France will meet Iceland at Stade de France on Sunday in the last of the 2016 UEFA European Championship quarter-finals.
After shocking the world by knocking out England with a 2-1 win in Nice on Monday, Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrimsson’s men will be confident that they can pull off an even bigger shock and eliminate the hosts.
Les Bleus were on course to be the victims of a surprise defeat after falling behind to Robbie Brady’s early penalty in Lyon, but Didier Deschamps’ men eventually recovered to win 2-1 against the Republic of Ireland.
A much-improved second-half performance saw the French hit back through an Antoine Griezmann double, and the final winning margin could and should have been bigger than one goal, particularly after the Irish had Shane Duffy sent off after 66 minutes.