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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Euro 2016 host France has a high-profile semifinal date against Germany after writing the end to the tournament's Cinderella story in emphatic fashion in order to get there.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;France thrashed Iceland 5-2 in their quarterfinal in Paris, with Olivier Giroud scoring twice, and Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann each scoring as well for Les Bleus. France jumped out to a 4-0 lead by halftime and never was threatened, though Iceland fought to the end, getting second-half goals from Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Birkir Bjarnason.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Iceland chose the same starting XI for the fifth straight game, while France was without the suspended Adil Rami and N'Golo Kante and gave Samuel Umtiti his first cap as a starter in central defense.\r\n\r\n\r\n\t&lt;strong&gt;FIRST LOOK: France vs. Germany in the Euro 2016 semifinals&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Giroud got France off to a dream start in the 12th minute. He was played over the top by Blaise Matuidi, took his time and buried a left-footed shot off the bounce from a left-sided angle to open the scoring and net France's first in the first half all tournament:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paul Pogba made it 2-0 soon after. The under-fire superstar headed home Griezmann's corner kick in the 20th minute, putting Iceland under immense pressure:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Payet&amp;nbsp;and Griezmann added a pair of daggers for France just before halftime. First, Griezmann laid off a ball for Payet at the top of the box, and he took a touch to his left before scoring with a low blast. Griezmann then was played over the top and he chipped goalkeeper&amp;nbsp;Hannes Thor Halldorsson for France's fourth of the opening 45 minutes. The goal was also Griezmann's fourth of the tournament, propelling him to the top of the Golden Boot table:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Iceland earned a consolation goal early in the second half, momentarily making it 4-1 through&amp;nbsp;Sigthorsson in the 56th minute. Gylfi Sigurdsson played a ball onto the near post, and Sigthorsson stabbed it home with his sliding effort, giving the Iceland faithful in Reykjavik something to cheer about:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That reprieve barely lasted three minutes. Payet's free kick was met by Giroud at the edge of the six-yard box, and he beat Halldorsson to the spot to head home his second and make it 5-1:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Iceland left with honor, with&amp;nbsp;Bjarnason tallying his second goal of the competition to make it 5-2:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Prior to the match, Iceland fans in Paris didn't wait until they got to the Stade de France to get into the mood:&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And they certainly didn't wait for the opening to start voicing their support once they got there:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In Reykjavik, the pre-game routine was in full effect as well:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;France and Germany will play Thursday in Marseille in their high-profile semifinal clash.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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