In what has been a tournament full of early surprises, we could see another one on Monday afternoon, when France and England kick off the Group D festivities.It will be England coach Roy Hodgson's first meaningful match with the team, and it will be France's first attempt to erase disgraceful memories of the 2010 World Cup from the public consciousness.Leading up to Euro 2012, France has looked excellent, beating Estonia, Serbia and Iceland in their last three international friendlies by a combined score of 9-2. England, meanwhile, hasn't looked quite as dominant in its own warmup matches but still managed to win two of its last three, taking down Belgium and Norway.By all indications, France should come out of this one with the W. It is tabbed as the third overall favorite (8-1) to win it all. England, meanwhile, has 14-1 odds--but as we've seen thus far, the best team doesn't always win at Euro 2012. France Vs England
France will face a tough opening game against England on Monday in their Group D match at Donbass Arena, Donetsk - the city of Ukraine. France has been exceptional in their latest matches, which will help them to start with passion in the group matches. They last hold on Euro championship in year 2000.
France exhibited a world rank of 14 and has formed many great attacking players along the years, Nasri, Ribery and Benzema are the strongest players that can give tough time to any good side. Loic Remy is out of competition due to a hip injury.
Probable France line-up for match includes: Hugo Lloris; Mathieu Debuchy, Adil Rami, Philippe Mexès, Patrice Evra; Yohan Cabaye, Alou Diarra, Florent Malouda; Samir Nasri, Karim Benzema, Franck Ribéry.
The England encloses 6 as their world ranking; however, they are diminished by the absence of their most important players like Lampard, Cahill, Barry and Ruddy, due to injuries. The biggest set back for England is their best player Rooney banned for two games, which includes this group match too. The England team projected line-up including: Joe Hart, Phil Jones, John Terry, Joleon Lescott, Leighton Baines, Scott Parker, Theo Walcott, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Young, Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck.
These two are the toughest teams in this group. The results are favoring France as England has been physically weak facing major injuries they held up recently, while France looks relatively s
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