England vs France: Loser is exiting the euros

ENGLAND VS FRANCE

Today sees two of the biggest names in football go head to head in Ukraine, in a game which neither team can afford to lose.

For 90 minutes both nations will put their respective economic quagmires to one side, as Roy Hodgson's injury plagued England face Lauren Blanc's resurgent French contingent. Those expecting fireworks are likely to be sorely disappointed. Instead,  expect the game to be as sluggish as both countries GDP figures. Pardon the cliché, but this game has stalemate written all over it. Sentiment for both squads is so depressed as to be on a par with investing in European equities right now, with defeat in the first game almost certain to lead to an early plane home. England have a numb...