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Netherlands vs France Preview - Starting Lineups

Netherlands vs France GROUP C, 13 June 2008, 20.45 CET, (Berne, Stade de Suisse)
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Euro 2008 France vs Romania Match Report

A draw which puts pressure on Italy and Netherlands while Romanian side seems to be very pleased with this result. After all, its a draw against the vice world champions.

After the game coach Victor Piturca said: “It was a physically demanding game, and I’m satisfied with the result. Of course we would also have taken the three points – France are maybe not as strong as they once were. Nothing happened to Adrian Mutu [who was substituted in the second half] – he couldn’t play for all of the preparation period, so it was important that he got 75 minutes here. In the next match, I’m sure you’ll see the real Mutu. I was worried because our players picked up bookings too easily in the first half, but the boys understood my message at half-time and we managed not to get another yellow card. [...] The important thing is that we prepare well for our match against Italy – we don’t want to lose that game”

Raymond Domenech, France coach, was expecting a difficult game:
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Romania vs France Match Statistics

Total shots: 18

3 shots:
Benzema (1 on goal)
Mutu
Anelka

2 shots:
Malouda
Chivu
Toulalan

Corners: 6
Fouls committed: 39
Yellow cards: 4 (Sagnol, D. Niculae, Contra, Goian)
Total passes: 1017

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Romania - France 0-0 Highlights

Romania - France 0-0 Highlights

Very tacticized game and probably the ugliest so far in the tournament.

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Romania vs France Preview

Romania vs France GROUP C, 9 June 2008, 18.00 CET, (Zurich, Letzigrund)
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Thierry Henry, the Sixth France Player to Win 100 Caps

France’s popular football player Thierry Henry has become his country’s sixth player to win 100 caps after he was named in the starting lineup for Tuesday’s friendly against Colombia.

FC Barcelona’s player seemed to be modest enough regarding this matter. “It’s not that important. It’s just a detail in our preparations for EURO,” the 30-year-old player said in a statement.

Thierry Henry will join Lilian Thuram, Marcel Desailly, Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira and Didier Deschamps in an elite band of “centurions” that have high hopes for UEFA EURO 2008’s title.
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