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59% Ball Possession FRANCE and 41% Ball Possession ROMANIA
France 2- 1 Romania 
57′ Olivier Giroud 65′ Bogdan Stancu (pen)
89′ Dimitri Payet
Euro 2016 kickoff ! France opened their European Championship delighting their fans with a victory. The first Euro 2016 game started with Group A ending France 2 – 1 Romania on Friday 10 June 2016 at the Stade de France.
France: 3 Italian Serie A players:
- Juventus defender Patrice Evra (official starting lineup)
- Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba (official starting lineup)
- AS Roma defender Lucas Digne (subs)
Romania: 2 Italian Serie A players:
- Fiorentina goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu (official starting lineup)
- Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches (official starting lineup)
France opening the score in the 57th minute following a corner conceded by Romania goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu. The action originated by midfielder Paul Pogba delivering a right footed shot and saved by Tatarusanu. Corner, forward Dimitri Payet provides the assist finding forward Olivier Giroud in the right place for the final headed shot defeating Tatarusanu in the top left corner.
Romania equalizing the score in the 65th minute. Referee Viktor Kassai giving a penalty to Romania conceded by France defender Parice Evra after a foul on Romania midfielder Nicolae Stanciu inside the penalty area. It is forward Bogdan Stancu to convert the penalty defeating France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Coach Didier Deschamps replacing midfielder Paul Pogba in the 77th minute to bring Anthony Martial.
The winner goal arrives in the 89th minute. It is Dimitri Payet to secure the victory defeating goalkeeper Tatarusanu with a left footed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by midfielder N’Golo Kanté.
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Here is FRANCE official starting lineup by Head Coach Didier Deschamps:
FRANCE(4-3-3): Lloris; Sagna, Rami, Koscielny, Evra; Pogba, Kanté, Matuidi; Griezmann, Giroud, Payet.
Here is ROMANIA official starting lineup by Head Coach Iordănescu:
Romania (4-3-3): Tătărușanu; Săpunaru, Chiricheș, Grigore, Raț; Stanciu, Hoban, Pintilii; Popa, Andone, Stancu.
NOTE: There are 2 Italian Serie A players in the official starting lineups with France and 2 with Romania highlighted in red. 1 Serie A player among the subs for France
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France official starting lineup against Romania
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Romania official starting lineup against France
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France midfielder Paul Pogba plays for Juventus in the Italian Serie A
Photo: facebook.com/NationalaRomanieiOfficial
Romania defender Vlad Chiriches plays for Napoli
Euro 2016 France 23-man Squd
Goalkeepers: Benoit Costil (Rennes), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham), Steve Mandanda (Marseille).
Defenders: Lucas Digne (Roma), Patrice Evra (Juventus), Christophe Jallet (Lyon), Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal), Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City), Adil Rami (Sevilla), Bacary Sagna (Manchester City), Samuel Umtiti (Lyon).
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace), Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United), N’Golo Kante (Leicester), Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle).
Forwards: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Anthony Martial (Manchester United), Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
Euro 2016 Romania 23-man Squad
Goalkeepers: Ciprian Tatarusanu (Fiorentina), Costel Pantilimon (Watford), Silviu Lung (Astra)
Defenders: Cristian Sapunaru (Pandurii Targu-Jiu), Alexandru Matel (Dinamo Zagreb), Vlad Chiriches (Napoli), Valerica Gaman (Astra), Dragos Grigore (Al Sailiya), Cosmin Moti (Ludogorets), Razvan Rat (Rayo Vallecano), Steliano Filip (Dinamo Bucharest)
Midfielders: Mihai Pintilii (Steaua Bucharest), Ovidiu Hoban (Hapoel Be’er Sheva), Andrei Prepelita (Ludogorets), Adrian Popa (Steaua Bucharest), Gabriel Torje (Osmanlispor), Alexandru Chipciu (Steaua Bucharest), Nicolae Stanciu (Steaua Bucharest), Lucian Sanmartean (Al Ittihad)
Forwards: Claudiu Keseru (Ludogorets), Bogdan Stancu (Genclerbirligi), Florin Andone (Cordoba), Denis Alibec (Astra)
EURO 2016
2016 European Championship, Group Stage 2016
Group A
France 2 – 1 Romania
Friday 10 June 2016
Stade de France
Saint Denis, France,
20:45
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant referee: György Ring (HUN) and Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Additional assistant referee: Tamás Bognar (HUN) and Ádám Farkas (HUN)
Fourth official: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Goals: 57′ Olivier Giroud (F), 65′ Bogdan Stancu (R) (pen),
89′ Dimitri Payet (F)
Official lineups – formations:
FRANCE(4-3-3): Lloris; Sagna, Rami, Koscielny, Evra; Pogba, Kanté, Matuidi; Griezmann, Giroud, Payet.
Subs: Mandanda, Costil, Digne, Jallet, Mangala, Umtiti, Cabaye, Coman, Schneiderlin, Sissoko, Gignac, Martial.
Coach: Didier Deschamps.
Romania (4-3-3): Tătărușanu; Săpunaru, Chiricheș, Grigore, Raț; Stanciu, Hoban, Pintilii; Popa, Andone, Stancu.
Subs: Pantilimon, Lung, Filip, Găman, Mățel, Moți, Chipciu, Prepeliță, Sânmărtean, Torje, Alibec, Keșerü.
Coach: Iordănescu.
NOTE: There are 2 Italian Serie A players in the official starting lineups with France and 2 with Romania highlighted in red. 1 Serie A player among the subs for France
Match Stats
| France | Match Stats | Romania |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 59% | Ball Possession | 41% |
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
