France ended Iceland’s fairytale run at the European Championships by beating them 4-2 in Saint-Denis in the last quarterfinal of Euro 2016. Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud bagged a brace for Les Bleus, with Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann and Dimi Payet also scoring for the hosts.
Iceland, who beat England in the Round of 16, scored two goals.
France will now meet Germany for a spot in the final Continue reading
France will meet Germany in the semifinal at Euro 2016 if they beat Iceland later tonight. The Germans claimed a tightly fought encounter 6-5 on penalties, with Matteo Darmian missing the decisive penalty in sudden death for the Italians.
The game ended 1-1 in normal time after Mesut Ozil’s opener was cancelled out by Bonucci’s penalty. Extra time failed to break the deadlock and we had to go to penalties, where the Germans prevailed.
Portugal and Wales will contest the other semi-final. Continue reading
France will meet Iceland in the quarterfinals after the latter shocked England 2-1 in Nice. The last eight clash between Les Bleus and their Nordic opponents will take place in Saint-Denis on July 3, 2016 (21.00 KO), with the winners meeting either Germany or Italy in the semifinals.
France will be without Rami and Kante for the clash, as reported earlier by us Continue reading
France will be without N’Golo Kante and Adil Rami for their Euro 2016 quarterfinal clash against either England or Iceland after the two picked up bookings in their 2-1 win over Ireland.
Midfielder Kante was substituted at half time for Kingsley Coman in the fixture, but the Leicester star will be unavailable for the last eight clash after picking up his second yellow of the tournament, and so will defender Rami.
In Kante’s absence, Yohan Cabaye stands a good chance to start, while coach Dider Deschamps is likely to choose between one of Umtiti and Mangala to replace Rami in the heart of defence.
Antoine Griezmann is the hero for France as his double helps Les Bleus overcome a sluggish first half performance to down the Republic of Ireland Continue reading