Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts into a European Championship semifinal meeting with Germany. But France will now contest its first semifinal in a decade on Thursday in Marseille against Germany. But Iceland had the final say on the quarterfinal, with Birkir Bjarnason evading Patrice Evra to head past Hugo Lloris. Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann also scored in the first half for the home side, whose previous goals at Euro 2016 had all come after the break. It was a humbling but far from embarrassing exit for Iceland, which was playing in its first-ever international tournament and progressed much further than expected.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 03, 2016 21:22 UTC