France 2-0 Albania: Griezmann and Payet strikes late as host reaches knockout stage

France 2-0 Albania: Griezmann and Payet strikes late as host reaches knockout stage

Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet both scored late goals to give France a 2-0 win over minnows Albania and book their place in the knockout rounds of Euro 2016 on Wednesday evening.

Griezmann, who was a surprise omission from Didier Deschamps’ starting line-up, was introduced in the second half and made his presence felt with a superb headed goal before Payet rounded off the victory with his second of the tournament for the hosts.

The game ensure France are the first to qualify to knockout stage for this competition.