FRANCE have been KNOCKED OUT of Euro 2020 by Switzerland after a pulsating game finished with a nerve-wracking penalty shootout which the Swiss won 5-4.
The game finished 3-3 thanks to goals from Seferovic (2), Gavranovic, Benzema (2) and Pogba but the two sides couldn’t be split after 120 minutes,
Kylian Mbappe then missed the decisive penalty in the shootout to send France crashing out in Bucharest.
- Start time: 8pm GMT
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- France XI: 1 Lloris; 4 Varane, 5 Lenglet, 3 Kimpembe; 2 Pavard, 6 Pogba, 13 Kante, 14 Rabiot; 7 Griezmann; 19 Benzema, 10 Mbappe
- Switzerland XI: 1 Sommer; 4 Elvedi, 5 Akanji, 13 Rodriguez; 3 Widmer, 8 Freuler, 10 Xhaka, 14 Zuber; 23 Shaqiri, 7 Embolo; 9 Seferovic
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THAT’S ALL FROM BUCHAREST!
Switzerland shocked the entire world by eliminating reigning world champions France from Euro 2020 on penalties following a mental game at the National Arena.
The Swiss opened the scoring on 15 minutes with Haris Seferovic’s header after Steven Zuber’s stunning cross from the left.
Vladimir Petkovic’s men almost doubled their lead after 55 minutes when they earned a penalty from Benjamin Pavard’s foul on Zuber at the edge of the area.
But Ricardo Rodriguez’s shot was saved by Hugo Lloris, who fell down his bottom right corner.
After a horrible first half, France turned things around in just two minutes with Karim Benzema.
Benzema equalised with a fine strike, following a brilliant touch, on 57 minutes and then turned things around with a header.
Paul Pogba appeared to have sealed qualification with a screamer in the 75th minute but Seferovic put his country back in the game six minutes later.
Mario Gavranovic then did the unthinkable in the 90th minute as he made it 3-3 with a beautiful shot from the edge of the box.
Nothing major happened on extra-time and so France and Switzerland became the first teams to go on penalties in this year’s Euros.
All Swiss players hit the target, France’s stars were also on target except for Kylian Mbappe who was beaten by Yann Sommer in the decisive penalty.
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Nobody saw this coming!
France are not used to those kinds of shockers but the reality is that they are out of Euro 2020.
Les Tricolores made it to the quarter-finals of each major tournament since the 2010 World Cup.
But not this time…
KYL-ING THEM SOFTLY
France superstar Kylian Mbappe didn’t score a single goal at Euro 2020.
Mbappe couldn’t even score from the penalty spot to take Les Tricolores through to the quarter-finals.
Here is the moment that define this dramatic and historic encounter.
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CONTRAST
Switzerland stars and fans are celebrating their historic triumph with all their heart and soul.
It’s a completely different story for France and their fans who simply can’t believe what just happened.
The Swiss national team is now set to face Spain in the quarter-finals.
Here’s a taste of what’s going on in Bucharest:
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Switzerland have shocked the world by eliminating a major Euro 2020 favourite.
That is the very first time that the Swiss national team makes the quarter-finals of a major international tournament.
That is the first time in 67 years!
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SHOCKER
France, the reigning world champions, are out of Euro 2020 after being kicked out by Switzerland.
This sounds completely unbelievable, but maybe it does make some sense…
That is because Les Tricolores have quite a poor history when it comes to extra-time.
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ZUBER MAN
Switzerland star Steven Zuber didn’t get to play the entire match against France.
However, Zuber was still part of history as he created Haris Seferovic’s opener.
That marked the Eintracht Frankfurt star’s fourth assists of the season, which set a special record.
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Switzerland win the shootout to book their place in the quarter finals, where they’ll meet Spain on Friday in St. Petersburg.
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STATS
France dominated 54.2 per cent of possession throughout this dramatic encounter but still suffered a shock elimination.
Les Tricolores registered a whopping total of 26 shots, eight of which were on target.
Switzerland, on the other hand, recorded 12 shots, five of which were on target.
France won 56.3 per cent of aerial duels but lost a ton in defence and thus conceded two goals by Haris Seferovic’s headers
FT: FRANCE 3-3 SWITZERLAND (4-5)
Switzerland shocked the world by eliminating reigning world champions France from Euro 2020 at the National Arena.
The Swiss opened the scoring on 15 minutes with Haris Seferovic’s header after Steven Zuber’s wonderful cross from the left.
Vladimir Petkovic’s men almost doubled their lead after 55 minutes but Ricardo Rodriguez’s penalty shot was saved by Hugo Lloris down his bottom right corner.
After a horrible first half, France turned things around in just two minutes with Karim Benzema.
Benzema equalised with a fine strike, following a brilliant touch, on 57 minutes and then turned things around with a header.
Paul Pogba appeared to have sealed qualification with a screamer in the 75th minute but Seferovic put his country back in the game six minutes later.
Mario Gavranovic then did the unthinkable in the 90th minute as he equalised with a beautiful shot from the edge of the box.
Nothing major happened on extra-time and so the game went on penalties.
All Swiss players hit the target, France’s stars were also on target except for Kylian Mbappe who was beaten by Yann Sommer
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Mbappe misses from the penalty spot, Switzerland eliminate the reigning world champions and make it to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals!
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SOMMER SAVES!!!!!
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And it’s Mbappe who takes this crucial kick!
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And it’s good! Pressure on France now, and I think it’s Mbappe or Pogba’s time!
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Mehmedi is Switzerland’s last taker!
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Brilliant finish by Kimpembe who burries the ball in Sommer’s left corner!
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Kimpembe is taking the next shot!
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Vargas just beats Lloris! The France goalkeeper gets handfull on his right post but can’t keep the ball out!
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Vargas will facer Lloris now!
FRANCE 3-3 SWITZERLAND
And it’s good! Sommer falls on the right corner but Thuram still beats his Gladbach team-mate!
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Time for Thuram to face Sommer!
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And it’s in! Akanji’s flick pays off as it confuses Lloris!
FRANCE 2-3 SWITZERLAND
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Time for Akanji to take a penalty kick!
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And it’s good! Giroud equalises for Francr!
FRANCE 2-2 SWITZERLAND
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
