France Beats Iceland 5-2, Setting up Semifinal With Germany

France's Olivier Giroud, right, celebrates with Patrice Evra and Dimitri Payet, left, after scoring his side's fifth goal during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between France and Iceland, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, Sunday, July 3, 2016. AP Photo/Thibault Camus

SAINT-DENIS, France—Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland on Sunday, sending the hosts into a European Championship semifinal meeting with Germany.

It was a humbling but far from embarrassing exit for Iceland, which was playing in its first-ever international tournament and progressed much further than expected.

But France will now contest its first semifinal in a decade on Thursday in Marseille.

Giroud, who was booed by the team’s fans in May, is proving to be an essential component of Les Bleus, netting the opener and heading in France’s fifth goal at the Stade de France.

Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann also scored in the first half for the home side, whose previous goals at Euro 2016 had all come after the break.

France's Olivier Giroud, center, scores his side's fifth goal during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match between France and Iceland, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, July 3, 2016. AP Photo/Frank Augstein