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Thu 11 Nov 2009Flaky French rescued by 'the hand of St Denis'
2010 WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF/FRANCE v REPUBLIC OF IRELAND:AFTER A confusing opening clip of pygmy elephants in Borneo and Kathryn Thomas in a bikini, confirmation that we were indeed about to watch a football match came with Bill O’Herlihy announcing: “You’re on the right channel!” Except, were we really?
On a remarkable night, even the Parisian hosts’ penchant for unpredictability was unpredictable. De Gaulle once despaired: “I cannot prevent the French being French.” But even by Gallic standards this was off-the-wall.
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