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.

Sat, 08 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

James Whelan

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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Courts Soccer International Place: Bern Place: Israel Place: Republic of Ireland Place: Portugal Place: Cisse Place: Norway Person: Raymond Domenech Person: David Trezeguet Person: Thierry Henry Person: Domenech Person: Djibril Cisse Person: Sylvain Wiltord Person: Willy Sagnol Person: Anthony Reveillere Person: Zinedine Zidane Person: Kobi Kuhn Person: Hakan Yakin Person: Ricardo Cabanas Person: Yakin Person: Alex Frei Person: Johan Vonlanthen Person: Frei Person: Zuberbuehler Person: Spycher Person: Mueller Person: Senderos Person: Degen Person: Wicky Person: Cabanas Person: Vogel Person: Barnetta Person: Vonlanthen Person: Coupet Person: Reveillere Person: Thuram Person: Boumsong Person: Gallas Person: Makelele Person: Vieira Person: Malouda Person: Zidane Person: Wiltord Person: Terje Hauge Event: 1990 Event: 1994 World Cups Event: Euro 2004 Event: Ligue 1 Organisation: France Organisation: Swiss Organisation: Juventus Organisation: Arsenal Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Olympique Lyon Organisation: Real Madrid Organisation: Switzerland Organisation: Ireland Organisation: French Organisation: Grasshoppers Organisation: Rennes Organisation: Breda

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