France’s Camille Ably strikes to deny Switzerland and seal Euro 2017 progress

France overcame the setback of having Eve Perisset sent off to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2017 with a draw against Switzerland in Breda.

The French were staring at a group-stage exit when Perisset was dismissed early on for a professional foul on Ramona Bachmann, with the subsequent free-kick headed in by Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic.

But France secured a 1-1 draw after Camille Abily equalised in the 76th minute with a 20-yard free-kick that slipped through the fingers of the Swiss goalkeeper Gaëlle Thalmann.

The draw gave France second place in a group they had been widely expected to win, and sets up a likely tie with England on Sunday in Deventer.

Austria won the group after a 3-0 victory over Iceland, who were knocked out along with the Swiss. Sarah Zadrazil and the captain, Nina Burger, struck late in the first half and the substitute Stefanie Enzinger added a third after the break to send Iceland home pointless. Austria will face the runners-up from Group D in Tilburg on Sunday.

If England hold on to top spot in Group D they will face France, whom they have not beaten since 1974. They lost a SheBelieves Cup match 2-1 in March in their most recent meeting.