France beats Iceland 5-2, setting up semifinal with Germany
SAINT-DENIS, France — Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts into a European Championship semifinal against Germany.
It was a humbling but far from embarrassing exit for Iceland, which was playing in its first-ever international tournament and progressed much further than expected.
The French, though, have discovered their attacking ruthlessness just in time for their first semifinal in a decade on Thursday in Marseille.
“We have a lot of desire to get our own back for what happened at the World Cup,” Giroud said of the quarterfinal loss to eventual champion Germany two years ago.