France tattoos Togo 2-0 to advance at Cup
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France finally won its game of brinkmanship and a World Cup game for the first time since capturing the title eight years ago. Teetering on the edge of another embarrassing first-round elimination from the World Cup, the 1998 champion beat Togo 2-0 on Friday to advance to the final 16 for a game against Spain.
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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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Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France beat the Italians 3-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Sidney Govou's two goals and one by Thierry Henry.
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Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Four spectators died at Sunday&#39;s World Cup qualifying match between Togo and Mali. Eight fans were also injured, three seriously, at Kegue Stadium in Togo after a power failure led to a wild rush to the exits.
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Thierry Henry scored his first international goal for four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus.
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Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta scored a goal each Monday to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 win over Togo in Group G at the World Cup.
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There'll be no last-minute pressure this time. The United States advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying with a game to spare.
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Striker Thierry Henry scored his first international goal in four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus in their World Cup Group Four qualifier on Wednesday.
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France start their World Cup qualifying campaign against Israel in Paris on Saturday badly needing victory to put their ignominious Euro 2004 exit behind them.
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Nigeria defeated Benin 2-0 here on Tuesday to set up an enticing quarter-final clash against hosts Ghana in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Paris Saint Germain made it into the last 16 of the French Cup on Saturday, a 3-1 win ending the dreams of fifth division Le Poire-sur-Vie, while holders Sochaux also advanced.
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The French national team went all the way to the World Cup final again in 2006, but a shooting outside a Paris stadium has forced a reckoning with the violent racism of some of its fans
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TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands Franceâs coach, Raymond Domenech, said his team had to show more commitment after their 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands in a World Cup qualifier marred by the expulsion of captain Patrick Vieria for diving.
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France confirm their status as one of the World Cup favourites with an impressive final warm-up win over Wales.
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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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Togo takes on Switzerland as World Cup soccer action resumes today, with Saudi Arabia facing Ukraine and Spain playing Tunisia in later games.
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France coach Raymond Domenech said the former world and European champions had to improve drastically after a 2-0 away win over the Faroe Islands in a World Cup Group Four qualifier on Wednesday.