The football players of France experienced a moderate general on Monday at the European Championship for the quarterfinals against the Orange on Saturday. Due to an equalizer from Iceland deep in injury time, the last group match ended in 1-1. Belgium won 1-0 against Italy and reached the last eight at a European Championship for the first time in history.
France was already certain of a place in the quarter-finals and the first place in group D after victories over Italy (5-1) and Belgium (2-1). C, for a place in the semi-final.
Because there was nothing more at stake against Iceland, French national coach Corinne Diacre had changed her team in several places. Grace Geyoro, who scored a hat-trick against Italy, only came on as a substitute. The same was true for Sakina Karchaoui and Delphine Cascarino.
Yet France shot off the starting blocks in Rotherham. Within a minute it was hit by a hit from Melvine Malard. After preparatory work by Clara Matéo, she pushed the ball into the far corner with great feeling.
After that, France remained supreme and appeared to be 2-0 twice. However, both goals were disallowed for offside, which allowed Iceland to keep hoping for an equalizer until the very end. That came through a penalty that was used in the 102nd minute.