France maintain perfect record with Ireland win
PARIS: France took a giant stride towards the Euro 2024 finals as they maintained their perfect qualifying record with a 2-0 home victory over Ireland on Thursday (Sep 7).
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'Greatest rivalry in World Cup history': New Zealand to meet France in opener
New Zealand went into the 1999 Rugby World Cup as clear favourites. Everything was going to plan as Tana Umaga's men rolled through their pool matches, handling the English comfortably and putting 100 points on Italy. The biggest thing in rugby, winger Jonah Lomu, had already scored six tries by the time they reached the notorious semi-final.
France takes stride towards Euro 2024 finals with home victory over Ireland
Real Madrid midfielder Tchouameni opened the scoring with a stunning first-time hit into the far corner in the 19th minute on a steamy night in Paris, and substitute Marcus Thuram increased the lead just after half-time.
'Proud' Ogbene turns focus to Dutch showdown
Chiedozie Ogbene was left to reflect on what might have been after the Republic of Ireland were beaten 2-0 by France in their Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris.
Prancis Vs Irlandia: Menang 2-0, Les Bleus Gaspol di Kualifikasi Euro 2024
Prancis vs Irlandia di Kualifikasi Piala Eropa 2024 dimenangkan Les Bleus 2-0. Dua gol dicetak Aurelien Tchouameni dan Marcus Thuram.
History here to be written say fired-up French ahead of World Cup opener
PARIS : Past meetings between two old foes will count for nothing when France and New Zealand face off in what promises to be another vintage clash in the Rugby World Cup curtain raiser on Friday, Les Bleus' general manager Raphael Ibanez said.
Ballon d'Or nominees: Messi, Haaland and Salah make shortlist but no Ronaldo
Argentina forward Lionel Messi was among the nominees for the men's Ballon d'Or award with Erling Haaland leading a seven-strong Manchester City contingent announced by organisers France Football magazine Wednesday.
France skipper heaps praise on All Blacks: 'They're surely the greatest team to see playing'
The Rugby World Cup gets underway on Friday when France take on three-time champions New Zealand at the Stade de France in what could be a dress rehearsal for the final back in the same arena on 28 October.