Poland beats Switzerland on penalties, moves to Euro quarterfinals
Poland will meet Croatia or Portugal in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 after beating Switzerland on penalties in the first knockout game of the tournament.
Arsenal newcomer Granit Xhaka was the only player to miss in the shootout, with Grzegorz Krychowiak scoring the winning spot-kick for the Poles.
Jakub Blaszczykowski had put Poland ahead six minutes before half-time.
Switzerland hit back through Xherdan Shaqiri’s sublime finish, an overhead kick from 18 yards.
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