Football Soccer - France v Republic of Ireland - EURO 2016 - Round of 16 - Stade de Lyon, Lyon, France - 26/6/16France's N'Golo Kante fouls Republic of Ireland's James McClean REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Livepic
PARIS (Reuters) - France started a match poorly once again at Euro 2016 and once again they got away with it, beating Ireland 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday.
But the players know that from now on they must be faster out of the blocks and cannot rely on luck and a late charge.
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