Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of France vs. Albania. I’ll be bringing you all the build-up over the next 50 minutes, followed by full text commentary of the game in Marseille.
- A. Griezmann(90')
- D. Payet(90+6')
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That's the last of the action as France celebrate a 2-0 win over Albania that sounds a lot more comfortable than it was. Albania frustrated the hosts for 89 minutes, but late goals from Griezmann and Payet have sent the tournament hosts through to the knockout stages with a group game to spare. In Marseille it finishes France 2, Albania 0.
GOOOAAALLL!!! Dimitri Payet picks up the ball on the break after a brilliant Pogba pass and the midfielder cuts back on to his left to open up space for a shot that curls around the goalkeeper and into the back of the net. 2-0 France.
The Albanian fans look dejected. They've come so close to a big upset, but Griezmann appears to have denied them an historic moment in Marseille.
The relief is palpable around the stadium as the French fans celebrate another late strike. There will be five minutes for Albania to try and rescue something from this game, but it looks like the hosts have it.
GOOOAAALLL!!! Antoine Griezmann scores for France to snatch the win for France. It's a cruel blow for Albania but a lovely angled header from the unmarked forward gave the goalkeeper no chance. 1-0!
France pour forward, but once again Albania manage to deal with it as Gignac is denied at the near post. It's another corner to France.
Albania break, but Roshi's cross is slightly too high and France escape.
Payet has been hugely influential in these last few minutes, doing brilliantly to keep play moving as Albania look to disrupt as much as possible in a congested final third
Payet puts the corner right in the mixer again, but it won't fall for a blue shirt and Albania scramble it clear.
A deflected shot drifts wide and France throw their big men forward for the corner. The Tricolores are out in force as the crowd crank up the noise yet further.
Albania are on the ropes, but they are inching closer to a huge point - their first ever at a major tournament.
A brilliant free-kick delivery by Payet puts it on a place for Koscielny, but the Arsenal man fails to make contact when presented with an unmarked header.
The yellow card is out again and it's Abrashi who gets it for a cynical foul that halts a French counter-attack in its tracks.
Payet keeps an attack alive after a poor touch from Gignac, but Albania scramble enough men back to close down the space and Sagna is forced to take a speculative shot from distance that flies well over the bar.
Giroud makes way, with Gignac replacing him up top for France.
France are throwing everything at this game now and the home fans have responded in kind, roaring on Les Blues. However, it remains 0-0.