France are into the quarter-finals of the 2016 UEFA European Championship after a 2-1 win over the Republic of Ireland at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France, on Sunday.
The tournament hosts fell behind to Robbie Brady’s penalty inside the opening two minutes, but after the half-time introduction of Kingsley Coman in place of the unimpressive N’Golo Kante, Didier Deschamps’ men fought back to win thanks to an Antoine Griezmann double.
Shane Duffy’s straight red card after 66 minutes made things difficult for the Irish, and Les Bleus could have scored more, but the French ultimately settled for the narrow win that has taken them into the last eight.