Gutsy Griezmann fires hosts France into Euro quarters


(LtoR) Ireland's midfielder Jeffrey Hendrick and France's forward Antoine Griezmann vie for the ball during the Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between France and Republic of Ireland at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Décines-Charpieu, near Lyon, on June 26, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE DESMAZES

LYON, (AFP) - Antoine Griezmann scored twice in four minutes as Euro 2016 hosts France came from behind to claim a 2-1 win over ten-man Republic of Ireland on Sunday.

Victory in the last 16 clash in Lyon means France face either England or Iceland in the Stade de France quarter-final next Sunday.

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