The Euro 2020 would neither be won by the defending champion nor the world champion as after Portugal, the tournament’s journey for France is over after getting defeated by Switzerland following crucial penalty miss by Mbappe.
The underdog Switzerland beat the world champion France 5-4 on penalties.
The best young player of the last World Cup, Kylian Mbappe, missed a crucial penalty when the scores were tied in the shootout.
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This led to the French departure from the Euro 2020 in the round of 16. The game between the underdog and world champion tied 3-3 in the 90 minutes.
Karim Benzema scored two back-to-back goals for the French while Pogba scored another in the 75th minute.
France was leading in the match as it was 3-1 but it was all down to the last 9 minutes when Switzerland shocked the favorites with a brilliant comeback. Seferovic, who also scored the first goal, and Gavranovic kicked the ball into the net in 81st and 90th minute.
I love Underdog games. Switzerland just clutched up a 3-1 in 10 minutes vs France the Runner Ups of Euros 2016/2018 World Cup Champions.
And won 3-3 (5-4 in Penalties) pic.twitter.com/vXrDuV7bYI
— Hentai/JAV Maestro (@_Shonen_) June 28, 2021
The victory against the world champions is the first knockout win in a tournament for the Swiss since 1938 while the side has reached the last eight in a tournament after World Cup 1954.
The winning side will play Spain in the quarter-final on July 2.
The shocking defeat of France will also end the chances of coach Didier Deschamps who could be the first man to win World Cup and Euro Cup titles.