Euro 2012—Group D, Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine
France 0-0 England
Lineups
France: Hugo Lloris, Mathieu Debuchy, Patrice Evra, Adil Rami, Philippe Mexes, Yohan Cabaye, Franck Ribery, Samir Nasri, Florent Malouda, Alou Diarra, Karim Benzema
England: Joe Hart, Glen Johnson, John Terry, Joleon Lescott, Ashley Cole, James Milner, Scott Parker, Steven Gerrard (C), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ashley Young, Danny Welbeck
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3'—OX GETS GOING
Oxlade-Chamberlain steals a French pass and tears toward the goal. His pass is off the mark, but that's a good start from the 18-year-old.
2'—FRANCE 0, ENGLAND 0
England with all the possession early. Ashley Young plays Danny Welbeck behind the defense, but Welbeck is whistled for offside.
Any English fans getting sick yet?
Kickoff
England start the match.
Almost time…
France wearing all blue and moving left to right on my screen.
England wearing all white and moving right to left.
The captains meet at midfield.
Pregame
The teams have emerged from the tunnel. Time for the national anthems.
Clive Mason/Getty Images Team news
France will line up pretty much how everyone expected. Karim Benzema leads the attack, and Franck Ribery will menace the wing.
England boss Roy Hodgson, on the other hand, sprung a surprise, handing a start to 18-year-old Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
How's that for the conservative Mr. Hodgson?
Tweet, Tweet
Latest on the England support.
Phil McNulty
@philmcnulty
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Uefa said yesterday only 724 tickets left but still an awful lot of empty seats here in Donetsk and only 10 minutes to kick off.
Pregame
Michael Ballack says England always has high expectations. Yes, that's true, but probably not as much this time.
The camera cuts to Ian Darke and Steve McManaman. Ian complains about the "sweltering" temperatures in Donetsk.
It's 86 degrees Fahrenheit with 29 percent humidity. So, in other words, it's a pleasant spring day down here in the South.
Pregame
The pregame ESPN telecast features a new studio host. Bob Ley is looking much better this morning.
Pregame
The ESPN telecast finally begins, only 15 minutes or so before kickoff.
Gotta love that extensive pregame coverage.
Team news
Big news for England today, with 18-year-old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting in the midfield.
Some aren't impressed:
Stupid Football @StupidFootball
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's probable starting position tonight: twitpic.com/9va1e7 (@RichardTeague)
France lineup
Here it is:
Tom Adams @tomEurosport
France (as expected): Lloris, Debuchy, Evra, Rami, Mexès, Cabaye, Ribéry, Nasri, Malouda, Diarra, Benzema
Pregame
Not to leave out France:
OptaFranz @OptaFranz
21 - France are unbeaten in 21 games (W15 D6), currently the longest unbeaten run of all teams at EURO 2012. Candidates.
But…
Opta @OptaJean
7 - France have failed to win any of their last 7 games at major tournaments, equalling their longest run, from EURO 60 to WC 78. Sacrebleu.
Pregame
I'll have the France lineup for you as soon as it's out. In the meantime, here are some pregame tweets from inside the stadium.
So jealous of this one…
@philmcnulty
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The view from here. Media position inside The Donbass Arena, Donetsk. yfrog.com/nx9z4apj
Not so much on this one…
daniel taylor @DTguardian
This picture from the FA's @StuartMawhinney shows why England players need insect repellent twitpic.com/9uyiev #euro2012
The England lineup is out. Here it is, via the FA's official Twitter account:
TheFA.com - ✔
#England team confirmed v France - Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Parker, Gerrard (C), Oxlade-Chamberlain, Young, Welbeck #EC
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