France defiant after shock loss
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France coach Bernard Laporte insists Les Bleus can bounce back from their shock World Cup loss to Argentina.
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Lacking confidence, out of sorts and unable to score goals, the French are at their lowest ebb in a decade. Amid the mediocrity, scrappy play and somber mood in the French camp, the outstanding form of Fabien
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THREE goals finished off by French cool but, above all, a galvanic and tireless demonstration of Swedish running by Freddie Ljungberg at last brought Arsenal some cheer after their November suffering and emphatically finished off a wretchedly inept
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UNDER-STRENGTH France reached their third Fed Cup final when they took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their semi-final against Spain today.
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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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Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France drubs the Italians, 3-1, getting two goals from Sidney Govou, No. 9, and one from Thierry Henry in a European Championship qualifier.
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France stole Brazil&#039;s rhythm, its style, even its samba. Along the way, the French also knocked the defending champions out of the World Cup.
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Ireland and France are both under huge pressure going into Friday's vital World Cup clash in Paris.
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President Nicolas Sarkozyâs governing party won a solid victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, but in a surprise, it failed to trounce the opposition on the left.
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France gained some payback Wednesday for its loss in the World Cup final with a 3-1 victory over Italy in European Championship qualifying, while Germany routed San Marino by a championship record 13-0.
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French coach Raymond Domenech remained upbeat despite dropping home points in a scoreless World Cup qualifying draw with Ireland, although Brian Kerr was clearly the happier of the two managers.
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Scotland manager Walter Smith believes France have not suffered from the loss of superstar Zinedine Zidane.
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France still has Brazil&#039;s number. And on Saturday, the French had all the flair, too. The experienced and savvy French ousted the five-time World Cup champions 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game. Tacked onto France&#039;s 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match &amp;#151; the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup &amp;#151; it&#039;s clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer&#039;s highest level.
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French side Lille was upset 1-0 by a German second-division club. Feyenoord beat Scottish Hearts 3-0, Stuttgart downed Belgium&#39;s Beveren 5-1 and the Rangers defeated Poland&#39;s Amica Wronki 5-1.
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Hosts France get their stuttering World Cup campaign back on track with a 13-try romp against Namibia.
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Vincent Clerc's hat-trick of tries gives France enough daylight to beat Ireland despite the visitors' brave fightback.
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England slip to a third straight Test defeat as Dimitri Yachvili kicks France to Six Nations victory at Twickenham.