France v Uruguay: Still no Zidane for French

Thu, 06 Jun, 2002 - 01:18

After France coach Roger Lemerre made optimistic noises about Zinedine Zidane’s return yesterday, the Real Madrid star has not even made the bench for the crunch clash with Uruguay.

Although Zidane is recovering well from his torn thigh muscle, he is not fit enough to play.

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