Tag: France

  • Match Highlights – France vs Honduras

    Match Highlights – France vs Honduras

    For the first time we had a match in this World Cup that had a chance of being remembered more for its brutality and violence and not the football, but eventually Honduras calmed down and accepted their fate of losing to a much better side, as France came away with a 3-0 win to take the top spot in Group E, getting a brace from Karim Benzema and another own goal off of goalkeeper Noel Valladares.

  • 2014 World Cup – Day 4 Predictions (Argentina vs Bosnia, France vs Honduras, Switzerland vs Ecuador)

    2014 World Cup – Day 4 Predictions (Argentina vs Bosnia, France vs Honduras, Switzerland vs Ecuador)

    In day 4 of the 2014 World Cup, we will get to see two matches from Group E as France take on Honduras and Switzerland plays Ecuador, although the main course will be the one that comes last, as Argentina play their main rivals for supremacy in Group F, facing Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro.

  • World Cup – Group E Predictions

    World Cup – Group E Predictions

    A Group with a distinct Europe vs Latin America feel to it, the obvious favorites to qualify, France, aren’t as comfortable as earlier expected to finish first in Group D, as the young Swiss team should give them plenty of problems for the top spot, while Ecuador and Honduras, at the moment at least, look like sides without the capability of going any further in the World Cup.

  • 6 More Teams That Can Win the 2014 World Cup

    6 More Teams That Can Win the 2014 World Cup

    Yes, there are four clear favorites to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and it will be quite a surprise if one of them doesn’t come out with their hands on the trophy. However, there are a few more national sides worth considering when thinking about the winner – Belgium, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay.

  • When Big Teams Miss Out on the World Cup

    When Big Teams Miss Out on the World Cup

    It’s rare to see on of the traditional powers of world football not making it into the World Cup, but there’s a chance that England, France and even Mexico, who are usually one of the first teams to qualify, won’t make it into the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, or go through a playoff in order to make it in.

  • All-Time Six Nations Standings

    All-Time Six Nations Standings

    Wales won the Six Nations tournament thanks to point difference and a massive win on the final day of the tournament over England, but that still isn’t enough, despite winning the title for the second consecutive time (being the first side to retain the trophy since France from six years ago, to climb too high on the all-time Six Nations standings.

  • Frederic Michalak Ruins it Once Again (Ireland vs France)

    Frederic Michalak Ruins it Once Again (Ireland vs France)

    After being one of the best rugby players in the world, at least for one season, Frederic Michalak did almost everything wrong in the second consecutive draw between Ireland and France, while his mirroring fly-half, Paddy Jackson, did almost everything right but a brutal beating coming from the French was too much to overcome.

  • 2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs France Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs France Predictions

    Two sides that didn’t expect to be this far off the title in 2013 so soon – France, with three losses on their record already, looking more shell-shocked with every match, and Ireland, putting their great opener behind them with two consecutive losses.

  • 2013 Six Nations – England vs France Predictions

    2013 Six Nations – England vs France Predictions

    Despite the clear difference in ability and result from both sides, it would be quite an uneducated and underestimating guess to consider England should have no problem beating France for a third consecutive time in the Six Nations.

  • George North Reminds Welsh What it is to Win (France vs Wales)

    George North Reminds Welsh What it is to Win (France vs Wales)

    It takes a special effort to deny France from scoring a try in Paris, but the effort that Wales put in their second match of the 2013 Six Nations championship, culminating with a big try from George North to snatch away the victory, was enough for a historic result.