France
The hosts have managed to certainly give the fans what they needed in terms of results, but not quite in the performance level. All three wins France managed in this Euro have been nerve wrecking, edgy, last-minute or impressive come from behind victories. However, not once France have dominated the opponents as much as they would have liked.
After winning the opening match against Romania through a brilliant last-gasp strike from Dimitri Payet, France needed two more very late goals in the next match against Albania from Griezmann and Payet to seal the game. After that the hosts could only manage a draw against Switzerland. But their biggest test came in the round of 16 against a spirited Ireland side. After going behind very early on France were unable to break the deadlock in the first half. But an inspired comeback in the second half saw Griezmann score two goals in the space of three minutes to complete the turn around.
They will take on tournament’s biggest surprise — Iceland — in the quarterfinals and will certainly be the favourites in that match. However, the fans will be hoping for the team to finally produce that one dominating performance to announce them as real title contenders. And if they win that match, then France will have their biggest test yet in the semifinal against anyone of Italy or Germany.