France qualified for the semifinals of the European Championship after beating Iceland 5-2 at the Stade de France. The second half saw both Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Birkir Saevarsson score for Iceland, ensuring this would not be an embarrassing exit for one of the tournament’s surprise teams. At halftime, France was leading 4-0, with goals from Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann. Olivier Giroud netted twice for the host, opening the scoring in the 12th minute and netting the fifth in the 59th. France will play Germany on Thursday in Marseille.

Source: thestar July 03, 2016 21:00 UTC