France beat Portugal 2-1

AP, Paris :
Fernando Santos began his reign at the helm of Portugal with a 2-1 loss at Euro 2016 host France in a friendly while Denmark salvaged a 1-1 draw in Albania in qualifying on Saturday.
Striker Karim Benzema scored at Stade de France after only three minutes for his 25th international goal, and Paul Pogba doubled the advantage as Portugal failed to recover from the shock 1-0 home loss to Albania in Group I, which cost Santos’ predecessor, Paulo Bento, his job last month.
Portugal was made to pay for its sluggish start but improved after halftime, causing France’s defense frequent problems. Ricardo Quaresma pulled one back for Portugal from the penalty spot 13 minutes from time.
Albania came close to securing a second win in as many games and a first win over the Danes in more than 50 years after Ermir Lenjani beat goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel with a deflected shot in the 38th. But substitute Lasse Vibe leveled from close range with nine minutes to go.