England were handed a relatively kind France 2016 draw for the European Championships with Switzerland their main rivals for a place in the 24-team finals. The Swiss will join England in Group E along with San Marino, Lithuania, Estonia and Slovenia. Gibraltar will also feature in the qualifying draw for the first time after they […]
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Rains stops play but French storm Ukraine afterwards
FRANCE 2, UKRAINE 0 It might have started with an unprecedented hourlong stoppage due to a massive electrical storm that started during La Marseillaise and forced the referee to suspend the game for an hour at the Donbass Stadium after just five minutes of play. Two second half goals for the French following the delayed restart deflated […]
Solid start for England
It finished a well deserved 1-1 for England against France in the opening match of their group in Euro 2012. Manchester-based players were heavily involved in the first half of the England v France match. James Milner could have opened the scoring after running onto a through ball by Ashley Young. He was forced wide […]