Shkodran Mustafi and Bastian Schweinsteiger were on target as world champions Germany defeated Ukraine 2-0 in their Euro 2016 Group C opener last night. The Germans, eyeing their fourth Euro title and their first since 1996, opened the scoring when central defender Mustafi, starting in place of the injured Mats Hummels, rose high to head in a pinpoint Toni Kroos free kick in the 19th minute.Joachim Loew's men, who also lost central defender Antonio Ruediger to injury earlier this week, were far from convincing and had keeper Manuel Neuer to thank for producing a string of superb one-handed saves in the first half.Substitute Schweinsteiger then made sure of victory when he scored from close range late on.Croatia needed a touch of Luka Modric magic to beat Turkey 1-0 in their Euro 2016 Group D opener yesterday, gaining a measure of revenge after their bitter quarter-final elimination by the same opponents at Euro 2008.Modric put Croatia in front with a fine volley from 25m that bounced in front of diving Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Babacan shortly before halftime at Parc des Princes. Police reported some arrests after a few scuffles outside the stadium before the match, but there was nothing like the ugly scenes that marred Saturday's match between England and Russia in Marseille.A second-half winner from Arkadiusz Milik steered Poland to a 1-0 victory in Euro 2016 Group C yesterday as Northern Ireland's first appearance at a major finals for 30 years ended in disappointment.Making their debut in the competition, the Irish could not cope with an attacking Polish outfit.After a goalless first half, a Jakub Blaszczykowski cross found Milik in the penalty area in the 51st minute and the forward blasted his left-foot shot through defender Craig Cathcart's legs into the net.It was Northern Ireland's first game at a major finals since they lost 3-0 to Brazil at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, exactly 30 years ago to the day.Despite a late rally from the industrious Irish, Poland never looked likely to lose. ..