French floor Irish to book finals spot
France led 3-0 at half time following goals from Élodie Thomis and Eugénie Le Sommer (two). Substitute Julie Morel completed the rout as the French secured passage to next summer’s finals.
Ireland’s final game in the group is on Wednesday away to an Israeli side who have yet to win a game in the campaign.
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