France look to end qualifying hoodoo

A DETERMINED Switzerland will try to prevent France completing their first successful World Cup qualifying campaign in 20 years on Saturday.

France look to end qualifying hoodoo

Victory in Bern for Raymond Domenech's injury-hit French team will secure them top spot in Group Four after a four-way qualifying tussle with the Swiss, Israel and the Republic of Ireland.

France failed to qualify for the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and participated in the 1998 and 2002 competitions as hosts and holders respectively.

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