– France lost against Switzerland on penalty shootout

Ruthless Switzerland won against France by 5 – 4 on penalty shootout in their thrilling 3 – 3 encounter after extra time

Haris Seferovic open the score sheet at the ’15 minutes of the game to put the Swiss ahead before Karim Benzema level the lead shortly after the half time break

Benzema scored again before Paul Pogba ’75 minutes strike makes it 3 for the Les Blues.

Swiss fought back to level the game before the final whistle and the match ended on a 3-3 draw

However, Benzema brace wasn’t enough to take the Les Blues into the next stage of the tournament as the Swiss goal keeper became the hero at the National Arena in Bucharest.

The epic match went straight into penalty shootout after extra time and it ended 5 – 4 in favour of Switzerland thanks to Yann Sommers saves as the He denied Kylian Mbappe last spot kick to give his team the much needed victory as they coast into the quarter final of the tournament

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