:01:15. > :01:43.They look confident size. Switzerland made the one change to
:01:44. > :01:55.try and get to the knockout stages. Embolo has real pace. He has a
:01:56. > :02:21.little bit of experience. The referee is from Slovenia. He was
:02:22. > :02:27.in charge of England's win over Sweden in 2012 and he has had one
:02:28. > :02:35.game here already, the Slovakia game, one yellow card in that game.
:02:36. > :02:42.There is the Switzerland's captain, joined by Hugo Lloris. He joked that
:02:43. > :02:49.he would take the captaincy away from him so that he would equal his
:02:50. > :02:52.record. Five changes, that has raised eyebrows in the French
:02:53. > :03:19.commentary box. Paul Pogba is back. There is the Swiss canton
:03:20. > :03:21.Stephan Lichtsteiner joining the other record equalling French
:03:22. > :03:23.captain Hugo Lloris. Deschamps joked yesterday
:03:24. > :03:25.that he would take the captaincy away from Lloris so he
:03:26. > :03:28.wouldn't equal his record of 54 Well, five changes has raised
:03:29. > :03:31.eyebrows in the French commentary boxes, as we expected
:03:32. > :03:34.them to take no risks with Kante and Giroud on yellow cards, allowing
:03:35. > :03:37.Gignac and Cabaye to get their first Sissoko former Tweedie had been
:03:38. > :03:41.discussed but Coman is staying in and Payet dropping out, Coman
:03:42. > :03:43.played well the other night but Payet dropping out is the surprise
:03:44. > :03:46.for the French, especially given he Yellow cards against
:03:47. > :03:50.Kante and Giroud. As Alan said there is a big gap
:03:51. > :03:53.between this game and the next match should France
:03:54. > :03:55.go through a six days and then another six days
:03:56. > :03:56.to A long time to rest
:03:57. > :04:00.or lose momentum? It will be France nominally
:04:01. > :04:02.on the team sheets as the away team tonight in the change
:04:03. > :04:05.strips to get us off and underwear kicking from right-to-left
:04:06. > :04:07.in the first half, what will I listened to the chaps talking
:04:08. > :04:12.about the changes and Gary Madine good point about building up
:04:13. > :04:15.partnerships and relationships If you ask somebody
:04:16. > :04:26.like Dimitri Payet, would he rather play for us it on the bench he'd
:04:27. > :04:29.rather be out It is different if some
:04:30. > :04:33.buddy has a little knock. I spoke to the French TV
:04:34. > :04:35.commentators around me when the teams were announced
:04:36. > :04:37.and that was the big surprise, they didn't expect Payet
:04:38. > :04:40.after the way he started the tournament, to be rested by that
:04:41. > :04:43.man, who has had plenty of advice from former managers
:04:44. > :04:45.are for and against major changes. There was a thought that
:04:46. > :04:47.Evra would be rested but both full-backs
:04:48. > :04:48.are Yohan Cabaye was in the Lille
:04:49. > :05:11.double winning side. We will be keeping you up-to-date,
:05:12. > :05:32.don't forget throughout the evening with the Romania
:05:33. > :05:34.against Albania match. They need a point to be
:05:35. > :05:37.confirmed as group winners. group and they are guaranteed second
:05:38. > :05:42.places they draw or if Romania fail. A shot deflected away
:05:43. > :05:44.from the former Arsenal Good start from the French,
:05:45. > :05:50.nice and positive. One thing I have noticed,
:05:51. > :05:53.Jonathan, is the players slipping about all over the
:05:54. > :06:05.place on the pitch. The harshest critic
:06:06. > :06:08.was Didier Deschamps, the French manager, who was furious with the
:06:09. > :06:12.state of the pitch the other day. That was in Marseilles
:06:13. > :06:14.where there had been a heavy metal In comes the first
:06:15. > :06:20.corner of the evening. Away by Fabio Schar who scored
:06:21. > :06:22.the opening France caught a little
:06:23. > :06:39.bit on the counter. That was sent towards
:06:40. > :06:47.Andre-Pierre Gignac. He has been playing
:06:48. > :06:49.out in Mexico where It was said they would
:06:50. > :07:04.not just be coming Just looking at Breel Embolo
:07:05. > :07:09.being offside there. There was a sloppy ball
:07:10. > :07:15.to the edge of the box. A bright start stop Lloris,
:07:16. > :07:29.his 78th cap in all. There is the Swiss coach,
:07:30. > :07:33.Vladimir Petkovic. He is a Bosnian Croat with a Swiss
:07:34. > :07:41.passport, born in Sarajevo. He has been an enigma
:07:42. > :07:49.at these finals so far. They had such a bright game
:07:50. > :07:55.in their second match They were dubbed in
:07:56. > :08:01.the local press here as the kings of suspense
:08:02. > :08:28.because of the late goals. Lloris said they want the ball
:08:29. > :08:31.higher up and close to the Albanian Blaise Matuidi, who
:08:32. > :08:35.is not in the starting line-up today, said the players
:08:36. > :08:37.discussed at half-time what they would do and he thinks
:08:38. > :08:39.the coach made good changes by going back
:08:40. > :08:41.to Xherdan Shaqiri of
:08:42. > :08:54.Stoke has had a great As soon as you raise your boot
:08:55. > :09:08.above knee height in international football, you will
:09:09. > :09:34.always get a free kick. Rodriguez is one of the best left
:09:35. > :09:37.wing-backs in Europe. We have not seen him get
:09:38. > :09:49.forward too much on a four four two, nor
:09:50. > :09:51.Lichtsteiner on the right. So strong normally
:09:52. > :09:53.for their country. There is plenty of space out there
:09:54. > :10:11.to get forward when Switzerland It is interesting
:10:12. > :10:15.to see Griezemann and I thought Griezemann
:10:16. > :10:21.might start on the left There is a left-footer on the right
:10:22. > :10:35.and a right foot on the left. Some managers prefer that
:10:36. > :10:36.to see how that develops. Lichtsteiner does arrive
:10:37. > :10:43.and pound forward. That is what he is capable of,
:10:44. > :10:46.getting up in support with such He does really well
:10:47. > :10:54.there, Adil Rami. A wasted opportunity
:10:55. > :10:56.from Switzerland. Laurent Koscielny
:10:57. > :11:10.has been so steady. Lichtsteiner's nickname is Forest
:11:11. > :11:13.Gump because he can run and run and Life is like a box
:11:14. > :11:25.of Swiss chocolates. This comes to the near post,
:11:26. > :11:34.they very nearly get it. He watched as big
:11:35. > :11:47.Paul Pogba got it away. Giroud I think it is lying
:11:48. > :11:59.on the floor, cannot get We saw in the first game,
:12:00. > :12:09.France get the ball off set plays. Sagna was stepping out
:12:10. > :12:19.watching something We know that France have conceded 20
:12:20. > :12:47.goals from set pieces. Valon Behrami was a doubt before
:12:48. > :13:15.the game with a knee injury. You can see his shirt being pulled
:13:16. > :13:28.at the bottom of the screen there. That is what he is
:13:29. > :13:33.telling the referee. And we have seen them
:13:34. > :13:44.given in these finals. A change of shirt for
:13:45. > :13:47.the He is in the squad
:13:48. > :14:04.because another player was To lose two defenders
:14:05. > :14:15.of their quality was a real blow but Adil Rami is playing well
:14:16. > :14:30.in the squad. Really good play from
:14:31. > :15:06.Andre-Pierre Gignac. Cabaye's most competitive game
:15:07. > :15:40.of the FA Cup final. Xherdan Shaqiri has been
:15:41. > :15:43.a bit in and out of this competition so far, little bit
:15:44. > :15:46.like he was with Stoke He has shown glimpses this season
:15:47. > :15:53.of what he could do, but I think he has only got three goals
:15:54. > :16:01.this season, Jonathan. For a man of his talent,
:16:02. > :16:04.that is not enough. He has got to do more in the final
:16:05. > :16:07.third to become a top player. Three goals in a season
:16:08. > :16:09.for an attacking Only three players in qualifying
:16:10. > :16:14.created more chances in the whole of No wonder he's being linked with
:16:15. > :17:01.Premier League clubs, clubs like Sommer comes and claims
:17:02. > :17:18.but that is not too impressive. A terrific save, two shaky moments
:17:19. > :17:21.so far for the big Lichtsteiner can be
:17:22. > :17:35.an outspoken character. He has spoken about the number
:17:36. > :17:40.of Swiss players who were not born in Switzerland or whose parents
:17:41. > :17:54.were not born in Switzerland. A good pace about the opening
:17:55. > :17:59.quarter of an hour. Deflected up and away
:18:00. > :18:49.and kept in by Hugo Lloris. Dzemaili has had a bright start,
:18:50. > :18:51.although he's been a bit inconsistent
:18:52. > :18:57.in the tournament. Good linkup from
:18:58. > :19:02.Mehmedi and Dzemaili. Couldn't quite get the shot away,
:19:03. > :19:05.but so many players are Northern Ireland, of course,
:19:06. > :19:20.want it to remain like that. A remaining victory would take them
:19:21. > :19:26.on to four points and if they don't finish in the top two in this group
:19:27. > :19:29.four would be enough to send them through as one of the best third
:19:30. > :19:37.placed sides come you would think. There is a scenario tonight that
:19:38. > :19:41.third place in the group could be settled under fair play,
:19:42. > :19:45.or Uefa national team coefficient rankings rule,
:19:46. > :19:50.which means at the end of the game we probably won't have a clue
:19:51. > :19:53.as to who has gone through, not a Good pick out from Griezmann,
:19:54. > :20:19.little pull-back to I was watching Schar read the run
:20:20. > :20:30.and he did well to get the France won an
:20:31. > :20:42.extraordinary game 5-2. That is the Pogba France have
:20:43. > :20:57.been waiting to see. This is the power of the man,
:20:58. > :21:00.a big long stride, terrific He looks hungry tonight
:21:01. > :21:09.and like he's trying Xhaka very rarely wastes
:21:10. > :21:24.a pass, Arsenal fans Djourou Dzemaili is playing very
:21:25. > :21:43.high, higher than he has so Against Romania in the first half
:21:44. > :21:57.Xhaka was picking up the ball far too deep and in the second half
:21:58. > :22:03.they moved him forward and work a Behrami was shaking his head
:22:04. > :22:30.a little bit after that, he lost him They've got to keep an eye out
:22:31. > :22:34.for him and his runs from deep. Communication between him
:22:35. > :22:36.and Xhaka is crucial. 18 months since he last
:22:37. > :22:39.scored a goal for France, against Portugal
:22:40. > :22:49.Here he is again, finding space, and cruising along.
:22:50. > :22:58.A lot of pressure on him in the first game.
:22:59. > :23:01.Remember, France 98 so clearly, they were slow
:23:02. > :23:04.to gather momentum, France, but when they did they became
:23:05. > :23:13.Pogba, into the box, two went for it.
:23:14. > :23:15.Gignac got the last touch, not enough powerful stop
:23:16. > :23:17.Djourou just did enough, Pogba again with loads
:23:18. > :23:19.of time on the ball, good
:23:20. > :23:29.You can see Djourou nice and strong competing with Gignac, he just does
:23:30. > :23:44.Good defending that from the Swiss centre-half.
:23:45. > :24:11.Coming in off the left-hand side, Mena de.
:24:12. > :24:16.He scored three in the U21 European Championships in 2011 when
:24:17. > :24:18.Switzerland were runners-up and scored in a famous victory against
:24:19. > :24:22.Germany in May 2012, the first win against their old foe in almost 60
:24:23. > :24:41.Griezmann took it neatly enough but didn't make
:24:42. > :24:56.A very willing runner down those channels,
:24:57. > :25:05.Rami just grabbed hold of him a bit there.
:25:06. > :25:33.Behrami was the last man to give cover.
:25:34. > :25:49.Two came to block, it came off Shaqiri.
:25:50. > :25:55.The referee says no foul by Koscielny.
:25:56. > :26:06.The bulk of the Swiss fans in red kind
:26:07. > :26:13.They are hugely outnumbered but full of noise and
:26:14. > :26:18.spirit and great temperament from what we saw today, Danny.
:26:19. > :26:39.I have not sensed any bad atmosphere at all.
:26:40. > :26:41.Helped Borussia Moenchengladbach into a
:26:42. > :26:43.Champions League will place this season.
:26:44. > :26:51.Cabaye again, higher this time, Sommer came.
:26:52. > :26:54.He may be a good shot stopper but he's looked shaky in the
:26:55. > :27:02.air when he's had to make a decision.
:27:03. > :27:06.What I will say is at least he's trying to come but he's
:27:07. > :27:09.got to do better, he's looked shaky on those crosses coming in.
:27:10. > :27:12.France have the decision and the Swiss do not like it at all.
:27:13. > :27:14.You could see Granit Xhaka barking at
:27:15. > :27:26.Did it glance off the back of his calf?
:27:27. > :27:29.It didn't look like it to me but you've got to get on with it and
:27:30. > :27:37.They have to concentrate and focus again, in comes the corner kick,
:27:38. > :27:48.dangerously whipped in and the head up and over by Fabian Schar.
:27:49. > :27:52.It was whipped in with great pace, wasn't it?
:27:53. > :27:55.He helped Hoffenheim steer themselves to safety again this
:27:56. > :27:58.In it comes again, looking for Gignac, Schar behind him.
:27:59. > :28:03.Shaky season domestically and looked shaky
:28:04. > :28:06.at times here, the defender, against Gignac, the 30-year-old, 6' 1"
:28:07. > :28:13.Rami stayed in and lifted his foot too high and he
:28:14. > :28:35.The foot was too high but it was because he was
:28:36. > :28:38.ponderous about it, thought about it, that's why the referee
:28:39. > :28:47.I'm not sure that is a yellow card, to be honest.
:28:48. > :28:48.I'm not sure about the
:28:49. > :28:53.seven rolls from the lad who went down.
:28:54. > :29:04.We have seen a little bit of this brandishing
:29:05. > :29:06.of an imaginary card but
:29:07. > :29:14.not that much, not as much as we had anticipated.
:29:15. > :29:21.We haven't seen a great deal of diving, cheating.
:29:22. > :29:25.I think it is a good point you make and a very refreshing one.
:29:26. > :29:27.The discipline side has been really good.
:29:28. > :29:29.I think the refereeing has been good, generally.
:29:30. > :29:31.The odd bad game here and there but overall
:29:32. > :29:34.really encouraged by the referees' willingness to try and let the games
:29:35. > :29:38.At the moment Switzerland have had 53% possession.
:29:39. > :29:40.Since their World Cup final defeat against Germany
:29:41. > :29:52.Only one of three countries to have won the
:29:53. > :30:03.Euros as hosts along with Spain and Italy.
:30:04. > :30:05.There was a foot raised by
:30:06. > :30:15.Pogba that caught Behrami who immediately squealed to the referee.
:30:16. > :30:18.It was a little bit higher, free kick, fine.
:30:19. > :30:49.50 yards up the pitch he would be giving a yellow.
:30:50. > :30:51.That's the inconsistency that people don't tend
:30:52. > :30:53.to like, but I'm all for
:30:54. > :31:01.I wonder what Didier Deschamps thinks of this pitch judging the
:31:02. > :31:04.Stade Velodrome so harshly, he called it a disaster.
:31:05. > :31:06.It's the worst I've seen so far, Jonathan.
:31:07. > :31:09.It has cut up a lot from
:31:10. > :31:13.There has been half a dozen times at least when players
:31:14. > :31:25.A BBC man was speaking to the groundsman
:31:26. > :31:26.here in the build-up to
:31:27. > :31:31.He said it was because the pitch is so new, relayed at the end
:31:32. > :31:43.Dzemaili has started the game very strongly for
:31:44. > :31:46.As opposed the question is, if it is going
:31:47. > :31:48.to be a risk to relay the
:31:49. > :31:53.Dzemaili had a spell with Bolton in 2007-2009, he only made one
:31:54. > :31:57.appearance but he had a cruciate ligament injury during that spell.
:31:58. > :32:24.Lichtsteiner into wa Dzemaili, little back heeled to Embolo.
:32:25. > :32:27.Straight at Koscielny, who took one for the team.
:32:28. > :32:29.Clever little touch, wasn't it, from Dzemaili?
:32:30. > :32:31.Embolo, I think, tries a cheeky little toe
:32:32. > :32:34.Koscielny stood there like a rock, he wasn't
:32:35. > :32:35.getting out of the way and
:32:36. > :32:38.He could have played for Poland, Koscielny,
:32:39. > :32:54.Such a wonderful qualifying campaign, but it hasn't really
:32:55. > :32:56.happened for him here in these finals.
:32:57. > :32:57.Terrific World Cup in
:32:58. > :33:01.He was the first Swiss player since 1954 to score a World
:33:02. > :33:20.Right foot cross back into the middle.
:33:21. > :33:26.The French were purring about his display the other day
:33:27. > :33:33.He is a real threat, he has good quality,
:33:34. > :33:38.Of course, when you sometimes need summary to get you up the pitch with
:33:39. > :33:40.that pace, he gives them that, as does
:33:41. > :33:42.Martial, who is sitting on the
:33:43. > :33:50.They lacked that in the first game, didn't they?
:33:51. > :34:13.Why on earth would you want to send him out on loan for two years to one
:34:14. > :34:14.of their European rivals, Bayern Munich?
:34:15. > :34:25.Maybe they thought he was not up to the level.
:34:26. > :34:42.Pogba proving a few people wrong tonight
:34:43. > :35:02.The French system is quite narrow, this 4-3-3.
:35:03. > :35:04.It means the Swiss full-backs are getting out quite
:35:05. > :35:29.The French system is quite narrow, this 4-3-3.
:35:30. > :35:31.It means the Swiss full-backs are getting out quite
:35:32. > :35:58.Still no goals between Romania and Albania.
:35:59. > :36:11.I was interested in reading Thierry Henry's,
:36:12. > :36:32.Arsene Wenger believes he is one of the top
:36:33. > :36:34.centre halves in the whole of Europe now, Koscielny.
:36:35. > :36:39.first came, he did not have the confidence he possesses now.
:36:40. > :37:05.If France make it three wins on the spin,
:37:06. > :37:06.last time they went to the
:37:07. > :37:35.One of the heroes of '84 was in the Media Centre earlier.
:37:36. > :37:41.Very well-thought of midfield player.
:37:42. > :37:44.Obviously, a man of your age could tell me more, I was a young
:37:45. > :38:31.I remembered Big Ron Atkinson passing the ball square in the
:38:32. > :38:42.penalty area after about two minutes and we were 1-0 down.
:38:43. > :38:46.Evra deflected that away, it is a corner to France.
:38:47. > :38:52.He did not look that comfortable in the air, Sommer.
:38:53. > :39:25.I just noticed on that corner, Switzerland are bringing everyone
:39:26. > :39:27.back to the 18-yard box which is fine but
:39:28. > :39:28.they don't put anyone on
:39:29. > :39:35.Normally you would cover the posts as well.
:39:36. > :39:41.We are hoping for the 50th goal in Euro
:39:42. > :40:10.Griezemann got a touch, nearly came to Gignac.
:40:11. > :40:31.A piggyback ride on the far side of the ground!
:40:32. > :40:51.Both of them were smiling at some stage in that.
:40:52. > :41:05.Is that the third ripped one we have seen?
:41:06. > :41:07.He will not be able to
:41:08. > :41:39.The youngest player ever to five red cards
:41:40. > :41:42.The guys in the studio were
:41:43. > :42:10.Obviously, they have made a switch with Coman going on
:42:11. > :42:15.He looks more comfortable over there.
:42:16. > :42:18.The stadium is named after a former mayor of the city and French Prime
:42:19. > :42:30.If you are wondering why the crowds are not up to the
:42:31. > :42:33.official capacity, a lot of seats are taken out in European and World
:42:34. > :42:36.Cup and every major tournament, to allow a number of media
:42:37. > :42:58.That is why it is never quite up to the maximum.
:42:59. > :43:21.He covers a lot of ground, Admir Mehmedi.
:43:22. > :43:28.He has been in the squad for the last three years now for
:43:29. > :43:31.Switzerland, very consistent and much admired by the coach, Vladimir
:43:32. > :43:56.A decent cross back in towards Embolo.
:43:57. > :44:14.We have seen a great deal of Sissoko in this first half,
:44:15. > :44:27.using that great pace and power driving forward.
:44:28. > :44:29.He is a regular during the friendly matches, only
:44:30. > :44:32.Griezemann played more of appearances for France in the two
:44:33. > :44:50.His future at Newcastle seems to have been up for discussion for
:44:51. > :45:44.They are confident, have grown into the game.
:45:45. > :45:46.Gignac getting his chance today with Giroud rested.
:45:47. > :45:48.He scored against Russia in March in his previous
:45:49. > :46:03.He has made strong decisions in his selection of the squad for tonight's
:46:04. > :46:21.game, here's a strong minded man, Didier Deschamps.
:46:22. > :46:23.So much criticism from outside the French camp in the
:46:24. > :46:26.build-up to the World Cup finals but he led
:46:27. > :46:27.the team so magnificently to
:46:28. > :46:40.How do you think he will do in the Premier League, Granit Xhaka?
:46:41. > :46:44.He looks like an Arsenal-type player.
:46:45. > :47:00.My only slight concern would be his defensive capabilities.
:47:01. > :47:18.From a footballing perspective, very, very good.
:47:19. > :47:22.Patrice Evra has had 76 appearances now for France.
:47:23. > :48:03.A good ball spun away to Lichtsteiner.
:48:04. > :48:55.That means the group looks like this as it stands, France seven,
:48:56. > :48:57.Switzerland would have five, Albania will have three,
:48:58. > :48:59.keeping alive their hopes of qualifying as the best
:49:00. > :49:29.They are allowing the full-backs to get out so easily.
:49:30. > :49:51.They have stopped those runs by Pogba.
:49:52. > :49:54.And they have grown into the half, they just need to try and get some
:49:55. > :49:56.decent chances because France have had the better ones.
:49:57. > :50:13.Pogba hitting the bar early on for France.
:50:14. > :50:17.from him was pushed up onto the bar by the Swiss goalkeeper.
:50:18. > :50:21.We have had no goals in the first half.
:50:22. > :51:21.Nine of France's last ten goals in the Euros have
:51:22. > :51:22.been scored after half-time -- underway.
:51:23. > :51:24.They should not be any surprise that games between these
:51:25. > :51:27.Seven goals between the teams in their
:51:28. > :51:30.last meeting in the Brazil World Cup finals, but seven goals in more than
:51:31. > :51:32.they have been in the four meetings prior.
:51:33. > :51:34.Those meetings boasted just six goals.
:51:35. > :51:38.They have been in the last seven major football
:51:39. > :51:42.Here is Cabaye towards Coman who had a bright first half.
:51:43. > :51:59.They are capable of creating chances.
:52:00. > :52:13.They have actually started with Shaqiri in a ten role.
:52:14. > :52:15.It was that man, Shaqiri, who started that
:52:16. > :52:30.They have never beaten France in major
:52:31. > :53:00.The French have won at Euro 2004, and the World Cup.
:53:01. > :53:02.Switzerland sending three substitutes out to warm up right at
:53:03. > :53:15.One of them is Michael Lang who came on in the
:53:16. > :53:29.Trying little skills and tricks in the middle of
:53:30. > :53:41.Shaqiri has come alive at the start of this half.
:53:42. > :53:47.nine goals in the last nine competitive internationals.
:53:48. > :54:10.This is the man the French supporters want to see out there,
:54:11. > :54:25.One headline in a French newspaper said Payet, given by God.
:54:26. > :54:31.They certainly have been fulsome in their praise.
:54:32. > :54:41.great deal of praise but that might be a little bit too much!
:54:42. > :54:43.I bet he's disappointed not to be playing.
:54:44. > :54:45.When you are playing so well, you just
:54:46. > :54:51.want to be out there and keep that momentum.
:54:52. > :55:34.Too easy for Xhaka and Valon Behrami to play in
:55:35. > :56:47.They are trying to hit them too hard.
:56:48. > :56:49.Just get them in the middle of the box
:56:50. > :57:00.There are so many big powerful players and wasted
:57:01. > :57:45.Rodriguez getting forward, noticeably high and well and early
:57:46. > :58:19.The first real sight we have had of Gignac.
:58:20. > :58:29.A mistake from Valon Behrami there, giving the ball away in the
:58:30. > :58:35.He used to be taunted about his weight by rival
:58:36. > :58:40.fans and sections of the media in France, Gignac.
:58:41. > :58:41.There used to be a
:58:42. > :59:30.He had to put in a strong tackle because this was a bad error.
:59:31. > :59:43.I did not think I have ever seen that before.
:59:44. > :00:02.I wonder whether the Swiss coach has said to Shaqiri, you have 15 minutes
:00:03. > :00:21.Really colourful scenes in the stadium, half
:00:22. > :00:41.The Swiss fans are in the far corner.
:00:42. > :00:58.Very nearly came to the edge of the box.
:00:59. > :01:09.France are struggling at the start of the second half to find
:01:10. > :01:26.A sloppy start from the French in the
:01:27. > :01:38.Lloris' fourth tournament now as the French number
:01:39. > :02:34.That was an easy save from the goalkeeper.
:02:35. > :03:12.Everyone's favourite pin-up in French football right now.
:03:13. > :03:17.He once had a bad boy reputation, Griezemann.
:03:18. > :03:30.Shaqiri is milking it to his own supporters while France
:03:31. > :03:40.A free kick given for the Patrice Evra challenge, I think.
:03:41. > :03:50.He is not best pleased, Shaqiri.
:03:51. > :03:53.He makes the most of it but it is definitely a free kick.
:03:54. > :04:07.It was the old slip, slop and fly routine that persuaded
:04:08. > :04:44.Pogba, strength again, finesse, and fouled.
:04:45. > :04:45.Really good strength but he
:04:46. > :04:53.didn't need to do the Cruyff turn, the easy pass to Roman was on down
:04:54. > :04:56.didn't need to do the Cruyff turn, the easy pass to Coman was on down
:04:57. > :05:20.He's had a strong European Championships.
:05:21. > :05:23.He was recalled for the last couple of games before the
:05:24. > :05:26.finals, the friendly warm up games, after being out in the wilderness
:05:27. > :05:37.Two more than in the previous five years.
:05:38. > :05:46.I think the longer the game is played at this tempo the
:05:47. > :05:50.I know the French have already qualified
:05:51. > :05:53.but you'd expect them in front of their home crowd to play
:05:54. > :06:08.Albania still lead against Romania 1-0 with the Sadiku first half goal.
:06:09. > :06:12.Which means they will finish third in the group if it all stays like
:06:13. > :06:22.Important to win the group, the winner of
:06:23. > :06:26.Group A plays the third best team from either Group C, D or E.
:06:27. > :06:39.That could be Northern Ireland, the Czechs,
:06:40. > :06:43.Group A will play the runner-up in Group C, the Germany, Poland group.
:06:44. > :06:47.Sissoko making the forward run and getting
:06:48. > :06:50.That is another slip in a costly position by
:06:51. > :06:54.The weather in France, let's give them the benefit of some
:06:55. > :06:56.doubt, has been awful, floods of biblical proportions
:06:57. > :07:02.in the latter few weeks but the pictures have not
:07:03. > :07:05.in the latter few weeks but the pitches have not
:07:06. > :07:08.It has not been good with the weather.
:07:09. > :07:16.Here in Lille he had two years, just under
:07:17. > :07:28.They sold him for less than they bought him for two
:07:29. > :07:32.Payet has had a chequered past but had a wonderful 12 months
:07:33. > :07:36.with West Ham and France, four goals in his last six internationals.
:07:37. > :07:38.He's been the outstanding player in these
:07:39. > :08:10.He had a decent first half, but hasn't really
:08:11. > :08:12.got himself going so far in the second half.
:08:13. > :08:14.Getting Payet on the pitch will lift everybody, won't it?
:08:15. > :08:19.So, on comes the man dubbed this week "The gift from God."
:08:20. > :08:20.Have you ever been described as that?
:08:21. > :08:56.They have been by far the dominant side in the second half.
:08:57. > :08:59.Shaqiri needs to take a bit of pace off it,
:09:00. > :09:00.maybe stand one up, do
:09:01. > :09:03.He's been trying to whip the ball so hard into
:09:04. > :09:06.a dangerous area, take something off it and go for more accuracy.
:09:07. > :09:08.Is this the moment that France crack on a
:09:09. > :09:25.If I was one of his centre halves I'd be going mad at him right
:09:26. > :09:32.He has scored important goals in qualifying, Shaqiri.
:09:33. > :09:41.Qualifying in England's group, of course.
:09:42. > :09:42.Qualified capably, but
:09:43. > :10:02.Two former Lille players combining there.
:10:03. > :10:15.Koscielny came in leaving Embolo down.
:10:16. > :10:40.In this brief lull, what do you make of England tomorrow, what team
:10:41. > :10:53.I think he's going to have to start Jamie Vardy and Sturridge, they came
:10:54. > :10:56.I think maybe Jack Wilshere might come
:10:57. > :10:59.in for Dele Alli to give him a little breather and freshen things
:11:00. > :11:02.I certainly think it's as strong a squad in the
:11:03. > :11:05.attacking areas as we have had in a long time and fantastic
:11:06. > :11:20.He's only been a professional footballer for a few years, Fabian
:11:21. > :11:29.In the World Cup in Brazil he made a couple of
:11:30. > :11:33.Seven of this Swiss team were beaten by
:11:34. > :12:03.That area of the ground in particular is very
:12:04. > :12:11.I think it is crucial you've got the right footwear on.
:12:12. > :12:13.I know that sounds ridiculous but
:12:14. > :12:17.there are so many different types of studs these days.
:12:18. > :12:24.For a pitch like this that is really wet and
:12:25. > :12:25.coming away underneath as
:12:26. > :12:40.Not too many players have the longer studs these days.
:12:41. > :12:43.Rodriguez Diaz well under pressure from Sagna.
:12:44. > :12:46.The managers came and looked at the pitch last night.
:12:47. > :12:59.I can't remember what the weather was like in this part of
:13:00. > :13:07.It's difficult to remember where you are half the time
:13:08. > :13:16.Sold short by Evra and Behrami is away here
:13:17. > :13:17.to Shaqiri who's had a
:13:18. > :13:34.Switzerland would finish second in the group if it remains like this
:13:35. > :14:09.It could well be that England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, not
:14:10. > :14:14.giving up on the Republic of Ireland yet, could be in the knockout phase.
:14:15. > :14:47.He has not featured much in the opening 20
:14:48. > :15:03.minutes of the second half after a busy first half.
:15:04. > :15:06.Looking for him but too far for the Bayer Leverkusen player.
:15:07. > :15:10.I think Didier Deschamps might be looking at other options on the
:15:11. > :15:35.To add a bit more creativity and pace to this side.
:15:36. > :15:38.The chaps in the studio made the point earlier on, they have not
:15:39. > :15:40.played Giroud and Kante, they would expect to be
:15:41. > :15:44.If they haven't played today, six games before the next game and
:15:45. > :15:53.Someone said to me many years ago, footballers
:15:54. > :15:55.can't just turn the form on like a tap.
:15:56. > :16:04.Especially when you are winning games are you just want to keep
:16:05. > :16:17.playing and build with your confidence and fitness levels.
:16:18. > :16:20.Sometimes when you sit out you try and replicate the running by doing
:16:21. > :16:23.an intense session in training but it's just not the same.
:16:24. > :16:27.Cabaye to Pogba, and away towards Payet.
:16:28. > :16:32.Glanced on by Pogba, Griezmann with a lovely dummy.
:16:33. > :17:03.If England win the group they could potentially play
:17:04. > :17:05.here in the last 16, there is a quarterfinal
:17:06. > :17:07.scheduled to be played on this pitch.
:17:08. > :17:09.This and the Marseille surface are the worst we have seen
:17:10. > :17:16.A quarter it would be for England if they get that far here.
:17:17. > :17:19.It is a genuine concern for teams that want to play good football
:17:20. > :17:23.And if we get more rain, which is highly likely,
:17:24. > :17:33.It's the same for both teams, I suppose.
:17:34. > :17:53.Change here for Switzerland, Haris Seferovic is going to come on.
:17:54. > :18:01.Seven goals in his 32 internationals, none here.
:18:02. > :18:03.He scored three in the qualifying stages,
:18:04. > :18:05.couple against San Marino and one against Estonia.
:18:06. > :18:15.Severovic might not even have made the squad
:18:16. > :18:18.if his team-mate was fit and Embolo might not have come through.
:18:19. > :18:27.It held up on the surface, that ball.
:18:28. > :18:43.Koscielny did well under pressure from the young man, and was
:18:44. > :18:46.Lovely quote by Deschamps about the pitch down at Marseille
:18:47. > :18:51.He said when I saw the photos and videos at the end of the concert
:18:52. > :18:53.they had there I thought I was in another world,
:18:54. > :18:57.but that's the power of Highway To Hell.
:18:58. > :19:04.The young man is going off, he's done well.
:19:05. > :19:10.He is said to be interesting a lot of
:19:11. > :19:19.He would suit the Premier League with his power and
:19:20. > :19:23.There was talk of a 25 million pounds deal.
:19:24. > :19:26.It would be a step up for him, Wolfsburg are not in major
:19:27. > :19:28.European competition next year, meaning
:19:29. > :19:29.this man who is taking the
:19:30. > :19:43.free kick might be up for grabs, Rodriguez.
:19:44. > :20:06.He started the game shakily against Mehmedi, but
:20:07. > :20:09.he's grown stronger as the game has gone on, that has been the pattern
:20:10. > :20:11.of his play so far in the three games.
:20:12. > :20:16.Quick, reliable, I like him at full-back.
:20:17. > :20:24.His former Newcastle team-mate, Sissoko.
:20:25. > :20:27.Look at this for power and determination, Griezmann is in the
:20:28. > :20:29.middle if he has a look and Payet is further
:20:30. > :20:31.across, he is aiming at
:20:32. > :20:39.It would have been absolutely astonishing!
:20:40. > :20:50.I actually expected it to hit the back of the net, with that man's
:20:51. > :21:08.Three times they have hit the woodwork in the game.
:21:09. > :21:24.That is the best we have seen in a French
:21:25. > :21:32.shirt from Moussa Sissoko for a long time.
:21:33. > :21:36.He is capable of that, we have seen him do it.
:21:37. > :21:56.For some reason he does not do it often enough.
:21:57. > :21:58.France are going to make another substitution in a moment.
:21:59. > :22:02.Here is Gignac challenged by Shaqiri.
:22:03. > :22:13.He takes his time, keeps going, keeps his head up, a
:22:14. > :23:04.Pogba has come to a right-hand side position there.
:23:05. > :23:24.In their last seven games on home soil in European Championships,
:23:25. > :23:48.Shaqiri has had a great second half but it
:23:49. > :24:16.Shaqiri has had a great second half but it
:24:17. > :24:30.Sometimes when he's out wide, gets isolated.
:24:31. > :24:32.A bit disappointing with the set plays, but overall,
:24:33. > :24:39.Fernandes is a more defensive option.
:24:40. > :24:51.He had a spell at Manchester City, the Cape Verde born player.
:24:52. > :25:08.That move started with a sublime touch by Payet.
:25:09. > :25:31.He has had a hand in three of their last four
:25:32. > :25:34.goals which means he is the most creative player in France since
:25:35. > :25:40.Switzerland have had more of the ball.
:25:41. > :26:26.It is time to bite the old fingernails down to the quick.
:26:27. > :26:41.Albania lead Romania 1-0 in the other game.
:26:42. > :26:49.You did predict a 0-0, Mr Pearce.
:26:50. > :26:59.It is the ones I put the money on which never come off.
:27:00. > :27:24.I have a wife who tells me the moral of the story repeatedly.
:27:25. > :27:58.He was waiting to see the colour of the card.
:27:59. > :28:00.He doesn't do anything, they just collide.
:28:01. > :28:10.I think his look to the referee was more to see
:28:11. > :28:52.I remember a game in 98, I think it was Paraguay,
:28:53. > :28:55.it went to the Silver Goal or whatever it was called in
:28:56. > :28:58.those days, that was really the game and there were frustrated long
:28:59. > :29:09.periods that really kick-started their campaign.
:29:10. > :29:12.I think it is they have to say the amount of changes
:29:13. > :29:14.has made a difference, a negative difference.
:29:15. > :29:15.It is the difficult when
:29:16. > :29:18.you play in a team and there are lots of changes,
:29:19. > :29:20.to get those little relationships that you need, knowing
:29:21. > :29:22.when someone is going to come on, spin behind.
:29:23. > :29:27.Switzerland will not have given up hope of going on to
:29:28. > :29:58.They must have a word with the manufacturers, surely?
:29:59. > :30:00.They will be pleased with their performance, Switzerland.
:30:01. > :30:02.They have kept their shape, nice and
:30:03. > :30:07.It is Lang, the defender, who will come on for them.
:30:08. > :30:33.Lang came on for the last seven minutes against Romania.
:30:34. > :30:36.He plays a defensive midfield centre-back.
:30:37. > :30:40.He had a trial at Celtic when he was a teenager.
:30:41. > :30:45.I thought he was coming off, I thought
:30:46. > :31:19.Certainly, there has been discipline.
:31:20. > :31:53.I think it is safe to say Payet will be involved
:31:54. > :32:20.I think if I was involved in this Swiss Wall
:32:21. > :32:23.now, I would say to my keeper, don't guess, stay where you are.
:32:24. > :32:26.I would say to the wall, we have got a job,
:32:27. > :32:35.Three of their four goals so far have come in the 89th minute or
:32:36. > :32:57.Can they defend what has been the indefensible this season?
:32:58. > :33:36.This will be the first time France have failed to score
:33:37. > :33:40.They have failed to hit the back of the
:33:41. > :33:55.net twice as the World Cup finals in all their friendlies.
:33:56. > :34:00.But I certainly think they have been worthy of a
:34:01. > :34:08.I think they have played with a nice confidence.
:34:09. > :34:10.With good quality, yes, a little bit lacking in the final
:34:11. > :34:29.third, but they certainly deserve a point.
:34:30. > :34:31.I was critical of their display against Albania.
:34:32. > :34:33.Albania have not been bad in these finals.
:34:34. > :34:38.France would win the group, Switzerland second, Albania third
:34:39. > :34:53.and Romania would be heading out as things stand.
:34:54. > :34:55.Albania would have three points, the same as Northern
:34:56. > :34:59.This would enhance Northern Ireland's chances of getting through
:35:00. > :35:05.into third place, and indeed the Republic aren't out of it yet.
:35:06. > :35:16.It could all yet change here, we are into the last 30 seconds.
:35:17. > :35:45.They are up against one of the favourites
:35:46. > :35:47.and controlled long periods of the game
:35:48. > :36:12.They should be pleased with their performance.
:36:13. > :36:16.The little glare to Xhaka by Schar tells him
:36:17. > :36:43.The other game is running a little slower than this.
:36:44. > :36:45.Into the last minute of stoppage time and Romania-
:36:46. > :36:55.The Swiss will appeal that there was a hand on there.
:36:56. > :37:00.The referee having none of it, Dzemaili complaining.
:37:01. > :37:02.Sagna was the French defender with him.
:37:03. > :37:10.Yes, he has got his shirt, it is a penalty.
:37:11. > :37:21.That could make such a huge difference in this
:37:22. > :37:28.With the placings, that would have been a
:37:29. > :37:37.France could have been playing Poland or Germany.
:37:38. > :37:41.As it is, France drawing with Switzerland means the hosts finished
:37:42. > :37:45.top of the group and will get a favourable break before
:37:46. > :37:48.their round of 16 game which will be against a
:37:49. > :37:52.third-placed side but Switzerland get their point, which means they
:37:53. > :37:57.are through to the knockout stages of the European Championships for
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