Friday, June 17, 2016

Swiss have extra motivation to topple French at Euro 2016 (The Associated Press)

Frome left, France's Patrice Evra, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and Antoine Griezmann celebrate their side's 2-0 win, at the end of the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between France and Albania at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Switzerland has extra motivation to upset host France when the teams meet Sunday at the European Championship. A win for the Swiss would ensure first place in Group A and help erase the memory of a stinging 5-2 loss to Les Bleus at the World Cup two years ago. Although the pressure is somewhat off for France because it has already qualified for the knockout stages with two wins, it needs a much improved performance to remove some nagging doubts.


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