Friday, June 10, 2016
France fans in party mode after Euro 2016 win (Reuters)
By Patrick Vignal PARIS (Reuters) - France fans brushed any security fears aside to offer feverish support to the host nation in their Euro 2016 opener at the Stade de France on Friday. The home crowd had to wait for a superb late goal by France's man-of-the match Dimitri Payet for a 2-1 victory over Romania before disappearing into the night with smiles on their faces. Reaching the elegant arena on the outskirts of Paris on a stormy evening posed a challenge for some because of rail transport disruption in a country plagued for weeks by mass protests against a labor law.
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