France reached the quarterfinals of the Euro 2012 as runners-up in their group following their 2-0 defeat against Sweden. Ibrahomovic and Larsson scored for the Swedes and the French weren't able to score despite dominating the match. France will face Spain on Saturday at 20:45 CET, while Sweden left the championship making a good impression. Benzema was a starter and one of the most dangerous men in the French attack. He was the most active footballer near the box and played the entire match.
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19 June 2012
Sweden 2-0 France
- Realmadrid.com
Benzema starts and French go through to the quarterfinals despite the defeat
Diego Jabalquinto / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
France reached the quarterfinals of the Euro 2012 as runners-up in their group following their 2-0 defeat against Sweden. Ibrahomovic and Larsson scored for the Swedes and the French weren't able to score despite dominating the match. France will face Spain on Saturday at 20:45 CET, while Sweden left the championship making a good impression. Benzema was a starter and one of the most dangerous men in the French attack. He was the most active footballer near the box and played the entire match.
2 - Sweden: Isaksson, Granqvist, J. Olsson, Mellberg, M. Olsson, Svensson (Holmen, 78'), Kallstrom, Larsson, Bajrami (Wilhelmsson, 46'), Ibrahimovic, Toivonen (Wernbloom, 78').
0 - France: Lloris; Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Clichy, M'Vila (Giroud, 83'), Diarra, Nasri (Menez, 77'), Ribery, Ben Arfa (Malouda, 59'), Benzema.
GOALS:
1-0: Ibrahimovic (54').
2-0: Larsson (90').
0 - France: Lloris; Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Clichy, M'Vila (Giroud, 83'), Diarra, Nasri (Menez, 77'), Ribery, Ben Arfa (Malouda, 59'), Benzema.
GOALS:
1-0: Ibrahimovic (54').
2-0: Larsson (90').
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