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Fan View: Mbappe needed to be humbled - mixed reactions after France's elimination

The PSG star missed a decisive penalty which contributed to Les Bleus' exit from Euro 2020

Football lovers in Africa have taken to their social media accounts to react differently after France striker Kylian Mbappe's costly miss against Switzerland in the Euro 2020.

The star-studded Les Bleus came into the match as favourites but it was the Swiss team who scored first through Haris Seferovic after 15 minutes. Karim Benzema struck twice in the 57th and 59th minutes to give his team a lead before Paul Pogba made it 3-1 with 15 minutes to go.

The Swiss fought back and Seferovic completed his brace in the 81st minute before Mario Gavranovic struck in stoppage time to send the game to extra time.