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Player Focus: Enyeama's Dream Draw Could Be France's Nightmare

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Player Focus: Enyeama's Dream Draw Could Be France's Nightmare Vincent Enyeama walked out of the Nigeria dressing room for the second half of their final group stage game against Argentina. As the goalkeeper approached the tunnel of the Estádio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre, he spotted Nicola Rizzoli, the referee. “You gave Messi a lot of free-kicks!&r...

Player Focus: Griezmann Ready to Step Up for France

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Player Focus: Griezmann Ready to Step Up for France Of the injuries ruling players out of this year's World Cup, Franck Ribéry's is, on the face of it at least, one of the more damaging to his country's hopes. Ribéry has established himself as one of the best left wingers in world football at present and his loss would naturally hurt an...

Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri

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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri City fans might well insist Edin Dzeko, Martín Demichelis and Samir Nasri played an important role in their title win this term. The former duo in particular were criticised early in the season, but impressed as the Citizens sat atop England’s top tier come the final day. Both were rewa...

Team Focus: All Change for France as they Chase the Impossible Dream

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Team Focus: All Change for France as they Chase the Impossible Dream “We’re ready to die on the pitch to get there.” So said Olivier Giroud, speaking of how “angry” he was at France’s World Cup play-off defeat to Ukraine on Friday. Something probably already died on the pitch at the Olympiyskiy that night – France’s hop...

WhoScored Tipster: International Betting Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: International Betting Tips The drama of the World Cup playoff is on: 180 minutes of football for Europe and the last 90 for Africa. In the European fixtures, it could be that the teams wait for the other to attack, as each encounter is so evenly balanced that one mistake could be fatal.LIKELY BETS Ukraine vs France: UNDER 2.5...

Player Focus: Franck Ribéry - France's Man for the Big Occasion

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Player Focus: Franck Ribéry - France's Man for the Big Occasion The hype surrounding the fast-approaching World Cup playoffs has been primarily concerned with the guaranteed absence from the tournament next summer of one of the world's best players, with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden playing for a single place in Brazil. Meanwhile,...

Player Focus: What’s Wrong with Karim Benzema?

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Player Focus: What’s Wrong with Karim Benzema? “Someone who’s a starter at Real Madrid can’t be as bad as that.” French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet made a few jaws drop with his frank assessment of Karim Benzema in the immediate aftermath of France’s tame goalless draw in Georgia. Yet desperate...

League Focus: The Ligue 1 Team of the Season

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League Focus: The Ligue 1 Team of the Season With the domestic calendar now brought to an end following the culmination of the La Liga season last weekend, it’s the preparation for the new campaign that teams across Europe will focus on for the summer. Be it strengthening the core of the team or adding that one player to move from a Euro...

National Team Focus: France, Italy, and Germany

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National Team Focus: France, Italy, and Germany As Europe's clubs take a break from competitive action, much like the players on international duty, WhoScored.com never rests! Having analysed the best available England and Spain XIs ahead of their mouthwatering showdown on Saturday from the squads selected, we compare the likes of France, Italy a...

Player Focus: A Chance he will not Giroud

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Player Focus: A Chance he will not Giroud In preparation for this weekend’s International friendlies the press gathered at Les Bleus Clairefontaine training complex to the normal rounds of questioning. For Montpellier forward Olivier Giroud this was a whole new experience; an experience that has been three years in the making.Montpell...