"Given the ability of their players I think France are one of the favourites for this tournament. "Despite attempts by Deschamps and France captain Hugo Lloris to dampen expectations, Romania coach Anghel Iordanescu put France among the front-runners. "I think France have some terrifically talented players, all with top sides in the Champions League and it is a side worth hundreds of millions of Euros," said Iordanescu. I know their qualities, there are players with different characteristics, we've been able to score a lot of goals and create a lot of problems for the opponents. "If you want to go far in the competition clearly you need to have great attacking potential," said Deschamps ahead of the Group A game which kicks off at the Stade de France at 1900 GMT.

Source: Times of India June 10, 2016 11:00 UTC