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French minister calls for Ireland-France World Cup re-match
Updated On: 20 November, 2009 03:29 PM IST | | AFP
Finance Minister Christine Lagarde broke ranks with the French government on Friday and called for the Ireland-France World Cup playoff to be replayed because the French team clinched victory by cheating.
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Finance Minister Christine Lagarde broke ranks with the French government on Friday and called for the Ireland-France World Cup playoff to be replayed because the French team clinched victory by cheating.
"I'm very happy that the (French) team is in the World Cup but it is very sad to have qualified by cheating," she told RTL radio station. "I think that in such circumstances it would be good to decide to have the match replayed."
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