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France, Switzerland Trade Outrageous Momentum Swings in Euro Thriller

On the heels of a Spain-Croatia game that featured a colossal own goal, a late blown two-goal lead and a 5-3 final scoreline, France and Switzerland may have managed to top it.

Down 1-0 and with Switzerland lining up a penalty kick, France was staring down an embarrassing round-of-16 exit after coming into Euro 2020 as the heavy favorite. And then the floodgates opened to at the very least temporarily give Les Bleus the control.

Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris jumped to his right and saved Ricardo Rodriguez's penalty in the 55th minute, kicking off a a frantic four-minute momentum shift reminiscent of its 2018 round of 16 thriller against Argentina that sent France on its way to a World Cup trophy.