Doing his bit: The enigmatic striker did his part on the back foot as well
At times France looked lost. Newcastle forward Hatem Ben Arfa looked out of sync with Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery was having an evening to forget.
They had chances. Ribery drove an early shot at Sweden goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson from an angle while Yann M’Vila and substitutes Menez and Olivier Giroud went close as they chased the game late on.
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Rank | Team | W/D/L | Pts |
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |