France has beaten England 1-0 at the Stade de France in a match of preparation for EURO 2008. The sole purpose of the meeting was recorded by Ribéry on penalty in the 32nd. The victory of the Bleus in a friendly match was against a deserved England still far from convincing.
The game was played in a particular environment, because of the death on the eve of journalist Thierry Gilardi, commenting on the matches of Blues on TF1. A minute of silence before the meeting that the French have played with a black armband. In front, David Beckham celebrated its 100th selection, but did not reach to highlight.
In Vienna, the Netherlands has restored a difficult situation: 3-0 conducted by the amazing Austrians after half an hour of play, the Dutch have finally prevail 4-3 thanks to two goals scored in the last ten minutes. A Elche, Spain beat Italy 1-0 thanks to a fantastic resumed stolen from David Villa (77th).
Main results of the teams participating in the EURO 2008 (excluding the group Switzerland): France - England 1-0. Romania - Russia 3-0. Poland - United States 0-3. Austria - The Netherlands 3-4. Sweden - Brazil 0-1 (in London). Scotland - Croatia 1-1. Spain - Italy 1-0.
