International qualifiers might now lack the quality of top flight European football, but they
more than match the major leagues for drama and unpredictability. In the qualifiers for Euro 2012,
one feels that anything and everything could happen and probably will. For the likes of Italy and
France, things are going to get worse before they get better.
France put some distance between the bad memories of the South African disaster and the loss to
Belarus in their first Euro qualifier.Laurent Blanc is a happier man than he was ...
They beat Romania 2 - 0, both goals coming at the end of the game.
Draws between Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1-1) and Luxembourg and Belarus (0-0) mean that
France ,by default, are now top of their group.
France 2, Luxembourg 0
Oct. 12, 2010
Hoarau Benzema
Malouda Gourcuff Diaby
A.Diarra
Clichy Mexes Rami Reveillere
Lloris
Subs: Nasri, Payet, Remy
France 2, Romania 0
Oct. 9, 2010
Benzema
Malouda Nasri Valbuena
M'Vila A.
