France booked their place in the Euro 2016 final as they beat the current world champions Germany 2-0.
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He scored twice in the second half, found the net again in the 5-2 last 16 defeat of Iceland and downed Germany nearly single-handedly in Marseille on Thursday.
But he gave him a second chance, and Payet responded with three goals at Euro 2016, helping France through laborious early wins against Romania and Albania.
While a repeat of the Brazil rout was never on the cards, Germany could have scored a few times as they dominated the first half, but they were denied by poor shooting from Thomas Mueller, who ended his tournament scoreless, and a save by Hugo Lloris to block Emre Can’s bouncing shot.
Griezmann now tops the Golden Boot competition with six goals and we believe he will add another to his tally in a tough final game. “Come on, just one match to go!” he said. It also put us in the black for the first time in this European Championships.
They had gone 50 years unbeaten against host nations at major tournaments, dating back to their loss to England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final and encompassing a famous 7-1 humbling of Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals. “We had the best team in the world opposite us”.
“That gives us strength and is lovely to see”. “Maybe it was not always the case but these players fully realise it and that makes me ever so proud”.
But Antoine Griezmann’s match-winning performances against Germany and Iceland have made him the darling of the host nation.
Griezmann missed a penalty for Atletico Madrid in their Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid in May and made a poor start to the Euro in France’s 2-1 win over Romania. In a nutshell, Germany were absolutely dominant from start to finish and should have done better with the chances they created, even late in the game.
The 31-year-old Portugal captain has the chance to win the first worldwide title of his glittering career when his side takes on the tournament hosts at the Stade de France on Sunday.
“We tried everything in the second half”.
When Ronaldo and Pepe played at the 2010 World Cup, Fonte was preparing for another season in the third tier of English football with Southampton.
Schweinsteiger then gifted France the opener, changing the whole atmosphere when his raised hand touched the ball as he challenged Patrice Evra in the air from a corner.
It was a similar pattern after the break with nearly all the action taking place in French territory. Germany continued to have most of the ball in the second half but couldn’t test Hugo Lloris.
France has had a huge advantage throughout the matchup.
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Guerreiro was born to Portuguese and French parents in the northeastern suburbs of Paris just 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Stade de France. “The French know Cristiano is the player capable of destroying their dream because he has produced magic moments in huge matches right through his career”, he said. “I hope that we’ll be smiling and that it will be tears of joy in the end”.
