Chinese supporters who expected their team to triumph over Switzerland smashed their televisions set in agony after Kylian Mbappe went onto miss the decisive penalty
In the crucial last-16 fixture of the EURO 2020, France and Switzerland faced each other with France being the favorites to advance in the tournament and Switzerland being the underdogs. Match began with great intensity as both the teams were constantly on the attack.
Chinese Supporters Go Bonkers After Kylian Mbappe Penalty Miss
The game went into extra time but a set of tired players were not able to find the net taking the game into the penalty shootout. Swiss players converted every spot-kick and put the whole pressure on the weak shoulders of young Kylian Mbappe.
The pressure got to him as he missed the decisive spot-kick in the penalty shootout taking the World Champions out of the EURO 2020. Some of the Chinese fans were so upset they even broke their television set in anger.
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France vs Switzerland Match Report
H. Seferović opened the scoring for Switzerland by taking a higher leap than Clement Lenglet and scoring a marvelous header to give Switzerland the advantage. They were holding their defensive lines properly and allowed no gaps for France to exploit.
French team threw blows at Switzerland but they were able to contain the fast and smooth flowing attack by the French and maintained their lead till the halftime whistle blew. The match really opened up in the second half as both the teams were looking to cement their position in the quarter-finals.
France came out more determined in the second half knowing that it would require an ultimate team effort to equalize. In the midst of end-to-end action on the pitch, Switzerland were awarded a penalty after the VAR check on Pavard’s tackle on S. Zuber just inside the box.
R. Rodríguez stepped up and missed the penalty as France on the other hand equalized through a 57th-minute goal by Karim Benzema. The game was on level terms until just after 2 minutes Benzema struck again giving France the lead.
French players grew in the game after that as Paul Pogba started dominating the midfield. He took control of the game and was instrumental in both the French goals. As they got more comfortable, Pogba launched a strike from just outside the box into the net of Sommer.
France doubled their advantage with just 15 minutes to go in the game. Switzerland were not over and showed a lot of character to come back in the game by an 81st-minute header by none other than H. Seferović who was urging the Swiss fans to make some noise.
In the dying moments of the game, Switzerland found a very late 90th-minute equalizer by M. Gavranović who could not believe what he has done. Swiss Fans cried their eyes out and could not believe what they just saw. French players were crushed as the whole momentum shifted towards Switzerland.