France vs Romania - Group A Game #1 - Match Thread

[Gibbo]

France: Lloris, Sagna, Koscielny, Rami, Evra, Kanté, Matuidi, Pogba, Griezmann, Payet, Giroud.

Romania: Tătăruşanu, Săpunaru, Grigore, Chiricheş, Raţ, Hoban, Pintilii, Stanciu, Popa, Stancu, Andone.

I'm very excited for the opening ceremony, I'm sure everyone else is too. Strong team from the French actually. Wouldn't suprise me if they got 4 or 5.

[Chazza]

They'll never get past Rat.

[labourRed]

Shame Sakho isn't here for a bit of interest.

Him and Varane will probably prove a big loss to les blues.

[Gibbo]

ITV with the Eiffel Tower table, nice touch.

[Gibbo]

Couple of hair mentions.

Petit respect for still hanging onto the ponytail.

Bilic, just shave it off mate.

[Gibbo]

Completely forgot about Benzema not being there. Big loss in all honesty.

[Gibbo]

Awesome place for a fan park that.

[Muddled]

Is that a blue screen?!

[redmike65]

No, the ITV panel is going to get wet when it rains.

[Chazza]

It's nights like this we should spare a thought for Adrian Chiles currently watching this in a bedsit, eating pilchards from a can with a grubby picture of Christine Bleakley on the wall.

[Muddled]

No, the ITV panel is going to get wet when it rains.

Not the panel, Saha and the French woman.

[redmike65]

Didn't see enough of that to tell you, it was too shouty so looked away.

[Muddled]

Well damn well rewind your telebox and tell me my instincts are great.

Oh joy, an opening ceremony. Pass me the mind bleach.

[Gibbo]

Guetta plugging his ipod in to get us started.

[Muddled]

One of the out-of-sync dancers just took a tumble.

The only highlight of this shambles thus far.