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France Vs. England, Euro 2012: Joe Hart Has An Adventure!

Joe Hart gets his first scare of the game after a spell of French pressure results in Ashley Cole bringing down Samir Nasri on the France right. The delivery is partially cleared, by Karim Benzema manages to retrieve possession and drives a cross back into the penalty area. It takes a deflection before a grateful Hart can claim the ball.

He gets his second score a matter of minutes later, but this time it's self inflicted. An intelligent pass by Yohan Cabaye catches Glen Johnson napping and Franck Ribery wins a corner. It should be a fairly easy claim for the Manchester City goalkeeper, but he drops the ball and is fortunate that no blue shirts are around to tuck the loose ball home.

France look the better side at the moment but they haven't really opened up any clear chances. The closest they've come is a scuffed long-range effort from Nasri, but if they can keep exploiting the obvious holes in England's defence the Three Lions could be in serious trouble.

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