Biggest upsets of Euro 2020 have come in Round of 16

Even though Euro 2020 tournament has entered only the quarterfinal stage some big nations have already fallenIANS looks at the biggest upsets of the tournament all of which have come in the Round of 16 stage In fact half of the eight prequarterfinals sprang surprisesSwitzerland beat FranceFrances forward Kylian Mbappe C reacts after missing a penalty during the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 football match between France and Switzerland at the National Arena in Bucharest PicAFPThe 2018 world champions were expected to win Euro 2020 and emulate what their predecessors did over two decades ago win World Cup and follow it up with Euro title France who had the talismanic Zinedine Zidane in their midst in those days had won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and then followed it up with the Euro 2000 title The current team full of biggest stars of contemporary times though expected to coast to title fell at the Round of 16 stage against Switzerland France are world No 2 and Swiss are ranked 13th After leading 31 the French conceded two late goals to let the Swiss take the game into extratime and then to penalties where Frances big star Kylian Mbappe missed a penaltyCzech Republic beats the NetherlandsCzech Republics midfielder Tomas Holes R scores a header during the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 football match between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic at Puskas Arena in Budapest PicAFPThe Dutch who are 16th and 24 places above Czech Republic in FIFA rankings had looked dominant throughout the league stage They were one of the only three teams besides Italy and Belgium who entered the Round of 16 with an allwin record However the Oranje brigade was shocked 20 by the eastern European nation at their home in Amsterdam Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick scored in the second half as they saw their team through to the quarterfinalsBelgium beat PortugalBelgiums midfielder Thorgan Hazard R celebrates after scoring the first goal right Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal looks dejected following defeat PicsAFPIt wouldnt come out as a surprise if FIFA rankings were considered Belgium are the topranked team while Portugal include the talismanic Cristiano Ronaldo are No 5 However the fact that the Portuguese are the defending champions and their defeat surprised soccer fans The titleholders enjoyed 56 per cent ball possession and made 24 attempts which was four times than their rivals But they lacked efficiency accuracy and also luck that could earn them victory Thorgan Hazard younger brother of ace Belgian footballer Eden scored for the winnersUkraine beat SwedenUkraines forward Artem Dovbyk C celebrates scoring their second goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 football match between Sweden and Ukraine at Hampden Park in Glasgow PicAFPUkraine who are ranked 24th are six places below Sweden who are 18th and they qualified for Round of 16 as one of the third bestplaced teams unlike the Swedes who finished top of their pool But the Ukrainians punched above their weight to first hold the Swedes in regulation time and then beat them in the dying minutes of extra time This is Ukraines first entry into the Euro quarterfinals This is only the third time they are playing in the tournament After failing to qualify for the 1996 2000 2004 and 2008 editions they competed in 2012 and 2016 but without much successThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever