Euro 2016: Switzerland reach knockout stage with France draw

Lille, France: Switzerland rode their luck to earn a 0-0 draw against France and reach the knockout stage at a European Championship for the first time on Sunday, finishing second in Group A behind the hosts.
Les Bleus, who hit the woodwork three times, including two efforts by the impressive Paul Pogba and a spectacular strike from substitute Dimitri Payet, top their section with seven points, two ahead of Switzerland.
Tournament debutants Albania finished third on three points after a surprise 1-0 win over Romania, who were eliminated with one point.
France will take on a third-placed team in the last 16, while Switzerland will play Group C runners up -- possibly Poland or Germany.
Payet could have decided the game in the 75th minute, but his superb volley from Moussa Sissoko's deep cross crashed against the crossbar.
France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris equalled the record of his coach Didier Deschamps by captaining Les Bleus for the 54th time, but it was his Swiss counterpart Yann Sommer who was the busiest in the first half.
"We had the chances to win this game but we're first in the group," said Pogba, who was imperious in the first half on his recall to France's starting lineup after being relegated to the bench in the previous game against Albania.
Sommer had to push two Pogba shots away for corners in quick succession early on and the midfielder then unleashed a dipping shot that rattled the top of the bar.
Five chances
One of five changes to the France team saw Andre-Pierre Gignac replaced striker Olivier Giroud, who risked suspension if he picked up another yellow card.
Switzerland made one change from the side that started their first two games, bringing in teenage striker Breel Embolo for Haris Seferovic, and they battled hard without creating too many clear chances in a pulsating first period.
At halftime the groundsmen were out attempting to repair the pitch, which was still suffering from the damage sustained in the first game here between Germany and Ukraine a week ago.
It was a also tough night for the kit men, with at least four Switzerland shirts getting ripped and the match ball being punctured by one of Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami's studs.
Switzerland started the second half brightly but the first real chance fell to Gignac, who shot straight at Sommer after a surging run by Sissoko.
Both teams eventually appeared happy with a group situation that sent them both through to the last 16.