France plays Portugal in World Cup semi
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France plays Portugal today in World Cup soccer action with the winner facing Italy in Sunday&#039;s championship game. The loser plays Germany Saturday in a consolation game.
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Some of Europe's top scorers Wednesday pushed their teams closer to places in the 2006 World Cup. Jan Koller and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each while Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Owen also produced goals.
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The top two teams in Groups C and D face each other in World Cup soccer today. Portugal (2-0-0) faces Mexico (1-0-1) in Group D. Later today, two undefeated teams, Argentina and the Netherlands (both 2-0) play for the Group C championship.
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Argentina upset the host nation France, 17-12, in the opening game of the World Cup. The French now face a talented Ireland squad and the possibility of being the first host nation to fail to make the quarterfinals.
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Portugal playmaker Deco and winger Simao Sabrosa will be fit for Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Russia after recovering from knocks suffered against Liechtenstein last Saturday.
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Defending champion France took a 2-0 lead over Spain in the Fed Cup semifinals Wednesday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
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Mexico will play in the second round of the World Cup for the fourth straight time. The Mexicans lost 2-1 Wednesday against already-qualified Portugal but still advanced because Angola was held to a 1-1 draw by Iran in the other Group D match.
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The tension is building in Paris with kick-off in the World Cup final just a few minutes away.
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Latest from Wednesday's 2006 World Cup qualifier.
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Four-time champions Cameroon will face hosts Ghana in Thursday's semi-final after an extra-time finish from Stephane Mbia knocks out Tunisia.
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The United States and Spain will be favourites to win their respective Davis Cup semi-finals this weekend. But Belarus, who travel to Charleston to face the Americans, and France, who visit Alicante to play Spain, will hope to upset the odds.
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Leave it to the French to give this World Cup a sense of deja vu. Zinedine Zidane had been there before, standing behind the penalty spot, with a chance to gain glory for himself and France.
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Defending champions America and France, two of the most successful countries in Davis Cup history, will clash in this year's quarter-finals after cruising through their World Group first round ties.
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Final four action begins at the World Cup today with Germany taking on Italy at 3 p.m. EDT. Portugal faces France tomorrow in the other semi-final game.
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France saw skipper Patrick Vieira sent off in a lackluster 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands in a World Cup Group Four qualifier on Wednesday.
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World Cup hosts France completed their warm-up campaign ahead of the start of next month&#39;s showpiece tournament with a 34-7 win against Wales at the Millennium Stadium here Sunday.
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France has taken a 1-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup tennis semifinals in Alicante, Spain, thanks to Paul-Henri Matthieu&#39;s surprise win over former French Open champion Carlos Moya.