France are trying to take the pace out of the game, just slow it down and prevent any late Iceland chances. The visitors aren't really trying to double their lead late on.
90' +2
The home fans are urging their team forward in these final few minutes of the game. However, France are defending well and they look good value for the win.
90'
There will be a minimum of SIX minutes added time played at the end of the second half.
88'
J. Ikoné enters the game and replaces K. Coman.
Another France substitution now, with Coman replaced by Ikone.
87'
C. Tolisso gets yellow.
Tolisso is booked after he blocks Bjarnason, after the midfielder skips past his opponent and tries to break into the final third. Clear free-kick and booking.
85'
Good counter! France break quickly from an Iceland corner, with Tolisso racing forward and he should lay the ball off to Coman down the right, but he opts to shoot at goal himself and gets it all wrong, as it flies well wide of the goal,
83'
France are having to do more defending now and they don't look particularly comfortable at the back, can Iceland nick something late on?
81'
A. Sigurðsson enters the game and replaces A. Traustason.
Third and final Iceland substitution, with Traustason replacing Arnor Sigurdsson.
80'
There is still plenty of time left on the clock for Iceland to get an equaliser, but they aren't pushing forward and going for it at the moment.
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78'
W. Ben Yedder enters the game and replaces O. Giroud.
Here is the first France change, Giroud coming off and he is replaced by Ben Yedder.
77'
France are continuing to keep the ball well in midfield and they are controlling the game at the moment. Iceland aren't showing much urgency to get back into the match.
73'
A. Finnbogason enters the game and replaces R. Sigurjónsson.
Iceland make their second substitution of the game, with Sigurjonsson coming off the pitch and he has been replaced by Finnbogason.
70'
It's still goalless in the game between Turkey and Albania, but Andorra are beating Moldova 1-0 in the other Group H game.
68'
B. Pavard gets yellow.
Pavard is the latest player booked after his late challenge on Traustason, just inside the France half of the pitch.
Griezmann is now back on the pitch and the home fans are booing his every touch, feeling that he dived to win the penalty.
66'
Penalty goal scored by O. Giroud for France!
GOOOAAALLL! Giroud converts from the penalty spot and France lead 1-0! Griezmann is off the pitch receiving medical treatment and therefore Giroud steps up to take the penalty and sends the keeper the wrong way, coolly slotting the ball into the bottom corner.
63'
R. Sigurjónsson gets yellow.
Sigurjonsson is booked after he drags Matuidi down to the ground, as the midfielder looked to push France forward on the counter.
62'
There is still no signs of any France substitutions as we pass the hour mark here in Reykjavik. The pace has certainly picked up in the last few minutes.
60'
Good strike! Gylfi Sigurdsson had Mandanda worried for a moment, as his effort flew towards goal, but it bent away at the last moment and goes just wide of the France goal.
58'
Good effort! Griezmann with a decent strike from the edge of the penalty area, he works it into a good area and has some time and space on the ball. However, he just gets slightly too much on it and it flies narrowly wide of Halldorsson's goal.
56'
Digne is probably lucky to get away with not receiving a yellow card, after he puts his arm in the face of Traustason as the pair battled for the ball.
54'
CHANCE! Giroud with a good opportunity as he races into the penalty area, trying to get on the end of a Digne cross. However, Coman seems to get in his way and the striker doesn't make good contact with the ball and it flies well wide of the Iceland goal.
53'
Still no chances in the second half for France, despite them once again seeing more of the ball. They look lively down the wings, with Coman doing well down the right, but his delivery so far has been poor.
51'
Good move! Sigthorsson gets in behind the France defence and tries to fire the ball towards goal from a tight angle, but Lenglet gets across and makes a very good block. France win a free-kick from the resulting corner, as Varane is fouled by Arnason.
50'
Ragnar Sigurdsson is penalised for a push on Griezmann deep down the right wing, but it seems to be a harsh decision, with very little contact by the Iceland defender. The set piece is taken short and comes to nothing.
46'
The second half is under way!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: ICELAND 0-0 FRANCE
45'
There will be a minimum of two minutes added time played.
43'
R. Sigurðsson gets yellow.
The referee allowed play to continue at the time, but he has now pulled Sigurdsson up for his late challenge and shows him a yellow card,
Sidenetting! France are getting closer and this time it's Coman with the opportunity. Ragnar Sigurdsson dives into a tackle on the edge of the box, but France keep the ball, with Griezmann laying it out wide to Coman, who drills his shot into the sidenetting.
39'
There's just a few minutes left on the clock now until the end of the first half, can either side break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?
37'
Another France corner, as Skulason blocks Coman's cross from close range. Griezmann is going to take the set pieces once again. Iceland put the set piece out of play for another corner, before Griezmann delivers another poor ball and they manage to fully clear the danger.
35'
France haven't kept the ball well in the final third, with Giroud unable to hold the ball up for any team-mates and Coman and Griezmann haven't been involved much so far.
33'
Iceland have their first corner of the game, can they create an opportunity from this? Bjarnason gets on the end of the set piece, but his header flies wide of the France goal.
31'
The hosts are struggling to string more than a couple of passes together at the moment, with France dominating proceedings. However, the visitors haven't shown any quality in attack so far.
29'
O. Giroud gets yellow.
Giroud is shown the first yellow card of the game, his after protests against a handball decision. The Chelsea striker controlled a cross from Digne and then flicked it up into the body of an Iceland defender, claiming it struck the arm and appealed from a penalty. However, the referee gets the decision right, no penalty.
27'
Over the bar! Poor effort from Griezmann, he gets it all wrong and it doesn't come close to threatening Halldorsson in the Iceland goal, flying high over the crossbar.
26'
Free-kick to France in a very good shooting position, around 20 yards out after Gylfi Sigurdsson is penalised for handball, after blocking a cross. Harsh decision, but it does strike his arm. Griezmann is going to take it...
22'
Griezmann takes the resulting corner, but it's a terrible delivery from the Barcelona man, as he lofts it high and well over all of the players in the box and it flies straight out of play.
21'
Coman does brilliantly to skip past Skulason down the right wing and he then has time and space to try and pick out a team-mate in the box, but his cross fails to beat the first defender.
20'
Pavard goes down rather theatrically on the sideline after a challenge from Gylfi Sigurdsson, there didn't appear to be much contact from the Iceland skipper. Just a free-kick is awarded and France play it short, continuing to keep possession.
18'
It looks like Iceland are trying to break forward on the counter when they do win the ball back, but so far they haven't had any luck. The pace of the game is quite slow at the moment.
16'
J. Böðvarsson enters the game and replaces J. Guðmundsson.
Iceland have made the enforced substitution, with Gudmundsson coming off and he has been replaced by Bodvarsson.
10'
There is a terrific atmosphere here inside the stadium, with the home supporters pushing their team forward, as they have had to do a lot of defending so far.
8'
No chances yet for either side, France are on top but the hosts aren't letting them get into their rhythm. They are keeping their shape well and making it very difficult for the world champions.
6'
It's all France at the moment, they are keeping the ball well, but Iceland are pressing high and are forcing the visitors to be limited to just the middle of the pitch.
4'
Early corner for France, which Griezmann whips into the box, but it's too low and Iceland clear the danger at the near post. France continue to keep the ball, but are unable to break down the hosts backline and it goes out of play.
2'
There has been a late change to the France starting line-up, with Kante picking up an injury during the warm-up and he has been replaced in midfield by Sissoko.
1'
We're under way!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Euro 2020 Group H clash between Iceland and France.
Meanwhile Iceland are third, three points behind today's opponents with 12 points, having suffered a defeat against Albania last time out and a 4-0 defeat against France in the return fixture back in March.
ICELAND SUBS: Arnor Sigurdsson, Emil Hallfredsson, Alfred Finnbogason, Birkir Mar Saevarsson, Jon Fjoluson, Ogmundur Kristinsson, Ingvar Jonsson, Vidar Kjartansson, Samuel Kari Fridjonsson, Sverrir Ingason, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, Hjortur Hermannsson.
ICELAND (4-4-2): Hannes Thor Halldorsson; Victor Palsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Kari Arnason, Ari Freyr Skulason; Johann Gudmundsson, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson, Birkir Bjarnason, Arnor Ingvi Traustason; Gylfi Sigurdsson; Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
FRANCE (4-3-3): Steve Mandanda; Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Clement Lenglet, Lucas Digne; Blaise Matuidi, Corentin Tolisso, N'Golo Kante; Kingsley Coman, Antoine Griezmann, Olivier Giroud.
Iceland are missing their skipper, Aron Gunnarsson is not involved due to injury, therefore Gylfi Sigurdsson will captain the hosts, as they line-up in a 4-4-1-1 formation, with Sigthorsson lining up front in attack.
The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!
It's tight at the top of Group H, with France joint top with Turkey on 15 points, having won five games, but they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Turkey back in June. However, two wins from two, should be enough to guarantee qualification for Didier Deschamps' side.
FRANCE SUBS: Djibril Sidibe, Alassane Plea, Tanguy Ndombele, Presnel Kimpembe, Alphonse Areola, Moussa Sissoko, Thomas Lemar, Lucas Hernandez, Kurt Zouma, Wissam Ben Yedder, Mike Maignan, Jonathan Ikone.
Both of the other two games in Group H are 0-0 at half-time as well. However, as France have continued to grow into the game, they will be confident of breaking the deadlock in the second period.
That's all from us tonight folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
Turkey snatched a late win over Albania tonight, so they stay level on points with France at the top of Group H, with those two teams facing eachother on Tuesday. Meanwhile Iceland are now six points behind those two teams, on 12 points. They face Andorra on Tuesday.
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