Friday, July 1, 2016

France not practicing penalties at Euro 2016, says Sagna (The Associated Press)

France's Dimitri Payet, Laurent Koscielny, Anthony Martial, Eliaquim Mangala and Bacary Sagna, from right, wait for new exercises during a training session of the French national team in Clairefontaine training center, outside Paris, France, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. France will face Iceland in a Euro 2016 quarter final soccer match in Saint-Denis on Sunday, July 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

For a side that has needed late goals to win matches at the European Championship, it would seem a safe bet that France's players are practicing penalty shootouts ahead of their quarterfinal against Iceland on Sunday. ''We haven't practiced penalties,'' France right back Bacary Sagna said. More wasteful finishing against Iceland could send the game into extra time - and then the dreaded penalties.


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