France through to face Cameroon

Defending champions France booked their ticket to the Confederations Cup final, but their enthralling 3-2 victory over World Cup semi-finalists Turkey could never lift the shadow of Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe’s death earlier in the day.

Defending champions France booked their ticket to the Confederations Cup final, but their enthralling 3-2 victory over World Cup semi-finalists Turkey could never lift the shadow of Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe’s death earlier in the day.

The 28-year-old midfielder, who was loaned from Lyon to English outfit Manchester City last campaign, suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground during the second half of Cameroon’s 1-0 semi-final win over Colombia at Lyon’s Stade Gerland.

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