Euro 2016: France 5-2 Iceland - 5 talking points

France celebrate
France were excellent in the first half

5) Will Samuel Umtiti and Moussa Sissoko retain their places?

Samuel Umtiti
Umtiti had a decent outing for the French side

Adil Rami and N’Golo Kante’s suspensions meant that France were forced to make two changes to their lineup – Samuel Umtiti got a chance in defence and Moussa Sissoko filled in at central midfield. Though Sissoko had a pretty decent outing, most people would expect Kante to make his way back to the starting XI against the Germans thanks to his incredible stamina and commitment.

Samuel Umtiti was a tad reckless on a couple of occasions and was a little off the mark as far as man-marking was concerned. With all respect to Iceland – Deschamps is unlikely to risk Umtiti in the semi-final against a much more daunting Germany side. Adil Rami is set to return alongside Laurent Koscielny on Thursday.

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