France vs Iceland live: Olivier Giroud inspires French to quarter-final rout to set-up Germany clash

Follow the latest from the Stade de France as the hosts take on surprise package Iceland

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France finally found their best form to power past Iceland in a 5-2 victory that sets up a semi-final clash with Germany, with Olivier Giroud scoring twice for the Euro 2016 hosts. Follow the latest here.

• Olivier Giroud scores two goals for France in 5-2 victory
• Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann also score
• Iceland reply through Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Birkir Bjarnason
• France will face Germany in semi-final clash on Thursday
• Other semi-final sees Wales take on Portugal on Wednesday

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The semi-finals take place on Tuesday on Wednesday with the final on Saturday

[3 July 2016 18:26 · James Mariner]

France are forced to make changes tonight - N'Golo Kante and Adil Rami are both suspended following last Sunday's win over Ireland.

[3 July 2016 18:26 · James Mariner]

A reminder of that come-from-behind victory:

[3 July 2016 18:28 · James Mariner]

Iceland, meanwhile, reached this last-eight encounter by virtue of victory last Monday, against a little country called England. You may recall the match.

[3 July 2016 18:29 · James Mariner]

Here's a little preview to tonight's final quarter-final

[3 July 2016 18:29 · James Mariner]

[3 July 2016 18:30 · James Mariner]

Most of us are still getting our breath back after last night's extraordinary penalty shoot-out in Bordeaux, which saw Germany, eventually, join Portugal and Wales (WALES) in the last four. Joachim Low's side await the winners of tonight's match in the semi-finals.

[3 July 2016 18:33 · Jack de Menezes]

A restaurant has now been evacuated 

[3 July 2016 20:02 · James Mariner]

1 min FRA 0-0 ICE Under way in Paris!

[3 July 2016 20:06 · James Mariner]

3 min FRA 0-0 ICE Sigurdsson, of Swansea, gets in the first shot of the evening, straight at Lloris

[3 July 2016 20:09 · James Mariner]

7 min FRA 0-0 ICE France attacking now, testing the speed of goalkeeper Halldorsson off his line