Miscellany
From Staff and Wire Reports
France became the first soccer team to clinch a spot in the European Championship finals with a 2-1 victory in Spain, and Italy was virtually eliminated with a scoreless tie in the Soviet Union.
Luis Fernandez and Jean-Pierre Papin scored in the first 15 minutes for France (7-0), which missed the 1990 World Cup after making the semifinals in 1982 and 1986. France has won 16 consecutive games since March 1989.
The loss was the first in Seville for Spain (2-4), which had been 24-0-3 there.
