France started off with high pressing game and could have got the opener through Antoine Greizmann, but a shot from his weaker foot went straight into the hands of Manuel Nauer.
Two goals from Antoine Griezmann put France in the final of Euro 2016 on home soil.
Germany took over the game and began to dictate play and pinned France to their own half of the pitch. However, efforts from Muller, Ozil, Basten Schweinsteiger, Draxler and Toni Kroos failed to beat Hugo Lloris in post.
Just as the first half was heading to a close a moment of madness from the German captain, Schweinsteiger gifted France a penalty, as he used his hand to prevent a French player from putting his head on the ball. The referee who was close to the ball whistled for a penalty and the Atletico Madrid man Antoine Griezmann stepped up to put Manuel Nauer at the wrong side in added minutes of half time.
France again started the 2nd half well by putting the world champions under pressure, but the German defence were resolute to neutralise the attacking threats of the hosts. Germany, who were already missing the services of Hummels in defence, suffered another blow when Jerome Boateng limped off the pitch, after hurting himself and was replaced by Mustafi
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Antoine Griezmann doubled France lead and it was the straw that broke the camel's back, since it made the Germans ineffective after the goal. Joshua Kimmich's gave away a ball cheaply to Paul Pogba and the Juventus Star man dribbled a defender, before he crossed into the 18-yard box of Germany, but Nauer came to the rescue, however the defence men of Germany were caught ball watching, permitting Greizman to tap in the second goal in the 72nd minute.
The game was an end to end action, following the second goal with both sides creating decent goal scoring opportunities, but misses from the French attackers and good goalkeeping from Hugo Loris denied either side from getting a goal afterwards.
Antoine Greizmann brace has sent his tally to 6 goals, as the leading top scorer of the tournament and is three goals shy of Michel Platini's 9 goals in Euro 1984. Griezmann has scored in all the three knockout games.
France will face Portugal in the final on Sunday
