Pre-tournament favourites France will hope to spark as they enter the knockout stages with their last-16 clash against Switzerland on Monday. Hazard netted with a swerving long-range effort three minutes before the break as Belgium won a hard-fought clash in Seville 1-0. Deschamps gives Swiss creditFrance may be strong favourites but manager Didier Deschamps claims it would be disrespectful to suggest a Swiss victory on Monday would be an upset. The defeat also denied him the chance to become the all-time record goalscorer in international football during this tournament. Manager Roberto Martinez said they would “need 48 hours to find out the extent of the injuries”.

Source: Express June 28, 2021 03:22 UTC