World Cup 2014: Les Bleus thrash Switzerland
France crushed Switzerland 5-2 on Friday to all but insure their place in the World Cup knock-out rounds.
Goals from Olivier Giroud, Blaise Matuidi, Mathieu Valbuena, Karim
Benzema and Moussa Sissoko gave rampant France a thumping victory.
Blerim Dzemaili and Granit Xhaka scored for Switzerland.After beating Honduras 3-0 in their opening match, France will see their qualification from Group E ratified if Honduras beat Ecuador later Friday.
Switzerland went into the game as the group’s top seeds ranked 11 places above France in FIFA’s list at six. But their coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said before kick-off that 1998 world champions France were the true favourites.
And in a one-sided affair, Benzema also missed a first half penalty and had a goal ruled out because it came two seconds after the final whistle.
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