HOST NATION DEFEATS THE VISITING NATION TO CLAIM SPACE IN THE EURO FINAL

Two goals from Antoine Griezmann propelled host nation France into the final of Euro 2016 with a 2-0 win over world champions Germany on Thursday.

France will now play Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at the Stade de France in Paris on Sunday.

Griezmann scored a hotly contested penalty in first-half injury time after Bastian Schweinsteiger was adjudged to have handled and the Atletico Madrid striker increased France’s lead with a poked effort in the 72nd minute.