Euro 2016 Results: Scores, Highlights, Reaction After Sunday's Quarterfinals

The dream is over for Iceland after France beat them handily, 5-2, in the quarterfinals of Euro 2016 on Sunday.

The French are the final side to secure a place in the semifinals:

Date	Team	Result	Team
Thursday, June 30	Poland	1-1 (3-5 pen.)	Portugal
Friday, July 1	Wales	3-1	Belgium
Saturday, July 2	Germany	1-1 (6-5 pen.)	Italy
Sunday, July 3	France	5-2	Iceland

Date	Time	Matchup	City
Wednesday, July 6	3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. BST	Portugal vs. Wales	Lyon
Thursday, July 7	3 p.m. ET/8 p.m. BST	Germany vs. France	Marseille

Getting on the board early was key for the hosts; the last thing France wanted to do was let Iceland build confidence and get comfortable defensively. Similarly, the French needed to put their opponents to the sword if given the opportunity—something England failed to do in the round of 16.

Goals from Olivier Giroud and Paul Pogba had France 2-0 up inside the opening 20 minutes:

Iceland had no answer for Giroud, who was dominant in the air. When he wasn't looking to score himself, the 29-year-old forward was laying the ball off to his teammates in the attacking third. Former England center back Rio Ferdinand couldn't say enough about the Arsenal star:

Goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet in the final two minutes of the first half all but ended Iceland's chances of continuing their incredible run through the tournament.

Griezmann and Payet have been marvelous all tournament. The former is the Euro 2016 leader in goals (four), and the latter is one of four players tied for second with three goals. Bleacher Report's Jonathan Johnson credited their club coaches with helping to bring out the best in the two stars:

Kolbeinn Sigthorsson offered Iceland a faint glimmer of hope with a goal in the 56th minute, but Giroud quickly responded, scoring his second goal in the 59th minute to put France ahead 5-1. Arsene Wenger will certainly hope Giroud brings the same kind of lethal finishing to Emirates Stadium this coming season:

The Iceland supporters in attendance in Saint-Denis, France, didn't let the result dampen their enthusiasm. Eurosport UK shared their reaction following the final whistle:

Eidur Gudjohnsen was also gracious in defeat:

France's authoritative showing provided a final insult to England, who were completely hopeless in the attack after going behind to Iceland in the round of 16. Roy Hodgson, the Three Lions' former manager, was better off staying away from any television that might've been showing Sunday's Euro 2016 action.

Keeping off social media would've been an advisable action as well. Plenty, including Mirror Football, were having fun at Hogdson's expense:

This was by far the best France have looked in the tournament. They labored to wins in their first two matches of the group stage. Payet scored the winner against Romania in the 89th minute, and Les Bleus didn't lead Albania until Griezmann's 90th-minute goal.

Didier Deschamps' side wasn't entirely convincing in its 2-1 win over the Republic of Ireland in the round of 16, either.

This looked like the kind of match where France could fall flat on its face, similar to how they exited almost every major tournament since finishing second at the 2006 World Cup. Instead, they put on a show for the home fans.

France won't have long to savor their quarterfinal victory. They meet Germany in the semifinals Thursday.

Germany aren't without their own issues, particularly in the final third of the pitch. They scored three goals in the group stage, and after matching that total in their 3-0 round-of-16 win over Slovakia, they were stymied by a stout Italian defense in the quarterfinals.

Until Thomas Muller starts looking like his normal self, scoring goals against quality opposition will be a problem for Germany at Euro 2016.

The Germans will likely be the favorites to advance, but if they play anything like they did Sunday, France could easily advance to the final. Moving Griezmann from the wing to a No. 10 position behind Giroud might have been the missing ingredient for the hosts to hit their full stride.