France secure place in finals

HOLDERS France booked their place in next year’s European championship finals with a 2-0 away win over nearest Group One rivals Slovenia last night.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2003 - 01:00

James Whelan

The defending champions, who had Claude Makelele sent off, are now eight points clear of Slovenia who secured a playoff berth thanks to Israel’s 2-2 draw with Malta.

David Trezeguet curled France in front after 10 minutes with a shot just inside goalkeeper Marko Simeunovic’s far post.

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