:00:36. > :00:43.Hello and welcome to our World Cup replay. We are showing you the 1998
:00:44. > :00:51.champions France taking on Honduras in their opening group game.
:00:52. > :01:00.COMMENTATOR: What will we expect to happen at this World Cup? What can
:01:01. > :01:10.we hope from the French side tonight? France has not scored in
:01:11. > :01:55.their opening match since winning the trophy in 1998.
:01:56. > :01:59.It's a completely different sort of France here, led by Lloris,
:02:00. > :02:23.Beckeles was sent off in the England game.
:02:24. > :02:32.Bernardez's nickname is the Nightmare.
:02:33. > :02:41.Unity is back to the acrimonious dressing room.
:02:42. > :02:46.There's Louis Fernandez Suarez, the Honduran coach.
:02:47. > :03:03.Dangerous to underestimate anyone at these World Cup finals
:03:04. > :03:21.There's young Griezmann of Real Sociedad, only his fifth cap
:03:22. > :03:41.Benzema, 21 goals, six in six since he went over 1000
:03:42. > :03:46.And the referee has been a FIFA official since 2011.
:03:47. > :03:56.Schneiderlin had a wonderful season with Southampton and Palacios, the
:03:57. > :04:03.You 'll remember, they had three brothers go to
:04:04. > :04:50.I'm particularly looking forward to seeing Cabaye in midfield.
:04:51. > :04:52.We'll have to wait for the referee to get
:04:53. > :05:04.France, kicking from left to right in the first half.
:05:05. > :05:13.We've had no announcements of the teams or the anthems.
:05:14. > :05:15.I can only imagine the tannoy system has broken down.
:05:16. > :05:24.It comes out towards Palacios in the penalty area.
:05:25. > :05:40.You can see straight away Honduras will leave Costly at the front.
:05:41. > :06:36.Others grab a headlines, Matuidi does a lot of the work.
:06:37. > :06:39.Nothing wrong with conditions here for football.
:06:40. > :06:48.Almost a perfect touch there from Benzema.
:06:49. > :06:50.A lovely cushion touch with his chest.
:06:51. > :07:06.It's a real feature of the way the French are willing to play now.
:07:07. > :07:15.His first name is on the back of his shirt.
:07:16. > :07:26.In towards Espinoza, with the long hair.
:07:27. > :07:43.The French slogan for this World Cup is "Impossible is not French",
:07:44. > :07:51.It's written on the side of the players' coach.
:07:52. > :07:53.And they are absolutely determined to put the wrongs
:07:54. > :08:26.Has Benzema filled out a bit more over the last 12 months?
:08:27. > :08:29.He is certainly stronger than he was in the build-up to Africa
:08:30. > :08:36.Yes, he's been doing extra training with his team-mate
:08:37. > :08:48.The wingers come in and get on the ball an awful lot.
:08:49. > :08:51.Benzema not picked for the World Cup 2010.
:08:52. > :08:53.Only a few goals in qualifying for this.
:08:54. > :08:59.France will have to watch for those long balls played to
:09:00. > :09:08.Sakho was ball watching a little bit.
:09:09. > :09:10.He's in this team ahead of Koscielny because
:09:11. > :09:18.He was captain for Paris Saint-Germain when he was just 17.
:09:19. > :09:22.He's a real leader of men but I'm not sure he is the most gifted
:09:23. > :09:36.He was pressurising on the ground there.
:09:37. > :09:39.Sakho had a nightmare end to the season with Liverpool, of course, in
:09:40. > :09:47.Espinoza trying to force it through, the Wigan man.
:09:48. > :09:53.A very good season on the left-hand side for Celtic.
:09:54. > :10:24.Pogba, Europe's Young Player of the Year.
:10:25. > :10:32.They say he's often away from Marseille, this summer.
:10:33. > :10:36.He's been a terrific player for them.
:10:37. > :10:53.The first chance of the game for France.
:10:54. > :11:08.Evra deceived, conceding the free kick.
:11:09. > :11:17.It's not good to see the imaginary yellow cards brandished, but you can
:11:18. > :11:25.I think Evra has underestimated his pace and come off second best there.
:11:26. > :11:49.He flapped at that little bit, the keeper.
:11:50. > :11:54.This kid they brought on, Najar, he was smuggled into Virginia aged
:11:55. > :12:18.The French are playing very high with their full-backs.
:12:19. > :12:41.Just filling in at the moment for Evra.
:12:42. > :12:49.He is the springboard for these attacks.
:12:50. > :13:43.Is he waving goodbye to St James' Park next season?
:13:44. > :13:48.The movement is causing the problems.
:13:49. > :14:00.He has been an ever present under Didier Deschamps.
:14:01. > :14:56.Valbuena's free kick. Paul Pogba is in an offside position. Back to 70
:14:57. > :15:31.macro. Bat-macro Horst-Dieter Hottges. That Karim Benzema. A free
:15:32. > :16:05.kick to France. A smile on the face of Nobby Stiles. -- Maynor Figueroa.
:16:06. > :16:24.Good solid punch from the goalkeeper.
:16:25. > :16:26.Audiences here and spectators are used to it.
:16:27. > :16:29.You would expect him to go with that Let's join
:16:30. > :17:45.Bengtson, dangerous in the air, but does not score that many.
:17:46. > :17:51.His treatment of Neymar was shameful.
:17:52. > :17:54.There was a moment where they kept the ball and were looking OK
:17:55. > :17:56.suddenly, they lose their concentration and give it away.
:17:57. > :18:24.You don't want to give it away games this French team because already you
:18:25. > :18:42.Palacios would be advised to move away.
:18:43. > :18:49.He can't have any complaints about that.
:18:50. > :18:56.He won't be happy, Martin, because it seemed it was his
:18:57. > :19:00.He will see at a different way, of course.
:19:01. > :19:09.Sakho with his back towards the free kick.
:19:10. > :20:11.France with their first goal of the game.
:20:12. > :21:00.Chance for Honduras to draw breath in this match.
:21:01. > :21:02.The French are really taking it to them and showing athleticism
:21:03. > :21:20.One goal in open play in the last six games of the World Cup.
:21:21. > :21:29.The referee just having a look at him.
:21:30. > :21:45.Great on the finish, it's a great save from the keeper.
:21:46. > :22:59.First of all, an appeal for a challenge by Benzema.
:23:00. > :23:05.Whether he's gone down feeling he might have got
:23:06. > :23:09.They are really being worked by the French in the early stages
:23:10. > :23:16.It would have been a real blow for him because he's
:23:17. > :24:12.All the neutrals here are behind Honduras. Karim Benzema. Away from
:24:13. > :24:19.Andy Najar. He gets it away. He had such a good club season. Brayan
:24:20. > :24:35.Beckeles is there. All the football is coming from France. Lovely turn
:24:36. > :24:52.from Paul Pogba. If France can get one, there will be no way back for
:24:53. > :25:04.Honduras. He did well. Paul Pogba is trying to open up space. Pushing an
:25:05. > :25:17.against Roger Espinoza. -- pushing on. A throw in and relief for
:25:18. > :25:31.Honduras. Fernandez is there, a vital header.
:25:32. > :26:12.They are all comfortable in possession.
:26:13. > :26:32.Mathieu Valbuena. Drive and determination and danger, into Karim
:26:33. > :26:40.Benzema. It is out to Yohan Cabaye! He should be hitting the target, but
:26:41. > :26:46.he is a long way out. Great little parser and mover.
:26:47. > :26:59.It is a long way out. Here he is. Just scuffs the shot wide. He scored
:27:00. > :27:20.in Euro 2012. Paul Pogba. A nice balance to their play. This
:27:21. > :27:30.is when they need to win. Patrice Evra with the cross. It hits the
:27:31. > :27:39.bar. It is punched -- Brayan Beckeles gets it away. Mathieu
:27:40. > :27:46.Debuchy is on it. Honduras are somehow just hanging on in there. He
:27:47. > :27:56.did everything right, just could not get over it enough. This time at
:27:57. > :27:57.Mathieu Debuchy and France are unhappy that the free kick has been
:27:58. > :28:52.given. He gets a decent cross then, Karim
:28:53. > :29:10.Benzema getting it away from his marker. That would have been goal of
:29:11. > :29:26.the tournament. Fantastic. Mathieu Valbuena was waiting. Just cannot
:29:27. > :29:36.get over it. Played for Montpellier youth
:29:37. > :29:40.when he was stopped in a trial for SSG by Real Sociedad
:29:41. > :29:43.and the Spanish side signed him. The Manchester United fans saw him
:29:44. > :29:46.in action, home and away. Accurate short
:29:47. > :29:57.and long range passes. And he'd have to go,
:29:58. > :30:22.the referee's seen it, he reacted. The Honduran bench are up,
:30:23. > :30:29.they are surrounding the referee. But he's already got his cards
:30:30. > :30:31.in his hands. There's a touch
:30:32. > :30:37.of Beckham here against Argentina When a young man with great skill,
:30:38. > :30:45.has reacted poorly. That looks just
:30:46. > :30:47.like a yellow to me only. The referee with his first big
:30:48. > :31:06.decision of the World Cup to make. Well, listen, he's very,
:31:07. > :31:13.very professional. He's had another nibble at him
:31:14. > :31:36.and the wrung man's had enough. He's standing all over him
:31:37. > :31:39.and he kicks out at him. I hope while he catches him with
:31:40. > :31:44.the training leg, the referee sees I certainly think that Palacios
:31:45. > :31:51.should be booked for one, two, maybe three, but strictly sticking to
:31:52. > :31:53.the guidelines for referees, he'll Looks like it's going
:31:54. > :32:03.to be another yellow. I sincerely hope that's what it is,
:32:04. > :32:07.rather than a red. I think he's overreacted as well,
:32:08. > :32:22.by the way. Seen it a couple of times so far
:32:23. > :32:38.in the tournament. In a moment you can lose
:32:39. > :32:51.a top player, just shows you. People have monitored his career,
:32:52. > :32:56.he was captain of the French World Cup side and it would
:32:57. > :33:00.have been a disappointment for He's going to have to kerb that
:33:01. > :33:10.temperament. Yes, players like that emerging
:33:11. > :33:13.into the game, we don't want the see them go out of the
:33:14. > :33:26.competition for something so silly. They have just been starved
:33:27. > :33:40.of any real possession. They'll be pleased that they are
:33:41. > :33:44.still in the game at this stage. There's the coach,
:33:45. > :33:57.Louis Fernandez Suarez. He was manager of Ecuador when
:33:58. > :33:59.they played England in Germany. Just being really critical
:34:00. > :34:06.about central defenders. Expect better
:34:07. > :34:21.from a top professional. Central defenders for France,
:34:22. > :34:57.you have so much of the ball, you have to make sure you do your job
:34:58. > :35:00.correctly when you are involved. Since they won the trophy in 1998,
:35:01. > :35:05.France failed to score in all three World Cup opening games
:35:06. > :35:07.they have played. They try to exorcise the ghosts of
:35:08. > :35:25.the Senegal defeat, the draw against Switzerland and Uruguay, goalless
:35:26. > :35:30.in previous World Cup campaigns. They have travelled in numbers
:35:31. > :35:56.to the southern part of Brazil. Tickets here costing between ?8
:35:57. > :36:01.for OAPs and students, up to ?19. The minimum monthly salary in Brazil
:36:02. > :36:04.is ?192. If you want a top seat here, you're
:36:05. > :36:11.talking half a month's salary. This is one
:36:12. > :36:24.of the stadia finished very late. The ?3 billion total stadium
:36:25. > :36:28.built for these World Cup finals. 13 billion spent on the finals
:36:29. > :36:31.which could take care of the Brazil This stadium will be used,
:36:32. > :36:43.by the way, the two massive grounds in Porto
:36:44. > :36:47.Alegre, will both draw big crowds but they will fill these arenas
:36:48. > :36:59.and they will be used properly. That's good, because you don't want
:37:00. > :37:03.all this money spent on stadia and And around the city this morning,
:37:04. > :37:10.people are selling bags It seems to have lost
:37:11. > :37:34.a little bit of tempo, doesn't it? You can't let Espinoza get anywhere
:37:35. > :37:46.near the French penalty area. He got a fantastic goal
:37:47. > :37:53.against Israel the other week. The left-back is really
:37:54. > :38:00.being pushed back. Well won
:38:01. > :38:05.by the ever industrious Matuidi. It seems every tackle they make is
:38:06. > :38:12.followed by a hit to the back I don't think he realised what
:38:13. > :38:36.a good opportunity that was. Anticipation swelling around
:38:37. > :38:56.the ground when Najar gets it. It might have been pulled back
:38:57. > :39:05.by Espinoza. Sakho made his debut against England
:39:06. > :39:50.a few years ago. Yes, it was a diagonal ball
:39:51. > :40:06.in behind the full-backs. That's maybe where the French are
:40:07. > :40:12.a little vulnerable. And they have been vulnerable
:40:13. > :40:26.in major finals. The Euro 2008, World Cup, 2012,
:40:27. > :40:29.they just one one of ten matches A point in this game for Honduras
:40:30. > :40:45.would be seen as a triumph at home. The football team is the soul
:40:46. > :40:51.of the country, says Espinoza. France attacking
:40:52. > :41:01.on the opposite side to Espinoza. The quality of Griezmann,
:41:02. > :41:12.the way he works it from one foot to They are difficult to beat,
:41:13. > :41:33.Honduras. They've never beaten a European
:41:34. > :41:43.team in the World Cup finals. Still looking for their first
:41:44. > :41:48.ever victory in the finals. They are holding on here
:41:49. > :41:54.against France. Very close to the defender,
:41:55. > :42:07.but no foul. Looking at the quality
:42:08. > :42:28.of his turn and awareness. Physically,
:42:29. > :42:42.he's like Zidane going down. He's a big man but can float
:42:43. > :42:46.so delicately. He is a figurehead, though they look
:42:47. > :42:56.to him give them their first goal. Certainly they will need
:42:57. > :42:59.a goal to settle them down. That's the only thing missing
:43:00. > :43:02.from their play. 24 goals for his club this season,
:43:03. > :43:05.Benzema. He has hit 20 goals or more,
:43:06. > :43:08.six in the last seven seasons and there are still questions
:43:09. > :43:10.about him at this level. Back to the Paris Saint-Germain
:43:11. > :43:20.player. A lovely touch by such a big man,
:43:21. > :43:53.Benzema. A lovely subtle touch, though,
:43:54. > :43:56.from the French centre-forward. You wonder
:43:57. > :44:01.if they lack a little bit of pace. They certainly haven't got the pace
:44:02. > :44:21.of Thierry Henry out there tonight. Sloppy again, Honduras. Palacios
:44:22. > :44:42.showing that he can still play. He is doing a lot of work in mid field.
:44:43. > :44:50.He had injury concerns, I think he has only played once fought 90
:44:51. > :44:59.minutes this season. Mathieu Valbuena is across their, soul two,
:45:00. > :45:12.Kenneth Smith. Five minutes to go in the first half. Mathieu Debuchy
:45:13. > :45:19.polls in back. Maynor Figueroa has gone down. France are on the attack.
:45:20. > :45:47.Kenneth Smith! -- -- Karim Benzema. He collapsed under him. How on earth
:45:48. > :45:51.did he get out of there? Once Mathieu Debuchy gets into that
:45:52. > :45:59.position, it is the best thing he has done.
:46:00. > :46:05.He is a big man, Victor Bernardez, he is 13 stone. He will retire after
:46:06. > :46:25.this World Cup. There were lots of options there. He
:46:26. > :46:33.should be picking out someone there. As little bit more composure.
:46:34. > :46:44.Honduras are defending at the moment with ten men. Victor Bernardez is
:46:45. > :46:46.receiving treatment. A corner. The referee wants a word with the Real
:46:47. > :47:13.Madrid striker. Jorge Claros. referee wants a word with the Real
:47:14. > :47:23.have runners in their --. There was a push. Red card! It is Palacios!
:47:24. > :47:33.Palacios with the Polish and booked for the original fracas with Paul
:47:34. > :47:38.Pogba. -- push. Wilson Palacios is sent off two minutes before the
:47:39. > :47:44.half-time whistle. This is the ball in from Yohan Cabaye, it is a great
:47:45. > :47:49.pass. He has overdone it, one foul too many. Pol Pot but we'll take it
:47:50. > :47:58.down and put it in the back of the net. -- Paul Pogba. He will not get
:47:59. > :48:13.more football. Palacios sent off. He has worked hard, but he has been
:48:14. > :48:21.careering around so much. He has had to make the fouls because France
:48:22. > :48:31.have been so dominant. The ball is under the arm of Karim Benzema. The
:48:32. > :48:46.Honduras players look reluctant to get out of the way. Maynor Figueroa
:48:47. > :49:04.is there. It is Karim Benzema. Had to wait a long time to take
:49:05. > :49:14.this. Will that upset his concentration? France, by now,
:49:15. > :49:21.should be a head in Porto Alegre in their World Cup opener. -- ahead.
:49:22. > :49:30.And they are. The last minute of the first half. They get there. Just
:49:31. > :49:38.rewards and France lead Honduras by a goal to nil. Nothing more than
:49:39. > :49:43.they deserve. The referee left that for an age. Karim Benzema showed all
:49:44. > :49:57.his nerve. It was a piece of cake for him. That was emphatic. He
:49:58. > :50:15.thumps it in. He was distressed by his performance
:50:16. > :50:21.in Euro 12 -- 2012, but he has delighted his manager today. No
:50:22. > :50:25.substitute for quality, and he certainly has it in abundance. It
:50:26. > :50:30.will be even more difficult now for Honduras. They have three more
:50:31. > :50:38.minutes of stoppage time in this first half. Here comes Roger
:50:39. > :50:54.Espinoza. He was fouled by a Mathieu Valbuena. We know he can play. He is
:50:55. > :50:59.defending the whole time. Honduras only have themselves to blame, they
:51:00. > :51:00.are outnumbered in midfield. France are down to ten men, it will be
:51:01. > :51:06.impossible for them. Their next game is against Ecuador
:51:07. > :51:22.on Friday. France will play Switzerland next on
:51:23. > :51:28.Friday in Salvador. A yellow card for Yohan Cabaye. He is not
:51:29. > :51:46.frightened to book people, they will have to be careful. You do not want
:51:47. > :52:28.unnecessary bookings. Porto Alegre is the birthplace of Ronaldinho.
:52:29. > :52:42.A lovely ball for words to Blaise Matuidi. -- forwards. France should
:52:43. > :52:51.witness comfortably. A late challenge there. -- should win
:52:52. > :52:57.this. They look strong down that left-hand side, Patrice Evra
:52:58. > :53:02.combining the challenge. There is Blaise Matuidi. Nobody got into the
:53:03. > :53:08.box quick enough, that is something they will be looking at. I would not
:53:09. > :53:15.be surprised if we see another red card in this game. It may well be
:53:16. > :53:24.Victor Bernardez, because he has been rash in his challenges. A free
:53:25. > :53:35.kick to France. Mathieu Valbuena. Paul Pogba is there. The goalkeeper
:53:36. > :53:44.got it away. Only just! Half-time. A great save. Look at the whip Mathieu
:53:45. > :53:53.Valbuena gets on that. A great save. Karim Benzema was not to be denied
:53:54. > :54:15.in the penalty spot. Palacios was red carded. It has been all France.
:54:16. > :54:30.They are winning 1-0. Honduras have made two substitutes. Oscar Garcia
:54:31. > :54:36.is on for Jerry Bengtson. Victor Bernardez, we saw him pick up a knee
:54:37. > :54:45.injury, he has been replaced by Osman Chavez who has just been out
:54:46. > :54:53.with a knee injury himself. He is a left-back or centre-back and has
:54:54. > :54:59.come on as a centre-back. Damage limitation for Honduras. France are
:55:00. > :55:04.attacking to the left and immediately Mathieu Valbuena is on
:55:05. > :55:09.the ground thanks to add challenged by a Brayan Beckeles. He was sent
:55:10. > :55:23.off against England in their Miami game. I do not think the referee saw
:55:24. > :55:28.it. There has been an off a lot of those physical challenges and we
:55:29. > :55:36.expect more of that. -- an awful lot. Sometimes it can be more
:55:37. > :55:39.difficult to play against ten men. France are so dominant, you can only
:55:40. > :55:49.think that there will be more goals in the second half. Andy Najar has
:55:50. > :55:56.gone to the left and Roger Espinoza is now playing more centrally.
:55:57. > :56:24.gone to the left and Roger Espinoza side. Cleared by Honduras, all in
:56:25. > :56:29.white who did so well in qualifying to finish third behind the USA. It
:56:30. > :56:37.is crossed for Karim Benzema and somehow it stayed out. Goalline
:56:38. > :56:43.technology has ruled it in. It has gone in! The assistant referee
:56:44. > :56:51.looked back up the far touchline and the referee got a signal and France
:56:52. > :57:00.lead by a two goals. A great finish! It whipped across the box.
:57:01. > :57:10.Such pace on it. We are waiting now for the technology. It comes back
:57:11. > :57:18.off, it is an own goal! We have to trust the technology. From that
:57:19. > :57:28.angle, and by the naked eye, it does not look like it. It signals no
:57:29. > :57:36.goal! Noel goal is on the screen! The fans have heard Ed -- Noel goal.
:57:37. > :57:55.All goodness me, they had changed their minds! -- No goal!. It has
:57:56. > :57:59.definitely gone over the line. Which replay are we supposed to believe?
:58:00. > :58:06.This was supposed to be a flawless system. Didier Deschamps is
:58:07. > :58:11.perplexed. It is not used in the Premier League. France will expect
:58:12. > :58:18.their second goal, the referee cannot give it if there are any
:58:19. > :58:24.doubts. It says the ball was over the line in the first -- in the
:58:25. > :58:31.second instance, but not in the first, the ball is still in play, it
:58:32. > :58:36.is still a goal. There is the ball whip thin, Karim Benzema is on the
:58:37. > :58:43.end of it and it hits the post, it comes back, it is not over the line,
:58:44. > :58:50.but now it is. The bat-macro they are seen at the replays on this
:58:51. > :58:58.giant screens on the -- in the stadium -- they are seeing. You may
:58:59. > :59:03.have thought there was controversy in the Brazil game, this is the
:59:04. > :59:15.biggest moment. Didier Deschamps is baffled. France are leading two
:59:16. > :59:17.goals to nil. To say there was no goal and then our goal, that will
:59:18. > :59:29.cause confusion. -- a goal. The Germans have moaned
:59:30. > :59:32.for generations that the 1966 goal Goalline technology provided
:59:33. > :59:37.by a German-based manufacturer. It was used in the
:59:38. > :59:41.Confederations Cup last summer. Officially,
:59:42. > :59:47.it came after 48 minutes. Free kick for France on the edge
:59:48. > :59:51.of the box. Well, Figueroa knows he can't
:59:52. > :00:05.get anywhere near that goal. The whole goalline technology debate
:00:06. > :00:09.will flare up again because... One moment we were seeing
:00:10. > :00:20.the goal given by the assistant referee and then we
:00:21. > :00:24.saw it was not over the line, in the replay, and then, we saw it was over
:00:25. > :00:40.the line with the second replay. Imagine if this was Argentina
:00:41. > :00:43.against Brazil in the World Cup Just as well is happening
:00:44. > :00:48.in a group game and we can make it We tried to get here in the ground
:00:49. > :01:10.a reason why there was no national anthems. The official said it was
:01:11. > :01:13.a breakdown in a tannoy system. Free kick will be taken by one
:01:14. > :01:27.of the substitutes, Chavez. So difficult
:01:28. > :01:37.for Honduras with ten men. We've not seen a lot of Griezmann
:01:38. > :01:41.but, whatever he has done has been He's only a young player
:01:42. > :02:02.but he's got a good future. He smashed into somebody
:02:03. > :02:27.early on and now it's a booking. I heard Robbie Savage backing up
:02:28. > :02:34.what you thought It has officially been given
:02:35. > :03:14.as an own goal. The keeper has taken it over
:03:15. > :03:16.the line. Another French player lying
:03:17. > :03:19.on the floor. I wonder how long it is
:03:20. > :03:21.before Didier Deschamps decides to take one or two of these
:03:22. > :03:24.off with bigger games coming up? He's on a yellow card and so, too,
:03:25. > :03:27.is Cabaye. Griezmann again, his intelligence,
:03:28. > :03:58.quality. Valladares, outstanding in the goal
:03:59. > :04:15.for Honduras, keeping France at bay, Really good approach football
:04:16. > :04:48.by France. No finish,
:04:49. > :04:50.but it was lovely to watch. Great technique on that and in the
:04:51. > :05:03.end, great save from the keeper. Sissoko, another connection to
:05:04. > :06:20.the Premier League with Newcastle. Honduras are going to make
:06:21. > :06:26.a final substitution. He's had to do his fair share
:06:27. > :06:33.of defending. Najar never really been able to get
:06:34. > :06:38.on the ball and is going to go off. The referee telling him
:06:39. > :07:04.to calm down. I think he was
:07:05. > :07:06.the player that kicked the ball at one of the England players
:07:07. > :07:10.when he was on the ground in Miami. I wonder if we'll see a replay
:07:11. > :07:23.on that one. Let me try and explain,
:07:24. > :07:29.some of the incidents haven't been replayed as you are used to seeing
:07:30. > :07:45.them back home. This is the thing
:07:46. > :07:47.about damage limitation. I think the French want
:07:48. > :07:49.this game over really. It's been expensive with
:07:50. > :07:51.the bookings. All the supporters you see
:07:52. > :08:06.in blue will be for France. We've got Australians here,
:08:07. > :08:10.I can tell you, supporting... They were split in our hotel
:08:11. > :08:13.this morning, Honduras and France. I think Sagna is
:08:14. > :08:23.a better player with more quality. Slanted loosely through
:08:24. > :09:10.the box initially by Chavez. His days
:09:11. > :09:55.as an international footballer Virtually playing like a winger
:09:56. > :10:14.throughout the whole of this match, They have a nice way that
:10:15. > :10:19.they play lots of options. The French movement started
:10:20. > :11:30.with Cabaye in his position. Chavez obviously has a lot
:11:31. > :11:37.of confidence in him, rightly so. He's got great vision,
:11:38. > :11:40.he enjoys having the ball. The two central
:11:41. > :11:50.defenders split nicely. Benzema ahead of all of that
:11:51. > :12:00.will finish things off for you. There'll be reaction no doubt
:12:01. > :12:08.and much debate over the second There'll be talk about whether
:12:09. > :12:19.there was an injustice done. Everything that we talked
:12:20. > :13:02.about came into action here. We were in a restaurant watching
:13:03. > :13:26.the England game last night. When the shot went in from Sterling
:13:27. > :13:30.I jumped up and I was told I had to The Brazilians weren't
:13:31. > :13:35.as keen to see the English match We were supporting loud and proud,
:13:36. > :13:39.I can tell you. For Cabaye who picked up
:13:40. > :13:57.a booking earlier on. He's the play-maker,
:13:58. > :14:00.everything's gone through him. He'll be satisfied with
:14:01. > :14:06.his night's work. I wonder if he's had a bit
:14:07. > :14:43.of a knock there. They were certainly talking
:14:44. > :14:58.about something. Osman Chavez is there. Maynor Figueroa.
:14:59. > :15:17.Emilio Izaguirre, Roger Espinoza thought he was bowl. -- fouls.
:15:18. > :15:36.Moussa Sissoko. They are moving quickly. Moussa Sissoko is trying to
:15:37. > :15:46.pick someone out. Mathieu Valbuena with it. It goes out towards Antoine
:15:47. > :15:53.Griezmann. The Honduras were calling for the free kick before the referee
:15:54. > :16:02.blew his whistle. He has got real quality. Yohan Cabaye has some ice
:16:03. > :16:10.on his groin. That will be a concern.
:16:11. > :16:26.He was replaced in the game against Jamaica by Rio Mavuba. It is Moussa
:16:27. > :16:32.Sissoko. Mathieu Valbuena looks for Karim Benzema. It is out to Maynor
:16:33. > :16:45.Figueroa. Out towards Roger Espinoza.
:16:46. > :16:58.Mamadou Sakho caught in possession, could be costly. Back to Garcia, he
:16:59. > :17:09.is in here. The shot nearly beat the goalkeeper. France on the
:17:10. > :17:17.counterattack. Maynor Figueroa got it away behind Osman Chavez, he
:17:18. > :17:24.thought he was fouled. It is so physical. Mamadou Sakho switches off
:17:25. > :17:49.for a moment, he will be punished. Mathieu Valbuena, so talented.
:17:50. > :17:59.Across from Blaise Matuidi. I think that was a penalty. -- a cross.
:18:00. > :18:08.Perhaps it was an honest challenge. It was Maynor Figueroa and Patrice
:18:09. > :18:13.Evra. No, good honest challenge. Patrice Evra does well to get out of
:18:14. > :18:15.the way of it. If anything, it should have been a free kick the
:18:16. > :18:54.other way. France have always been the much
:18:55. > :18:58.better side. 100%, they had to be professional, see it through. Get
:18:59. > :19:15.some confidence going with their goals, good performances all around.
:19:16. > :19:20.When you look at the near goals, good performances all around.
:19:21. > :19:25.of the Dutch performance against Spain and Brazil, Argentina to come,
:19:26. > :19:34.Italy who did well against England, Germany, we have yet to see them, it
:19:35. > :19:40.is going to be very difficult for France to go all the way. It will be
:19:41. > :19:49.difficult, but they are demonstrating that French football
:19:50. > :19:53.is on the way back. They are a little bit rough in places. Here is
:19:54. > :20:02.Mathieu Valbuena. A clumsy challenge. A really bad challenged
:20:03. > :20:07.by Maynor Figueroa. Really bad. This is a worry, you do not want to lose
:20:08. > :20:12.a player who has been a quality player throughout the match. It is
:20:13. > :20:15.cynical, he takes him out. He is tired, he has had enough, he has
:20:16. > :20:39.taken a chunk out of him. Let us I do not think he got a card out. I
:20:40. > :20:48.think he has run out of cards! That is amazing, really. He could have
:20:49. > :20:57.damaged Mathieu Valbuena seriously. A free kick for France. Pulls a
:20:58. > :21:12.back, Mathieu Debuchy thundered it in. They have a third! Absolutely
:21:13. > :21:19.ripped into the net. Beautiful finish from Karim Benzema. I love
:21:20. > :21:29.seeing him do that. Beautiful. Clean strike. A man at the top of his
:21:30. > :21:34.game. This was some initial drive from Mathieu Debuchy. Then he picked
:21:35. > :21:43.his spot. The initial shot, good first touch, creates the angle and
:21:44. > :21:55.hammers it away. Just a concern that Patrice Evra is down. The keeper
:21:56. > :22:02.nearly gets to that. He will want to see the second goal a game now,
:22:03. > :22:07.Karim Benzema. Patrice Evra now. I am pretty sure at the shot hit him,
:22:08. > :22:13.but he seemed to twist away from the challenge and go down before the
:22:14. > :22:20.effort from Mathieu Debuchy cavemen. For all the good work tonight, they
:22:21. > :22:26.will not want to lose Patrice Evra -- went in.
:22:27. > :22:31.There is no need to put him back out there. We will watch that with
:22:32. > :22:41.interest. Confirmation there. We will watch that with
:22:42. > :22:59.from Karim Benzema and the own goal. Honduras have barely had a sniff of
:23:00. > :23:10.a chance. Patrice Evra is back on his feet off screen.
:23:11. > :23:25.I think the referee thinks he is not coming back. He is still waiting to
:23:26. > :23:47.come onto the pitch. Roger Espinoza. Luis Garrido, the youngster. Roger
:23:48. > :23:51.Espinoza. He is taking a chance. Not even creating a slip of a chance by
:23:52. > :24:06.a Brayan Beckeles. Here is the goal. Look at that! Glorious finish.
:24:07. > :24:27.Karim Benzema is having some 12 months.
:24:28. > :24:32.His depressing goal drought ended against Australia and he has
:24:33. > :24:42.continued to bind them in when he has been playing. Mathieu Valbuena
:24:43. > :24:47.has been excellent. The manager deserves credit. He believes in
:24:48. > :24:58.Karim Benzema. Everything is good for him. Rio Mavuba scoops it wide.
:24:59. > :25:07.France get a corner. It is their seventh corner of the game. The
:25:08. > :25:24.Hondurans coach looks on. His team knew they would be up against it --
:25:25. > :25:25.Honduran. You do not want to be down to ten men against rampant French
:25:26. > :25:59.team. Is there anything left for Honduras?
:26:00. > :26:07.Carlo Costly, the lone frontrunner. He has lacked pace for a couple of
:26:08. > :26:13.years. Here is dirty four. -- Olivier Giroud.
:26:14. > :26:27.He has had a terrific game, Mathieu Valbuena. Olivier Giroud will see
:26:28. > :26:29.himself as an lucky, a lot of people thought he would play tonight. -- an
:26:30. > :26:50.lucky. -- unlucky. He played very well against Jamaica,
:26:51. > :27:24.Olivier Giroud. Karim Benzema. It is dusk in
:27:25. > :27:28.Brazil. The night cannot come quick enough for Honduras, they are trying
:27:29. > :27:34.to play decent possession football. They have started trying to play, it
:27:35. > :27:45.is a little bit late for that. Luis Garrido. Mamadou Sakho does not need
:27:46. > :27:53.to do that, he can let it run with greater awareness. -- back to his
:27:54. > :28:17.keeper with great awareness. Carlo Costly. A thrill to France. --
:28:18. > :29:08.parole. -- throw. Patrice Evra. Still on, still
:29:09. > :29:14.hungry, 33 years old, looking for Olivier Giroud.
:29:15. > :29:22.He really gets a shelf. Olivier Giroud is a big man. I saw our sin
:29:23. > :30:10.in Bangor. -- Arsene Wenger. Maynor Figueroa. Dearing wide. Roger
:30:11. > :30:16.Espinoza is there with him. -- moving wide.
:30:17. > :30:32.Did so well in qualifying. inside him.
:30:33. > :30:41.To win in Mexico, it's some feat, that.
:30:42. > :30:53.A sobering opening for Honduras today.
:30:54. > :30:56.I can't remember Griezmann wasting a ball.
:30:57. > :31:03.He's not had many caps for his country
:31:04. > :31:07.but he certainly taken advantage of this opportunity is tonight.
:31:08. > :31:12.He's only had cameo roles really for France's opening four
:31:13. > :31:30.It's like the referee has turned a blind eye since the sending-off.
:31:31. > :31:44.He's picking his leg up at the moment.
:31:45. > :31:46.There seems to be a card brandished, surely.
:31:47. > :31:51.I know Honduras is a proud nation but France have been
:31:52. > :32:16.It's being played at walking pace, at the moment.
:32:17. > :32:37.Garcia just manages to get in the way there.
:32:38. > :32:39.Otherwise it would have been another one.
:32:40. > :33:03.They've answered a few questions tonight.
:33:04. > :33:06.A lean spell in front of goal late on in the seaon for Real Madrid.
:33:07. > :33:27.Two years in the English Premiership, nice
:33:28. > :33:40.He's got to protect himself but for me,
:33:41. > :33:57.You can't be sure who you are going
:33:58. > :34:02.Now, one of the Hondurans goes down in the box.
:34:03. > :34:23.The referee was totally unimpressed by the flop from Costly.
:34:24. > :34:33.Matuidi covers so much ground in a game.
:34:34. > :34:50.Mavuba has been so steady for Lille this season.
:34:51. > :35:06.Sakho, this season, could've been a bit better.
:35:07. > :35:50.Free kick for the challenge on Giroud.
:35:51. > :36:09.The referee blown before the free kick was taken because he wants
:36:10. > :36:24.No one's standing on Giroud at the moment.
:36:25. > :36:46.It's a delight to see that kind of football.
:36:47. > :37:08.A couple minutes more plus stoppage time.
:37:09. > :37:27.Benzema, whose shot was pushed into his own net.
:37:28. > :37:38.The French have the confidence to just whizz the ball around.
:37:39. > :37:47.Confidence is really high now in the group.
:37:48. > :37:50.They have got more and more confident.
:37:51. > :37:54.Their nation fell in love with the World Cup after a gradual start.
:37:55. > :38:32.Seemed to pick up maybe a recurrence of an injury.
:38:33. > :38:46.Lloris has had virtually nothing to do.
:38:47. > :39:03.After the sending off, before that they were dominating.
:39:04. > :39:07.It's just been a piece of cake for them really.
:39:08. > :39:28.He's done a shift, hasn't he, Figueroa?
:39:29. > :39:49.We thought they would sacrifice a forward at half-time,
:39:50. > :40:04.They have got other games in mind, maybe.
:40:05. > :40:07.They went down to ten men, but the alarm bells were ringing
:40:08. > :40:29.Nodding in acceptance that perhaps there were better options.
:40:30. > :40:44.I would like to see better quality from his finishing there.
:40:45. > :41:01.Honduras have been the authors of their own misfortune.
:41:02. > :41:05.Gary Lineker referred to Platini, saying he was a manager born with
:41:06. > :41:20.He said, I wonder if he was dropped in a church font when he was born.
:41:21. > :41:34.at the right times and you can't question him tonight.
:41:35. > :41:44.He didn't go with him. of people would have been thinking
:41:45. > :41:47.Griezmann's not played much football, but you can see
:41:48. > :42:05.the way the French are going to go now, total football once more.
:42:06. > :42:09.163 games as Marseille manager, he only used 44 players.
:42:10. > :42:13.He had success with Marseille, but he's settled now.
:42:14. > :42:16.The referee puts Honduras out of their misery.
:42:17. > :42:27.Two for Benzema, who saw his shot bounce off the post and chucked in.
:42:28. > :42:32.There was a bit of confusion on the goal-line technology.