{"id":400496,"date":"2025-09-05T17:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/400496\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T17:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T17:13:12","slug":"12-years-ago-france-made-history-against-ukraine-%f0%9f%a5%b9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/400496\/","title":{"rendered":"12 years ago: France made history against Ukraine \ud83e\udd79"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emotions…<\/p>\n

This Friday evening, the French team is in Poland to face Ukraine and kick off their qualifications for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

Of course, Ukraine – France, World Cup… we have some flashbacks…<\/p>\n

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It’s November 19, 2013, France hosts Ukraine at the Stade de France for the second leg of the 2014 World Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Blues have to go through this knockout match after finishing second in their group, behind Spain. But in the first leg, in Ukraine, disaster: France loses 2-0.<\/p>\n

To make it to the World Cup in Brazil, Deschamps’ Blues must pull off a feat: win with a three-goal difference, this November 19, 2013.<\/p>\n

The rest of the story belongs to history…<\/p>\n

In a Stade de France boiling like rarely before, the French team overturns Ukraine and wins 3-0 thanks to a double from Mamadou Sakho and a goal from Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcf8 LIONEL BONAVENTURE – 2013 AFP<\/p>\n

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An anthological evening and the foundation of the Deschamps era. An era whose pinnacle is, for now, the second star won in 2018.<\/p>\n

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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