Euro 2020 Highlights, France vs Switzerland: France eliminated after losing on penalty shootouts

Mehmedi scores for Switzerland

Mbappe misses! Switzerland win, France knocked out!

Vargas scores for Switzerland

Kimpembe scores for France

Akanji scores for Switzerland

Thuram scores for France

Schar scores for Switzerland

Giroud Scores for France

POGBA SCORES!

France 1-1 Switzerland

Penalty 1 for Switzerland: Gavranovic SCORES!

Switzerland 1-0 France on penalties

France and Switzerland are unable to score a goal in the Extra Time so now the match will be decided via penalties.

The second half of Extra Time has begin. Will we get a goal here or will we have penalty shootouts?

The first end of first half of Extra Time has come to an end. No goals so far.

CHANCE! A long ball to Vargas almost saw Switzerland breaking through.

CHANCE! Pavard takes a shot and it has been deflected outside by goalkeeper.

Substitution for France.

Karim Benzema OFF

Giroud ON

Extra time begins. Will there be more goals in next 30 minutes?

The match heads to an Extra Time after the match ends with 3-3 scoreline in the regulation time.

GOALLL! Gavaranovic has hammered a goal to bring this back to level pegging! The scores are equal in the last minute.

GOALL! BUT OFFSIDE! Gavranovic scored but it was ruled offside.

GOALLL! Seferovic scores and Switzerland have pulled one back.

GOALLL! Pogba special has finally arrived. He has put the game beyond Switzerland’s reach.

CHANCE! Mbappe breaks through, but the ball was just a little quicker than him.

Switzerland will be regretting letting Rodriguez take the penalty, who had already missed once in the match.

GOALLLLL! And Karim Benzema has netted it once again to give France to lead. What a game change after the penalty miss.

GOAL! Karim Benzema has rescued France once again!

PENALTY! SAVE! Rodriguez has missed it again!

VAR checks a penalty chance. Pavard takes down Zuber inside the box. PENALTY!

CHANCE! Embolo passes a cross in front of box and it almost Zuber to find the back of the net. That was so, so close.

France make a change – Kingsley Coman comes in place of Lenglet.

The 2nd half begins… can France find a way back?

It is half time and Seferovic’s goal separates the two teams after the first half. Are we in for a stunning upset? 2nd half to come.

Switzerland keeping possession and that is a good trick to prevent an equaliser. France cannot score if they dont have the ball.

Pogba takes down Embolo but no cards for him.

SHOT! Rabiot takes a powerful shot towards goal, but just a tad bit far wide. Almost.

FREEKICK! 23 meters away from goal. Griezmann all over it. Mbappe as well. Who will take the shot? Mbappe takes it but no goal.

Rabiot sends in a cross to Benzema, but deflected by Swiss goalkeeper.

Deschamps is on the sidelines barking instructions to his team.

GOALLLLLL! Seferovic has scored and the world champions are trailing!

Switzerland are playing as if they have nothing to lose. This is the right strategy.

CORNER! Embolo earns a corner. Rodríguez sends the cross but well defended.

Bezema sends a cross towards the front of a goal searching for a tap-in but deflected outside by Swiss defender.

CORNER! An early corner kick for France, Griezmann sends the cross to the box and Varane’s header went over.

KICKOFF! The ball is rolling and we are underway…

The players are in the middle for the National Anthems. This means so much to France and Switzerland fans.

France are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Switzerland (W3 D4), their longest ever unbeaten run against the Swiss, although four of the last five meetings between the two sides have finished level.

(Opta Stat)

There have been no changes for Switzerland in the match.

Switzerland Starting XI: Sommer, Rodriguez, Elvedi, Akanji, Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Zuber, Shaqiri, Embolo, Seferovic

Subs: Mvogo, Kobel, Mbabu, Zakaria, Vargas, Sow, Fassnacht, Benito, Mehmedi, Gavranovic, Fernandes, Schar

France Starting XI: Hugo Lloris (capt); Raphael Varane, Clement Lenglet, Presnel Kimpembe; Benjamin Pavard, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot; Antoine Griezmann; Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema

Subs: Mandanda, Maignan, Lemar, Giroud, Tolisso, Zouma, Sissoko, Coman, Hernandez, Ben Yedder, Dubois, Thuram.

Hello and welcome to our live blog Euro 2020, France vs Switzerland football match. The FIFA World Champions had a topsy-turvy run to the Round of 16, and hence they will be eager to get a strong win over Switzerland.