• France manager Didier Deschamps, 2nd right, leads a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    France manager Didier Deschamps, 2nd right, leads a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • France’s Patrice Evra, left, and Paul Pogba exercise during a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    France’s Patrice Evra, left, and Paul Pogba exercise during a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • France’s Dimitri Payet warms up a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    France’s Dimitri Payet warms up a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • France’s Paul Pogba stretches during a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    France’s Paul Pogba stretches during a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • From left, France’s Patrice Evra, Kingsley Coman and Blaise Matuidi attend a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    From left, France’s Patrice Evra, Kingsley Coman and Blaise Matuidi attend a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris stops the ball during a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris stops the ball during a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • France’s Olivier Giroud attends a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
    France’s Olivier Giroud attends a training session at the Centre Robert Louis Dreyfus, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. France will face Germany in a Euro 2016 semi-final match in Marseille on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Claude Paris / AP Photo
  • France team players attend a training session in the southern French city of Marseille on July 6, 2016 on the eve of their Euro 2016 Semi-Final match against Germany. Franck Fife / AFP
    France team players attend a training session in the southern French city of Marseille on July 6, 2016 on the eve of their Euro 2016 Semi-Final match against Germany. Franck Fife / AFP
  • France midfielder Paul Pogba throws his water battle past France’s coach Didier Deschamps during a training session in the southern French city of Marseille on July 6, 2016 on the eve of their Euro 2016 Semi-Final match against Germany. Franck Fife / AFP
    France midfielder Paul Pogba throws his water battle past France’s coach Didier Deschamps during a training session in the southern French city of Marseille on July 6, 2016 on the eve of their Euro 2016 Semi-Final match against Germany. Franck Fife / AFP
  • France’s Laurent Koscielny (R) and Christophe Jallet (L) during a training session at Centre d’Entrainement Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Marseille, France, 06 July 2016. France will face Germany in the second Uefa Euro 2016 semi-final match, held at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on 07 July. Peter Powell / EPA
    France’s Laurent Koscielny (R) and Christophe Jallet (L) during a training session at Centre d’Entrainement Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Marseille, France, 06 July 2016. France will face Germany in the second Uefa Euro 2016 semi-final match, held at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on 07 July. Peter Powell / EPA
  • France manager Didier Deschamps attends a training session in the southern French city of Marseille on July 6, 2016 on the eve of their Euro 2016 Semi-Final match against Germany. Franck Fife / AFP
    France manager Didier Deschamps attends a training session in the southern French city of Marseille on July 6, 2016 on the eve of their Euro 2016 Semi-Final match against Germany. Franck Fife / AFP

Antoine Griezmann and France in training ahead of Euro 2016 semi-final – in pictures


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Images from France's training session on Wednesday as Antoine Griezmann and Co prepare to take on Germany on Thursday in the Euro 2016 semi-final.

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