FRANCE DEFEAT ICELAND 5:2,TO PROCEED TO SEMI-FINALS AGAINST GERMANY.
Didier Deschamps made two changes to his side bringing in Samuel Umtiti and Moussa Sissoko for the suspended N’Golo Kante and Adil Rami with Iceland unchanged for a record fifth game in a row.
The hosts began brightly and opened the scoring after just 12 minutes, Giroud latching onto a pass from Blaise Matuidi and firing clinically through goalkeeper Halldorsson's legs. Pogba then added a second, seven minutes later, heading Griezmann’s corner home before Payet and Griezmann scored within minutes of each other just before half-time to effectively seal the tie.
Iceland grabbed one back after the break through Kolbeinn Sigthorsson before Giroud grabbed his second of the night to set up a semi-final clash with world champions Germany.
Iceland has emerged the first country to play 5 matches with the same starting 11 in the history of EURO cup.
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