Look at the scoreboard: France is in the final

There seem to be some people who think the better team in yesterday's Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany did not go through.  The scoreboard said France won, 2-0, but you'd never know if from some of the comments,

Sam Borden reported in the New York Times: "[German Manager Joachim" Löw said that the Germans were unlucky, that France was not the better team.  [French manager Didier] Deschamps did not necessarily disagree, saying that the Germans made France suffer. Still, he said, it made no difference."

“The better team is starting its holidays now,” claimed the tabloid Express, which bemoaned “a lack of directness and the right finishing” and compared France to Atletico Madrid: “Not nice to watch, but effective.”  Football magazine Kicker saw “the World Cup holders dominating for most of the time, but they failed to take the chances which presented themselves”.

Soccer does not award style points so all that matters is the scoreboard.  Antoine Griezmann scored both goals fr France, the first on a penalty kick during added time in the first half, and the second in the 72nd minute and France won where it mattered: on the scoreboard.  There would be no Euro Cup to go with the world Cup currently held by Germany.

The last two time these teams met was last November 13 at the same Stade de France venue when the terrorist attacks took place outside the stadium and at a concert hall in Paris.  Thankfully this game was without incident.

France will play Portugal in the final Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern time.  Check the scoreboard about two hours later.