stand a decent chance after Xherdan Shaqiri inspired their victory in Baku.</p>.<p>Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland the lead and Shaqiri added two superb finishes of his own either side of Irfan Can Kahveci's consolation for Turkey.</p>.<p>Turkey go home without a point to their name, and will go down as one of the big disappointments of this Euro.</p>.<p>The last round of group action continues on Monday when Ukraine and Austria meet in Bucharest in a shoot-out to see who finishes second in Group C behind the Netherlands.</p>.<p>The Dutch, European champions in 1988, have already won the group before hosting already-eliminated North Macedonia in Amsterdam.</p>.<p>Later Denmark host Russia in Copenhagen with qualification from Group B at stake, while in Saint Petersburg Finland face a Belgium side whose place in the last 16 is already secure.</p>.<p>"We're prepared to run out at the Parken and have a magical night... it's like our Euro is starting right now," Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Danes have so far lost both games, which were overshadowed by Christian Eriksen's mid-match collapse against Finland and the subsequent outpouring of emotion as the Inter Milan midfielder slowly recovered from sudden cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>"We're not done. We had a difficult start and we're going to start over now. We're ready to get through the group and play more games," Hjulmand added.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, UEFA said Sunday it was opening an investigation into an allegedly homophobic banner and monkey noises at Hungary's first two Euro 2020 matches in Budapest.</p>.<p>European football's governing body said it was investigating "potential discriminatory incidents" in the Puskas Arena during Hungary's 3-0 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday and the 1-1 draw with France on Saturday.</p>.<p>A UEFA spokesman told AFP the first incident concerned a banner that was the subject of a complaint from the Fare anti-discrimination network.</p>.<p>The second incident refers to monkey cries heard at the France game.</p>.<p>The investigation comes after a UEFA source told AFP it would consider moving the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final to Budapest from London if the British government refuses to grant VIPs exemption from Covid-19 quarantine measures.</p>.<p>Viktor Orban's right-wing Hungarian government last week passed a law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality to minors.</p>.<p>Officials in Munich said they planned to light the city's Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Wednesday's match between Germany and Hungary to make a statement to Orban's government.</p>.<p>The mayor of the German city, Dieter Reiter, plans to ask UEFA for permission to light the iconic stadium in rainbow colours to "send a visible sign of solidarity with the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community in Hungary".</p>.<p>According to AFP subsidiary SID, Munich officials have already been in talks with UEFA.</p>.<p>The Allianz Arena, owned by German champions Bayern Munich, has a translucent covering which allows the stadium to be lit in different colours.</p>.<p>Tensions are high for Wednesday's crunch Group F match with hosts Germany still needing a win to be sure of reaching the last 16.</p>
<p>Wales celebrated reaching the last 16 of Euro 2020 despite losing 1-0 to Italy in Rome on Sunday as Switzerland were left to wait before finding out if they will join them.</p>.<p>Gareth Bale and his Welsh teammates lost 1-0 to an impressive Italy side at the Stadio Olimpico, with Matteo Pessina scoring the only goal.</p>.<p>Wales had Ethan Ampadu sent off and couldn't get an equaliser but the result was enough for them to qualify in second place in Group A on goal difference ahead of the Swiss, who defeated Turkey 3-1 in Baku.</p>.<p>"We wanted to get a result but main thing is we finished second," Bale told British broadcaster ITV.</p>.<p>Wales finished with a goal difference advantage of two over Switzerland.</p>.<p>"We've got a bit of a break now, so we can patch everyone up and get going again," Bale added.</p>.<p>Semi-finalists at Euro 2016, Wales will play a last-16 tie in Amsterdam next Saturday against the runners-up in Group B, likely to be Russia, Denmark or Finland.</p>.<p>An impressive Italy are now unbeaten in 30 matches and have won 11 games in a row, all without conceding a goal.</p>.<p>"We don't feel any pressure, we're just enjoying playing and representing our nation," said Italy midfielder Marco Verratti.</p>.<p>Their latest victory came despite coach Roberto Mancini making eight changes, and Italy will face either Ukraine or Austria in London in the last 16.</p>.<p>Switzerland face an agonising wait to see if they will go through as one of the best third-placed teams but they stand a decent chance after Xherdan Shaqiri inspired their victory in Baku.</p>.<p>Haris Seferovic gave Switzerland the lead and Shaqiri added two superb finishes of his own either side of Irfan Can Kahveci's consolation for Turkey.</p>.<p>Turkey go home without a point to their name, and will go down as one of the big disappointments of this Euro.</p>.<p>The last round of group action continues on Monday when Ukraine and Austria meet in Bucharest in a shoot-out to see who finishes second in Group C behind the Netherlands.</p>.<p>The Dutch, European champions in 1988, have already won the group before hosting already-eliminated North Macedonia in Amsterdam.</p>.<p>Later Denmark host Russia in Copenhagen with qualification from Group B at stake, while in Saint Petersburg Finland face a Belgium side whose place in the last 16 is already secure.</p>.<p>"We're prepared to run out at the Parken and have a magical night... it's like our Euro is starting right now," Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The Danes have so far lost both games, which were overshadowed by Christian Eriksen's mid-match collapse against Finland and the subsequent outpouring of emotion as the Inter Milan midfielder slowly recovered from sudden cardiac arrest.</p>.<p>"We're not done. We had a difficult start and we're going to start over now. We're ready to get through the group and play more games," Hjulmand added.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, UEFA said Sunday it was opening an investigation into an allegedly homophobic banner and monkey noises at Hungary's first two Euro 2020 matches in Budapest.</p>.<p>European football's governing body said it was investigating "potential discriminatory incidents" in the Puskas Arena during Hungary's 3-0 defeat to Portugal on Tuesday and the 1-1 draw with France on Saturday.</p>.<p>A UEFA spokesman told AFP the first incident concerned a banner that was the subject of a complaint from the Fare anti-discrimination network.</p>.<p>The second incident refers to monkey cries heard at the France game.</p>.<p>The investigation comes after a UEFA source told AFP it would consider moving the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final to Budapest from London if the British government refuses to grant VIPs exemption from Covid-19 quarantine measures.</p>.<p>Viktor Orban's right-wing Hungarian government last week passed a law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality to minors.</p>.<p>Officials in Munich said they planned to light the city's Allianz Arena in rainbow colours for Wednesday's match between Germany and Hungary to make a statement to Orban's government.</p>.<p>The mayor of the German city, Dieter Reiter, plans to ask UEFA for permission to light the iconic stadium in rainbow colours to "send a visible sign of solidarity with the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community in Hungary".</p>.<p>According to AFP subsidiary SID, Munich officials have already been in talks with UEFA.</p>.<p>The Allianz Arena, owned by German champions Bayern Munich, has a translucent covering which allows the stadium to be lit in different colours.</p>.<p>Tensions are high for Wednesday's crunch Group F match with hosts Germany still needing a win to be sure of reaching the last 16.</p>