Franck Ribery and Florent Malouda scored as France beat Serbia 2-0 Thursday to extend its unbeaten run to 20 matches. The performance was an improvement on Sunday's 3-2 win against Iceland, where France had to come back from 2-0 down to scrape a late win. This time, France went into the break two goals ahead as Ribery scored with a clinical finish and then Malouda fired an unstoppable shot into the top corner from 30 meters out. But there was some cause for concern for Blanc as defensive midfielder Yann M'Vila limped off early on with an ankle injury after receiving a heavy tackle from behind. France plays Estonia in its final friendly next week before opening Euro 2012 against England on June 11. Germany wins 2-0 Germany beat Israel 2-0 in its final tuneup for the European Championship also Thursday, showing only flashes of the flair that have made it one of the favorites for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. Mario Gomez and substitute Andre Schuerrle scored in each half of a match that Germany dominated but missed a host of chances. The win snapped a two-match losing streak this year for Germany. It lost 2-1 to France in February and 5-3 in Switzerland Saturday. Greece edges Armenia Kyriakos Papadopoulos scored with a first-half header as Greece beat Armenia 1-0 in a warmup match for the European Championship Thursday. Armenia goalkeeper Roman Berezovki saved two penalties. The Greeks had a run of early chances before Papadopoulos put a powerful header past Berezovki in the 23rd minute, meeting a free kick from Giorgos Karagounis. Facing Poland, Russia and the Czech Repubic at Euro 2012, Greece hung on in the second half when the Armenians stepped up their attack. ‘Italy ready to quit' Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has said it wouldn't bother him if his team withdraws from the European Championship while Italian football is engulfed in a huge match-fixing scandal. The investigation led to 14 arrests this week, and notably Zenit St. Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito was dropped from Prandelli's squad after being questioned at the national team's training headquarters. Italian Premier Mario Monti went so far Tuesday to suggest that Italian football should be suspended for two to three years. “If you told us that for the good of football the national team should not go to the Euros, it wouldn't be a problem for me,” Prandelli said Friday in an interview with RaiSport in Zurich. “There are things which I consider more important.” Prandelli and Italy were in Zurich to play Russia Friday in its last warmup game before leaving for Poland. Financial police have examined the banking records of Juventus and Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon on suspicion he made large bets but news reports say he has been cleared of wrongdoing. “How is Buffon? You'll have to ask him,” Prandelli said. “He is very strong, with a great personality. He manages to hide uncomfortable moments, but despite this, even a person like him can suffer in a difficult moment like this. Even the strongest people can be so sensitive.” Antonio Conte, who coached Juventus to the Serie A title this season, was also officially notified that he was under investigation for alleged wrongdoing while in charge of Siena in 2010-2011.
