No French reprieve for Real Madrid striker despite court lifting ban

French media claim he told a judge he had not watched his team mate’s sex tape

Striker suspended from France team over Mathieu Valbuena sex tape blackmail case

Benzema nets twice as Ronaldo and Bale score a goal apiece

‘I don’t want to talk too much about it. He has my total support’

Real Madrid striker (27) could face minimum jail sentence of five years if found guilty

Real Madrid forward freed pending further investigation over case involving France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena

First time in 22 games that France concede three goals in a game

Vicente del Bosque’s side lacked creativity in midfield and never looked threatening

Germany reachtheir fourth consecutive World Cup semi-final

France’s midfield dynamo has the vision and ability to lay on the goals

Goalkeeper Victor Enyeama gifts Paul Pogba late opener before Joseph Yobo own goal

Switzerland have no answer to attacking approach from Didier Deschamps’s side

Didier Deschamps has beautifully balanced French side in a good place

Disappointed Deschamps concedes injured winger’s absence weakens chances