France vs England
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France: Lloris, Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Evra, Nasri, Cabaye, Diarra, Malouda, Ribery, Benzema.
Substitutes: Mandanda, Giroud, Matuidi, Reveillere, Menez, M'Vila, Martin, Ben Arfa, Valbuena, Clichy, Koscielny, Carrasso.
England: Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Young, Welbeck.
Substitutes: Green, Walcott, Henderson, Carroll, Baines, Jones, Jagielka, Downing, Defoe, Butland.
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy).
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English ball possession is cmi lol. Well, at least they can defend and also show the occasional brilliance when going forward.
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According to stats, England had like 2 shots compared to 10 for France.
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England never start with the triple threat combo from Liverpool.
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Is it just me that England played uncannily like Chelsea?
France are unbeaten in 21 matches and scored some delightful goals in their 4-0 win over Estonia in the build up to the tournament. A lot hinges on Ribery of course, how much of the ball he can get in dangerous areas, and the potency of Benzema, who was in supreme form for Real Madrid this season.
The omens aren't good for England - they have never won their opening game at the European Championships. One of those was a 2-1 defeat to France at Euro 2004 - a game they led until the 90th minute, when Zidane scored twice in stoppage time. One consolation for England, at least Zizou isn't playing today.