FULL-TIME: ROMANIA 0-0 FRANCE

Daniel Niculae's header from Banel Nicolita's free-kick is blocked on the edge of the penalty area

Nicolae Dica replaces Mirel Radoi

As the match enters injury time, chances have been few and far between for both teams, despite France having a large percentage of possession

Ribery has another attempt at running at the Romanian defence, but is quickly muscled off the ball

France are keeping possession, but are failing to get the ball through a packed Romanian defence

Ribery takes another poor corner that the Romanian defence clear with ease

Domenech looks on with great concern as his French team look unlikely to break down a stubborn Romanian defence

Rat's has a shot blocked from the edge of the box, which goes out for a goal-kick after Daniel Niculae gets the final touch

Gabriel Tamas' long ball reaches Daniel Niculae, but the striker is alleged to be offside

Marius Niculae replaces Mutu for Romania

Samir Nasri replaces Benzema for France

Once again France over-hit a pass with Benzema being the offender as he tries to put through Ribery

Razvan Rat's backpass has Lobont rushing to prevent the ball going out for a corner

Ribery runs into the box but is muscled off the ball

Bafetimbi Gomis replaces Anelka for France

Romania have hardly been in France's half, but have yet to be put under much pressure by Les Bleus

Abidal crosses into the box, but once again the final ball for France is poor and fails to trouble the Romanian defence

Toulalan takes a shot from just outside the penalty area that is blocked

Anelka fails to get onto the end of Benzema's pass across the six-yard box

Paul Codrea replaces Razvan Cocis for Romania

Anelka backs into Goian to give away an unnecessary free-kick

Just like the first half, France have the majority of possession, but fail to create any real chances to put the Romanian defence under pressure

Benzema's shot from inside the penalty area is saved by Lobont

Jeremy Toulalan takes a shot from outside the area that sails over the bar

A poor free-kick from Romania floats across the penalty area and goes out for a throwing

Mutu's free-kick from the edge of the box is hit straight into the wall

Sagnol is booked for a foul on Mutu just outside France's penalty area

Malouda takes a wild shot that goes over the bar from just inside the penalty area

Ribery goes down on the area of Romania's penalty box but no foul is given

Goian clears on the edge of Romania's penalty area

Romania kick-off the second half

HALF-TIME: ROMANIA 0-0 FRANCE

A second corner from Romania is easily cleared by France

Romania have their first corner of the match, which is put out for another corner

Dorin Goian is booked for a cynical foul on Ribery

Benzema takes a shot from Ribery's cross, but Lobont makes an easy save

Chivu swings a free-kick into the penalty area but it is easily cleared by France

Cosmin Contra is booked for dissent after kicking the ball away

Anelka selfishly takes a shot that hits the side-netting despite Benzema being in a better position in the penalty area

Mutu goes down just outside the France penalty area, but the referee waves play on

For all the pressure France have put Romania under, they have failed to create anything in the final third of the pitch

Anelka heads the ball over the bar from Franck Ribery's corner

Eric Abidal crosses the ball into Romania's penalty area and the ball goes out for a corner

Sagnol's cross beats everybody and goes out of play

Malouda's free-kick hits the Romanian wall and is cleared

Benzema is brought down just outside the penalty area

Niculae is booked for a deliberate handball

Malouda runs into the penalty area and gets a cross in that causes the Romanian defence no problems

Malouda takes the first corner of the game, but Willy Sagnol handballs in the area

Cristian Chivu puts an inviting cross into the box, but Niculae fails to get on the end of it

Romania have had little possession so far, but have yet to be put under any pressure by Les Bleus

Bogdan Lobont gets to the ball before Florent Malouda to keep Romania on level terms

Daniel Niculae has a shot for Romania that goes wide of Gregory Coupet's goal

France have dominated possession in the opening minutes of the match

Mutu shoots wide from 18 yards

Benzema's shot from 25 yards is well wide of the target

Anelka has a shot that goes wide of the Romanian goal

Adrian Mutu has a shot blocked on the edge of the penalty area

Romania are struggling to keep hold of the ball, as France put pressure on the Romanian goal

Franck Ribery's 30-yard free-kick is headed away

Bogdan Lobont has no problems catching a cross into his six yard box

Nicolas Anelka fails to keep the ball in play as he tries to get on the end of a cross

France get the game underway

Victor Piturca's side, who are overwhelming underdogs in the 'Group of Death', start with Adrian Mutu as a lone striker

Thierry Henry has to settle for a place on the bench as Raymond Domenech has opted to start with Karim Benzema and Nicolas Anelka in an attacking 4-4-2 formation

Romania take on France in the opening Group C fixture in Zurich this afternoon