UEFA European Championship

FT Sunday, July 3, 2016
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France WWWDW 5
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Match Report

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Euro 2016 hosts France thrash Iceland to set up Germany semifinal

France progressed to the Euro 2016 semifinals as they brought an end to Iceland's remarkable tournament with a big win at the Stade de France.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
41
Possession
59
11
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
579
405
Passes
642
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
3
13
Crosses
9
0.5
Cross %
0.3
45
Long Balls
47
19
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
19
17
Clearances
26

Highlights

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Head to Head

FRA leads series 1-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 22Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 21Laurent KoscielnyCD-R
  4. 3Patrice EvraLB
  5. 19Bacary SagnaRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 14Blaise MatuidiLM
  8. 15Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 8Dimitri PayetAM-L
  11. 18Moussa SissokoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Yohan CabayeSUB
  2. 12Morgan SchneiderlinSUB
  3. 2Christophe JalletSUB
  4. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  5. 20Kingsley ComanSUB
  6. 11Anthony MartialSUB
  7. 23Benoit CostilSUB
  8. 13Eliaquim MangalaSUB
  9. 17Lucas DigneSUB
  10. 10André-Pierre GignacSUB

ISL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hannes HalldórssonG
  2. 6Ragnar SigurdssonCD-L
  3. 14Kári ÁrnasonCD-R
  4. 23Ari SkúlasonLB
  5. 2Birkir SaevarssonRB
  6. 10Gylfi SigurdssonCM-L
  7. 17Aron GunnarssonCM-R
  8. 8Birkir BjarnasonLM
  9. 7Jóhann GudmundssonRM
  10. 15Jón BödvarssonCF-L
  11. 9Kolbeinn SigthorssonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Alfred FinnbogasonSUB
  2. 12Ögmundur KristinssonSUB
  3. 21Arnór TraustasonSUB
  4. 4Hjörtur HermannssonSUB
  5. 19Hördur MagnússonSUB
  6. 3Haukur Heidar HaukssonSUB
  7. 20Emil HallfredssonSUB
  8. 16Runar Mar SigurjonssonSUB
  9. 13Ingvar JonssonSUB
  10. 22Eidur GudjohnsenSUB
  11. 5Sverrir IngasonSUB
  12. 18Elmar BjarnasonSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! France 1, Iceland 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a through ball.
  2. 19' Goal! France 2, Iceland 0. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  3. 43' Goal! France 3, Iceland 0. Dimitri Payet (France) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  4. 45' Goal! France 4, Iceland 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.
  5. 45' Substitution, Iceland. Alfred Finnbogason replaces Jón Bödvarsson.
  6. 45' Substitution, Iceland. Sverrir Ingason replaces Kári Árnason.
  7. 56' Goal! France 4, Iceland 1. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Iceland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross.
  8. 58' Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 59' Goal! France 5, Iceland 1. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a set piece situation.
  10. 60' Substitution, France. André-Pierre Gignac replaces Olivier Giroud.
  11. 72' Substitution, France. Eliaquim Mangala replaces Laurent Koscielny.
  12. 75' Samuel Umtiti (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 80' Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Dimitri Payet.
  14. 83' Substitution, Iceland. Eidur Gudjohnsen replaces Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
  15. 84' Goal! France 5, Iceland 2. Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ari Skúlason with a cross.

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