Euro 2016 France beat Romania 2 1 in opening

Paris: Dimitri Payet’s long-range goal gave host nation France a 2-1 victory over Romania in the opening match of Euro 2016 on Friday.Olivier Giroud had opened the scoring at the Stade de France in the 57th minute but Bogdan Stancu had equalised with a penalty after veteran Patrice Evra’s foul.