Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
There's a poll out there that showed only 2% of French people were happy to have qualified.

The fun is somewhat gone when you have just witnessed the most humiliating win ever. All the pride of watching an eighteen year old kid who needs to cheat because he's outclassed by a wee twelve year old.

Then again, compared to all those dives and bone-crunching tackles one sees any given weekend, a little flick with the hand isn't the crime of the century. I'll get over it by June.
How did you feel during one campaign in the 1990s, when IIRC you needed a point from the last two qualifying games (at home), led in both, and lost both? Gerard Houllier was the coach, and he developed an intense hatred of David Ginola after that.

Oh yes

October 13, 1993, Paris, France - France 2 - 3 Israel
November 17, 1993, Paris, France - France 1 - 2 Bulgaria