France 2-1 Romania: Olivier Giroud and Dimitri Payet fire Les Bleus to perfect Euro start

Euro 2016 host France got their campaign off to a solid start on Friday as they beat Romania 2-1 at the Stade de France. 

Premier League duo Olivier Giroud and Dimitri Payet were the heroes for France as they fired their side to victory. 

After an underwhelming first half from the tournament hosts, it was Giroud who got things underway. 

The Arsenal striker opened the scoring just before the hour mark, with Dimitri Payet the creator, crossing in for Giroud to head home. 

However, Patrice Evra gave away a penalty seven minutes later when he tripped up Nicolae Stanciu in the box and Bogdan Stancu was on hand to convert. 

And Payet saved France blushes late on as he sent a stunning strike into the top corner from the edge of the box, securing the three points.