France forward Kylian Mbappe has apologised for missing the decisive spot kick in Monday’s 4-5 shoot-out loss to Switzerland that saw the world champions crash out of the Euros.

Mbappe said France were “incredibly sad” after exiting the tournament and that his miss would keep him awake at night.

“I’m sorry about this penalty. I wanted to help the team but I failed,” Mbappe wrote on Instagram. “It’s going to be hard to sleep after this, but unfortunately these are the ups and downs of this sport that I love so much.

“The most important (thing) will be to get back up again even stronger for future commitments. Congratulations and good luck to the Swiss team.”

The striker found support from his coach, Didier Deschamps, and the legendary Pele as well.

“Keep your head up, Kylian! Tomorrow is the first day of a new journey, @KMbappe,” the Brazilian great wrote on Twitter.

Deschamps said the striker and the rest of the team would learn from their tournament disappointment.

“It will help everyone I think. Kylian, even if he didn’t score a goal (at the Euros), he was decisive in many actions that we had, and he took responsibility to take this penalty,” he told a news conference.

“No one is really angry with him. I talked to our players, we know the strength of this team… But this really hurts, there’s a lot of sadness,” he added.

The 52-year-old coach dismissed suggestions that none of Mbappe’s teammates went to comfort him after his spot kick was saved.