By Philip O'Connor PARIS (Reuters) - France midfielder Dimitri Payet scored a stunning late winner with a strike from 20 metres as the hosts beat plucky Romania 2-1 in the opening game of Euro 2016 on Friday. Olivier Giroud had put France ahead with a header in the 57th minute but Romania equalized with a penalty by Bogdan Stancu eight minutes later and looked to be heading for a draw. Anthony Martial upped the tempo for France when he came on as a substitute for Paul Pogba with 13 minutes left but Payet was the game's stand-out performer and he curled a beautiful left-foot shot into the top corner in the 89th minute.
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