France 5-2 Iceland
(Giroud 12 59, Pogba 20, Payet 43, Griezmann 45; Sigthórsson 56, B. Bjarnason 84)
2016 quarter-finals, Paris
France edged nearer to a UEFA EURO 2016 triumph on residence soil with an emphatic victory which ended Iceland’s fairy-tale run to the final eight.
Les Bleus raced right into a 4-Zero lead earlier than half-time. Olivier Giroud broke the impasse, hammering in a left-footed effort after a superb cross from Blaise Matuidi, and struck once more when Paul Pogba headed in an Antoine Griezmann nook. Dimitri Payet drilled in a 3rd earlier than Griezmann acquired in on the act with a pleasant chip. Kolbeinn…