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England v France in World Cup quarters: 4 memorable encounters

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England and France will face off in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday in a rare clash on the biggest stage.Here are four of the most memorable matches between the two nations.1966: Hunt sends England throughEngland had yet to make a big impression at a World Cup before they hosted and won the competition in 1966.Alf Ramsey's team beat France 2-0 to top Group 1, with Liverpool striker Roger Hunt scoring in each half, while France finished bottom of the group and headed home.The win meant England were paired with Argentina in the quarter-finals rather than West Germany, whom they eventually beat in the final.1982: Robson strikes earlyBryan Robson was the star when the two teams met in their opening match at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.The Manchester United midfielder struck with just seconds on the clock in Bilbao to send England on their way to a 3-1 win.He headed in England's second after Gerard Soler had levelled, and Paul Mariner poked home England's third to seal the points.Ron Greenwood's team exited the tournament after the second group stage even though they were unbeaten.Flamboyant France, led by all-time great Michel Platini, were knocked out in the semi-finals by Germany in a match remembered for a horrific foul by goalkeeper Harald Schumacher on France's Patrick Battiston, which went unpunished.2004: Zidane steals the showZinedine Zidane snatched a incredible stoppage-time victory for France with a free-kick and penalty within two minutes to turn the Euro 2004 group game on its head.France trailed in the dying seconds to Frank Lampard's first-half header and were only in the game because Fabien Barthez saved his former Manchester United teammate David Beckham's penalty.But Zidane levelled with a perfect

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