Raymond Domenech is one step away from going into legend. What does he feel about that?

Raymond, how are you feeling today, following France’s qualification for the Final?
Naturally, the overriding emotion is excitement when you reach the final of a competition like this. We came here with that goal in mind and we’re very happy […]

Frank Ribery almost didn’t make it to the World Cup because Raymond Domenech didn’t want to take him initially. But when Henry insisted, he had nothing to do but to take him… and he wasn’t sorry. Ribery has paid in full his coach’s trust.

FIFAworldcup.com: Frank, how are preparing for the semi-final against Portugal?
Frank Ribery: […]

France goes on and has a chance at their second World Cup. But the game had both heroes and villans.

Yet just as there are always winners and losers in a semi-final tie, so there are those who experience contrasting fortunes. In Munich, it was the captains who were the central protagonists. Zinedine Zidane enjoyed […]

Well, Scolari didn’t repeat the last World Cup run with Brazil, when he won the World Cup, but he was close, while Raymond Domenech was never expected to get that far: a final against Italy.

Luiz Felipe SCOLARI (POR)
I’ve nothing to say about the referee; he makes whatever decisions he has to. I don’t think France […]

Both Klose and Henry have a chance but, let’s be realistic, Klose probably already won the Golden Shoe of the tournament.

Henry, who has amassed six goals over the course of three FIFA World Cups, was Les Bleus’ top scorer when they hoisted the famous Trophy in 1998. With the 2006 leader Klose stuck on […]

Here is a short analysis of the second semifinal from an expert: Rodrigo KENTON (CRC).

I thought the match was very even in the beginning. Little by little, however, France started to take control of the match because their outstanding players such as Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira began to get more and more […]

In a match in which defences meant that much, it was almost for sure that a defender would win the title of Man of the Match: Lilian Thuram.

France’s Lilian Thuram was flawless at the back for Les Bleus as he combined with fellow centre-back William Gallas to frustrate Portugal’s attackers during France’s 1-0 semi-final win […]

French players are back in the final, while Portugal’s players feel they have missed a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Lilian THURAM (FRA), Budweiser Man of the Match
We didn’t play a great match because we kept losing too many balls, but every one of us fought hard for the team. Once again, we showed the immense […]

Two important figures in football in the past decade, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane will be okaying their last games in a World Cup in their respective last games: the final or the game for places 3-4.

As far as international football history is concerned, Wednesday’s semi-final between Portugal and France is far more than just […]

France have reached the final for the second time in 8 years and when they least expected it. The fans are, of course, overjoyed.

“We’re in the final,” the crowd chanted on the renowned avenue where one million people celebrated when France won the FIFA World Cup on home soil in 1998. They will have another […]