La pluie a Donetsk

... Or "The Rain at Donetsk"

The one thing I really don't understand about the organization of this tournament is why the host countries, Poland and Ukraine, haven't been scheduled to play all of their matches in their own capitals, Warsaw and Kyiv, respectively.
It can't possibly be because they were warned playing all matches in the same city would create an unfair advantage, because the Czechs are playing all of their matches in Wroclaw and the Swedes are playing all of their matches in Kyiv (and Netherlands and Spain also have all of their matches in only one city, too).

Switching from Kyiv to Donetsk certainly was not a good omen for the hosts, and it started with a thunder storm that prompted the referee to postpone the match by 55 minutes after only 4-5 minutes played in the first half.
Thus, a two-hour first half ended scoreless, but the French were looking slightly better even during the first 45 minutes of play.

And, after the interval, within just three minutes (53-56), Menez and Cabaye scored with some very precise shots to extend France's unbeaten streak as a national football team to 22 matches.

The Ukrainians tried to threaten Lloris' goal, but the final result was never in doubt. (If anything, the French were closer to score a third, as they hit the post, too, at 2-0.)

Highlights:

Uktaine 0 2 France hoofoot.com highlights & All... by hoofoot