If you're only going to have 5 players play well, make sure they include at least three defenders and the goalkeeper. I'm writing in a vacuum I did have the Setanta commentator who rightly pointed out how poor France were, but I have to say that I thought France were shocking.

Good performances: Sagna, Evra, Gallas, Lloris, Anelka
Poor: Henry, A.

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La speranza resta sola

E' proprio vero, a volte la sorte ti volta le spalle. Ma quando anche la giustizia ti abbandona allora la rabbia è più che legittima. Allo stadio Saint Denis di Parigi, c'era il macht di ritorno tra Francia e Irlanda per l'accesso ai mondiali in Sudafrica. Click to continue reading...

France won the first leg of the World Cup playoff away to Ireland 1-0, but the tie is still up in the air.

France was the better team, but they weren't firing on all cylinders, and as a result, need to get a result in the second leg in Paris.

The formation didn't always hold it's shape, but it was something like this:

Gignac
Henry Gourcuff Anelka
A.

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So President Nicolas Sarkozy went on Facebook to wish les Bleus good luck.

Pretty sure that will be all it takes to push them over the top.

GFC over at The Beantown Frog is cautiously optimistic about this leg of the match, predicting a 1-0 win.

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Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo, no Estádio de Saint-Denis, para um público de 78.099 pessoas, as seleções da França (9º no ranking da FIFA) e Áustria (58º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
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Jogaram pelas Eliminatórias da Eurocopa, em Guingamp, no estádio Roudourou, as seleções da França (9º no ranking da FIFA) e Ilhas Färoe (122º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
08-09-2004 - Ilhas Färoe 0x2 França - Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
03-09-2005 - França 3x0 Ilhas Färoe - Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
11-10-2006 - França 5x0 Ilhas Färoe - Eliminatórias Eurocopa
13-10-2007 - Ilhas Färoe 0x6 França - Eliminatórias Eurocopa
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The Qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup are over, except for the playoff games which will determine the last batch of teams that will travel to South Africa. Here is a breakdown of the qualified teams, and the teams that will fight for a spot in the playoffs.




Europe


Qualified teams: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland, England, Italy, Serbia, Spain
Playoff teams: Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine, France, Republic of Ireland
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The UEFA Region had its second to last matchday with some countries needing wins to keep their hopes of traveling to South Africa next summer alive. Some of the key matches were Republic of Ireland v Italy, France v Faroe Islands, and Portugal v Hungary.

Here's a recap of these matches along with video highlights from Saturday, October 10, 2009.

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LES ÉQUIPES PROBABLES

FRANCE: Mandanda - Sagna, Gallas, Abidal, Evra - Govou, L. Diarra, Toulalan, Henry (cap.) - Anelka, Gignac
ILES FÉROÉ: Mikkelsen - Danielsen, Gregersen, Eliasen, Davidsen - A. Olsen, S. Olsen, Benjaminsen, Loekin - Jakobsen - Hansen

I was willing to bet my house yesterday that we'd be playing two DMs, and guess what?

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C'mon, Romania!!! Oh, and France, too.

If we can get a win today at Serbia, our fate is still in our own hands. Our guys can do that. Right?

According to Raymond when asked about the starting XI, « Tout est possible », but l'Equipe is expecting Domenech to go for continuity.

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France's lineup was something like this:

Gignac
Henry Gourcuff Anelka
Toulalan Diarra
Evra Escude Gallas Sagna
Lloris

With Henry and Anelka, it was a bit like a 4-2-1-3, but it was essentially the France formation (4-2-3-1).

And although it looks to me like Domenech is picking just about the right players, the team play is lacking fluidity.

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Abou Diaby: Serbia attack's most dangerous weapon?

This upcoming weekend will be filled with World Qualifiers up until Tuesday so I will not comment much on Le Championnat from last weekend that saw a very disappointing 0 – 0 between Marseille and Bordeaux, a very convincing 3 - 0 win by PSG against Lille, St Etienne's first 3 points versus a sad Grenoble and more Lyon magic thanks to Lisandro Lopez (ARG), Gomis (FRA) and Bastos (BRA).

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There is a surprise leader early in the 09-10 French Ligue 1 season. AS Nancy has been on fire offensively in rising to the top of the Ligue 1 standings. This week, AS Nancy defeated Monaco 4-0 in their home opener at Stade Marcel Picot. Cameroonian forward Paul Alo'o Efoulou scored twice to stand out in the win. Click to continue reading...

World Cup Qualifying � for South Africa 2010 continued in the UEFA Region with several key matches taking place. A few of the top teams played on Wendesday including Germany, Scotland, Norway, and France. Here's a recap of some of the matches from Wednesday's qualifying.

France edges Faroe Islands 1-0 Video Highlights

France struggled to get goals against the Faroe Islands but still won 1-0.

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Olympique Lyonnais have made no qualms about beginning their 'new era'.� With Benzema, Juninho and Keita three big names to leave the club this summer so far, the French side have wasted no time in splashing out on some big-money transfers and it doesn't look like the deals are done yet!

With Benzema leaving, a huge gap was created in the striking position.

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Morning and welcome to a brand new pre-season filled week. At last the football has begun again and the countdown to the new season is well and truly on.

After seeing Tomas Rosicky return in Saturday's game against Barnet Arsene Wenger admitted he had serious fears for his Czech mate's future during his time out with injury.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE IT's Day 57 of transfer speculation since the final kick of last season and there is a new hat in the ring as a possible replacement for you-know-who.

According to those seemingly informed bods at the Daily Mail, Arsenal are considering moving for Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac.

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According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal are interested in Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac. However Toulouse want around £18million for the striker.

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Incoming:

Aly Cissokho: Should arrive in Lyon either today or tomorrow to take his physical and pen his deal which is said to be worth 15mill with a clause that sees FC Port recieving 20% of his future sale! JMA has found a new nemisis in Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.

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Lyon Can Finally Fly Straight Again: OL's New Winger Swoops into Town, Hopefully to Take Us to New Heights.
No, it's not a Ferrari nor Beluga caviar, it's a Brazilian winger. Like and injured bird, OL's left wing- along with a slew of other issues- hindered it's abilitiy to fly as strong as it was capable of, but now it's finally healed, stronger than ever, and ready for lift-off.

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It was bound to happy eventually. I don't know about you guys, but after the embarrassment of last season's finish, I was dreading the oncoming ~dramah~, :tearz:, and angsty soap operas from the players and the staff. I was expecting a meltdown of epic proportions. I thought that the sky would fall.

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OL Gets Serious About The Attack!

In:

Lisandro Lopez: Lyon finally got their man. JMA's first signing of the summer cost OL 24 mill plus performance bonuses. Lisandro is supposed to be in Lyon Friday for his physical.

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Hotting up.

IN:

Lisandro Lopez: JMA himself was supposed to be in Portugal today to personaly finalize the deal for Lisandro, but management dropped a bomb today on Porto! In L'Equipe, Bernard Lacombe announced that management had called-off the trip to Portugal today, as well as divulging that negotiations for Toulouse striker Andre Pierre Gignac were underway(see more below).

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Sir Alex is seemingly set to sign a player surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu. Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson is set to do more business with Real Madrid in his search for a striker. Ferguson has been searching for a goalscorer to replace Cristiano Ronaldo who he sold to Real for a world record £80 [. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex is seemingly set to sign a player surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu. Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson is set to do more business with Real Madrid in his search for a striker. Ferguson has been searching for a goalscorer to replace Cristiano Ronaldo who he sold to Real for a world record £80 [. Click to continue reading...

Well how's that for starting July with a bang? The start of a new month and the official first day of the summer transfer window brought another big-money signing for Real Madrid.

Real have been the biggest spenders by far this summer, and they'll likely come out on top in that list when all's said and done, but they aren't the only club out there spending big or trying to spend big.

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Toulouse are bound to to lose the striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, according to reports. Manchester United could be about to move back into the transfer market, with a move for Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac being touted. United yesterday completed the signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder Antonio Valencia for £16 million pounds as they started to spend the €93 [. Click to continue reading...

Toulouse are bound to to lose the striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, according to reports. Manchester United could be about to move back into the transfer market, with a move for Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac being touted. United yesterday completed the signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder Antonio Valencia for £16 million pounds as they started to spend the €93 [. Click to continue reading...

This may be "Kongo Kim's" last match for OL and Sidney's too; wink.
Week 35
Sat May 30, 2009
Stade Alle Gabriel Benes
3:00 PM(21:00CET, 20:00GMT)

Well, we've taken care of business and OL are now back in the CL,albiet in qualifying rounds, but hey, it's better than the alternatives.

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Yoann Gourcuff, who is on loan at Bordeaux from Milan, has been voted the Player of the Year in Ligue 1 by his fellow professionals and the outstanding playmaker has expressed his desire to remain at Bordeaux when his loan deal ends. The young midfielder has really blossomed under Laurent Blanc after struggling on the fringes at Milan and he is definitely the player who has to take most of the credit for the club's uptrend in fortunes this season.

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1-0 M.Bayal Sall 34'1-1 M.Sissoko 66'2-1 Ilan (Pen) 73'2-2 A.Gignac 89'DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus. Calcioplus non è responsabile del contenuto di tali siti web. Click to continue reading...

1-0 A.Gignac 53'DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti esterni a Calcioplus. Calcioplus non è responsabile del contenuto di tali siti web. Click to continue reading...

Arithmetic took center stage with number "7″ as second place PSG travelled away to ninth place Lorient this past weekend. Living up to his number jersey number, 32-year-old Ludovic Guily scored his 7th league goal as he volleyed in Guillaume Hoarau's carefully headed pass. The 1-0 result see PSG close the gap on Lyon as [. Click to continue reading...