Ecuador v France

:00:00. > :01:00.a dry day with temperatures typically in the high teens. Didier

:01:01. > :01:06.Deschamps captained France to victory in the 1998 World Cup, now

:01:07. > :01:10.he is aiming to win it as a coach. His French side have been imperious

:01:11. > :01:14.so far but still need a point against Ecuador to be sure of

:01:15. > :01:23.claiming top spot in Group E. It is a group that has averaged more goals

:01:24. > :01:26.per game than any other so far. For the first time ever Switzerland and

:01:27. > :01:37.Ecuador step outside by side to get their World Cup under way. Looking

:01:38. > :01:44.to curl one M. -- in. Ecuador have the opening goal. My word, what a

:01:45. > :01:54.thunderous header. Switzerland here, maybe they have got the sucker

:01:55. > :01:58.punch? They have got a winner. What can we hope for from the French side

:01:59. > :02:10.tonight? There are runners, is that a penalty? France lead Honduras.

:02:11. > :02:21.Benzema. The goal-line technology has ruled it is in. They have a

:02:22. > :02:28.bird. -- third. It is in. France have the early goal. Matuidi with

:02:29. > :02:32.the second. In the blink of an eye. Look at the space they have got here

:02:33. > :02:40.now, Olivier Giroud rolls it in for a third goal. Benzema, he will not

:02:41. > :02:46.miss from there. Welcome to the party Moussa Sissoko. They are

:02:47. > :02:53.having a ball. Lloris is beaten. What about that? Another classic

:02:54. > :03:00.finish, absolutely raining goals here now. It is Carlo Costly, site

:03:01. > :03:07.of Gaul exclusion Mark deflection is awkward, it is end. The recovery is

:03:08. > :03:16.complete. The French goal difference means

:03:17. > :03:23.only a heavy defeat can prevent them from qualifying. Switzerland know

:03:24. > :03:32.that if they can better Ecuador's result they can go through. All to

:03:33. > :03:43.play for, we will be concentrating on events in Rio de Janeiro. For

:03:44. > :03:48.some of the supporters it is all too much. If you want to watch the

:03:49. > :03:56.Switzerland Honduras game there is live coverage on BBC Three. That

:03:57. > :04:04.match being played in Manaus. We are joined in the studio by Alan

:04:05. > :04:11.Shearer, Chris Waddle and Juninho. Once of Middlesborough. We will come

:04:12. > :04:19.onto the game soon but first an update on Lee Suarez. The Liverpool

:04:20. > :04:24.striker has until 9pm UK time to respond after Fifa opened

:04:25. > :04:27.disciplinary charges against him for apparently biting Italian defender

:04:28. > :04:32.Giorgio Chiellini. It is suggested he could face a ban of up to two

:04:33. > :04:36.years. But a spokesman has said the disciplinary committee does not yet

:04:37. > :04:40.have all the elements to discuss the matter, we cannot speak about what

:04:41. > :05:02.could potentially happen. After the game Suarez did face the cameras.

:05:03. > :05:06.He thinks we are making a meal of it. We will keep you up-to-date with

:05:07. > :05:09.any developments throughout it. We will keep you up-to-date with

:05:10. > :05:15.but for now what concentrate on the match. You know Didier Deschamps,

:05:16. > :05:24.you played with him at Marseille, he has got what it takes the lead? Yes,

:05:25. > :05:30.definite winner. Brilliant at breaking up the play, his attitude

:05:31. > :05:33.was always first class. We have dug out the archives and find some

:05:34. > :05:42.action of you in your glory days at Marseille. This is one hell of a

:05:43. > :05:46.break from you. It is a great run, brilliant bit of skill, but quite

:05:47. > :05:51.possibly one of the worst dives I have ever seen. Gayle that would

:05:52. > :06:01.have worked in the World Cup. Definite yellow card. France have

:06:02. > :06:06.been shining. Stark contrast, there was the first leg of the play-off

:06:07. > :06:11.against Ukraine and got beat 2-0. The headlines where is this the

:06:12. > :06:17.worst French team ever? In the second leg they beat them, enter the

:06:18. > :06:22.tournament full of confidence, now they are scoring goals for fun.

:06:23. > :06:25.tournament full of confidence, now don't think it is a particularly

:06:26. > :06:28.strong group but it is not their fault, they can only beat what is in

:06:29. > :06:34.front of them and eight goals shows you how they will play. Ecuador

:06:35. > :06:41.qualified ahead of Uruguay, should France be worried? It is clear and

:06:42. > :06:50.obvious that Ecuador are the weakest South American side. But they have a

:06:51. > :06:53.Colombian manager, tries to play the Colombian way without the same

:06:54. > :07:09.quality of players. They want to play fast. But sometimes the quality

:07:10. > :07:14.is not there. It was the final round of games in Group F, we start with

:07:15. > :07:21.Argentina against Nigeria. COMMENTATOR: This is the fourth time

:07:22. > :07:31.these teams have met at a World Cup finals. Di Maria, of the post, of

:07:32. > :07:38.the goalkeeper, knocked in on the rebound, Argentina have the early

:07:39. > :07:46.lead here in Porto Alegre. Who else but Lionel Messi? The worst possible

:07:47. > :07:55.beginning for Nigeria. They have got an equaliser! Musa strikes back

:07:56. > :08:00.almost immediately for Nigeria. The Argentina supporters hoping that

:08:01. > :08:18.their hero can do what he does best. Messi strikes, extraordinary! Musa.

:08:19. > :08:22.He might be a way here, too-too! Musa with his second goal of the

:08:23. > :08:34.match. Twice now he has equalised for Nigeria. Lavezzi will take the

:08:35. > :08:41.corner. Garay. 3-2. Rojo with the final touch. Argentina back in

:08:42. > :08:45.front. In the other match Iran needed to beat Bosnia to stand any

:08:46. > :08:51.chance of qualifying but they were soon behind in Salvador, Edin Dzeko

:08:52. > :08:53.scoring from 25 yards. He then set up Pjanic for the second. Iran

:08:54. > :09:03.pulled one back with 11 up Pjanic for the second. Iran

:09:04. > :09:15.remaining, Ghoochannejhad opening the Iranian account. Vrsajevic with

:09:16. > :09:24.the third for Argentina. -- Bosnia. Let's recap out that leaves the

:09:25. > :09:33.final table. Nigeria advanced despite the defeat.

:09:34. > :09:43.Messi is sparkling in this tournament, another two cracking

:09:44. > :09:48.goals. Whenever he got near the ball there were two or three around him,

:09:49. > :09:51.the pressure on this guy was immense, was he going to turn up and

:09:52. > :09:56.he came to life in the second half against Bosnia, and did the same in

:09:57. > :10:03.the second game. Today, what else can we say? He is a genius. He only

:10:04. > :10:09.played an hour as well. He has got that special talent hasn't he?

:10:10. > :10:22.Football wise he has not been what you see in Barcelona shirt, but

:10:23. > :10:25.would at this free kick. -- look at. Everyone has been saying all these

:10:26. > :10:28.things about players, if you do a trick well you will be to ever in

:10:29. > :10:36.front of you and he does it better than anyone else. Juninho, Messi is

:10:37. > :10:46.such an extraordinary talent, but Argentina look a bit weak in other

:10:47. > :10:55.areas? Yes, conceding two goals. The game is open wide, it is worrying me

:10:56. > :11:03.when Argentina maybe get the better sides with more quality because

:11:04. > :11:06.there are gaps at the back. France now that I draw the night will see

:11:07. > :11:13.them face Nigeria in the second round. We can cross to the stadium

:11:14. > :11:21.to hear from Dan Walker and Danny Murphy. Still in the high 20s here,

:11:22. > :11:31.France have made a number of changes, sex in total -- six. They

:11:32. > :11:37.are in a great position. Yes, because they have scored so many

:11:38. > :11:44.goals, largely down to the hugely impressive Benzema. Fourth

:11:45. > :11:48.favourites for the World Cup now. A few French journalists are saying

:11:49. > :11:55.that we should not forget they do not have their best player, Franck

:11:56. > :11:58.Ribery did not even make it. We were talking about them defensively when

:11:59. > :12:03.they come up against better quality teams, they have not quite got

:12:04. > :12:07.enough to win it, when they come up against real quality they might

:12:08. > :12:13.struggle. Some people saying they have not really been tested, what

:12:14. > :12:18.challenge will Ecuador pose? They have gone for an extra midfielder

:12:19. > :12:21.rather than two strikers which is strange considering they have to win

:12:22. > :12:31.the game, but they have got quality, Enner Valencia, Antonio Valencia,

:12:32. > :12:34.and Montero. They have got pace to play on the counter but they will

:12:35. > :12:42.have to go for it which will make it exciting. I am trying to blend in

:12:43. > :12:51.but then I realise when I got here I needed a full head of hair, and

:12:52. > :12:58.olive skin. Nice sweater he was wearing. This is Ecuador starred

:12:59. > :13:05.World Cup, their best performance came in 2006 when they reached the

:13:06. > :13:12.last 16 on the to be beaten by England. It is not too long ago that

:13:13. > :13:26.Ecuador their World Cup debut was in 2002.

:13:27. > :13:31.This is now the third tournament. The aim is to recall 2006 when they

:13:32. > :13:35.made the second round before falling to a David Beckham free kick. But

:13:36. > :13:38.they have left themselves with a lot to do after an opening defeat to

:13:39. > :13:44.Switzerland in what always looked like being a key group game. In a

:13:45. > :13:51.space of few stoppage time seconds possible victory turned into

:13:52. > :13:56.heartbreaking defeat. The young star Jefferson Montero can glide past his

:13:57. > :14:01.marker on either side but his end product can be frustrating. On the

:14:02. > :14:04.other wing Ecuador will expect more from Captain Antonio Valencia. The

:14:05. > :14:09.coach has been disappointed with his contribution so far are delighted

:14:10. > :14:13.with that of Enner Valencia, the replacement for Christian Benitez

:14:14. > :14:17.who died tragically young last year. A former winner or a wingback who

:14:18. > :14:21.has suddenly blossomed into a striker, the number 13 is on a hot

:14:22. > :14:23.streak having scored in his last six internationals and has all three of

:14:24. > :14:25.Ecuador 's internationals and has all three of

:14:26. > :14:29.Ecuador goals in this tournament. He will have to rise to the occasion

:14:30. > :14:37.once more if the men from the mountain capital are to keep

:14:38. > :14:43.climbing through the competition. This is how Ecuador line-up. The

:14:44. > :15:03.mean guess previously worked as a bus conductor -- Dominguez.

:15:04. > :15:11.wingers, Jefferson Montero and Antonio Valencia. Upfront, Enner

:15:12. > :15:20.Valencia will by an unfamiliar role as lone striker, with Caicedo

:15:21. > :15:30.dropped. He has been very impressive. He was a winger,

:15:31. > :15:35.dropped. He has been very recently been moved to centre

:15:36. > :15:41.forward. Big guy, can score goals, will be dangerous from set pieces. A

:15:42. > :15:46.tap in there, right place, right time. He has seven goals in his last

:15:47. > :15:54.six games, so he's absolutely full of confidence. That will be

:15:55. > :16:00.interesting. I like the two wingers. We know Valencia, hard-working, can

:16:01. > :16:04.deliver, Montero is a talented player. They get in great positions,

:16:05. > :16:09.now they have found a goal-scorer, they are playing better football.

:16:10. > :16:13.Most of the South American and Central American teams have played

:16:14. > :16:18.well in this tournament. But picks me happy is to see all the nations

:16:19. > :16:21.come to the World Cup, playing with the mentality to

:16:22. > :16:27.come to the World Cup, playing with are in the next round. So like Costa

:16:28. > :16:34.Rica, Colombia, Chile. And Ecuador likes to play football. Of course,

:16:35. > :16:42.they are dependent on Valencia, we expect him to play well again. Teary

:16:43. > :16:47.Henri is back in New York, preparing for the resumption of the MLS season

:16:48. > :16:47.but he gave us his verdict on the current crop of French players

:16:48. > :17:03.before he left. Every time we perform for the World

:17:04. > :17:07.Cup, when we don't perform, it's horrible.

:17:08. > :17:10.Cup, when we don't perform, it's going to have

:17:11. > :17:13.Cup, when we don't perform, it's see in the team that togetherness.

:17:14. > :17:23.Something we didn't have for a very long time. Deschamps has that habit

:17:24. > :17:30.to make people be good and play better. He's a legend for us in

:17:31. > :17:37.France. Basically, when you have a legend as your boss, you

:17:38. > :17:42.unconsciously listen a bit more. He talks to you, you are like, OK,

:17:43. > :17:43.yes, he has done it at the highest level, he must know what he's

:17:44. > :17:56.talking about. I think when you look at the back,

:17:57. > :18:00.Debuchy is playing well, Patrice Evra is back to his best, in the

:18:01. > :18:04.middle, Cabaye and Pogba are playing well, people didn't know a lot about

:18:05. > :18:10.Valbuena, but he is a very good player. People are coded talk about

:18:11. > :18:13.Benzema, obviously he has been outstanding but for us to be good,

:18:14. > :18:25.he has to be good. The fans begin our falling back in

:18:26. > :18:35.love with the team. You want to watch the team. The other thing

:18:36. > :18:40.people are thinking now is we can win it, if we can win it, so be it,

:18:41. > :18:47.it would be great to have another star on the shirt. But above all,

:18:48. > :18:56.the happiness is about finally having a good team again. You can

:18:57. > :19:03.sense that the team is growing, and you wonder what they can do in two

:19:04. > :19:07.years time, at home in Euro 2016. If they have a great tournament, just

:19:08. > :19:17.imagine that team, two years older, back home! If they can grab some

:19:18. > :19:23.moments from the scum petition, be careful. If only he could be just a

:19:24. > :19:31.bit cooler, he might have a television future! Lets have a look

:19:32. > :19:39.at Didier dish umps. He has made six changes from the victory over

:19:40. > :19:44.Switzerland. You go Lloris captains the side, plenty of experience,

:19:45. > :19:48.unlike the defenders. Sakho is the only player in the back four to keep

:19:49. > :19:57.his place, Koscielny comes in alongside him. 20-year-old Digne of

:19:58. > :20:01.PSG at full-back. Schneiderlin of Southampton makes his first start

:20:02. > :20:10.for France. Pogba and Matuidi will offer plenty of energy. Upfront, and

:20:11. > :20:16.some are Robert to a central role with support from Sissoko and

:20:17. > :20:22.Griezmann. He could have had about six goals so far, Benzema. I like

:20:23. > :20:27.him, good player. Any position along the front line, he is a threat. He

:20:28. > :20:32.likes to run in behind, he can obviously score goals, he didn't

:20:33. > :20:40.have his best game in the Champions' League final, he lasted just over an

:20:41. > :20:46.hour, but given chances, he will score goals. And he is also

:20:47. > :20:52.benefiting from the side that is actually playing positive, attacking

:20:53. > :21:00.football, looking to get balls in the box early. And he's doing it for

:21:01. > :21:06.them. This was bad, blowing the whistle as he kicked it, he was

:21:07. > :21:08.robbed! He lost quite a bit of weight as well before the

:21:09. > :21:16.tournament, he has gotten itself really fit. What do you think to

:21:17. > :21:20.France, they play open, attacking? They were surprise, they didn't play

:21:21. > :21:25.well in qualifying, and they came without their best player, Franck

:21:26. > :21:31.Ribery. So no one expects them to play so well. But about Benzema, he

:21:32. > :21:36.is the player missing in the Brazilian squad. There is talk about

:21:37. > :21:41.this group not been the strongest, so bigger tests lie ahead for

:21:42. > :21:44.France. I agree, but that is not their fold. They have started the

:21:45. > :21:49.tournament really well, they have shown their intentions, the way they

:21:50. > :21:56.are going to play, for 33, its positive, getting the ball into the

:21:57. > :22:00.box early. And that suits Benzema, because he's quick, he likes going

:22:01. > :22:03.in behind and causes defenders problems. That is the one thing

:22:04. > :22:08.defenders don't like to do, running towards their own goal. They were so

:22:09. > :22:13.close to going out in the play-offs, they came from 2-0 down

:22:14. > :22:19.against Ukraine, one dodgy goal and here they are, on the brink of the

:22:20. > :22:24.last 16, they would play Nigeria, you would front of them. Nobody will

:22:25. > :22:29.want to play France, they are a young side, with a lot of quality.

:22:30. > :22:33.They really are a team who people will not want to play. If you get a

:22:34. > :22:38.French team and there is harmony in the camp, Deschamps has left big

:22:39. > :22:45.names out, when you get a competent French team, they can beat anybody.

:22:46. > :22:48.They have made so many changes, we are about to find out how good their

:22:49. > :22:57.squad is committed is what I am forward to see it -- ceiling. How

:22:58. > :23:04.should Ecuador play? They need to play with courage, they have

:23:05. > :23:12.expectation, I expect them to play the same. They have four players

:23:13. > :23:17.with a yellow card, but they need to concentrate to get the next round.

:23:18. > :23:20.Don't forget, Switzerland against Wanderers is live on BBC Three. For

:23:21. > :23:33.us, France against Ecuador. Good evening, everybody. The group

:23:34. > :23:41.winners will play Nigeria on Monday in Brasilia. Runners-up will take

:23:42. > :23:45.Argentina in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. It should be France against Nigeria,

:23:46. > :23:48.it could be Ecuador against Argentina. Tonight will decide in

:23:49. > :24:57.the Maracana. # Y tu frente, tu frente radiosa

:24:58. > :24:58.Mas que el sol contemplamos lucir # Los primeros los hijos del suelo

:24:59. > :25:00.Que soberbio, el Pichincha decora # Te aclamaron por siempre senora

:25:01. > :25:02.Y vertieron su sangre por ti # Dios miro y acepto el holocausto

:25:03. > :25:28.Y esa sangre fue germen fecundo # Allons enfants de la Patrie

:25:29. > :25:29.Le jour de gloire est arrive L'etendard sanglant est leve

:25:30. > :25:33.# L'etendard sanglant est leve # Entendez-vous dans les campagnes

:25:34. > :25:55.Mugir ces feroces soldats # Aux armes, citoyens

:25:56. > :26:05.Formez vos bataillons # Marchons, marchons

:26:06. > :26:17.# Qu'un sang impur Abreuve nos sillons

:26:18. > :26:27.# Amour sacre de la Patrie One coach, Reinaldo Rueda of

:26:28. > :26:33.Ecuador, who never played at the highest level, and we saw the other,

:26:34. > :26:38.Deschamps, who did just about the greatest thing any footballer can

:26:39. > :26:44.do, back in 1998, he lifted the Golden Globe to the sky in the stead

:26:45. > :26:52.of France. Now he bids to take France into the last 16 of this

:26:53. > :26:59.World Cup, some 16 years later. And there is a great travelling French

:27:00. > :27:02.support in Rio tonight. The onus is on Ecuador, they could lose and go

:27:03. > :27:07.through, or they could win and go out but if they get nothing, they

:27:08. > :27:12.are relying on Wanderers for favours.

:27:13. > :27:24.They have pace and strength upfront. One change to the side, Caicedo is

:27:25. > :27:33.left out, Arroyo comes in. One change to the side, Caicedo is

:27:34. > :27:37.the side are on yellow cards, including Monteiro and Enner

:27:38. > :27:43.Valencia. Losing them would be very damaging. The referee this

:27:44. > :27:50.Valencia. Losing them would be very is an Ivorian. He took charge of

:27:51. > :27:55.Chile's wing over Australia on day two of this World Cup, two very

:27:56. > :28:00.familiar skippers, of course, Antonio Valencia for Ecuador and

:28:01. > :28:09.Lloris, captain and in goal for France. They are ranked seven places

:28:10. > :28:21.below England, by the way. They make six changes. Schneiderlin wins only

:28:22. > :28:27.his second cap, bodhran is ill, Debuchy, every, Giroud on the bench.

:28:28. > :28:29.They could join the Netherlands and come on be as the only sides to

:28:30. > :28:37.reach the last 16 so far with 100% come on be as the only sides to

:28:38. > :28:43.records -- the Netherlands and Colombia. Belgium are the only other

:28:44. > :28:46.team who could do that. Philip Neville is alongside me, it is a

:28:47. > :28:51.beautiful evening, crackling atmosphere, and a crucible of a

:28:52. > :28:56.stadium. France have almost got this group in the bag but not quite.

:28:57. > :29:01.Ecuador really need something. It is a perfect evening for football. I'm

:29:02. > :29:05.really looking forward to seeing this French side, since the

:29:06. > :29:07.play-off, they have galvanised the spirit in the team, we haven't seen

:29:08. > :29:14.it for the last four years. spirit in the team, we haven't seen

:29:15. > :29:18.not a night to be a defender. The referee is poised, it will be

:29:19. > :29:24.Ecuador in the yellow shirts kicking from left to right in the first 45

:29:25. > :29:29.minutes against the French, all in white. Views of football grounds

:29:30. > :29:40.don't come any better than that! Who is going through from this

:29:41. > :29:44.group? The danger for France is if they don't win the group, then their

:29:45. > :29:51.last 16 opponents would be Argentina. And if that is not a

:29:52. > :29:54.carrot, I don't know what is. Ecuador will take the game against

:29:55. > :30:15.Argentina, they just want to get through.

:30:16. > :30:25.the French. Matuidi has had a good tournament already.

:30:26. > :30:41.Paul Pogba getting an early touch and finding Cissokho.

:30:42. > :30:50.Benzema lurking on the edge of the penalty area. Cleared away only as

:30:51. > :30:58.far as Schneiderlin. Griezmann. Ecuador happy to see it go behind.

:30:59. > :31:01.The left-back well forward already. Good positive start from France, I

:31:02. > :31:06.think we have already been one of the most exciting teams in that

:31:07. > :31:09.meant. Before the World Cup they were not on anyone's list to win the

:31:10. > :31:15.tournament, they have almost snuck under the radar really. The strength

:31:16. > :31:20.and depth of the team, managed to make changes, great blend of youth

:31:21. > :31:26.and experience. Good point by Alan Shearer, because of the changes we

:31:27. > :31:29.will get a better idea of how much strength in depth there is in the

:31:30. > :31:39.squad, because in a tournament you do need that. Throw into Ecuador. So

:31:40. > :31:42.important when you get to the last 16, you have got all your players

:31:43. > :31:53.fit and fresh, that is when it matters really.

:31:54. > :32:00.Erazo plays for flamenco in this stadium, this is their home stadium.

:32:01. > :32:05.He came here in January and has not played with much distinction,

:32:06. > :32:12.conceded a penalty in the state championship final. It might be a

:32:13. > :32:22.familiar ground but not necessarily so far are happy ground for him.

:32:23. > :32:32.Lucas Digne has done well. France have started brightly. Big night for

:32:33. > :32:35.Morgan Schneiderlin, Southampton 's centre midfielder. Drafted into the

:32:36. > :32:41.squad as a replacement for the injured Clement Grenier. Here he is

:32:42. > :32:51.making his first start for his country. Like a lot of Southampton

:32:52. > :32:56.players, had a fantastic season. I think what we have seen early on is

:32:57. > :33:00.how quick the French turn defence into attack and I think that has

:33:01. > :33:02.been the strength this World Cup, most teams have been

:33:03. > :33:04.counterattacking and I think the French have been best that it so

:33:05. > :33:19.far. Not the best clearance you have ever

:33:20. > :33:27.seen. Benzema did not quite get onto it.

:33:28. > :33:41.French free kick. Firewall on Moussa Sissoko -- fouled. I thought the do

:33:42. > :33:50.his goal in that victory over Switzerland magnificently. He only

:33:51. > :33:53.scored in two matches all season for Newcastle Moussa Sissoko, but the

:33:54. > :33:55.side put into the corner was magnificent. He is not known for his

:33:56. > :34:21.goal-scoring. Here he is. Moussa Sissoko could not control. I

:34:22. > :34:23.think it is important for Ecuador particularly in the midfield area

:34:24. > :34:30.where the French have three players to match them up in there. You have

:34:31. > :34:35.got Michael Arroyo dropping onto Morgan Schneiderlin to make sure

:34:36. > :34:40.they do not get outnumbered. It is a little per, you would not say a huge

:34:41. > :34:44.change from Reinaldo Rueda, but a bit of a tweak designed to give

:34:45. > :34:54.themselves more presence in midfield I would think. I don't think Enner

:34:55. > :35:14.Valencia has touched the ball yet. Lucas Digne preferred in the squad

:35:15. > :35:27.to Manchester City 's Gael Clichy. Laurent Koscielny's touch was a bit

:35:28. > :35:32.heavy. Ecuador throw. A lot of calls for Samir Nasri to be called

:35:33. > :35:34.heavy. Ecuador throw. A lot of calls Didier Deschamps has

:35:35. > :35:39.heavy. Ecuador throw. A lot of calls young left-back. Has not played much

:35:40. > :35:46.for Paris Saint-Germain this season. Interesting that two of the most

:35:47. > :35:50.impressive sides in the tournament this season are missing the biggest

:35:51. > :35:54.players, Colombia without Radamel Falcao and France without Franck

:35:55. > :36:03.Ribery, but it does not seem to have affected either yet. Benzema making

:36:04. > :36:11.a run in the middle but it will not reach him, it is bit behind, corner.

:36:12. > :36:16.That is the second time we have seen Matuidi make the run into that

:36:17. > :36:20.channel. So much athleticism, Matuidi. Watched him

:36:21. > :36:27.channel. So much athleticism, this season. So difficult to track

:36:28. > :36:33.as a midfield player. French corner. Griezmann to take. Towards the near

:36:34. > :36:46.post. Half Valencia I think. Ayovi is forward.

:36:47. > :37:06.Touch from Griezmann. Paul Pogba. Valencia I think. Ayovi is forward.

:37:07. > :37:14.came to Paredes. Enner Valencia in the middle. Goalkick. Montero, who

:37:15. > :37:20.is lightning fast, could not manage to get away from the French

:37:21. > :37:27.defenders. There has been a goal in the other match, Switzerland against

:37:28. > :37:29.on Judas. This is in most Mac. Shaqiri with the early goal for

:37:30. > :37:41.Switzerland. That makes things even Switzerland. That makes things even

:37:42. > :37:44.more pressing from Ecuador. Because it Switzerland win the move to six

:37:45. > :37:48.points and Ecuador will have to beat the French. That is not the news

:37:49. > :37:55.Reinaldo Rueda was hoping for. the French. That is not the news

:37:56. > :38:00.on the replay there, I think Sakho was

:38:01. > :38:03.on the replay there, I think Sakho out. Lucky the referee did not spot

:38:04. > :38:06.it or he would have been off. Something you cannot do in the

:38:07. > :38:36.opposition box, for your elbows around. -- throw your elbows around.

:38:37. > :38:42.Lucas Digne could not control the pass, he looks so lightweight,

:38:43. > :38:48.Griezmann, the number 11 on the left-hand side. Playing on the left

:38:49. > :38:53.wing but he is so intelligent, coming inside. Both French winners

:38:54. > :38:59.wing but he is so intelligent, come inside into the little pockets,

:39:00. > :39:04.so difficult to mark. 20 goals for Real Sociedad last season.

:39:05. > :39:08.Manchester United played against them twice this season and a lot of

:39:09. > :39:13.the pre-match talk was about Griezmann, he is good in the era, a

:39:14. > :39:22.lot of goals from crosses. -- good in the air. As the group stands with

:39:23. > :39:26.Switzerland leading on Judas in Manaus it means Ecuador are going

:39:27. > :39:49.out -- leading Honduras. These Ecuador players will know

:39:50. > :39:55.exactly what is going on in the other game but it is so important

:39:56. > :39:58.they do not get carried away. Paul Pogba forward. Griezmann trying to

:39:59. > :40:04.wriggle through to Pogba forward. Griezmann trying to

:40:05. > :40:18.Griezmann with the shot, did not really trouble domain -- Dominguez.

:40:19. > :40:26.Did not quite get the shot, coming off the left-hand side, he is a goal

:40:27. > :40:34.threat for France. Every time France get possession, the Ecuador back

:40:35. > :40:42.four and midfield dropped to the edge of the box. Didier Deschamps

:40:43. > :40:54.has options, he can change things, mix it up and keep people fresh.

:40:55. > :41:03.Ecuador in the third World Cup. Lost out to England in the last 16 in

:41:04. > :41:11.2006. Enner Valencia. Sakho with the challenge, did well to get some sort

:41:12. > :41:16.of cross. The referee blows the whistle and says the French can have

:41:17. > :41:24.a free kick. A bit lately, Michael Arroyo. Bit of a shoulder barge. Any

:41:25. > :41:29.time Enner Valencia gets the ball it is so important that Jefferson

:41:30. > :41:34.Montero and Antonio Valencia get up and support him. We have not seen

:41:35. > :41:39.Jefferson Montero on the ball yet but he has got such speed and

:41:40. > :41:48.quality on the ball. Not a great credence by Hugo Lloris. -- a great

:41:49. > :42:00.clearance. Ecuador throw. Michael credence by Hugo Lloris. -- a great

:42:01. > :42:10.Arroyo comes to collect it. That is not a very good clearance either.

:42:11. > :42:19.The block was a good one, did the job from Frickson Erazo. The

:42:20. > :42:28.Ecuadorian supporters do outnumber the French as you would expect. I

:42:29. > :42:32.think even though France want to win the game tonight, keep up their 100%

:42:33. > :42:36.record going and keep the rhythm in the tournament it is all about

:42:37. > :42:40.energy management for Didier Deschamps, making sure the players

:42:41. > :42:45.are fresh and ready for the last 16 game. Which, if they win the

:42:46. > :42:50.are fresh and ready for the last 16 and that is how it stands at the

:42:51. > :42:53.moment, would be against Nigeria. Kiefer the French, they will

:42:54. > :42:56.obviously be aware that if they don't win the group they will be

:42:57. > :43:03.playing Argentina which is not top of your lists of things to do this

:43:04. > :43:08.early in the competition. They will want to win the group, keep the

:43:09. > :43:12.rhythm up, keep the excitement in the play. Keep the confidence

:43:13. > :43:18.building. They have snuck under the radar as I said. Such a different

:43:19. > :43:24.scenario from the French in South Africa four years ago, starting with

:43:25. > :43:29.a dismal 0-0 draw with Uruguay and then comfortably beaten by Mexico

:43:30. > :43:34.and in the last game when it had all gone really peer shaped, with all

:43:35. > :43:49.due respect to South Africa, even baby the French. -- even they beat

:43:50. > :43:54.the French. Cissokho tried to turn and control but could not get

:43:55. > :43:58.anything on it. Did not quite time his run there, Cissokho. Quite a

:43:59. > :44:08.clever chip from Paul Pogba. Just needed some height on it. What is

:44:09. > :44:14.your assessment of Paul Pogba, the former Manchester United man? I saw

:44:15. > :44:18.a lot of him as a young player in the youth teams at Manchester

:44:19. > :44:21.United. For me he is one of the complete young midfield players in

:44:22. > :44:26.world football. I think you can be as good as that, he is only 21,

:44:27. > :44:32.having experience at Juventus all the time. One thing he does do as a

:44:33. > :44:39.young player he works hard at his game, wants to be the best midfield

:44:40. > :44:44.player in the world. One that perhaps we should not have let go?

:44:45. > :44:56.Just one of those things where agents get involved, you cannot

:44:57. > :45:04.control it once they do. That was a terrific drive from Sissoko on the

:45:05. > :45:09.volley. A decent save by Dominguez. Wonderful technique from Sissoko.

:45:10. > :45:11.Erazo didn't clear the ball properly, it just set up nicely for

:45:12. > :45:20.him. Enner Valencia is the man down at

:45:21. > :45:22.the moment, Hugo Lloris puts the ball out of play so he can get some

:45:23. > :45:32.treatment. He holding his ankle. One of the

:45:33. > :45:41.four on a yellow card. He holding his ankle. One of the

:45:42. > :45:48.through is key, they have just got to try and get through, and if they

:45:49. > :45:51.are going to do that, they need him! It was just a clash of the legs.

:45:52. > :45:55.Going back to France, they are getting a lot of joy down this

:45:56. > :46:04.left-hand side, with Griezmann and Digne.

:46:05. > :46:14.He didn't seem to be in a hurry to get up. Christian Noboa is getting

:46:15. > :46:21.some words in his ear from the dugout. He has had a great World

:46:22. > :46:25.Cup, Enner Valencia, it is now seven goals in his last six internationals

:46:26. > :46:31.for Ecuador. Doesn't look terribly happy there, though. He's not

:46:32. > :46:35.walking well there. That's the last thing Ecuador need, particularly

:46:36. > :46:41.with the record he has got in the tournament. He is this trike and

:46:42. > :46:46.they have been struggling to find, they only scored 20 goals in 16

:46:47. > :46:52.World Cup qualifying matches -- the striker. Chucho Benitez died last

:46:53. > :46:59.year, he had scored four goals for them in qualifying. But Enner

:47:00. > :47:04.Valencia has been a real success since moving inside. I think

:47:05. > :47:04.Valencia has been a real success be back on. He has got

:47:05. > :47:06.Valencia has been a real success problem tonight.

:47:07. > :47:11.Valencia has been a real success him, he's on his own up there

:47:12. > :47:16.tonight. It is so important that Antonio Valencia and Montero join in

:47:17. > :47:37.as quickly as they can. I remember France playing Spain in

:47:38. > :47:43.2006 in Hanover, there were hardly any Frenchman there, hardly a fan to

:47:44. > :47:47.be found. Here we are, several thousand more miles

:47:48. > :47:50.be found. Here we are, several everywhere! Even with the French

:47:51. > :47:52.media, we have been in the media Centre today, even they have been

:47:53. > :48:32.galvanised by Deschamps over the His touch just got away

:48:33. > :49:16.for the ball. -- had to go for the ball.

:49:17. > :49:46.support to Enner Valencia but he was more helping at his left-back there.

:49:47. > :49:51.Given away really carelessly by Matuidi! Lloris came out and made it

:49:52. > :49:57.his. Montero couldn't get onto it either.

:49:58. > :50:05.The ball, really sloppily Montero couldn't get onto it either.

:50:06. > :50:28.by Matuidi, out of context of his tournament.

:50:29. > :50:35.Sakho scored twice in the 3-0 win over Ukraine that salvaged France's

:50:36. > :50:36.World Cup qualifying campaign, having lost the first leg in Kiev

:50:37. > :51:02.2-0. The whipped ball in his well -- is

:51:03. > :51:08.well dealt with. France just need to improve the final cross. Ecuador

:51:09. > :51:13.have brought Montero over to his right hand side and pushed Antonio

:51:14. > :51:21.Valencia in behind Enner Valencia. Arroyo has gone over to that

:51:22. > :51:28.left-hand side. Hoping to give Montero more of the ball.

:51:29. > :51:31.The odds were stacked against him, the angle was even worse than the

:51:32. > :51:38.odds. There we see the pace of Enner

:51:39. > :51:50.Valencia. That was Pogba and Noboa. I think it was six of one, that one.

:51:51. > :52:02.I think Noboa got some of the ball. Enner Valencia got past Sakho there,

:52:03. > :52:19.the angle was just too cute. An intriguing one tomorrow, Germany

:52:20. > :52:26.versus the USA. On the red button, you can follow Portugal against

:52:27. > :53:00.honour. -- Ghana. That one is wide open.

:53:01. > :53:06.Switzerland, leading Honduras in Manaus by one goal to zero, which

:53:07. > :53:15.means Ecuador have to win this match, or they are out.

:53:16. > :53:18.A good passage of play there from Ecuador, first bit of possession

:53:19. > :53:43.they have had in the game. Schneiderlin did well. This is now

:53:44. > :53:46.Ecuador's best spell of the game. I think the change of Montero to this

:53:47. > :53:56.right-hand side was probably done as a defensive move, because Digne was

:53:57. > :54:02.possibly the biggest threat so far. But they have got a foot in the game

:54:03. > :54:07.now. Pogba is fouled on the French have a free kick.

:54:08. > :54:12.Ecuador will be aware of the situation, there is a long way to

:54:13. > :54:18.go, things could change in Manaus, but they can't put all their hopes

:54:19. > :54:24.on Honduras, they have too much Switzerland's result. Switzerland,

:54:25. > :54:28.coming in today's final games with a worse goal difference than it so

:54:29. > :54:37.both teams were to draw, Ecuador would go through.

:54:38. > :54:47.I don't think he had any need to shoot there, he is not known for his

:54:48. > :54:54.goal-scoring. There is Giroud. Looks happy enough. You get the impression

:54:55. > :54:55.he is a bit difficult to keep happy on occasion, but things are looking

:54:56. > :55:07.good. As a group, they all the cabbie. It

:55:08. > :55:11.is not something we have always seen from the French squad, particularly

:55:12. > :55:15.in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. And they are hosting Euro

:55:16. > :55:29.26. -- Euro 2016. Pens are has been very quiet so far,

:55:30. > :56:08.Ecuador will be happy about that. -- Benzema has been.

:56:09. > :56:17.Just over the top for Benzema! Goalkeeper came and barely made any

:56:18. > :56:24.acquaintance of the ball -- with the ball at all. Probably the best ball

:56:25. > :56:27.of the match so far. In a bugbear of mine in this tournament, keepers

:56:28. > :56:33.coming out and not catching the ball.

:56:34. > :56:44.He did just get a very, very faint finger to it. Doesn't alter the fact

:56:45. > :56:47.that he was fortunate. Speaking to some French journalists before, they

:56:48. > :56:52.said that Ben Zimmer has benefited more than anyone with the injury to

:56:53. > :57:01.Franck Ribery -- Benzema has benefited. There has been too much

:57:02. > :57:07.reliance on Ribery. He needs to perform, Ben Zimmer, he is the most

:57:08. > :57:12.experienced forward. He had never scored tournament finals before this

:57:13. > :57:24.World Cup. And he has got three in two matches here.

:57:25. > :57:36.They had to be careful, Ecuador, in the end it was the French but that

:57:37. > :57:43.was high. -- foot. He has been quite quiet so far, Benzema. I think when

:57:44. > :57:58.Giroud plays, he likes to come off this side.

:57:59. > :58:06.Benzema, untainted by the last French World Cup, when he wasn't

:58:07. > :58:10.part of the squad, but he has played in two European jumping ship finals.

:58:11. > :58:18.Matuidi is OK, I am not so sure about Noboa. And he had a goal which

:58:19. > :58:23.should have maybe been allowed at the end of the game, he would have

:58:24. > :58:30.been tournament top scorer, as well as that penalty he missed. He would

:58:31. > :58:37.have had five! Golden boots have been one with five goals!

:58:38. > :58:48.What I like about this French squad is they have so many options, they

:58:49. > :58:52.have Valbuena, Giroud on the bench. They can make an impact on the game.

:58:53. > :58:56.They could go a long way in this tournament. I'm pleased to say that

:58:57. > :59:08.Noboa would appear to be OK. So obviously there is blood.

:59:09. > :59:11.blood is running, you are not allowed to

:59:12. > :59:18.blood is running, you are not as if it is going to do the job for

:59:19. > :59:20.me, I have to say! He looks like a man in need of stitches rather than

:59:21. > :59:30.a pair of fishnet! go on wearing something like that!

:59:31. > :59:53.Just put a bit of gasoline on and get on with it. -- gasoline.

:59:54. > :00:20.the precision. -- the pass. Montero has not really figured in the game

:00:21. > :00:21.much at all, not been able to use his pace but he might now. Enner

:00:22. > :00:32.Valencia ahead of him. his pace but he might now. Enner

:00:33. > :00:43.poor ball. Matuidi getting a foot in.

:00:44. > :00:48.It was a poor pass, sloppy pass from Jefferson Montero. Had no need to

:00:49. > :00:56.pass it, could have gone straight at the heart of the back four. What the

:00:57. > :00:58.French are doing so quickly, as soon as Ecuador get the

:00:59. > :01:02.French are doing so quickly, as soon sprinting up to it, not giving them

:01:03. > :01:08.any time to get it into the front players. Guagua taking a massive

:01:09. > :01:19.chance they are. He has actually fouled Matuidi. More news from

:01:20. > :01:28.Manaus, Switzerland have doubled their lead. It is Shaqiri again.

:01:29. > :01:38.With 31 minutes played in the concluding matches in this group

:01:39. > :01:44.here in the manner can -- Estadio Do Maracana 0-0.

:01:45. > :01:56.Ecuador will need to improve their performance at the moment because

:01:57. > :02:02.they do not look like a side that are going to score a goal at the

:02:03. > :02:06.moment. And we don't know how many they will need to get through but

:02:07. > :02:12.they will certainly have two win it Switzerland win and that is how it

:02:13. > :02:17.looks at the moment. I think they will need to show more ambition,

:02:18. > :02:25.particularly in the second half, don't be surprised if at half-time

:02:26. > :02:27.the Ecuador coach brings on Caicedo. A lack of

:02:28. > :02:34.the Ecuador coach brings on Caicedo. so far, and we have not seen

:02:35. > :02:40.anything from the wingers. That is one change she has got up his

:02:41. > :02:48.sleeve, tube bring on the big, burly centre forward Caicedo. Enner

:02:49. > :02:52.Valencia in the middle. Straight into the midriff of Hugo Lloris.

:02:53. > :03:00.Nice idea of the outside of the right foot. You could see what he

:03:01. > :03:01.was trying to do, the outside of his right foot, Enner Valencia in the

:03:02. > :03:24.middle, just escapes Sakho. I think because the French

:03:25. > :03:27.full-backs are playing so high there is space to counterattack for

:03:28. > :03:28.Ecuador in the wide is space to counterattack for

:03:29. > :03:37.isolate Koscielny and Sakho. Benzema in the middle, has Digne

:03:38. > :03:56.overrun it? He has. Another poor cross from Digne. The

:03:57. > :04:04.final cross has let France down so far in this half. Got into really

:04:05. > :04:11.good positions, men in the box, Benzema, Pogba, Matuidi. Just needs

:04:12. > :04:14.a good delivery. Didier Deschamps lost five of his first 11 games as

:04:15. > :04:17.manager of France. lost five of his first 11 games as

:04:18. > :04:30.appears to be going swimmingly. Enner Valencia and Lucas Digne

:04:31. > :04:47.underneath it, Enner Valencia gets the decision. The shot instantly

:04:48. > :04:59.blocked by Laurent Koscielny. Sakho flamboyantly gives it to Digne.

:05:00. > :05:13.Ten minutes of the first half to go. Get the feeling that France are

:05:14. > :05:17.playing within themselves. When you make sex changes sometimes it is

:05:18. > :05:28.difficult to find the rhythm in your passing -- sex

:05:29. > :05:34.if they can make that many changes and still be pretty much comfortable

:05:35. > :05:40.it can board well for their future in the competition. -- board well.

:05:41. > :06:15.-- the run from Cissokho again. The

:06:16. > :06:16.third time we have seen Paul Pogba try to chip it in behind. Obviously

:06:17. > :06:38.see that as a weakness. That is just giving the ball away.

:06:39. > :06:41.Does nothing for them. Ecuador playing so deep, so difficult to get

:06:42. > :06:52.the ball into Enner Valencia, need to build it through the midfield.

:06:53. > :06:56.Paredes strong, free kick. Caught between a rock and a hard place

:06:57. > :06:59.Ecuador because they are working overtime just to keep the French

:07:00. > :07:00.out, they cannot lose the game because that would be the

:07:01. > :07:07.out, they cannot lose the game them but they also need to win it.

:07:08. > :07:13.Fully employed just keeping it 0-0 at the moment. As it stands that

:07:14. > :07:17.would not be enough. Playing with too much beer in the game at the

:07:18. > :07:29.moment. They need to go for it -- too much fear. If they

:07:30. > :07:34.moment. They need to go for it -- Ecuador, that last bit of belief

:07:35. > :07:40.might disappear. Good save Dominguez. Pretty good header as

:07:41. > :07:50.well from Pogba. Billion header from Paul Pogba. -- brilliant. I think

:07:51. > :07:58.that Seve was one for the cameras. -- save. Griezmann to have another

:07:59. > :08:10.go from the corner. In it goes and out it goes.

:08:11. > :08:24.Griezmann jumping. Antonio Valencia here. Free kick.

:08:25. > :08:37.Here is the save. Wonderful header from Paul Pogba. The neck muscles,

:08:38. > :08:41.just tipped it over. Best ball of the game, lost his marker, just

:08:42. > :08:51.pulled off the shoulder which is difficult to defend.

:08:52. > :09:00.Nine goals in 51 games for Juventus last season. Paul Pogba, and very

:09:01. > :09:10.decent return from his position in midfield.

:09:11. > :09:20.Paredes trying to prevent France from taking a quick throw. Some slow

:09:21. > :09:22.first half is in this World Cup and the second hearts have got better

:09:23. > :09:28.and quicker. -- second half needs a bit of help up there, the

:09:29. > :10:06.Ecuador number 13. But they Enner Valencia, back post, Hugo

:10:07. > :10:08.Lloris with the save, smashed away by Sakho, but not very effectively.

:10:09. > :10:15.Might come by Sakho, but not very effectively.

:10:16. > :10:17.Antonio Valencia, strong staff from Matuidi and Valencia. Ecuador

:10:18. > :10:25.suddenly threatening, bursting into life. More yellow shirts around the

:10:26. > :10:30.French penalty area than there have been almost all game. Almost got

:10:31. > :10:38.some return but they have gone back to the goalkeeper.

:10:39. > :10:49.It was the leap from Enner which beat Digne at the far post.

:10:50. > :10:53.Rather which beat Digne at the far post.

:10:54. > :10:59.out of it there by Ecuador by giving it back to the goalkeeper. When the

:11:00. > :11:02.ball came back it back to the goalkeeper. When the

:11:03. > :11:03.Valencia, because of the pressure they had built up he

:11:04. > :11:35.Valencia, because of the pressure the ball straight back into the box.

:11:36. > :11:44.Ecuador, in qualification for this World Cup, they were fourth, the

:11:45. > :11:52.last automatic place, just ahead of Uruguay on goal difference. But they

:11:53. > :12:02.did not win a single game away from home in eight matches. They prefer

:12:03. > :12:08.being on home soil. Quick off his line near, Dominguez. Had to be,

:12:09. > :12:15.because Griezmann had played a quick 1-2 with Benzema. Maybe they

:12:16. > :12:19.because Griezmann had played a quick change their tactics and be a bit

:12:20. > :12:25.more adventurous in the second half? This was their chance. Look at the

:12:26. > :12:33.leap, that is incredible how high he gets off the floor. Quite a simple

:12:34. > :12:53.save from Lloris in the end. A fantastic week. -- leap.

:12:54. > :13:06.Lost it. Benzema. Great change of direction, good coral on it as well

:13:07. > :13:21.but straight into the goalkeeper really. -- good.

:13:22. > :13:26.We have seen a couple of these in this tournament where you set it

:13:27. > :13:33.outside the post, the goalkeeper had read it well. Good sliding

:13:34. > :13:42.interception from Sagna. Antonio Valencia with a bit

:13:43. > :13:54.The referee 's whistle... Things are looking up a bit for Ecuador.

:13:55. > :13:57.Playing with a bit more speed. Going back to that chance for Enner

:13:58. > :14:00.Valencia, when you have got a striker that can rise and head the

:14:01. > :14:04.ball with that kind of quality you have got to keep putting the ball

:14:05. > :14:14.into the box, getting the crosses in. Did not have another yellow

:14:15. > :14:17.shirt within 35 yards of him there. They have been forcing the ball into

:14:18. > :14:23.Enner Valencia when they have got men in midfield who they can build

:14:24. > :14:27.up through. I think Sakho and Koscielny have had an easy game of

:14:28. > :14:42.it so far. They have not been tested. Paul Pogba over the top,

:14:43. > :14:46.cannot find Benzema. Is carrying Benzema one of their world 's great

:14:47. > :14:52.strikers or one of the world is very good strikers? I think he is nearly

:14:53. > :14:58.a great striker, I am not sure he is at the same level as van Persie,

:14:59. > :15:00.Ronaldo, messy, but at a tournament like this is where he can announce

:15:01. > :15:15.themselves up there with the likes of those. Moving into a minimum of

:15:16. > :15:19.two added minutes at the end of the half. Sakho, who was a doubt for

:15:20. > :15:25.this game with a thigh injury, is down, holding his head here.

:15:26. > :15:26.Valencia and Pogba having a little chat, former Manchester United

:15:27. > :15:37.colleagues. Sakho is OK. Purely accidental. When you are

:15:38. > :15:40.coming in from the sides, you have to use your arm as leverage. It

:15:41. > :16:22.wasn't like the incident in the box, looked to cancer -- counter.

:16:23. > :16:48.Hopefully in the second half, we will see more.

:16:49. > :16:57.Smashed away by Minda. The referee blows his whistle and we have a

:16:58. > :17:00.match in the Maracana at the moment between one team that doesn't need

:17:01. > :17:06.to win and one team that doesn't have the ability to win. As a

:17:07. > :17:10.result, France look they're going through and Ecuador look like they

:17:11. > :17:15.are going out. Enner Valencia with a good header, dealt with by Lloris.

:17:16. > :17:16.But likewise for France, a good header bringing the save from

:17:17. > :17:23.Dominguez. I think we have been spoiled so far

:17:24. > :17:36.at this World Cup. It is not permit entertaining so

:17:37. > :17:44.far. Ecuador, the players know that they are playing the game of their

:17:45. > :17:47.lives. So they need to improve, they need to get Valencia Moore in the

:17:48. > :17:52.game, the players need to get forward. They need to go for it. I

:17:53. > :17:59.expect the second half will be an open game. The French have made a

:18:00. > :18:02.number of changes. At some point, Ecuador have two really go for it

:18:03. > :18:09.and we will have another of those thoroughly entertaining final 45

:18:10. > :18:12.minutes, honest! It is been a disappointing first half, Ecuador

:18:13. > :18:16.quite content to sit tight, on the edge of their box, trying to get

:18:17. > :18:21.France on the break. They have had one opportunity, with one header,

:18:22. > :18:27.other than that, they have offered very little. France, it's like a

:18:28. > :18:30.friendly for them, and they are playing it that way, it's slow,

:18:31. > :18:37.taking too many touches on the ball, no real urgency. Because the draw

:18:38. > :18:42.will do them. It's a very different French performance from the last

:18:43. > :18:46.two. It is hard when you know you are through, he has given a few

:18:47. > :18:51.players a game. They started bright, they chased the game, Ecuador just

:18:52. > :18:55.sat back, trying to play on the counter, but as the game has gone

:18:56. > :19:03.on, France have thought, it'll have to be something special to break

:19:04. > :19:04.them down, let's just bide our time. Crawling through the footage there,

:19:05. > :19:15.I would say, if this guy can do not hard to find too many

:19:16. > :19:21.I would say, if this guy can do this, climb this high, I would not

:19:22. > :19:23.be surprised at all if we were to see more balls put into the box. The

:19:24. > :19:32.leap on that is fantastic. It's a really good header, head sit

:19:33. > :19:41.down, you would expect Lloris to save that. He really does get up,

:19:42. > :19:46.doesn't he! He needs to do more of that, though. Get the ball into him!

:19:47. > :19:55.A couple of half chances for the French will stop --. What is the

:19:56. > :20:02.disappointed me is the player who hasn't been playing regularly, need

:20:03. > :20:08.to show the manager that they should be in the first 11. They haven't

:20:09. > :20:12.shown that in the first half. It is difficult for the players who have

:20:13. > :20:14.come in, because the other players more or less know they will be

:20:15. > :20:20.playing the rest of the tournament. You want the players to come in and

:20:21. > :20:24.really have the energy and say, I want to shout, but the other players

:20:25. > :20:30.aren't playing a high tempo so it is difficult for the players who have

:20:31. > :20:33.come in. That is probably the best chance for Pogba, doesn't get the

:20:34. > :20:39.connection he wants. That is the three bits we can show you!

:20:40. > :20:42.One thing you picked up on is the way the French press, quite high up

:20:43. > :20:51.the pitch. Wherever the ball goes, especially

:20:52. > :20:59.the first 25 minutes, they go and press. They all follow each other.

:21:00. > :21:05.They push everybody in midfield up. They condense it, they win the ball

:21:06. > :21:11.back. They pick balls out in good areas. These are all

:21:12. > :21:14.back. They pick balls out in good they get the full-backs forward

:21:15. > :21:19.quickly cost they lose it again, sloppy play, they are all after

:21:20. > :21:19.quickly cost they lose it again, again. An element of the modern

:21:20. > :21:22.game, you almost again. An element of the modern

:21:23. > :21:26.nowadays. England played with again. An element of the modern

:21:27. > :21:32.upfront, with Wayne Rooney behind, you can play with three, it is all

:21:33. > :21:36.about moving about. People get this picture to say, left, right, you

:21:37. > :21:42.have got all these players behind the ball, once deluded, just balance

:21:43. > :21:48.offer. Once the game gets on, changed again. That is the thing

:21:49. > :21:52.they have done well in the first half. Because they have pressed so

:21:53. > :21:59.high, they need to get in that final ball, improve that, show a bit of

:22:00. > :22:07.urgency and magic. Benzema has been the required. Not much in the first

:22:08. > :22:13.half. You would think with him, full of confidence, the way he started

:22:14. > :22:19.the tournament, got his goals... But whole different vibe with different

:22:20. > :22:26.individuals. There was an elbow, lucky to get away with it, Sakho? He

:22:27. > :22:32.is, the way the rules are. This is supposed to be stamped out, grabbing

:22:33. > :22:37.hold of shirts. He has more or less said, get off us. The referee has a

:22:38. > :22:43.good view, if you look from that angle, you could have acted on that.

:22:44. > :22:49.But this holding board tried you to distraction. When defenders are

:22:50. > :22:54.grabbing you, you have to try and get off, otherwise you will be

:22:55. > :22:59.marked out of the set piece. There is no way you can get free. But he

:23:00. > :23:02.was lucky to get away with that. The other game in Group E is in Manaus,

:23:03. > :23:07.between Switzerland and Honduras. other game in Group E is in Manaus,

:23:08. > :23:15.The Swiss took a sixth minute lead through that cracking 25 yard beauty

:23:16. > :23:20.from Shaqiri. And the Bayern Munich window doubled the lead, finishing

:23:21. > :23:22.off a quick counterattack with his 11th international goal. The Swiss

:23:23. > :23:35.are now well placed. As it stands, Switzerland will

:23:36. > :23:41.progress and face Argentina in the next round. But a 1-0 win for

:23:42. > :23:46.Ecuador should the scoreline in the other match stay the same, will see

:23:47. > :23:52.them through. Let's get the thoughts of Danny Murphy.

:23:53. > :23:58.The word UKIP using in the first half with regards to France was

:23:59. > :24:04.written, because it was lacking, understandably. -- you kept using.

:24:05. > :24:07.Some of the players who have been given a chance have not grabbed it,

:24:08. > :24:12.they have not shown the manager that they have to be in the team, and

:24:13. > :24:17.those lads sting in the dugout won't be worried about their places,

:24:18. > :24:20.because there is no urgency. The guys in the studio are saying

:24:21. > :24:25.Ecuador have played conservatively, is that also understandable? I think

:24:26. > :24:29.inevitably, they would. They would not go out and kill themselves early

:24:30. > :24:34.on and be cavalier against a good front side. In the second half, I

:24:35. > :24:41.expect Caicedo could come on, they could really go for it. They have

:24:42. > :24:46.almost got to go for it. At least they have the capacity to make that

:24:47. > :24:51.attacking change and go for it. It's going to be when they do it, how

:24:52. > :24:55.much longer do they wait. Caicedo is a strong boy, we have seen him play

:24:56. > :24:59.in England, he is powerful, they can try and play thing because of the

:25:00. > :25:07.moment, they are really threatening. It's just a quest -- question of

:25:08. > :25:12.when they do that. One further thing with regards to the French team,

:25:13. > :25:16.quite a few journalists are talking about what Didier Deschamps did in

:25:17. > :25:23.preparation, he gave his 23 man squad a couple of books to ring, --

:25:24. > :25:31.Reed, one of them was Alex Ferguson's autobiography.

:25:32. > :25:44.All four sides could go through tomorrow.

:25:45. > :26:35.Lot of you seem to like the use of the song Ecuador in our pre-match

:26:36. > :26:39.build-up, you can listen to that and the other songs in our coverage,

:26:40. > :26:45.including the Stevie Wonder opener, on this website. Time for the final

:26:46. > :27:00.word on England. Samba, the voice of the people, the

:27:01. > :27:16.melody of a happy Brazil. If England were to take off at this

:27:17. > :27:22.tournament, they need to be more than the sum of their parts. The new

:27:23. > :27:25.generation would need to play with the style, rhythm and adventure

:27:26. > :27:31.befitting a World Cup in Brazil. It all started so brightly, positivity,

:27:32. > :27:35.openness, the winning of hearts and minds in the sunshine, but this

:27:36. > :27:42.campaign would always be about victories on the pitch, not fit.

:27:43. > :27:48.First off, the Amazon and Manaus, where pre-match talk of conditions

:27:49. > :28:04.and positions were eclipsed by familiar faces and old problems.

:28:05. > :28:11.Down, but not out. Beneath the disappointment, hope. A new verve, a

:28:12. > :28:17.sense of purpose that maybe once was lost. So to Sao Paulo, Brazil's most

:28:18. > :28:19.populous city for a match that was not so much must win as must to

:28:20. > :28:41.lose. -- mustn't lose. But in a canned by the devil they

:28:42. > :28:47.know. Crushing disappointment writ large. The unthinkable became

:28:48. > :28:50.thinkable. The result elsewhere confirmed the worst, England was

:28:51. > :28:55.McGrath first exit of the group stage and Martin 58. By the time of

:28:56. > :29:00.the last game, the things of blame had started pointing as two teams

:29:01. > :29:17.played at the deadest of dead rubbers. -- fingers of blame.

:29:18. > :29:24.So what next for England? The manager is secure for now, the

:29:25. > :29:28.captain is tight-lipped about his future, and age-old arguments

:29:29. > :29:31.resurfacing, coaching techniques, the FA versus the Premier League.

:29:32. > :29:49.For now, let's just enjoy the view. I was convinced she was going to

:29:50. > :30:01.paraglide all the way home from there! What did you think of

:30:02. > :30:08.England? First of all it was nice to hear

:30:09. > :30:14.some Portuguese language over here. It is sad to see England go so soon

:30:15. > :30:20.because it is like my second home. But it is the details on football

:30:21. > :30:24.that is all. England needs the details, especially in the second

:30:25. > :30:33.game against Uruguay when it was 1-1, they were closer to the second

:30:34. > :30:40.golden Uruguay, a kick from behind gets Suarez in front of the goal. I

:30:41. > :30:46.saw a lot of promising players. Daniel Sturridge was very good, I

:30:47. > :30:53.like Raheem Sterling. You are far too nice a man. You are a gentleman.

:30:54. > :30:54.Chris you have been following England around

:30:55. > :31:03.Chris you have been following what was your opinion of how England

:31:04. > :31:05.feared? An absolute disaster for the. I don't think we have learned

:31:06. > :31:18.anything. We do the same problems, the. I don't think we have learned

:31:19. > :31:24.got a new crop, in two years time will it be the same? We have to

:31:25. > :31:26.start with the young, kids playing on a Sunday morning, anyone playing

:31:27. > :31:33.direct, it is about results. on a Sunday morning, anyone playing

:31:34. > :31:40.cannot change anything, and it really bugs me, but until we change

:31:41. > :31:46.it we will be seeing it in France and in the same thing again in

:31:47. > :31:51.Russia. I have watched kids growing up playing football and all you get

:31:52. > :32:00.on the sidelines is parents shouting kick long, get rid of it. We don't

:32:01. > :32:05.know how to get the text. Not every referee is a Premier League referee,

:32:06. > :32:14.-- we don't know how to get free kicks. They know how to win football

:32:15. > :32:20.matches and we don't. Are we to honest? Too nice? We are, I am not

:32:21. > :32:27.saying they would do anything but they will do a lot to win a game,

:32:28. > :32:31.get a free kick or a penalty. We at times are perhaps too honest because

:32:32. > :32:38.we would try to write the free kick -- ride. Give me one positive? We

:32:39. > :32:54.will qualify for France. LAUGHTER COMMENTATOR: On that optimistic note

:32:55. > :33:00.let's look ahead to the second half of this encounter as the group draws

:33:01. > :33:07.to a close. 0-0 here, Switzerland 2-0 over Honduras. As it stands at

:33:08. > :33:11.the moment France when the group and Switzerland go through in second.

:33:12. > :33:25.France would play Nigeria and Switzerland would play Argentina.

:33:26. > :33:28.All is not lost for Ecuador, they did not play particularly well in

:33:29. > :33:34.the first half but there is time. They did not play well but they

:33:35. > :33:37.defended well. I think what the Ecuadorian courts will have been

:33:38. > :33:42.seeing at half-time is that the longer the game stays 0-0 the more

:33:43. > :33:48.belief they will have that they can steel one. If they only need to win

:33:49. > :33:58.1-0, I would be seeing keep the same tactics, get the 75 minutes and

:33:59. > :34:01.Gamble a little bit. We saw in the first half Enner Valencia had an

:34:02. > :34:08.incredible leap so get the crosses in. It Switzerland get a third

:34:09. > :34:19.against Honduras Ecuador would need to win 2-0. No changes at half-time

:34:20. > :34:27.for either manager. Good save off the inside of the post. Excellent

:34:28. > :34:32.save, Griezmann denied. They cannot fall behind, Ecuador. Bacary Sagna

:34:33. > :34:41.has another go and he might have another, finds Paul Pogba, the

:34:42. > :34:46.goalkeeper clutches the ball. That was the save of the night from

:34:47. > :34:54.Dominguez. Griezmann coming of the left-hand side again, that is pure

:34:55. > :34:59.instinct from Dominguez. Lovely technique from Griezmann. That is

:35:00. > :35:03.pure instinct, did not know it was coming, was in a good position.

:35:04. > :35:08.Would have been a lovely goal by coming, was in a good position.

:35:09. > :35:21.Griezmann but for the excellent stop by Alexander Dominguez.

:35:22. > :35:35.Worked it well, Benzema pulled off the far post and Griezmann worked

:35:36. > :35:43.towards the near post. Digne has gone down as Valencia tried to get

:35:44. > :35:54.around him. The referee had his assistant within a matter of about a

:35:55. > :36:01.step of what went on. Valencia on Lucas Digne. To be fair his foot

:36:02. > :36:15.lands on the ball fast but then, how cheap. The French players are not

:36:16. > :36:22.happy. We will see what the referee is going to do about that once Lucas

:36:23. > :36:26.Digne has had the treatment. This dance where showing but hit the ball

:36:27. > :36:48.and then bounced off the ball -- this -- the studs. They can skid off

:36:49. > :36:55.in these kind of conditions, when it is moist. If the tackle was not

:36:56. > :37:02.controlled it is because the group bounced off the ball rather than the

:37:03. > :37:07.initial lunge not being controlled. I don't think there was any

:37:08. > :37:10.intention for Antonio Valencia to go in and heart Lucas Digne they are.

:37:11. > :37:23.But I don't think you can go in with the studs up, I think that is what

:37:24. > :37:26.the French players are upset about. The referee is calling over Antonio

:37:27. > :37:31.Valencia and he has been sent off, the skipper has gone and maybe with

:37:32. > :37:42.him have gone Ecuador 's chances of progressing in this World Cup.

:37:43. > :37:45.Antonio Valencia, red card. That is a surprising decision, I can only

:37:46. > :37:53.think it is the linesman over on that side saw that it was studs up.

:37:54. > :38:02.Like we said before the World Cup, they said you are not allowed to

:38:03. > :38:09.show your studs going into tackles. So they are down to ten. Antonio

:38:10. > :38:13.Valencia, the captain, the talismanic many ways. Has been sent

:38:14. > :38:35.off. -- the talismanic in many I still think Antonio Valencia was

:38:36. > :38:40.going for the ball, it was the impact of the ball. Skidded onto the

:38:41. > :38:51.knee of Digne and because he had gone to ground so early. An uphill

:38:52. > :39:09.task now. It certainly is. Enner Valencia was not getting much

:39:10. > :39:17.support when his namesake was on the pitch and it is going to be even

:39:18. > :39:26.harder now. Jefferson Montero. The French get the throw in. He just has

:39:27. > :39:34.to be bold now, the coach, at the moment they are going out. He has a

:39:35. > :39:37.striker on the bench. Has to somehow make life uncomfortable with his ten

:39:38. > :39:47.men against the 11 men of France but that is not going to be easy. Hope

:39:48. > :39:51.now that the game opens up a little bit, was little scrappy in the first

:39:52. > :39:59.half, no real rhythm to the passing from both teams. This has been a

:40:00. > :40:06.tournament for the second half really, where all the goals of

:40:07. > :40:27.I think he kept the ball in play, but not quite in the six yard to

:40:28. > :40:38.help themselves to what was a clear sight of goal. That is poor, Guagua

:40:39. > :40:43.has lost it. Paul Pogba. Matuidi. Strong challenge from Arroyo but

:40:44. > :41:05.came away with the ball. But did not keep it for long.

:41:06. > :41:13.Good tackle Noboa, he did brilliantly. Enner Valencia, Montero

:41:14. > :41:21.to his left-hand side, it is Noboa for Ecuador, he has put it wide.

:41:22. > :41:28.to his left-hand side, it is Noboa What a chance, he cannot believe it.

:41:29. > :41:36.Paul Pogba giving the ball away in the middle of the field. Checked his

:41:37. > :41:38.stride, it was played behind him. Was not even close in the end, he

:41:39. > :41:45.was falling as he hit it. to check his stride a little bit,

:41:46. > :41:47.knocked him off balance meant he could not get a proper strike at

:41:48. > :42:00.goal. What a

:42:01. > :42:08.down with the Swiss, just when they were hearing that Ecuador had gone

:42:09. > :42:10.down to ten men. It was a great challenge to win the ball in the

:42:11. > :42:20.first place. But here come the French. Benzema and Griezmann in the

:42:21. > :42:29.middle. Enner Valencia trying to hold it up. Detect the ball. He gets

:42:30. > :42:34.a free good play from Enner Valencia. Can see why a few English

:42:35. > :42:38.clubs have been having a look at this Enner Valencia character.

:42:39. > :42:40.clubs have been having a look at is what he has got to do, a

:42:41. > :42:50.thankless task. I take is what he has got to do, a

:42:51. > :42:54.free kick has gone the other way. Ecuador have to wait for France to

:42:55. > :43:03.make mistakes like Paul Pogba did in midfield. They have got the pace to

:43:04. > :43:17.counter on the French mistakes. Ecuador

:43:18. > :43:27.If the score stays like this Ecuador are out. The cross well dealt with

:43:28. > :43:33.by Frickson Erazo. Enner Valencia trying to make life uncomfortable

:43:34. > :43:42.for Sakho. Schneiderlin with him. Ecuador throw. Did well again near

:43:43. > :43:49.Enner Valencia. Up on his own, showed his spring, turned well on

:43:50. > :43:51.Sakho. It is amazing how the team that goes down to ten men suddenly

:43:52. > :44:18.gets galvanised. Poor ball that time. Laurent

:44:19. > :44:39.Koscielny. Bacary Sagna try to get it away from

:44:40. > :44:44.home, Montero, Enner Valencia in the middle, not much else in yellow.

:44:45. > :44:47.Taking on Koscielny. Don't think he kept the ball in play before

:44:48. > :44:55.Taking on Koscielny. Don't think he the first time we have seen Montero

:44:56. > :45:02.Suddenly we have got a game on our Suddenly we have got a game on our

:45:03. > :45:06.hands here. This is what happens, you go down to ten men and you lose

:45:07. > :45:25.the year, nothing to lose, might as well just go for it. --

:45:26. > :45:38.He has prevented Pogba from scoring here. That is world-class. Brilliant

:45:39. > :45:41.defending from Christian and. -- Christian Noboa. He was up at the

:45:42. > :45:45.other end a couple of minutes ago, nearly scoring. That is what he will

:45:46. > :45:51.have to do, the job of two people now.

:45:52. > :46:00.At half-time, this finishing 0-0 distinctly possible, not so much

:46:01. > :46:19.now. Like Remi is coming on for the French. -- like Remi.

:46:20. > :46:26.But behind, corner kick to France. Intelligent play by France. They

:46:27. > :46:27.know full well that Intelligent play by France. They

:46:28. > :46:52.the other side is free. motivated by the sight of Remy about

:46:53. > :46:59.to come on. -- Benzema went for goal. I am not surprised France are

:47:00. > :47:07.making substitutions. The focus has got to be on that last 16 game,

:47:08. > :47:14.energy management. The last 16 match which, at the moment, will be

:47:15. > :47:19.against Nigeria. Switzerland at the moment will be Argentina's

:47:20. > :47:24.opponents. Remy was stripped and ready for action. I am not sure

:47:25. > :47:27.whether they have changed their mind, but at the moment, Varane, of

:47:28. > :47:52.Real Madrid, is ready to come on. Ayovi, just caught as he made the

:47:53. > :47:59.clearance. France are making a change here. Sakho, who did have

:48:00. > :48:13.this side knock, as we see that foul on Ayovi by Pogba, Sakho is coming

:48:14. > :48:18.off. And Rafael Varane is coming on. Pointless taking any chances.

:48:19. > :48:29.Sakho's left leg, heavily strapped. Focus has got to be on the game in

:48:30. > :48:32.the last 16. Varane is one of the best young centre-backs in Europe at

:48:33. > :48:38.the moment, give him some match action. France are in the Brazil

:48:39. > :48:42.half of the draw. If all things are equal, you might expect Germany to

:48:43. > :48:50.end up there, but you can follow exactly what happens in Group G

:48:51. > :48:56.tomorrow. We are live at 4:30pm your time as Germany take on the USA. On

:48:57. > :49:06.the red button, Portugal versus Ghana.

:49:07. > :49:19.Brilliant again from Alexander Dominguez. To control of the

:49:20. > :49:28.situation, didn't punch it will stop caught it.

:49:29. > :49:38.Big chance format 3-D, and Dominguez was there again! Made it look like

:49:39. > :49:42.child's play. Sloppy bit of play in midfield from Ecuador. Good weight

:49:43. > :49:47.of pass from Benzema. Probably the best chance of the evening therefore

:49:48. > :49:52.Matuidi. The keeper made it look so simple. Was in the world 's greatest

:49:53. > :50:07.shock, to be fair. -- wasn't. If Ecuador can fashion a chance,

:50:08. > :50:10.with Switzerland currently the leading 2-0 in Manaus, it would be

:50:11. > :50:18.enough. But they are down to ten men, Antonio Valencia, sent off.

:50:19. > :50:26.That is not of any great concern to Dominguez.

:50:27. > :50:35.A little bit ambitious there from Sissoko. I don't think the Ecuador

:50:36. > :50:46.players were happy with the reaction from Matuidi, when Antonio Valencia

:50:47. > :50:57.got sent off. First Ecuador change, if Barra is coming on for Montero.

:50:58. > :51:03.Montero is super quick but hasn't been able to show that this evening,

:51:04. > :51:10.so Ibarra will come on, he plays in Holland for Vitesse. Or at least he

:51:11. > :51:15.did last season, his contract actually expired, and I believe that

:51:16. > :51:19.Swansea City have been linked with Ibarra, so Swansea fans, keep an eye

:51:20. > :51:42.on the number five in yellow! Not exactly the clearance that

:51:43. > :51:50.Ecuador were looking for from Minder. I

:51:51. > :51:55.Ecuador were looking for from Montero. I was hoping to see the

:51:56. > :52:06.speed and quality everybody keeps raving about. Didn't really show it.

:52:07. > :52:17.A big deflection, just wide. Corner kick to France.

:52:18. > :52:26.A big deflection, just wide. Corner to have an impact on the game, he

:52:27. > :52:30.has played a good 1-2 with Matuidi. I don't know what happened to the

:52:31. > :52:51.Remy idea, he was stripped and ready for action, not any more.

:52:52. > :52:56.Benzema is taking up some fabulous positions, coming off the

:52:57. > :53:00.centre-backs, so difficult to mark for the midfield players. Minda is

:53:01. > :53:20.there to pick him up. The coach, watching on. He took

:53:21. > :53:25.Honduras to the World Cup four years ago, Reinaldo Rueda. That will be a

:53:26. > :53:32.free kick to the French. It is ago, Reinaldo Rueda. That will be a

:53:33. > :53:38.for him. This is where you earn your corn as a coach now. The only thing

:53:39. > :53:42.going in their favour is they are still in the game and they only need

:53:43. > :53:50.to win 1-07 Monday goes on, the more belief they will have. -- they only

:53:51. > :54:06.need to win 1-0. Olivier Giroud is coming on.

:54:07. > :54:14.But behind by Guagua at the expense of a corner. Matuidi making the

:54:15. > :54:20.running to the left-hand channel, he must have done it ten or 15 times

:54:21. > :54:26.already in this game. The French substitution brings Giroud in to

:54:27. > :54:43.play, and Matuidi is the man who is going.

:54:44. > :54:56.On comes the Arsenal man, to attack this corner.

:54:57. > :55:03.That is a real positive substitution from Didier Deschamps, think he

:55:04. > :55:07.wants to win this game. Good defender, defending the second ball

:55:08. > :55:14.well. Giroud is a handful to mark at corner kicks.

:55:15. > :55:19.He started and scored against the Swiss, he didn't against Honduras.

:55:20. > :55:37.That was a poor corner. Still France looking like the

:55:38. > :55:44.winners of Group E and Switzerland looking like the runners-up but an

:55:45. > :55:51.Ecuadorian goal would change it. There goes the substitute, Ibarra,

:55:52. > :55:59.and it is a free kick to Ecuador. The Ecuadorian fans are saying they

:56:00. > :56:07.want more than just a free kick. He showed his pace there, Ibarra. It is

:56:08. > :56:10.so late. The Ecuadorian players, surrounding the referee. I think

:56:11. > :56:14.they are still upset about the sending-off, I think they feel the

:56:15. > :56:19.French players intimidated the referee about. I have seen yellow

:56:20. > :56:24.cards given for less in this tournament.

:56:25. > :56:34.Ecuador have to try and make the most of it.

:56:35. > :56:44.In the end, the five in the middle will be less than impressed with the

:56:45. > :56:47.shot at goal from Arroyo. That is a total waste from Michael Arroyo,

:56:48. > :56:52.five big lads in the box, that is the best chance of scoring,

:56:53. > :57:10.especially when you are down to ten men.

:57:11. > :57:16.Pens I will be further out left now, with Giroud on the pitch -- Benzema

:57:17. > :57:26.will be. That is worse than the free kick at

:57:27. > :57:34.the other end! Yes, that wasn't good from Paul Pogba.

:57:35. > :57:43.Just can't understand when players shoot from ridiculous angles like

:57:44. > :57:44.that. I think it is best taking an extra pass, keep possession of the

:57:45. > :58:02.ball, wait for the right moment. Ecuador, with a man disadvantage,

:58:03. > :58:09.but still with hope, one goal at Ecuador, with a man disadvantage,

:58:10. > :58:10.moment would put them through. Noboa has had their best chance in the

:58:11. > :58:51.second half. What Giroud will give this French

:58:52. > :58:53.team is a focal point, he is wonderful at holding off defenders,

:58:54. > :59:07.bringing other players in to the play.

:59:08. > :59:27.Giroud just lost his footing at the crucial moment.

:59:28. > :59:37.Over the bar from a Schneiderlin, and hand raised in quick apology.

:59:38. > :59:46.The French work that really well, they are patient. You have got to

:59:47. > :59:56.hit the tide of air. He worked itself into a good position. --

:59:57. > :00:01.worked himself. That was Giroud and Erazo, at it. If the French are

:00:02. > :00:04.clever here, they can really wear Ecuador down, keep switching the

:00:05. > :00:32.play, side to side. is the onside? Settles for a corner.

:00:33. > :00:40.-- sure rue -- Giroud. Wonderful noise inside the stadium.

:00:41. > :00:47.A chance for Cissokho to deliver, Paul Pogba at the back post. Cannot

:00:48. > :01:01.believe he has missed it. Cannot believe it. Got outnumbered, three

:01:02. > :01:07.versus two. All he needed to do was guide the ball, tried to put too

:01:08. > :01:23.much power on the header. Just gay get into that far corner. -- just

:01:24. > :01:41.more goals in Manaus, more goals for Shaqiri, a hat-trick for Xherdan

:01:42. > :01:46.Shaqiri. Switzerland 3-0 Honduras. Ecuador need to win by two. Good

:01:47. > :01:54.luck with that because it does not look likely. We will show you the

:01:55. > :02:05.goal from Shaqiri. This is his hat-trick, after 71 minutes. I

:02:06. > :02:15.believe it is the second hat-trick of this World Cup, Thomas Muller

:02:16. > :02:17.getting the first for Germany. Now if they are going to get

:02:18. > :02:26.getting the first for Germany. Now it just about now. Giroud. Behind

:02:27. > :02:38.Griezmann. Since Olivier Giroud has come on he

:02:39. > :02:43.has held up everything, he has been the focal point. Every ball that has

:02:44. > :02:49.gone up to him he has caught it on his chest or controlled and brought

:02:50. > :02:58.others into play. I think Griezmann and Benzema have enjoyed him coming

:02:59. > :03:01.on. Even though the play in qualification with Brazil they have

:03:02. > :03:02.on. Even though the play in only played once in the stadium

:03:03. > :03:34.Playing here is before, losing 5-0 in 2007.

:03:35. > :03:36.Playing here is guess you would enjoy having on your

:03:37. > :03:50.A cumbersome challenge. CV.

:03:51. > :03:52.A cumbersome challenge. here in the world club championship

:03:53. > :03:59.for Manchester United before here in the world club championship

:04:00. > :04:00.tonight, just playing here in the world club championship

:04:01. > :04:03.historic ground is something I would here in the world club championship

:04:04. > :04:08.guess is up there? here in the world club championship

:04:09. > :04:09.highlights of my career. It was really rundown stadium when played

:04:10. > :04:16.here. But when there are 80,000 really rundown stadium when played

:04:17. > :04:18.can feel the stadium shake. We did not have a good time in the

:04:19. > :04:25.tournament. Enner Valencia offside. not have a good time in the

:04:26. > :04:28.We did not have a good time in the tournament but the abiding memory of

:04:29. > :04:30.having a game in the stadium. The atmosphere is to all the

:04:31. > :04:32.having a game in the stadium. The have been to so far in the

:04:33. > :04:41.tournament have been unbelievable. have been to so far in the

:04:42. > :04:52.Well anticipated, but Benzema almost got it back again from Guagua.

:04:53. > :04:58.The next live World Cup football on the BBC tomorrow for 30 PM, Germany

:04:59. > :05:16.versus the USA. -- that is the climax of Group G, any

:05:17. > :05:18.of the four teams could go through and any of the four teams could go

:05:19. > :05:37.out. Certainly looked like a fouled.

:05:38. > :05:43.Benzema inside, goes for a goal, straight at the goalkeeper again.

:05:44. > :05:49.Cannot say he has done anything wrong today. The goalkeeper has been

:05:50. > :05:53.outstanding. Since Benzema has gone to the left-hand side he is creating

:05:54. > :05:58.more space, looks like there is a goal may be coming for him. Like

:05:59. > :06:01.stripping out the left-hand side, gets more freedom, not the focal

:06:02. > :06:07.point, more areas to run at defenders. If he's going to get that

:06:08. > :06:22.goal he might have to be quick because Loic Remy is coming on.

:06:23. > :06:26.Griezmann is coming off. Interesting to see where Loic Remy will be

:06:27. > :06:31.playing his football next season, on loan at Newcastle last season whilst

:06:32. > :06:36.QPR were getting themselves out of the championship. Time is against

:06:37. > :06:45.them, the scoreboard is against the championship. Time is against

:06:46. > :07:12.in Manaus. Ecuador will fairly soon make their final change.

:07:13. > :07:26.Loic Remy with time to look up and pick out a pass. But could not pick

:07:27. > :07:36.out a white shirt. Worked that well there, France. Loic Remy running off

:07:37. > :07:47.the back of Noboa. Cissokho was making a run but it was too late.

:07:48. > :07:51.I think when you have won your first couple of games

:07:52. > :07:59.I think when you have won your first right to bring people on who are not

:08:00. > :08:04.had any minutes in the tournament. Benzema, I am sure he is aware that

:08:05. > :08:08.his three goals in the tournament so far is one behind Neymar and messy.

:08:09. > :08:15.Would not mind being in that company I am sure -- Lionel Messi. Ecuador

:08:16. > :08:21.have defended well but have not carried enough threat going forward.

:08:22. > :08:31.Arroyo can run at Laurent Koscielny here. Wild, wild, wild.

:08:32. > :08:40.It was a wonderful break, Noboa playing the diagonal pass. You can

:08:41. > :08:46.tell by his reaction, wild swing at the ball. Turning round and punching

:08:47. > :08:54.the floor, disappointed with himself. Look at his reaction. You

:08:55. > :08:58.feel for him to be honest, so desperate to try and stay in this

:08:59. > :09:20.competition, given it's just about everything they have. But not quite

:09:21. > :09:24.good enough interest. -- in truth. Achilier another of the home-based

:09:25. > :09:42.players, but he has a terrible disciplinary record.

:09:43. > :09:50.Almost three against two year, it can go back to Paredes, Enner

:09:51. > :09:55.Valencia is there, Noboa is there. Schneiderlin gets in the way. Paul

:09:56. > :10:19.Pogba forward. Here is the chance. It was a good

:10:20. > :10:25.height for Lloris. If he had kept it down it could have nestled in the

:10:26. > :10:34.left-hand corner. Frickson Erazo has just been shown a yellow card for

:10:35. > :10:42.kicking the ball away. So frustrated, Ecuador.

:10:43. > :10:54.The free kick was not very good. Ayovi with the headed clearance.

:10:55. > :11:00.Benzema can have another go. Here is Benzema, behind Paredes for a

:11:01. > :11:08.minute, the turn, chance for a shot which again Paul Pogba drove into a

:11:09. > :11:14.lunging Ecuadorian defender. The long ball to Enner Valencia,

:11:15. > :11:18.Koscielny did well. Good defending their from Laurent Koscielny.

:11:19. > :11:23.Screaming at Bacary Sagna to get back on his shoulder. Loic Remy

:11:24. > :11:30.skips outside one, the cross to the back post. This is going to be end

:11:31. > :11:38.to end stuff now for the last six, seven minutes. Noboa trying to turn

:11:39. > :11:43.away from Paul Pogba, couldn't, Pogba feeds Benzema, finds Olivier

:11:44. > :11:49.Giroud, the goalkeeper is there yet again. He has had a match to

:11:50. > :11:57.remember. The man in goal for Ecuador, Alexander Dominguez. Great

:11:58. > :12:00.pull-back from Olivier Giroud, good height for the goalkeeper again. He

:12:01. > :12:06.has been in the right position at the right time all evening. You have

:12:07. > :12:10.to say, the French finishing, even though the goalkeeper has made a lot

:12:11. > :12:15.of good saves, any of them have been straight at him. I don't think they

:12:16. > :12:20.have been ruthless enough in front of goal. They will have to be in the

:12:21. > :12:44.last 16. There will be bigger tests for this French side to come.

:12:45. > :12:59.Foul by Laurent Koscielny on Enner Valencia. I think it was the Ecuador

:13:00. > :13:01.bench that won the foul career. -- there. If that was a Premier League

:13:02. > :13:37.game it would not have been a Given away to Paul Pogba. Through

:13:38. > :13:44.two Lloris who is happy to let it go behind for a goal kick. The

:13:45. > :13:48.sending-off of Antonio Valencia has changed the game for Ecuador, it was

:13:49. > :13:49.always going to be difficult to get any sort of results but when they

:13:50. > :13:53.went down to ten men France have any sort of results but when they

:13:54. > :14:22.kept desertion a lot more, got the rhythm in the game. -- kept

:14:23. > :14:31.That is a great turn, he has got away from Laurent Koscielny.

:14:32. > :14:32.Cissokho got back ever so well. In the end Enner Valencia lost his

:14:33. > :14:37.footing, the end Enner Valencia lost his

:14:38. > :14:43.Laurent Koscielny but he has picked himself up and seems to be OK.

:14:44. > :14:45.Benzema Hungary, where Loic Remy feed him, he goes alone, and guess

:14:46. > :14:53.who is there yet again? feed him, he goes alone, and guess

:14:54. > :15:00.still on for France. Cannot get through Frickson Erazo. The

:15:01. > :15:02.still on for France. Cannot get goalkeeper has had a wonderful

:15:03. > :15:07.night. He has kept Ecuador in the game. Still think it was a good

:15:08. > :15:09.height for the goalkeeper, you have to keep the shots law, particularly

:15:10. > :15:28.against someone so big. -- low. in the middle of the defence have

:15:29. > :15:36.been excellent. What about this from the keeper? Remy looks to pass a low

:15:37. > :15:42.into the corner, it was at a good height for the keeper.

:15:43. > :15:49.You wouldn't say any of them were astonishing saves, but he has made a

:15:50. > :15:58.whole handful of good saves. Giroud, have a look at this. He

:15:59. > :16:02.knows what he is doing there! He has tried to ruffle Giroud since he has

:16:03. > :16:06.come on. The sign of a good keeper is when he makes saves and makes

:16:07. > :16:08.them look easy, he has done that all night. He has not been overdramatic

:16:09. > :16:23.in his saves. Now, with less than a minute to go,

:16:24. > :16:33.they are about to bring on Caicedo. I think the horse has bolted!

:16:34. > :16:46.Best moment of the match from Paul Pogba, a wonderful drag back here.

:16:47. > :16:55.Quick feet. His shooting has not been on form, but that was a good

:16:56. > :17:00.effort. Possesses great quality, great in a control for such a big

:17:01. > :17:08.man. The goalkeeper is down. Caicedo comes on. Noboa, who has been

:17:09. > :17:16.playing with a bandaged head since the end of the first half, goes off.

:17:17. > :17:17.But we are into the 90th minute. But this is all adding to stoppage time

:17:18. > :17:34.to shot again, -- as we see the Pogba

:17:35. > :17:40.shot again. Interesting that they have made their last substitution

:17:41. > :17:43.with the goalkeeper down injured. I think the problem may be a little

:17:44. > :17:54.bit of cramp. I have never known a keeper to get cramp! When I was a

:17:55. > :18:01.young lad, I used to get fined. And who was it who used to find you?

:18:02. > :18:06.First and foremost, it was my dad. Sir Alex was never best pleased as

:18:07. > :18:14.well. The first accusation was you were not fit enough for working hard

:18:15. > :18:17.enough. I used to put down to nerves, not trunking enough water

:18:18. > :18:23.before the game. The fourth of the shoulder saying there are four added

:18:24. > :18:29.minutes. I thought you were going to tell me it was a Sir Alex rule, the

:18:30. > :18:37.cramp equals of fine. Dominguez seems to be OK.

:18:38. > :18:45.FIFA have these rules, there is only certain temperature where you can

:18:46. > :18:48.have a tricks break. I think in these temperatures, you have to get

:18:49. > :18:53.drinks breaks, for the health of the players.

:18:54. > :19:02.It's a free kick to the French for a foul on Olivier Giroud, who has

:19:03. > :19:12.quite enjoyed his run out but not managed to put the ball in the net.

:19:13. > :19:20.Giroud! Is there a magnet in that ball and his gloves? Right place and

:19:21. > :19:21.the right time. He just lost his defender, he couldn't have done much

:19:22. > :19:36.more. Good job it doesn't really matter of

:19:37. > :19:44.the French, because boy, they have missed some chances. I think Sagna,

:19:45. > :19:48.particularly in the second half, has put in three or four really great

:19:49. > :19:58.crosses that have had goal written all over them. Just seconds to go

:19:59. > :20:15.before Ecuador bid farewell, and France head onwards and upwards.

:20:16. > :20:23.Koscielny came across. That was the first mistake that Schneiderlin has

:20:24. > :20:27.made all game, I've been impressed with him. He has been really

:20:28. > :20:42.disciplined in that midfield. He did well, he kept on his feet,

:20:43. > :20:49.bend them are, but he couldn't find Giroud. On, Ecuador again. Most of

:20:50. > :21:04.the neutrals, hoping they can find one, it wouldn't be enough.

:21:05. > :21:12.Caicedo runs into Koscielny, France have given it away again. A

:21:13. > :21:16.barnstorming end to the game, Ecuador need to macro.

:21:17. > :21:32.Switzerland have one, 3-0. Ecuador are going out unless they can score

:21:33. > :21:38.to macro goals in about 30 seconds. Now that would be a climax. They

:21:39. > :21:42.have waited too long to throw the kitchen sink at France. Can't

:21:43. > :21:43.believe the coach has waited until the 89th minute to bring on a centre

:21:44. > :21:58.forward. This place is going to explode if

:21:59. > :22:03.they score now. The referee, telling them to get on with it, their first

:22:04. > :22:10.corner of the game, it came off the head of Sagna.

:22:11. > :22:19.The referee blows his whistle and France have one Group E, and

:22:20. > :22:27.Switzerland, who have beaten Honduras in Manaus

:22:28. > :22:32.Switzerland, who have beaten Ecuador, thanks to the heroics of

:22:33. > :22:41.Alexander Dominguez in goal and Erazo and Guagua in defence, are

:22:42. > :22:48.going out, the first South American side to bite the dust in Brazil. The

:22:49. > :22:54.French go on, they will play Nigeria in the last 16 while Switzerland

:22:55. > :22:56.will take on Messi and Argentina. Ecuador have at least finished

:22:57. > :23:11.unbeaten in their final game. Confirmation there of what he had

:23:12. > :23:22.just heard. All in all, Juninho, and

:23:23. > :23:27.second half, just lacked the odd goal to liven it up. Slightly

:23:28. > :23:31.better. The best moment of the game was the last five minutes, but I am

:23:32. > :23:37.disappointed with Ecuador and their attitude. They are famous, everyone

:23:38. > :23:45.knows that they show character, courage, and we didn't see that

:23:46. > :23:49.today. They stuck with two lines of four, they didn't change, the

:23:50. > :23:53.manager doesn't get any changes, so they don't deserve to

:23:54. > :23:58.manager doesn't get any changes, so round. Ten men, going out, you might

:23:59. > :24:02.as well have a go. You have got to have a go. It was definitely a

:24:03. > :24:05.sending off, but I'm slightly disappointed in France also, I

:24:06. > :24:08.thought they created the chances but still lacked a little bit of urgency

:24:09. > :24:13.that was needed. Didn't move still lacked a little bit of urgency

:24:14. > :24:17.ball quick enough. And didn't take the chances when they came along.

:24:18. > :24:19.ball quick enough. And didn't take Perhaps what it shows is France

:24:20. > :24:22.can't afford to get too many injuries or yellow cards. But they

:24:23. > :24:29.did create a lot. Early games in tournament, they got early goals.

:24:30. > :24:35.They are good at the counterattack, the way they play.

:24:36. > :24:36.They are good at the counterattack, you said, they just sat back. I

:24:37. > :24:56.think they think it is If you go in, two-footed, not in

:24:57. > :25:02.control of your body, he hits the top of the ball, and the momentum

:25:03. > :25:09.carries him over. It is a dangerous tackle, high tackle. I totally

:25:10. > :25:14.agree. You can not raise your stunts like that. It was always possible he

:25:15. > :25:20.was good to roll over the top of like that. It was always possible he

:25:21. > :25:25.well tonight, he was fortunate to stay on the pitch. Seems like

:25:26. > :25:31.official was communicating, saying it was dangerous. He took his time,

:25:32. > :25:35.the referee, he thought about it, didn't get rushed into it. I was

:25:36. > :25:40.impressed with how he dealt with that. In many ways, Ecuador with ten

:25:41. > :25:51.men created more chances than they did with 11. Like I said, the

:25:52. > :26:02.demonstration but they didn't demonstrated it should we expect. --

:26:03. > :26:07.the attitude we expect. In football, you have to play more than one...

:26:08. > :26:15.the attitude we expect. In football, has put it... He has got to put it

:26:16. > :26:24.in front of him so he can actually run onto it. The chance for Ibarra

:26:25. > :26:29.this one. They created more in the second half with ten men than they

:26:30. > :26:32.did in the first half with 11! It was hard for France, because they

:26:33. > :26:36.got frustrated and they couldn't break them down and when they did,

:26:37. > :26:40.where the goalkeeper played well or not, he didn't really have a hard

:26:41. > :26:49.save to make, but every once in awhile Ecuador had a good chance.

:26:50. > :26:57.Dominguez, the form bus conductor in goal, made a lot of stops! --

:26:58. > :27:04.former. Apologies! If we laugh, you will keep on coming out with them,

:27:05. > :27:10.what you? It's reasoning, it ends up here, going into the box --

:27:11. > :27:16.Griezmann. We say it, moving before the ball comes in, he created the

:27:17. > :27:22.chance. That is where you score goals, near post. I always used to

:27:23. > :27:26.say to players, just gamble at the near post, you can't really stand up

:27:27. > :27:30.with the paste your running with, if you gamble across the goalkeeper,

:27:31. > :27:36.the amount of goals I have seen people score, the mat of potshots

:27:37. > :27:44.after that... Pogba has got to do better here, got to school. No doubt

:27:45. > :27:50.about it. -- got to score. No goals for Benzema. He tried, especially in

:27:51. > :28:00.the second half, he had some good shots, but they will all straight at

:28:01. > :28:07.the keeper. Plenty of Newcastle personal out there, Remy came on. I

:28:08. > :28:12.hope he is a Newcastle player next season! I very much doubt it. That

:28:13. > :28:19.he livened it up in the last few minutes. It is just one of them

:28:20. > :28:23.nights. Deschamps will probably say, we can move the ball quicker, we can

:28:24. > :28:28.do certain things better, but the end of the day, we have had six or

:28:29. > :28:34.seven good chances to win the game. Lack of wit about the French, you

:28:35. > :28:36.thought. Against ten men, you have two get the ball out wide,

:28:37. > :28:40.everything through two get the ball out wide,

:28:41. > :28:43.make it easier. There is no width, two get the ball out wide,

:28:44. > :28:52.they not stretching them. I thought at times, they make it easy for

:28:53. > :28:55.Ecuador. Four of them there. There should be a fallback coming, let's

:28:56. > :29:03.not forget, they are playing against ten men, so they can sacrifice one

:29:04. > :29:07.of the defenders. Here, four in the middle, I thought they could have

:29:08. > :29:09.moved it better and caused more problems for Ecuador if they had

:29:10. > :29:18.given themselves a little bit of width. The thing is, they haven't

:29:19. > :29:23.got any Windows. Sissoko isn't really a winner, he's a midfield

:29:24. > :29:31.player. -- a window. They rely so heavily on the full-backs. A few

:29:32. > :29:34.incidents in the game that we saw, and holding at corner kicks and

:29:35. > :29:44.retaliation from French players, and elbow there by Sakho... Why are you

:29:45. > :29:46.looking at me, Gary? Until referees start to give penalties the

:29:47. > :30:24.defenders holding, have gone. This is another elbow.

:30:25. > :30:29.You cannot come out and elbow someone but you have got to break

:30:30. > :30:39.free. Defenders do that all the time. I remember playing against

:30:40. > :30:42.France, a player used to hold me so tight I could barely breathe at a

:30:43. > :30:49.corner. I stood on his tour to get him off. Used it on somebody store?

:30:50. > :31:02.-- you stood on somebody when you see a flying elbow like

:31:03. > :31:09.that, we talk about Suarez, I am not trying to compare it with a bite,

:31:10. > :31:13.but we do you draw the line? It is part and parcel of the game,

:31:14. > :31:19.sometimes you get caught with an elbow or a bad tackle, but you don't

:31:20. > :31:26.expect to be bitten. Can France win this tournament? Not the way they

:31:27. > :31:36.have played today. I don't think they are my favourite. I think there

:31:37. > :31:40.are better teams in the tournament. Let's show you how it finished

:31:41. > :31:50.between Switzerland and on Judas. Steve Bower in the mouse.

:31:51. > :31:56.COMMENTATOR: Like Steiner. -- like Steiner. Good balance from Shaqiri,

:31:57. > :32:09.what a goal from Shaqiri. A dream start for Switzerland.

:32:10. > :32:23.Here is Shaqiri, a chance for 2-0! Shaqiri doubles the advantage.

:32:24. > :32:34.Little bit of space for Garcia, could be an opportunity for

:32:35. > :32:41.Bengtson. Rodriguez on the line. That is the closest the Central

:32:42. > :32:53.Americans have come. Palacios. What will the referee do? On Judas are

:32:54. > :33:03.furious. -- on Judas -- on do this -- Holland US go for

:33:04. > :33:11.Drmic is not offside. Shaqiri is available for him. Shaqiri still

:33:12. > :33:23.waiting, here is Shaqiri for the hat-trick. 3-0 Switzerland. All

:33:24. > :33:27.three from Shaqiri. Garcia. Chavez on the overlap, lovely piece of

:33:28. > :33:38.skill, good cross, surely a goal, kept out by Ben Galley of --

:33:39. > :33:41.Benaglio. Earlier today Group F also came to a conclusion, Argentina

:33:42. > :33:48.taking top spot after victory over Nigeria. Nigeria and Argentina meet

:33:49. > :33:53.for the fourth time at a World Cup finals with Argentina having won all

:33:54. > :33:56.three previous encounters. Di Maria, off the post, off the

:33:57. > :34:01.goalkeeper, in on the Maria, off the post, off the

:34:02. > :34:07.Argentina have the early lead. Maria, off the post, off the

:34:08. > :34:19.else? Lionel Messi. The worst possible beginning for Nigeria. They

:34:20. > :34:27.have got an equaliser! Musa strikes back almost immediately for Nigeria.

:34:28. > :34:36.Argentina supporters hoping that their hero can do what he does best.

:34:37. > :34:47.Lionel Messi strikes, extraordinary! Musa. He might be away here, Musa,

:34:48. > :34:55.2-2! Musa with his second of the match. Twice now he has equalised

:34:56. > :35:08.for Nigeria. Lavezzi will take the corner. Towards the array. Three -

:35:09. > :35:15.two. Rojo with the final touch. STUDIO: Both teams going through

:35:16. > :35:26.regardless of that result. Important for Bosnia to get three points but

:35:27. > :35:27.they are going home. Argentina will play Switzerland, Nigeria will play

:35:28. > :35:51.France. Another masterful finish from one of

:35:52. > :36:00.the football world 's best strikers. Germany are through. They are world

:36:01. > :36:03.champions. For me personally and a couple of players

:36:04. > :36:07.because you are playing your home because you are playing your home

:36:08. > :36:13.bit split. My because you are playing your home

:36:14. > :36:16.my folks in the US. Chance for the equaliser and there it is right at

:36:17. > :36:22.the end of the game, deep into added time. It was a bummer for us because

:36:23. > :36:26.we would have qualified already, now we have got to do it against Germany

:36:27. > :36:30.and get a result so we will be pumped up. We need badly one point

:36:31. > :36:57.at least but we want to actually win the group. Who do you fancy now

:36:58. > :37:09.Juninho? Well, I think, Brazil, Colombia, France needs to be

:37:10. > :37:17.attention because Nigeria is among all the African nations is the best

:37:18. > :37:21.of tactical skills. Holland have been impressive for me, they have

:37:22. > :37:24.played different systems, different questions have been asked of them

:37:25. > :37:33.and they have come up with the right answers. Holland should be in the

:37:34. > :37:43.semifinals, Mexico then Costa Rica. But I will stick by, I think

:37:44. > :37:47.France. Thank you very much indeed. We told you at the top of the show

:37:48. > :37:53.that this group had provided more goals than any other, when will I

:37:54. > :38:01.learn to keep my big mouth shut? I promise tomorrow will be rubbish!

:38:02. > :38:05.From all of us here, good night. The views of football grounds do not

:38:06. > :38:19.come any better than that. Who is going to go through from this group?

:38:20. > :38:33.Good save. Enner Valencia, back post, Lloris with the save. Sagna,

:38:34. > :38:44.good save of the inside of the post. Hello, Glastonbury!

:38:45. > :39:06.CHEERING HE LAUGHS

:39:07. > :39:08.What's happening?