France reaches Euro 2012 quarters despite 2-0 loss to Sweden
Sweden fan holds fake dead french cock. KIEV, Ukraine — France was outplayed, outfought and outscored, and that was against a team with nothing to play for. With world champion Spain now waiting in the quarterfinals of the European Championship, things better improve quickly for the French to stand a chance of going any further. France limped into the knockout round of Euro 2012 despite a 2-0 loss to Sweden in their final group game, showing just how much the team still needs to improve to be true contenders in the tournament. The French finished second in Group D after England beat Ukraine 1-0, and will face Spain on Saturday in the quarterfinals. “You have to be optimistic to think that we can beat Spain, but it’s hard right now to imagine that we can. We have to do better on Saturday,” France coach Laurent Blanc said. “We wanted to finish top of the group but couldn’t manage it, so we have to deal with that.” France’s 23-game unbeaten streak came to a crashing en