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. Griezmann scored both goals to give France a 2-0 win over world champions Germany on Thursday and a place in tomorrow’s Euro 2016 final against Portugal. Their team won the tournament in 2000, two years after lifting the FIFA World Cup, but they have not won a trophy since then. “I think there’s a lot of happiness around France tonight,” said coach Didier Deschamps, whose team faces Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at the Stade de France tomorrow. AP, MARSEILLE, FranceFrance are heading back to soccer’s elite and Antoine Griezmann is the man leading the way.

Source: Taipei Times July 08, 2016 15:56 UTC