France goalscorer Paul Pogba: Why facing Germany will be a nice game

PAUL POGBA can't wait to get his teeth into Germany.

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Paul Pogba (left) helps Olivier Giroud celebrate his goal

The Juventus midfielder capped off a superb display with a towering header as hosts France thrashed England's conquerors Iceland 5-2 earlier this evening in their Euro 2016 quarter-final clash.

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Les Bleus will now face Germany, who beat Italy on penalties in their last-eight encounter, in the second semi-final on Thursday.

And Pogba, who is being watched by a number of top European clubs this summer, is already excited about the next game.

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"It was a good match, a great victory, we scored five goals, and we're pleased to be in the semis, against Germany it will be nice game," Pogba said.

"I was pretty good out there but wherever the coach picks me I give 100%.

"I'm not going to say we'll score five goals every game but we're really pleased. 

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"In the last matches we started slowly, we did drop the tempo towards the end but you need to start and finish well, we'll try and take that in the next game.

"France are determined. We want to win because we're the hosts but Germany will also want to win. 

"We haven achieved anything yet, we're going to take our time, focus on the next game, and try to get into the final."

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