Switzerland 0-0 France, Romania 0-1 Albania - Uefa Euro 2016
- France qualify as Group A winners after goalless draw with Switzerland
- Switzerland qualify as runners up
- Albania seal first ever win at a major international competition with narrow win over Romania and have slim hopes of qualifying with their third place finish
- Full permutations for Group A ahead of final round of fixtures
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Payet denied by the woodwork! Sissoko bursts down the right flank on a brilliant run and lifts a sublime ball across to the West Ham star, who bursts into the box and hits a wonderful first-time volley. It would have been one of the goals of the competition, but his effort bounces off the underside of the bar and back out.
On their major tournament debut, Albania need a minor miracle. However, despite two straight defeats dreams of a last-16 place are not yet over. Victory over Romania will assure them of third in the group, giving them a chance of qualifying as one of four best placed third place finishers. Three points may not be enough, however.
Romania need France to claim a third win in a row, for them to beat Albania and to benefit from a goal swing of two to stand any chance of finishing second. The Tricolorii could claim a runners-up spot on goals scored or their disciplinary record, but Uefa's coefficient standings will count against them.
Christophe Jallet, Moussa Sissoko, Yohan Cabaye and André-Pierre Gignac come into the France team tonight, with N'Golo Kante, Bacary Sagna, Dimitri Payet and Olivier Giroud among those handed a rest.
France team to face Switzerland: Lloris, Jallet, Rami, Koscielny, Evra, Cabaye, Sissoko, Pogba, Griezmann, Gignac, Coman
France have been leaving it late in this competition so far with three of the four goals they have scored so far coming in the final two minutes of each match they have had. So far, Paul Pogba, the poster boy of Euro 2016, is yet to really click into gear while Manchester United's Anthony Martial was hauled off a half time against Albania after a poor 45 minutes.
Didier Deschamps dropped Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann from his starting XI against Albania during the week. The Atletico Madrid forward came off the bench to break the deadlock in that game, seems good enough a reason for him to be restored up front tonight. With top spot not assured, the France boss is unlikely to risk sweeping changes to his side.
France became the first time to qualify for the knock out stages of Euro 2016 thanks to goals from Antonio Griezmann and Dimitri Payet against Albania on Wednesday. A draw will be enough to secure them top spot this evening, but what are the prospects for the other teams in Group A? Here's our breakdown of what can happen tonight.
Two years ago, France took Switzerland apart in a 5-2 thrashing that all but secured their place in the knock-out stages of the 2014 World Cup. This evening, there is a little less riding on this meeting between the two, with Les Blues having already secured qualification thanks to narrow wins over Romania and Albania.
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