Henry’s late double rescues flawed French

Switzerland 1 France 3

Henry scored twice in the closing 15 minutes to disguise the many problems faced by the Euro 2004 favourites, who have failed in their three group matches to justify their lofty reputation.

Switzerland gave France more difficulties than they could have anticipated and, until such time as Henry shook the lethargy from his tired limbs to give full rein to his athletic ability, the issue was very much in doubt.