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Deschamps closing on France's XI for Euro 2016 opener

Didier Deschamps says he is closing on France's starting XI for Friday's Euro 2016 opener against Romania after witnessing his side turn in a classy showing in a 3-0 win over Scotland.

Tournament hosts France concluded their preparations for the quadrennial showpiece with a fine performance in Metz, Oliver Giroud bagging a brace to make it seven goals in as many international appearances before Laurent Koscielny made it 3-0 before half-time with his first goal for Les Bleus.

"It was a good performance. We had many chances and in the second half we could have added a few goals," he told TF1.

"We took the game very seriously, it is always good for the confidence. There were many good things and now we get a week to prepare.

"Yes [I have ideas in my head who will start versus Romania]. There are players who can start, then when we need to make a difference there are others capable of bringing something different and more."

"Of course it's always good for your confidence," he said. "We created a lot of chances and I tried to finish off the good work of my team-mates.

"We're getting close to the Euros and it's important for us to all work together toward the same objective."