France and England draw 1-1 at Euro 2012

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England and France played a 1-1 draw in their Group D Euro 2012 opening match.

12 June,2012 03:02 am

England held on for a 1-1 draw with France on Monday at the European Championship, giving the Group D favorites one point each.Joleon Lescott put England in the lead with a header in the 30th minute, and Samir Nasri leveled shortly before halftime with a strike into the bottom corner.Midfielder Yohan Cabaye and striker Karim Benzema almost won the match for France with late efforts, but the draw means France has still not won a match at a major tournament since the 2006 World Cup.France midfielder Alou Diarra and England midfielder James Milner both came close to scoring in the first half.