Match facts...

Head-to-head

  • This will be the fifth meeting between France and Switzerland at a major competition (Euro 2004, 2006 World Cup, 2014 World Cup, Euro 2016), but the first in the knockout rounds. France are unbeaten in such matches (W2 D2), with the most recent game finishing goalless at Euro 2016.


France
  • France have only lost one of their last 17 matches at Euros and World Cups combined (W12 D4) - the Euro 2016 final against Portugal.
  • France haven't lost a competitive match in over two years, with their last such defeat coming against Turkey in a European Championship qualifier in June 2019, winning 14 times and drawing five times since. France last went on a longer unbeaten run in competitive matches from 1994 to 1999, a 27-game run, with current manager Didier Deschamps playing in 21 of them.
  • Antoine Griezmann has played in each of France's last 51 matches, in a run that started on 31 August 2017 against the Netherlands - Griezmann is the only player to make more than 50 appearances for a European country since that date.

Switzerland
  • Switzerland have reached the knockout stages at each of their last four major tournament appearances (2014 World Cup, Euro 2016, 2018 World Cup, Euro 2020) - they were eliminated in their first match following the group stages in each of those previous three instances.
  • With a double against Turkey last time out, Shaqiri became Switzerland's all-time top scorer in major tournaments (Euros & World Cup) with seven goals, overtaking Josef Hugi's six. Shaqiri is Switzerland's joint-top scorer in European Championship matches with three goals, tied with Hakan Yakin.