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Jun 8, 2006 

Group G: Swiss Give French A Run For Top Of Group


Zinedine Zidane of France
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1>>>FRANCE 7 points*. The good old days of French football are getting grayer. A huge amount of ego may hamper this team. Whether its a generational differences in the locker room, politics with the manager or the coexistence of Thierry Henry and Zinedine Zidane. The injury of Djibril Cisse this week may be an omen of bad things to come

2>>>SWITZERLAND 7 points. Swiss football is on the rise. This team may be one of the more exciting teams in the tourney if their youngster don't freak out in the limelight. Striker Alexander Frei will open some eyes in Europe and should be paid handsomely for some overpaying big European club.

3>>>South Korea 3 points. Basically this is the same Korean team that use to lose every game in the World Cup until they were recipients of "good luck" hosting the last tournament four years ago.

4>>>Togo 0 points. The party in Togo had barely ended by the time their time played horifically in the African Nations' Cup, losing three straight in a convincing manner. Their star striker, Emmanuel Adebayor didn't play in that tournament, but his inexperience and slim supporting cast will make Togo the worst team in the Cup
*French win the group on goal differential.

Pivotal match: Jun 13. FRA 0-0 SUI. The opener will set the tone for a group where every game will have a clean sheet. Both the Swiss and French will emerge from Group G by not allowing a goal.