Bucharest: Yann Sommer Swiss saves French spot kick Kylian Mbappe to secure a shootout victory over the world champion after the 3-3 lottery after extra time on Monday, to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 where they will meet Spain.
, It was the first SWISS KO stage victory in a tournament since 1938 and the first time they made the last eight since the 1954 World Cup they were hosts.
As happened: France vs Switzerrandon an unforgettable night for Swiss football, called Nati repeatedly beat her chances, coming from 3-1 down with two goals in the last five minutes to force extra time and finally punishment.
The French seemed to drive victory when Karim Benzema struck twice in two minutes at the start of the second half.
He locked into Mbappe’s ball through the 57th minute to cancel the first half of Switzerland through a Haris Seafovic header.
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Hugo Lloris saved Spot kick Ricardo Rodriguez when Switzerland wasted the opportunity to lead two goals in what looked like a turning point in the match.
When Paul Pogba scored with a sensational shot to the upper corner in the 75th minute to make it 3-1 to France, a few who believed momentum could shift once more.
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https://t.co/ApCKNTPXSF- UEFA Euro 2020 (@ Euro2020) 1624918592000 Pangki Seferovic headed to the second goal to play and replace Mario Gavranovic Beat Lloris to seize the 90th minute equalizer and force the extra period after French substitute Kingsley Coman rumbled outside the bar.
Olivier Giroud twice closer to France after getting up but the game must be resolved at a penalty where Sommer stared at Spot Mbappe away after five Swiss players got scoring to get their first tournament victory.