France vs Switzerland, 2020 European Championship, Round of 16

· Switzerland advance 5-4 on penalties

France

57': Karim Benzema
59': Karim Benzema
75': Paul Pogba

FT - Penalties
3 - 3
Switzerland advance 5-4 on penalties

Switzerland

15': Haris Seferovic
81': Haris Seferovic
90': Mario Gavranovic

Switzerland beats France 5-4 on penalties at Euro 2020

Laurens: Don't blame Mbappe for France loss

— Au revoir France, this summer belongs to Yann Sommer.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, France. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
2': Attempt missed. Raphael Varane (France) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
4': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
6': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
7': Corner, France. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
8': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
15': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
15': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
15': Goal! France 0, Switzerland 1. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Zuber with a cross.
18': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
21': Offside, France. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
24': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
24': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Hand ball by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
26': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
28': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
30': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
30': Steven Zuber (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Raphael Varane (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Breel Embolo (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
32': Nico Elvedi (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
36': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
36': Corner, France. Conceded by Steven Zuber.
41': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Raphael Varane.
41': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
43': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
43': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
43': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (France).
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
45'+2': Breel Embolo (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
45'+4': First Half ends, France 0, Switzerland 1.
45': Second Half begins France 0, Switzerland 1.
45': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Clément Lenglet.
47': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
52': Penalty Switzerland. Steven Zuber draws a foul in the penalty area.
52': Penalty conceded by Benjamin Pavard (France) after a foul in the penalty area.
53': VAR Decision: Penalty Switzerland.
55': Penalty saved! Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
55': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
57': Goal! France 1, Switzerland 1. Karim Benzema (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
59': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
59': Goal! France 2, Switzerland 1. Karim Benzema (France) header from very close range to the top right corner.
61': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland).
62': Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
66': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
66': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Corner, France. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
70': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Corner, France. Conceded by Remo Freuler.
71': Corner, France. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
73': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
73': Raphael Varane (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Switzerland. Mario Gavranovic replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
73': Substitution, Switzerland. Kevin Mbabu replaces Silvan Widmer.
74': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
75': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
75': Goal! France 3, Switzerland 1. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
76': Foul by Remo Freuler (Switzerland).
76': Kingsley Coman (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card.
77': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
79': Substitution, Switzerland. Christian Fassnacht replaces Steven Zuber.
80': Substitution, Switzerland. Ruben Vargas replaces Breel Embolo.
81': Goal! France 3, Switzerland 2. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Mbabu with a cross.
83': Attempt missed. Adrien Rabiot (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
85': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Rodríguez (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
85': Offside, Switzerland. Ricardo Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Mario Gavranovic is caught offside.
87': Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland).
87': Substitution, Switzerland. Admir Mehmedi replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
88': Substitution, France. Moussa Sissoko replaces Antoine Griezmann.
88': Foul by Kingsley Coman (France).
88': Kevin Mbabu (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Kingsley Coman (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Goal! France 3, Switzerland 3. Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball following a fast break.
90'+4': Kingsley Coman (France) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, France 3, Switzerland 3.
90': First Half Extra Time begins France 3, Switzerland 3.
91': Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
91': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
91': Benjamin Pavard (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
92': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Presnel Kimpembe.
93': Attempt saved. Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ruben Vargas with a cross.
94': Substitution, France. Olivier Giroud replaces Karim Benzema because of an injury.
95': Attempt saved. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
95': Corner, France. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
97': Substitution, Switzerland. Fabian Schär replaces Haris Seferovic.
98': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
101': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé following a fast break.
103': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
103': Attempt missed. Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, France 3, Switzerland 3.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins France 3, Switzerland 3.
108': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
108': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
108': Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
109': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
109': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
109': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
110': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
111': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Kingsley Coman because of an injury.
112': Corner, France. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
113': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
113': Remo Freuler (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
114': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
116': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Switzerland).
116': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
118': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
118': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
118': Attempt blocked. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
119': Foul by Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland).
119': Presnel Kimpembe (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
119': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Presnel Kimpembe.
120': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
120': Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
120'+1': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, France 3, Switzerland 3.
120': Penalty Shootout begins France 3, Switzerland 3.
120': Goal! France 3, Switzerland 3(1). Mario Gavranovic (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Goal! France 3(1), Switzerland 3(1). Paul Pogba (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Goal! France 3(1), Switzerland 3(2). Fabian Schär (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! France 3(2), Switzerland 3(2). Olivier Giroud (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! France 3(2), Switzerland 3(3). Manuel Akanji (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! France 3(3), Switzerland 3(3). Marcus Thuram (France) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! France 3(3), Switzerland 3(4). Ruben Vargas (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! France 3(4), Switzerland 3(4). Presnel Kimpembe (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120': Goal! France 3(4), Switzerland 3(5). Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty saved! Kylian Mbappé (France) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, France 3(4), Switzerland 3(5).
0': Match ends, France 3(4), Switzerland 3(5).

Statistics

SUI		FRA
13	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	2
47	Possession	53
13	SHOTS	26
5	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
451	Accurate Passes	555
533	Passes	623
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	2
15	Crosses	24
0.3	Cross %	0.1
50	Long Balls	50
32	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	17
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	13
33	Effective Clearances	22
33	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: National Arena
Location: Bucuresti, Romania
Attendance: 22,642

Line-Ups

France (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
5	Clément Lenglet
3	Presnel Kimpembe
4	Raphaël Varane
13	N'Golo Kanté
6	Paul Pogba
7	Antoine Griezmann
14	Adrien Rabiot
2	Benjamin Pavard
10	Kylian Mbappé
19	Karim Benzema

France Substitutes:

Wissam Ben Yedder, Corentin Tolisso, Kingsley Coman, Kurt Zouma, Moussa Sissoko, Steve Mandanda, Marcus Thuram, Thomas Lemar, Lucas Hernández, Mike Maignan, Léo Dubois, Olivier Giroud.

Switzerland (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Yann Sommer (GK)
5	Manuel Akanji
13	Ricardo Rodríguez
4	Nico Elvedi
10	Granit Xhaka
8	Remo Freuler
23	Xherdan Shaqiri
14	Steven Zuber
3	Silvan Widmer
9	Haris Seferovic
7	Breel Embolo

Switzerland Substitutes:

Denis Zakaria, Rubén Vargas, Edimilson Fernandes, Kevin Mbabu, Loris Benito, Gregor Kobel, Djibril Sow, Yvon Mvogo, Admir Mehmedi, Fabian Schär, Mario Gavranovic, Christian Fassnacht.

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