Saturday, July 9, 2016
On Thursday, World Champions Germany lost 2–0 to hosts France in the UEFA Euro 2016 semifinal. Antoine Griezmann scored both goals, netting six goals in the tournament. France is to play Portugal in the final tomorrow.
Germany had better ball possession and passing accuracy. But, moments before half time, captain Bastian Schweinsteiger was booked for a hand ball in the penalty area, and France were awarded a penalty kick. The Atlético striker Griezmann scored from the spotkick sending Maneul Neuer in the wrong direction. Les Blues were 1–0 up at half time.
In the second half, Jérôme Boateng was benched suffering from a ruptured muscle bundle. Later, Paul Pogba's shot was half-cleared by Neuer, but Griezmann scored the second goal of the night and his sixth of the tournament.
Griezmann was awarded the Man if the Match award.
| July 7, 2016 21:00 (UTC+2) |
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| Germany | 0–2 | France | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Referee:  Nicola Rizzoli, Italy |
Emre Can  36'Mesut Özil 45+1'Bastian Schweinsteiger 45+1'Julian Draxler 50' |
0–1 (HT) | Antoine Griezmann  45+2' (pen)Antoine Griezmann 72'Patrice Evra 43'N'Golo Kanté 75' |
Related news[edit]
- "UEFA Euro 2016, semifinal: Portugal beats Wales 2-0" — Wikinews, July 8, 2016
Sources[edit]
- FC Bayern München. "FC Bayern Official on Instagram" — Instagram, July 8, 2016
- Steffen Potter and David Crossan. "UEFA EURO 2016 - Germany-France" — UEFA, July 7, 2016
- "Live Scores - UEFA EURO 2016: Germany - France" — FIFA, July 7, 2016
from English Wikinews Atom feed. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2016,_semifinal:_hosts_France_beat_Germany_2-0
