:00:08. > :00:10.# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire
:00:11. > :00:16.# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie
:00:17. > :00:20.# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires
:00:21. > :00:24.# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi
:00:25. > :00:27.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:28. > :00:35.# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine
:00:36. > :01:54.# Et perdue parmi ces gens qui me bousculent
:01:55. > :02:03.Good evening. Euro 2016 is under way. The opening ceremony in Paris
:02:04. > :02:10.was described as a celebration of the French spread and featured 424
:02:11. > :02:13.performers including cancan transfers the Parisien born DJ David
:02:14. > :02:18.get and for the grand finale the French air force as the host nation
:02:19. > :02:22.got ready for the first of 51 matches to be played over the next
:02:23. > :02:27.four weeks. These were the scenes in the fun park just outside our
:02:28. > :02:38.studio, over 60,000 people watching the game in the shadow of the artful
:02:39. > :02:44.tower. And we set of to Alan Shearer, newly appointed CBE!
:02:45. > :02:49.Routings, Commander. It is quieter than it was a couple of hours ago
:02:50. > :02:53.when tournament favourites France kicked off against Romanian side who
:02:54. > :02:57.qualified with the best defensive record in the tournament. Mark
:02:58. > :03:05.Lawrenson and Jonathan Pearce wowed the Stade de France. , Twitter after
:03:06. > :03:09.this stadium was attacked by suicide bombers, strikes and floods the
:03:10. > :03:18.opening ceremony dramatically characterised French unity and hope.
:03:19. > :03:22.Now it is kick-off. Fans's first competitive game since the World Cup
:03:23. > :03:29.quarterfinal two years ago, in Brazil. Budget France's this game.
:03:30. > :03:35.Five of that side remain. Adam Riley only record last month. Dmitri Piatt
:03:36. > :03:42.gets the nod over Martial of Manchester United. Giroud earning
:03:43. > :03:46.his 50th cap, the crowd wanted Currie bends are restored after he
:03:47. > :03:52.was banned for his part in the alleged blackmail plot against
:03:53. > :03:59.team-mates. Budget Currie bairns are -- Currie bends was the one the
:04:00. > :04:03.crowd wanted restored. Unbeaten in Romania had the best defence in
:04:04. > :04:14.qualifying, conceding only two. They will make it hard for the hosts
:04:15. > :04:26.tonight with the former Spurs player Chiriches.
:04:27. > :04:33.It is important to start the tournament well, seven out of the 11
:04:34. > :04:44.teams to have won the opening match in the European finals have gone on
:04:45. > :04:52.to lift the trophy. Adam Riley. He chases there, dovetailing behind was
:04:53. > :05:03.Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal. He did well, just dealing with the issue.
:05:04. > :05:12.Bogdan Stancu takes it and it is brilliantly saved. Romania could
:05:13. > :05:21.have been in front but for that man, world-class save. World-class
:05:22. > :05:32.reaction save, brilliant. The French goalkeeper on his toes. Trouble for
:05:33. > :05:35.the French defence at set bases, and 46% of their goals conceded under
:05:36. > :05:45.the current management have come from is business. Two free headers,
:05:46. > :05:57.two corners. It is a worry. Paul Pogba. Towards Dimitri Payet. It is
:05:58. > :06:06.a chance for and from Griezmann, deflected up and over. He has been
:06:07. > :06:16.in magnificent form for Atletico Madrid. Giroud the target? You very
:06:17. > :06:20.much was. Some shirt pulling there. Two midget pay-out, looking for
:06:21. > :06:26.Giroud. It's a big chance for France, almost as big a chance as
:06:27. > :06:40.Romania had. Great play by admitted Payet. A lovely little cross. Piatt.
:06:41. > :06:52.When they were absent Etienne they had a pitch side brawl. Griezmann!
:06:53. > :07:00.Friends come so close to scoring the opener. Fantastic pass by Paul
:07:01. > :07:09.Pogba. Great play from the French. Look at this ball. Absolutely
:07:10. > :07:26.brilliant. Came off the defender. Hits the post, Griezmann. He missed
:07:27. > :07:33.the first cross. Didier Deschamps as player and captain won the trophy at
:07:34. > :07:40.this stadium. So close, it's a fantastic ball by timidity Payet
:07:41. > :07:48.because with plays alone coming he's saying you must hit it first time --
:07:49. > :08:00.with pace alone, he is saying, you must hit it first time. Really
:08:01. > :08:09.unlucky. A wayward foot. Laurent Koscielny, high on Florin Andone. He
:08:10. > :08:15.catches him, does he not? A foul. Did he pull his foot away at the
:08:16. > :08:20.last moment? He didn't, it's a penalty. I am not sure it was in the
:08:21. > :08:29.penalty area but that was definitely a foul. Strong pressure at the end
:08:30. > :08:43.of the half by the hosts. It's a ball that you have to defend. Payet
:08:44. > :08:48.will take it. Has to hit the target. Not good enough for your main
:08:49. > :08:57.striker, not good enough. And the longer it goes on for him, you will
:08:58. > :09:07.hear the name of Benzema signed by the French supporters. Almost a full
:09:08. > :09:15.house here tonight. Tickets priced up to ?450 by Uefa. Nicolae Stanciu.
:09:16. > :09:25.A bright young talent who burst onto the scene this season. Paul Pogba.
:09:26. > :09:39.Bogdan Stancu, he was behind the first effort of the game. A good
:09:40. > :09:44.ball. Gets a second chance. Nicolae Stanciu with the cross in and it's a
:09:45. > :09:49.really good opportunity, Bogdan Stancu at the far post, could not
:09:50. > :09:55.hit the back of the net, could not even hit the target. A massive
:09:56. > :09:59.chance for Romania. The French were just standing, watching. He has
:10:00. > :10:05.still hit the target. There's a massive gap to the left of Hugo
:10:06. > :10:13.Lloris. So wide. Romania have started the second half like they
:10:14. > :10:19.started the first. Griezmann. Payet. Good interchange. Passes to Giroud!
:10:20. > :10:28.He's had three big chances in the game. The under fire French centre
:10:29. > :10:37.forward. Actually got a shot on target.
:10:38. > :10:49.Griezmann, isolated with Chiriches, who is on a gallon. Brilliant by
:10:50. > :11:00.Payet. That would have been stupendous! He did not do a lot
:11:01. > :11:09.wrong. Great play by Payet yet again. A decent strike and a very
:11:10. > :11:18.good save. The fifth French corner gets the tricolours waving again in
:11:19. > :11:26.the stand. Payet swings it away, Laurent Koscielny was in there.
:11:27. > :11:36.Payet stayed wide, Laurent Koscielny stayed up. Giroud. Attacks Ed and
:11:37. > :11:44.scores! And fans are ahead. And now they are singing his name. And now
:11:45. > :11:51.they are cheering Giroud! -- he attacks it and he scored. Will he
:11:52. > :11:59.have won them over at last, three big chances and he squandered them
:12:00. > :12:04.but Giroud scores the first goal of Euro 2016 and puts funds ahead.
:12:05. > :12:10.It'll be interesting to see the Romanian keeper, if he just got
:12:11. > :12:18.there late or not. It was it isn't ball by Payet. What is the keeper
:12:19. > :12:24.doing! Dear, oh dear, oh dear. He's six foot six and weighs nearly 14
:12:25. > :12:35.stone. He's got to claim that and take anything at that in his way. He
:12:36. > :12:42.certainly has. France do not care! Across goes in this time. Brad
:12:43. > :12:45.Haddin is not convincing. It's back into a difficult area, Nicolae
:12:46. > :12:49.Stanciu goes down, Romania appeal for a penalty and they belatedly get
:12:50. > :12:57.it. The referee thought about it, and gives the penalty. There was a
:12:58. > :13:01.brush from Patrice Evra. A brush of the fire. Mind you, no contact, no
:13:02. > :13:13.penalty. He has gone down very easily. Bogdan Stancu. Looking for
:13:14. > :13:17.his 10th International goal, and certainly the most important. Can
:13:18. > :13:42.Romania pegged back the hosts? 1-1! Bogdan Stancu! His team are back in
:13:43. > :13:50.it. He kept his composure, didn't he? 1-1.
:13:51. > :14:17.Payet surrounded yet still manages to get the ball out to Bob. Giroud.
:14:18. > :14:29.This time it is a French appeal and the penalty is not given. It's
:14:30. > :14:39.difficult to see from here. Giroud who appealed for a penalty. He was
:14:40. > :14:47.holding on to Chiriches anywhere. 23s and 16. If it stays like this
:14:48. > :14:54.the French media will be howling about Benzema. A good header from
:14:55. > :15:06.Koscielny. Gariel Torje getting ready to come
:15:07. > :15:11.on. Martial, he has bags of pace, we know that from Premier League days
:15:12. > :15:13.at Manchester United. Tools Giroud. Back towards Martial. It was well
:15:14. > :15:30.played, comfortably saved. Three draws from three games could
:15:31. > :15:33.be enough to send you through. It is not the way France would have wanted
:15:34. > :15:55.to start. There is a stumble. Payet! What a wonderful goal! An
:15:56. > :16:03.absolute belter. That will settle the opening game at Euro 16, surely.
:16:04. > :16:09.In the last minute! What a wonderful season he's had and that caps it
:16:10. > :16:15.off. Well, match-winners win you matches. We said before he's been
:16:16. > :16:24.the game's best player. That is a brilliant moment of sublime skill.
:16:25. > :16:35.He has blossomed at West Ham and he scores a screamer for his country.
:16:36. > :16:39.What a brilliant goal to win a game. What about that? What is it, a yard
:16:40. > :16:46.outside the far post before it bends? Yes. A late, late show for
:16:47. > :17:12.the hosts. One last hit and hope from Rat.
:17:13. > :17:16.Blood pouring down from an eye wound. Can France defend the
:17:17. > :17:23.set-piece better? Giroud half got it away. They will break now. Matuidi,
:17:24. > :17:32.powers on to it now is Sissoko. Can he go all the way? No.
:17:33. > :17:42.A smile on the face of the goalscorer.
:17:43. > :17:56.If they keep the ball, they will win the opening match.
:17:57. > :18:11.Great cheers every time a man in blue touches the ball.
:18:12. > :18:21.On it goes. Until Sissoko gives the ball away. France have won the
:18:22. > :18:25.opening game with a wonderful goal from Dimitri Payet. At times, it
:18:26. > :18:30.hasn't been wonderful for them tonight. But it has been a wonderful
:18:31. > :18:38.experience being here. An emotional night at the Stade de France,
:18:39. > :18:42.Romania, who got back into it with a penalty by Stanciu, have been beaten
:18:43. > :18:44.by a very special player. France 2, Romania 1. The hosts are off and
:18:45. > :18:52.running. It was a massive three points. We
:18:53. > :18:58.really need them. When you start the competition, it is never easy. You
:18:59. > :19:01.have the pressure and it was the first game we play only friendly
:19:02. > :19:05.games for two years. We played against a tough team. Romania played
:19:06. > :19:10.very well. At the end, we didn't give up. We showed character,
:19:11. > :19:14.personality and we want all the French people to be proud of this
:19:15. > :19:21.team, that is why today, to get the three points, we are really happy.
:19:22. > :19:31.It is a pity. We were playing good. We had good chances to have the win
:19:32. > :19:39.today. They also, but at the end of the day Payet, it was so lucky and
:19:40. > :19:46.we were so unlucky. So it was a bad day for us. When you have player
:19:47. > :19:49.like Dimitri Payet, in the last minute, when he shoot, you know he
:19:50. > :19:53.is going to score. He is unbelievable. I'm so happy for him.
:19:54. > :20:00.Of course, I'm happy for the team, that is the most important. Terrific
:20:01. > :20:06.start for France and it is obvious that they have got three points.
:20:07. > :20:10.First game of the tournament and off to - it is often a tough opener, and
:20:11. > :20:13.they came through and that winner will give them massive confidence?
:20:14. > :20:17.When you consider the pressure they are under as well, because everyone
:20:18. > :20:22.or a lot of people are tipping them to go all the way. Myself included.
:20:23. > :20:26.And it wasn't a sparkling performance. But that in itself,
:20:27. > :20:32.plenty of positives to take from the game for them. Two magnificent
:20:33. > :20:37.performances from Kante and Payet. Also plenty of things to work on
:20:38. > :20:41.defensively. They were sloppy. It is a big, big win for them and a good
:20:42. > :20:47.start. It is more the momentum that gives you, that early win. Getting
:20:48. > :20:50.through these groups for the big sides shouldn't prove too much of a
:20:51. > :20:56.problem? No. It gives them the freedom to play a bit more
:20:57. > :20:59.expressive in the next game. I think Romania deserve credit, they had a
:21:00. > :21:02.go. A lot of these early games, sometimes they play with caution.
:21:03. > :21:17.They contributed to the game as well. I enjoyed it. Danny, I noticed
:21:18. > :21:21.that Patrice Evra called him Payet. Maybe we should go with that? This
:21:22. > :21:25.is somebody who is ready to prove a point in this tournament. What I
:21:26. > :21:29.love about him is his end product, he makes things happen. He's got the
:21:30. > :21:33.great footwork and the skills, the tricks, but he plays the right pass
:21:34. > :21:37.more often than not. Today it was as if he was trying to show the French
:21:38. > :21:41.public that I should have been in this team many, many years before.
:21:42. > :21:45.Every time he got on the ball, something good happened. Some of his
:21:46. > :21:50.skill was breathtaking, but the weight of pass for Giroud, it is
:21:51. > :21:53.constantly for him about making the right decisions and the right passes
:21:54. > :21:57.and more often... This is incredible. It is a man who is
:21:58. > :22:03.confident, it is someone who is lean, he is fit, he is hungry. He
:22:04. > :22:08.was everything you want your number ten to be. I think that there, I
:22:09. > :22:15.mean that would have been an unbelievable goal. Set-plays is one
:22:16. > :22:20.of his strengths. As Pogba went off... This was special. He's always
:22:21. > :22:27.on the front foot. He is always trying to go forward. He got more in
:22:28. > :22:33.the game later on. Super pass from Kante here. And this just speaks for
:22:34. > :22:37.itself. What a fabulous goal! We have probably seen goal of the
:22:38. > :22:40.tournament already. I agree. What is surprising, we haven't seen enough
:22:41. > :22:44.of his left foot. If he can do that with his left foot, he doesn't need
:22:45. > :22:48.to keep cutting in on his right! I don't think we will see a better
:22:49. > :22:52.goal all tournament. You can see what it's meant to him, this journey
:22:53. > :22:57.from where he's come from to get in the team. He was really emotional.
:22:58. > :23:03.That is understandable. These were the scenes at the fan park behind us
:23:04. > :23:09.here. They were quite excited about that late winner. A huge goal, of
:23:10. > :23:12.course, for Payet. The other goalscorer, Olivier Giroud, had a
:23:13. > :23:15.few chances. A little bit of debate about whether he should start for
:23:16. > :23:22.France. Both at home and here of course? He did have chances and he
:23:23. > :23:27.will be one relieved man tonight. You have to hit the target. This...
:23:28. > :23:31.Romania played a high line. This is what France didn't do. Giroud is not
:23:32. > :23:35.the quickest. He doesn't want to run in behind. That is why they were
:23:36. > :23:40.able to hold that high line. Another free header. Got to do better. Got
:23:41. > :23:44.to score. But to his credit, he kept getting in there. He didn't shy away
:23:45. > :23:49.from it. Good ball in, hitting the target this time. Look, he points to
:23:50. > :23:54.run in behind, they pick the pass out, but because he doesn't want to
:23:55. > :23:59.go there, he isn't quick enough, he stops, he checks to take the ball on
:24:00. > :24:05.his chest. If he continues, he will be in there behind. As I said, he
:24:06. > :24:10.kept sticking away at it, he got in there, and he got the goal. He will
:24:11. > :24:14.be one hell of a relieved guy tonight. He's played his part. He
:24:15. > :24:18.clips the goalkeeper's arm. That puts him off. A lot of the time at
:24:19. > :24:23.international level you will get punished for that. He kept on going
:24:24. > :24:26.and he got the goal. As a centre forward, not only is it important
:24:27. > :24:29.for the team to get off to a good start, it is important for the
:24:30. > :24:35.forward to get off to a good start. He will get more confident. The
:24:36. > :24:41.manager will have more faith in him. He could have brought him off. He
:24:42. > :24:48.made the right decision, Deschamps, overall? Taking big-named players
:24:49. > :24:58.like Pogba and Griezmann? It worked a treat for them. We have talked
:24:59. > :25:03.about Payet. Equally effective was N'Golo Kante. Your favourite player.
:25:04. > :25:10.He is one of my favourite players, for obvious reasons. Once again,
:25:11. > :25:17.tonight, he did just everything right. The way he protected the two
:25:18. > :25:22.centre halves like that, right place, right time. And you know what
:25:23. > :25:24.is impressive about him? When you go to football matches, the one thing
:25:25. > :25:29.you can hear managers screaming is, stay on your feet, stay on your
:25:30. > :25:34.feet, and more often than not, this guy does that, he's always in
:25:35. > :25:42.control of himself. His range of passing was just superb as well. It
:25:43. > :25:47.is just brilliant. Only conceded one foul all night. What about that,
:25:48. > :25:51.taking the ball but look at that, his range of passing, short passing,
:25:52. > :25:54.long passing, into Payet there. Again, protecting the back four.
:25:55. > :25:59.Look how strong he is. He's not going to get done there. There is
:26:00. > :26:03.only one winner of that ball. Good tackle again. Reading the game. Give
:26:04. > :26:07.it to somebody else, give it simple. It was a sparkling performance from
:26:08. > :26:14.him. There is bad news for Leicester supporters. If he keeps playing like
:26:15. > :26:18.this, I believe, Gary, he could play in any team in the world. I think
:26:19. > :26:25.he's gone. One of the Giants will come in for him. There is not a team
:26:26. > :26:31.he can't get into it. The statistics - passing accuracy, he was top of
:26:32. > :26:36.that. Interceptions made - top of that. Distance covered - top of
:26:37. > :26:43.that. He also won the most tackles in the game. And he is so fit. He
:26:44. > :26:49.just runs all night. Superb. He really was. I suppose the one major
:26:50. > :26:53.concern for France would be over the set-piece defending, they look very
:26:54. > :26:57.vulnerable from corners, free kicks? I played in this position here with
:26:58. > :27:02.Giroud, you cannot... You have to open your body up. He is not aware,
:27:03. > :27:10.he is on the back foot, he doesn't attack it. You have to attack that
:27:11. > :27:15.space there. It was a brilliant save from Lloris. The defensive team has
:27:16. > :27:19.to have the man in front? This is ten seconds later. It is the same
:27:20. > :27:23.thing happening. Giroud with his back to play. He is not aware of
:27:24. > :27:29.what is about to come in front of him. He gets caught on his heels. He
:27:30. > :27:33.has to attack the ball. It is identical to the first one. What is
:27:34. > :27:39.fascinating for me with it, why someone else is not saying to him
:27:40. > :27:42.and having a go at him and if he can't do the job, put someone in
:27:43. > :27:46.there who can because it will cost them. They had a couple of good
:27:47. > :27:56.chances, Romania. They had a go. They played well. They did OK. The
:27:57. > :28:01.penalty was a stupid tackle... Teams will be looking at France, and the
:28:02. > :28:06.way they defended those set-pieces. How far can they go? All the way?
:28:07. > :28:12.You have tipped them? Have you tipped France? I can't remember! Who
:28:13. > :28:16.do you want to tip? I think the French have got a great chance. The
:28:17. > :28:22.only worry tonight was the lack of pace. That really was a worry. When
:28:23. > :28:24.they brought Coman on and Martial, they looked like they had more
:28:25. > :28:25.power. Two huge games coming up tomorrow
:28:26. > :28:27.for Wales and England. Shortly we'll hear from Roy Hodgson
:28:28. > :28:29.and Wayne Rooney, but first let's find out how Wales are shaping up
:28:30. > :28:31.ahead of their game Chris Coleman's team
:28:32. > :28:35.are making their first appearance Wales will be in France next summer
:28:36. > :29:02.in the European Championships! It is emotional, realising what we
:29:03. > :29:07.have achieved. It is all very real. You can sense the excitement, one or
:29:08. > :29:10.two nerves, but that is a positive thing. The place where we is
:29:11. > :29:15.amazing. The facilities are wonderful. And soon as we turned up,
:29:16. > :29:22.we knew where we were, why we are here, so we are looking forward to
:29:23. > :29:28.it. Wales will head to Euro 2016 on the back of a thumping defeat! I
:29:29. > :29:32.don't blame the players for the result. I knew it would be a hard
:29:33. > :29:37.game. That is why I chose it. It was good for us. It was a nice wake-up
:29:38. > :29:41.call to say, you know, we know when we don't do what we are capable of
:29:42. > :29:46.and what we don't do what's brought us here in the first place, then we
:29:47. > :29:53.don't get what we need. I think in terms of the performance, the
:29:54. > :29:56.performance was down to myself. I knew where our guys would be
:29:57. > :30:02.physically. They needed a game like that. We were disappointed that we'd
:30:03. > :30:07.lost. But there is a bigger picture here, that we are all looking at.
:30:08. > :30:11.Slovakia is so interesting, a game you would love to get three points
:30:12. > :30:15.from, so it takes the pressure off the England match? We have never
:30:16. > :30:20.once mentioned the second or the third game. It is about the first
:30:21. > :30:27.game. It is new territory for us. We can only take it by the next game.
:30:28. > :30:31.If we stick to that, that will serve us well. We are playing against a
:30:32. > :30:36.Slovakian team that will probably be favourites. Normally, we perform
:30:37. > :30:40.well when we have a point to prove and we have got a point to prove. So
:30:41. > :30:45.it is a big challenge for us, but we are looking forward to that. Can you
:30:46. > :30:49.give us an insight into that changing room before kick-off? Will
:30:50. > :30:52.you have the final word? I will have the final word. Our boys know what
:30:53. > :30:57.is on it when they come and play for Wales. During the campaign, every
:30:58. > :31:04.game was just as big as the last one. That is how we approached it. I
:31:05. > :31:08.can't remember ever needing to remind them how important it was
:31:09. > :31:15.that we performed for our country and I don't expect that to change.
:31:16. > :31:27.This is a starting line-up that we think they might go with tomorrow.
:31:28. > :31:31.We think, we heard that Bale might be given the centre forward role.
:31:32. > :31:38.I'm sure what they will say to him is, don't worry about defending, you
:31:39. > :31:43.do your stuff, have a free role and try and get on the ball as much as
:31:44. > :31:50.possible. Almost like that false nine position. And also the three at
:31:51. > :31:54.the back. They have been good defensively. They are solid. I'm
:31:55. > :32:00.pleased Joe Allen is fit. He is crucial to them. Looking forward to
:32:01. > :32:07.watching them. I suppose in many ways, what we will see with Bale, it
:32:08. > :32:14.will be give him the ball. So they should. He is a big-game player. He
:32:15. > :32:20.has performed on the biggest stage. That, the range of goals here from
:32:21. > :32:24.him, that is a fantastic header, a towering header. Not only does he
:32:25. > :32:35.get up there, he manages to get the power on it. And he's going to be a
:32:36. > :32:41.huge threat. A great strike. You don't want him chasing back. You
:32:42. > :32:47.want him to have all the power. He's going to be the one that if they do
:32:48. > :32:52.well... The impressive thing is the range of all these goals. We have
:32:53. > :32:58.seen free kicks, headers... I suppose in many ways, they may well
:32:59. > :33:02.have qualified if it had been 16 teams. The fact we have 24 teams
:33:03. > :33:05.allows players with this kind of talent to play on the ultimate
:33:06. > :33:11.stage. The touch and the technique for that, when he was under huge
:33:12. > :33:13.pressure to take it down, superb. He will be a threat. Looking forward to
:33:14. > :33:16.watching him. Wales versus Slovakia is one of two
:33:17. > :33:18.live games tomorrow on the BBC. Coverage begins at 4.00pm on BBC One
:33:19. > :33:20.and the BBC Sport website. Before that it's Albania
:33:21. > :33:22.against Switzerland in Group A. Live commentary of every game
:33:23. > :33:29.is available on 5 Live. And if you fancy yourself
:33:30. > :33:33.as a pundit, check out the predictor As for England, it's Russia
:33:34. > :33:41.in Marseille tomorrow. Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney faced
:33:42. > :33:55.the press this afternoon. I think it is great that people hope
:33:56. > :33:59.and want England to do well. I think it is very good that they believe in
:34:00. > :34:06.the players as much as I and my coaching staff believe in the
:34:07. > :34:10.players. One would like perhaps sometimes when the matches come
:34:11. > :34:22.around if things do not always go our way for some sort of empathy to
:34:23. > :34:27.be shown, that is another matter. We know how important it is to make a
:34:28. > :34:31.good start, it cost us in the first game, we have talked about it as a
:34:32. > :34:35.group and we are ready. We know what we can do. We know we have a team
:34:36. > :34:39.that if we perform to the level we think we can perform two, we will
:34:40. > :34:44.make it difficult for any opponent that comes our way. Wayne, you say
:34:45. > :34:49.you have change your position and you are playing more close to
:34:50. > :34:55.midfield, how do you feel playing there? Firstly I said I changed my
:34:56. > :34:59.game, not my position. I've changed my game slightly. I have played with
:35:00. > :35:02.players who have done that over the years, played in a different way to
:35:03. > :35:09.what they did and probably been better players, I think it is
:35:10. > :35:14.natural for a footballer to do that. As far as we are concerned tomorrow
:35:15. > :35:17.evening cannot come soon enough, and whatever happens in that game we are
:35:18. > :35:23.looking forward to the ones ahead and we won't be drawing enormous
:35:24. > :35:29.conclusions from it, if we do not win we will not -- if we win, we
:35:30. > :35:32.won't say, it is finished, we are through and if we lose we will not
:35:33. > :35:36.believe it is the end of the competition. I've been around the
:35:37. > :35:40.players for the last few weeks, you can see the confidence they have,
:35:41. > :35:45.that ambition and desire to do well in this tournament which is great to
:35:46. > :35:49.see. We believe we are as ready, as much as we can be, and this
:35:50. > :35:50.tournament could be a big moment for England and for this group of
:35:51. > :35:54.players. There's live commentary of the game
:35:55. > :35:58.on 5 Live and the BBC Sport website. We'll have highlights
:35:59. > :36:00.on BBC One at 10.35pm. Alan, Rio Ferdinand
:36:01. > :36:14.and Dean Saunders in the studio. The Eiffel Tower is sparkling behind
:36:15. > :36:18.us, let's hope England can sparkle as well! You've both had a think
:36:19. > :36:25.about what side he should select, not what he will, but what you would
:36:26. > :36:34.do. Four at the back, two sitting, Eric Dier, and Henderson,. He has
:36:35. > :36:41.not usually played this way, he has more recently gone 4-4-2 in a kind
:36:42. > :36:44.of diamond. Alan and I said we preferred this, more balanced,
:36:45. > :36:50.getting really into more positive areas although he will probably go
:36:51. > :36:53.with three. I think he will go close to maybe what happened in the
:36:54. > :36:59.Germany game as long as he can. I think that Rooney could come in
:37:00. > :37:03.maybe of the left for Danny Welbeck and if you have Dele Alli behind him
:37:04. > :37:09.and it leaves Rooney room to get on the ball. I think with him in
:37:10. > :37:13.midfield it could work as well. Harry Kane, he's one of quite a few
:37:14. > :37:19.Spurs players possibly to be an aside and perhaps it is his interest
:37:20. > :37:24.to play the way that Tottenham play. That is how he and Dele Alli link so
:37:25. > :37:30.well together and they have done all season. Harry Kane did deserves to
:37:31. > :37:34.be done once forward for England. He was under pressure to perform a
:37:35. > :37:39.game, you has been brilliant all season and got the goals. I hope
:37:40. > :37:45.they play him in a way that we know he can play, certainly not the way
:37:46. > :37:50.they played against Portugal in the friendly when they nullified both he
:37:51. > :37:53.and Jamie Vardy asking them to go out wide. If you are going to play
:37:54. > :38:00.them play them as a centre forward, not a winner all the time. Because
:38:01. > :38:06.he can do this. He comes in, full of confidence, it will be sky-high
:38:07. > :38:10.after finishes like this. It's about playing with freedom, allowing them
:38:11. > :38:13.to play the way they play with their clubs, week in, week out. Last time
:38:14. > :38:19.they were overthinking positions and tactics. All we want to see tomorrow
:38:20. > :38:26.is seen playing in the most balanced formation. He needs to give them
:38:27. > :38:32.wings and let them go, do you suspect he will, it is not in his
:38:33. > :38:36.nature! I think we might see a positive performance tomorrow. I
:38:37. > :38:41.don't think the Russians are particularly strong. It might be a
:38:42. > :38:45.little safe in areas, especially in midfield, where he will have the
:38:46. > :38:51.legs and the energy, where some people prefer more creativity, I
:38:52. > :39:01.think it will be a decent game. I am happy with us going forward.
:39:02. > :39:09.Concerns defensively. When you come up against top-class players... Use
:39:10. > :39:15.of France today, a lot of us tipped France and they were not exactly
:39:16. > :39:20.solid. Get a bit of momentum and belief behind you and you never
:39:21. > :39:23.know, do you? If you make a good start and get your confidence how
:39:24. > :39:30.you will be difficult to stop and that is what happened to France
:39:31. > :39:37.tonight. We will begin to find out tomorrow. Dudley, thank you, Alan,
:39:38. > :39:38.CBE, thank you as well! -- Danny, thank you.
:39:39. > :39:41.That's it on a night when a Hammer blow from Payet proved
:39:42. > :39:52.Stade de France is a nerve tingling experience tonight. The Yen-Hsun Lu
:39:53. > :39:58.saved! Off the post, fans have come so close. He scores! The referee
:39:59. > :40:01.gives the penalty. MUSIC: Echoes of France
:40:02. > :40:02.By Django Reinhardt