Saturday , 14 November 2026

France vs Switzerland, European Championship 2021 LAST 16

European Championship · 2021
France
7 – 8
4 – 5 pen
Full Time
Switzerland
Mon 28 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Arena Nationala HT 45' · FT 45'
Raphael Varane 30' Y
Y 32' Nico Elvedi
Y 33' Nico Elvedi
Y 62' Ricardo Rodriguez
Y 77' Granit Xhaka
Kingsley Coman 89' Y
Benjamin Pavard 91' Y
Y 108' Manuel Akanji

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Switzerland — European Championship at Arena Nationala.

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Juan Martinez
  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski

Head-to-Head

1
1
France 2 games · Avg 7.5 goals Switzerland
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-28 France 7–8 Switzerland 2016-06-19 Switzerland 0–0 France

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Switzerland H 7–8 L
23 Jun Portugal A 2–2 D
19 Jun Hungary A 1–1 D
15 Jun Germany H 1–0 W
15 Jul Croatia H 4–2 W
10 Jul Belgium H 1–0 W
Switzerland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun France A 8–7 W
20 Jun Turkey H 3–1 W
16 Jun Italy A 0–3 L
12 Jun Wales A 1–1 D
03 Jul Sweden A 0–1 L
27 Jun Costa Rica H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
20% Clean Sheets
Switzerland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Switzerland
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Switzerland
Breel Embolo 2 G
Michel Aebischer 1 G 2 A
Xherdan Shaqiri 1 G
Kwadwo Duah 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Arena Nationala. Ninety minutes of football awaits between France and Switzerland.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His France side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vladimir Petković will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' What composure from Haris Seferovic! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Arena Nationala. Switzerland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Raphael Varane catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nico Elvedi.
  • 33' Nico Elvedi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Granit Xhaka made 425 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Clement Lenglet makes way for Kingsley Coman at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from France.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' The 34-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' Karim Benzema has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 59' A goal from the France international Karim Benzema! He fires home on 59 to make it 2-1!
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ricardo Rodriguez.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' Another substitution for Switzerland to replace Silvan Widmer by Kevin Mbabu on 74 minute.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Paul Pogba has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 77' Switzerland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 80' Switzerland ring the changes. Steven Zuber has done his job and it is now time for Christian Fassnacht to step up.
  • 81' A goal from the Switzerland international Haris Seferovic! He fires home on 81 to make it 3-2!
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Switzerland — Admir Mehmedi on, Ricardo Rodriguez off on 87 minutes.
  • 88' The France bench stirs into life. Antoine Griezmann is withdrawn and Moussa Sissoko gets his opportunity.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Kingsley Coman on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. France will be frustrated.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Mario Gavranovic gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Switzerland to claim maximum points.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Switzerland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Petković

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.54 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35 Switzerland xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
France42% Draw22% Switzerland36%
Actual: Switzerland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes82% 0% No18%
Avg goals/match: 4.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 85%
15%
± 3.5 70%
30%
± 4.5 53%
47%

Double Chance

France or Draw
64%
Draw or Switzerland
58%
France or Switzerland
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
France35% Draw34% Switzerland31%
Actual: Switzerland win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–8 not predicted
7 – 8
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
1 – 1
5.2%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
4 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3%
2 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Switzerland covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 15% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Switzerland keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.