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England and France fans react to stalemate
Posted Tuesday, June 12, 2012 by SNTV

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France and England fans react to Monday's (11th June) Group D 1-1 draw at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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England 1-1 France in Group D of Euro 2012, here's what the fans made of it:

SONDBITE (English): Mike Richardson, English football fan:
"I thought it started at a quite a good pace but in the end, both teams were happy to play for a draw. France was a better team, it had more skills. England were trying to play in counter attack but did not really have the quality in the final third. And I think you could see from the speed of the game in the final third that both teams were happy with a draw I think. For England it is a good result, I think France could have done better if they pushed harder."

SOUNDBITE (English): John Brandson, English football fan:
"The boys did well, well done (Steven) Gerrard, the lads came through. Come on England!"

SOUNDBITE (French): Olivier Gougeon, French football fan:
"I am bit disappointed, it felt more like a friendly match, compared with other games in this competition such as Spain against Italy it was a bit disappointing. I hope we will use this match to go further, and that our team will show a different face."

Next up in Group D England take on Sweden, while France face co-hosts Ukraine.

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia