⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Winner: ITALY!

[Woodie]

Too many goals today,are these games fixed or something....unbelievable!

Switzerland looked like they were guaranteed winners,but things are changed so fast...i move to my phone to check what's happening on the forum and before  you know it France is leading 3-1 in the 80th minute...you change the channel knowing France has won only to get an update of a tied game....what is going on


Possible penalties, any one....

[Lafu]

There was yesterday already some crazy matches and a surprise result from the Czech Republic !
But today the games are really crazy and specialy the ongoing match from France against Switzerland.
Both teams playing well and maybe we see the first penalties shoot .

[snipie]

Edit: ok it is 3 - 1 now!

It's now 3:3 game on!!

Switzerland is playing exactly the same script Croatia used  

I wonder if this will be any different from the first game after extra time, but I am all in for any underdog. Go Switzerland!

Every time I say RIP to a team and leave the game, I find them scoring in the last 15 minutes and get a draw lol! Croatia and Spain scenario again in the same day!!
France is in awkward situation, they should score in the second extra time and avoid at any cost penalties. The worst scenario is to see the favorite team in this tournament gets kicked by a hazardous PK...

[DU18]

What are the chances that both today matches end up with 3-3 in regular time, and I expected to see France and Spain winning their matches much easier.
Very interesting games to watch and I hope tomorrow will be something similar with England and Germany.

Today's match really made big teams like Spain and France difficult to win, fortunately Spain tonight was able to beat Croatia in extra time, I think Spain could score 2 additional goals because they were able to take advantage of the mistakes of the Croatia defender who was already very tired in the match that, and the france vs switzerland match was also really quite exciting and even the two teams exchanged attacks and chasing goals became an interesting sight that colored today, the france vs switzerland match has entered the 115th minute and hopefully the 3-3 score will stay until the end of the game, because honestly I really want to see both teams to take penalties .

[Ratash]

Two unexpected matches and a score of 3-3 became an idol that could extend the time of an increasingly exciting match that will determine who is great.

Croatia vs Spain 3-3 ends 3-5
France vs Switzerland 3-3 ends ?-?

Yes it was a shock since no one would predict these results it is a bit understandable that croatia team would a try to equalize and they have some quality players and since spain are not in top form they did it but the french performance is really a surprise that they would lose their advantage like that they seemed really in control of the game.

[Coyster]

Too many goals today,are these games fixed or something....unbelievable!

Lol, it's definitely not fixed. Aside from the obvious quality of players on display for the both teams, though some teams are better equipped with better talents, but the truth is that all the teams have a fair number of quality players you can mention, thus it's expected that they produce a brilliant and entertaining match to watch, and that's exactly what they are doing, and for the neutrals like myself, we really can't ask for anything better than what we're seeing.

Switzerland looked like they were guaranteed winners,but things are changed so fast...i move to my phone to check what's happening on the forum and before  you know it France is leading 3-1 in the 80th minute...you change the channel knowing France has won only to get an update of a tied game....what is going on

That's the twists and turns we love to see in football, that's what makes the game interesting. A one-sided game is never a beauty to watch and tbh I hope all the games from now till the end of the tournament go this exact way.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Two unexpected matches and a score of 3-3 became an idol that could extend the time of an increasingly exciting match that will determine who is great.

Croatia vs Spain 3-3 ends 3-5
France vs Switzerland 3-3 ends ?-?

Yes it was a shock since no one would predict these results it is a bit understandable that croatia team would a try to equalize and they have some quality players and since spain are not in top form they did it but the french performance is really a surprise that they would lose their advantage like that they seemed really in control of the game.

Croatia performed exceptionally well in the full 90 minutes. But Spain's gameplay in the extra 30 minutes fascinated me. They scored two goals in the extra 30 minutes. Which was really great. The performances of Morata and Torres in particular deserve true praise. The extraordinary performances of these two players helped Spain to a 5-3 victory.

[NotATether]

France is OUT of the Euros as Kylian Mbappe's shot was saved by switzerland (christ I even predicted that happening, wish sportsbooks had a market for that kind of thing  ), the penalty score was 4 - 5 before he went to take the shot. A well-fought out game by both sides and Switzerland deserves their place in the quarter finals. It must be pretty embarrassing for France right now, being the world champions and their star striker misses the penalty.

I wonder how many 1x2 bets were screwed by the draw.

[LittleBitFunny]

What a match! Saw a great match. Although France was the favorite and I kept the bet for France, I have no regrets even after losing the bet. Switzerland played very well. After they missed a penalty in the first half, the players became somewhat mentally weak. After Benzema scored two goals in a row in the second half, Switzerland did not have any chance to attack. Even then, overcoming all obstacles, they scored in the 81st and 90th minutes to draw the match. Neither team scored in the extra 30 minutes.

[LTU_btc]

First we had EURO champion eliminated and now World Cup winners got kicked out too. Mbappe missed penalty and summed up his tournament - 0 goals and many opportunities missed.
I lost a lot of money during today's games, but I'm not sad at all after watching such amazing 2 games.

[DIA7]

Switzerland did it, they hit France kicked out from the Euro ,   Mbappe missing the 5th penalty is going to crucifie him for it especially after a very poor game from him,
Getting out of this championship means that Deschamps will be the blamed most for.
It may make us see Zidane in the 2022 World Cup.
Spain against Austria will be facing each other in the quarter-finals and I don’t think that they are going to underestimate their opponents as they learned that from Croatia today almost the same thing happened to France but Spain got back on extra time while French failed to do so.

[AndySt]

France is OUT of the Euros as Kylian Mbappe's shot was saved by switzerland (christ I even predicted that happening, wish sportsbooks had a market for that kind of thing  ), the penalty score was 4 - 5 before he went to take the shot. A well-fought out game by both sides and Switzerland deserves their place in the quarter finals. It must be pretty embarrassing for France right now, being the world champions and their star striker misses the penalty.
I wonder how many 1x2 bets were screwed by the draw.

I began to have serious doubts when I saw who was hitting the last shot at France. I am not sure that the decisive blow should have been trusted to such a young player as Mbappe, even if he is insanely talented. Such situations strongly affect the psyche and can ruin a career. Switzerland looked decent and deserved the right to extra time, and if a penalty had been scored, then Switzerland could have counted on winning in regular time. But as it often happens, an unforgettable penalty played in favor of the French national team, when Benzema quickly scored two goals, and Pogba seemed to bury Switzerland's hopes with a beautiful third goal. Therefore, it is an honor and praise to the Swiss that they equalized the score and eventually reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.

[BIT-BENDER]

World champions France will again not become the lastest UEFA euro champions,  I think Switzerland gave blood and sweat for this win, not everyday France go up 3:2 on any country and they spin the fortune wheel around to an equalizer, this should be the last tournament in UEFA euro for some players in the squad like benzema, but regardless they have a young team, which to be had not sparked the excitement they had in the holy Grail of football the world cup, congratulations to Switzerland, and Spain who went in the next knockout by defeating Croatia.

[Swordsoffreedom]

What a match! Saw a great match. Although France was the favorite and I kept the bet for France, I have no regrets even after losing the bet. Switzerland played very well. After they missed a penalty in the first half, the players became somewhat mentally weak. After Benzema scored two goals in a row in the second half, Switzerland did not have any chance to attack. Even then, overcoming all obstacles, they scored in the 81st and 90th minutes to draw the match. Neither team scored in the extra 30 minutes.

Although Mbappe made an assist, I would say France lost the match because of Mbappe. He missed the penalty kick, that's why I'm not saying this. He has performed poorly in the entire match. However, he had a great assist. He also had the opportunity to score many easy goals. But he did every off-target shot. In the extra 30 minutes, he had a chance to score two easy goals, but he failed to score.

[bct_ail]

Wow. What a sensation. Switzerland knocked France out of the European Championship. They won on penalties. When you come back from 2 goals down, you deserve to win. Now it's on to Spain. The last eight.

[coinlocket$]

I had that feeling.

Sad for "my love" Pogba but I had the feeling when I saw Mbappè, I had the feeling for missing the penalty.
Deshamp now will probably leave for Zidane. (?)

[snipie]

France is in awkward situation, they should score in the second extra time and avoid at any cost penalties. The worst scenario is to see the favorite team in this tournament gets kicked by a hazardous PK...

Well shit happens these days and Switzerland ate a rooster for the dinner tonight. That was the most surprising event so far in this version of EURO, to see the French team getting kicked so early by the helvetic team and the one missing the penalty is Mbappe, euh what a crazy night!

Deshamp now will probably leave for Zidane. (?)

Perfect timing? I don't think he will leave before Qatar 2022 but I would like to see a transitional period between both, although it is hard to see Zidane co-managing the team with Deschamps.

[Lordhermes]

Two unexpected matches and a score of 3-3 became an idol that could extend the time of an increasingly exciting match that will determine who is great.

Croatia vs Spain 3-3 ends 3-5
France vs Switzerland 3-3 ends ?-?

I wasn't expecting Switzerland to perform like the way they did tonight, France would have outplayed them with no breathing space for Switzerland but they seem to stand on ground to equalize the current world cup giant, Croatia on the other hand has good and experienced players that knows to how to tackle in every match, I expecting spain and germany to meet at the final.

[W Jr.]

Switzerland - France match was great ! Switzerland, which was behind 3-1 in the last 15 minutes of the match, managed to take the match to overtime by scoring two goals in 9 minutes. When the score did not change in overtime, they went to the penalty shootout and Switzerland did not miss a penalty shootout. A penalty missed by world star Mbappe in France caused them to be eliminated. It was a very good match. Spain's opponent was Switzerland in the quarter finals.

[seek3r]

I had that feeling.

Sad for "my love" Pogba but I had the feeling when I saw Mbappè, I had the feeling for missing the penalty.
Deshamp now will probably leave for Zidane. (?)

Yeah that was very unlucky, especially for Mbappe who didnt manage to score a goal in this tournament. But he played well in all games so no offensive to him.
But somehow it is typical that just someone like him is the unfortunate one in such a situation.

Were there already rumors that Deschamps would quit after that? I mean Zidane has time again, but I think that  Deschamps has the team well sworn to each other and no change of coach would be necessary.