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Match timing: 00:30 IST in July 4

In India you can see the live coverage of the match on TV channels SONY SIX and Sony ESPN. The live commentary is also available in – Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Check out the complete squad list.

Here's how you can check out the livestream in India

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In case you don’t live in India, you can check out the TV channel broadcasting the Euro 2016 matches live here. You can check out more coverage on dna’s page for Euro 2016.

Didier Deschamps' France will be wary of falling victim to the same trap that ensnared England as the Euro 2016 hosts take on rank outsiders Iceland for a place in the semifinals on Sunday.
France are vying for a record-equalling third European Championship title and go into their quarter-final as overwhelming favourites against a country with a population of just 330,000.


But Iceland, playing at their first major finals, have blown away any notion they were simply in France to make up the numbers. The North Atlantic island nation held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their opening group game, then sent Austria home with a last-gasp 2-1 victory before stunning England by the same scoreline in the last 16.


Defender Bacary Sagna compared Iceland's remarkable run to that of Leicester City's fairytale Premier League title success, with both country and city boasting almost identical populations.
"They are kind of the Leicester of Euro 2016," said the Manchester City right-back.
"They deserve to be there. They showed in the qualifying tournament that they could beat the big teams like Netherlands and Czech Republic.


"It is a quality team and you must not underestimate them. But we belong to the best sides in Europe, we're among the favourites and we're at home" he added.
 

Courtesy of England, who looked clueless after finding themselves trailing Iceland 2-1 less than 20 minutes into their game, France know exactly what they must not do.
"People go on about long throws and all that but Iceland are not just that," said France left-back Patrice Evra "They're a good team who can play good football and they did not get to that stage by accident."
 

France coach Didier Deschamps, who has kept tinkering with his team since the start of the tournament, will be forced to rejig once again with centre back Adil Rami and holding midfielder N'Golo Kante suspended.
New Barcelona signing Samuel Umtiti should step in for Rami, who will not be sorely missed after looking shaky a times, with the experienced Yohan Cabaye taking over Kante's crucial role in front of the defence. —Reuters/AFP

Predicted lineups

France: H Lloris, B Sagna, L Koscielny, S Umtiti, P Evra, P Pogba, Y Cabaye, B Matuidi, A Griezmann, O Giroud, D Payet

Iceland: H Halldorsson, B Saevarsson, K Arnason, R Sigurdsson, A Skulason, J Gudmundsson, A Gunnarsson, G Sigurdsson, B Bjarnason, j Bödvarsson, K Sigthorsson

Stat Attack

This will be France's 80th game at the Stade de France; the previous 79 ended W49 D20 L10. Their record in major final tournament games at the venue is W4 D1, that lone draw a 0-0 against Italy at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, a tie Les Bleus won on penalties.

N Zone

11
No. of matches France have not lost to Iceland in their past 11 encounters (W8, D3) — with 30 goals scored and eight conceded.

907
No. of passes attempted by Iceland in the tournament, less than half of France's 1859

5
No. of quarterfinal appearances made by France in the in the last six editions of the competition, Iceland had never previously qualified – yet are unbeaten in their four matches at the tournament

23
No. of saves made by Iceland's Hannes Halldorsson, the most by any goalkeeper in the tournament

Deadly duel

Antoine Griezmann (FRA)
Age: 25
Position: Forward
Caps: 31
Goals: 10

Ragnar Sigurdsson (ICE)
Age: 30
Position: Defender
Caps: 60
Goals: 2

On the back of a heroic display against Ireland that saw him net a brace, Griezmann will be full of confidence against the debutants who continue to impress with every passing game. Standing in his way will be Ragnar Sigurdsson. The 30-year old has been pivotal for his side throughout the tournament and stepped it up another level against England.

Quote shoot

There is a big difference in the pressure on Iceland and on France. France cannot lose the game, it would be horrible for the French nation. But the Icelandic people would be happy if we get a good performance against France. You dream big. But we are realistic, we can play the best game of our lives and still lose against France

—Heimir Hallgrimsson, Iceland assistant coach

They are kind of the Leicester of Euro 2016. They deserve to be there. They showed in the qualifying tournament that they could beat the big teams like Netherlands and Czech Republic. It is a quality team and you must not underestimate them

—Bacary Sagna, France defender

 

 

 

 

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