WCup flop France earns 1st Euro 2012 qualifying win; Germany, Dutch make it 2 wins out of 2

WCup flop France finally wins in Euro qualifying

France’s recovery from a humiliating World Cup finally began with a first win in European Championship qualifying on Tuesday night, while Germany and the Netherlands earned their second straight victories.

The French had begun with a surprising loss in Group D to Belarus on Friday, but Karim Benzema and Florent Malouda led them to a 2-0 victory at Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Italy and England also put miserable World Cup campaigns behind them by making it two wins out of two on the path to Euro 2012.

Italy routed the Faeroe Islands 5-0, while England beat Switzerland 3-1.

Miroslav Klose’s scored twice to help Germany beat Azerbaijan 6-1, and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar also got two goals for the Dutch in a 2-1 victory over Finland.