00:00Arsenal's Petit and Joakayef as well, Dugari, very much the main striker.
00:04Saudi Arabia, already been beaten by the Danes,
00:07but of course they held England recently at Wembley.
00:09Let's join Ian St John and Peter Brackley.
00:14Turap.
00:16Off goes Ahri.
00:19Dugari has made a run into the centre, still Ahri.
00:22A chance for Zidane.
00:25They close it down very quickly, and again, another shot right through from Desjok.
00:30But it's been, Ian St John, a very positive start by the French.
00:33Very positive indeed, and Ahri on the right-hand side there.
00:36What a skillful young player he is.
00:38Got to the byline, and you would not have thought that Zidane would have missed this from Peter,
00:42because Ahri did everything right, take it to the byline, we're always talking about that,
00:46cuts it back, they made a mess of it, and there you go.
00:50Hits the defender, gets another chance at it, and hits him again.
00:54Alji Hartley at the bat, who threw himself in his path,
00:57and then Desjok over the bar.
01:03Ohri.
01:05Well, Monica, this is Zidane.
01:09Ohri, making tracks.
01:12Backed it in here, still Ahri!
01:17Well, Dugari had arrived at the centre, another terrific run from Ahri, who was causing so many problems for the
01:24Saudis down this right side.
01:26But look at the pass it was from Zidane that set him off, I mean, it was just a wonderful
01:30pass, got him onto the byline again, and really, I think he's got to hit a blue jersey with that,
01:35didn't you think so?
01:35I mean, he just banged it across, but FB actually hit Dugari with it, instead of, you know, he played
01:42it right across, on top of the goalkeeper in the fight, I think he was looking for a goal himself.
01:45Yeah, I mean, yeah!
01:50Yeah!
01:52Yeah!
01:53Yeah!
01:59Yeah!
02:00And there's a good deal there.
02:03Short defended by Al Kalawi.
02:07And we've got a couple of big, resilient defenders back there, Al Kalawi and Zubamawi, the two central defenders.
02:16And off goes the flag, Nizarazu, and he was set flying too.
02:20Rickard!
02:22He has set off Al Kalawi.
02:26And it was certainly a reckless charge on Nizarazu, who's in full flow.
02:35Nizarazu was always going to be first to the ball, and it was just a, it was a nothing challenge
02:40really, and I don't think he caught him.
02:41To tell you the truth, I think Nizarazu jumped over his leg, and then just fell down.
02:46I don't think he caught him.
02:48Zidane with a free kick.
02:52Blockers, waiting in there, along with the likes of Desai and Dugari.
02:58The nature of the challenge, but has Kost Pereira, one of his key defenders.
03:11Block, block, block put it.
03:13Al Jaber.
03:15That's a goalkeeper for that, Valtes.
03:19Al Jaber claiming it was a two-footed challenge.
03:21The referee from Mexico didn't see it that way.
03:25But suddenly they were caught out there, the French.
03:28Block, who's not the quickest at the back, and Al Jaber, so nearly embarrassed him.
03:34Eight time, here's Dugari.
03:37Zidane.
03:39Is that now Zidane Maui to the rescue again, to the Saudis.
03:43Al Jaber at the other end is still complaining.
03:46He's back on his feet now, and now back at the frame.
03:53Desai.
03:56There's Block.
03:59Zidane.
04:07Made in for Dia, man, it was a neat break.
04:09Here's Zidane!
04:11That was an astonishing miss, by Zidane, of all people.
04:19Well, what a few minutes has been for France.
04:22They almost, you know, committed a cardinal sin of losing a goal at the other end, a few carelessness.
04:26And then Zidane gets this chance, and would you have mortgage your house at him scoring?
04:32I certainly would, if that was a case of just...
04:34Take what corner you want.
04:36They look almost too casual then, Zidane.
04:39Yes.
04:40Al Jaber.
04:42They've got five at it this attack.
04:44Can they make it count?
04:47No, Desai is covering, and Al France back here swiftly anyway.
04:53First shot.
04:55You see it right at Trezeguet.
04:57Beautifully tight.
04:58What a save from Ade.
05:00It's five through again, and running from Dia.
05:04The goalkeeper excelled himself up to beat away the first shot.
05:09It was a lovely save, an excellent save from Aldea, but I did think that Trezeguet should have scored again.
05:16I mean, they're having some chances, but not taking them.
05:20Terrific ball from the 38-day shot.
05:22Trezeguet, well, he's under a little bit of pressure.
05:26Turret.
05:32Very sharp, another measured pass to Trezeguet.
05:37Here's Bogossian, swept up to Lizarazu.
05:41Zidane, well, correct flip from Zidane.
05:44Lizarazu, pass away this time, Henri.
05:47It's a wonderful approach play from the French.
05:50Zidane at the heart of it all, and Henri, with his second goal at two games,
05:55has at last achieved a breakthrough for the House Nation.
06:03Well, what a relief for the French getting a goal just at this particular time.
06:07Good attack there, Zidane again, lovely little ball.
06:11Played and filled back in, and that was just a tap-in goal.
06:15Lizarazu's been doing some great work down that left flank.
06:18And Henri coming in, a little side-fisher.
06:26Turn over towards Bloch, and Trezeguet got saved by Hadeye.
06:31What a beautiful first-time ball by Zidane.
06:34Just threw it in there, and Trezeguet got on the end of it.
06:41Well, Trezeguet, let's get it to Deschamps.
06:45Two out.
06:49Four at the center.
06:53Still to that.
06:54Terrific persistence.
06:56Trezeguet stretching!
06:58Henri was right behind it, maybe in a better position.
07:01I think he was in a better position.
07:04I think Trezeguet just took it off all these holes as he was coming in right behind him.
07:07Both in lane.
07:08And yes, he certainly did that.
07:16Careless ball. Henri.
07:19To Desailly.
07:21He says he chased Chelsea about other clubs, and he was kept to the joint because of their ambition.
07:28This is Zidane.
07:30It's a great right turn.
07:33Super burst by Zidane.
07:36Well, the game needs a little bit of Zidane magic, I think, to get France through in this one.
07:42And that was a lovely little run again.
07:44Beautiful.
07:46And a good save by the goalkeeper.
07:55Two out.
07:56Two out.
08:03Two out.
08:03On the right.
08:04Dian on the left.
08:05Trezeguet down the center.
08:07Here's Henri.
08:11It's a good one too.
08:12Is he down?
08:13Henri.
08:13Trezeguet in the center.
08:16It goes Thurak.
08:19Shot for Tresoguer, lovely build up again, beautiful ball played in Tresoguer, I've seen him do this so often, good
08:30chest of the ball, got it on the volley and just slightly underneath it.
08:41Here's Deschamps, Tresoguer, he's been very positive, Tresoguer, good effort, he's having a storming game at the fullback, everything just
08:56opened up for him there and he carried on, carried on and from over 22-23 yards a real belter.
09:13It was a rare goalkeeping error from Adea and he's been punished for it, Tresoguer makes it 2-0 to
09:25France, he won't have a simpler chance of that, Mate is celebrating at the other end.
09:33And it's no more than they deserve.
09:36No more than they deserve, the coach must think well that's it now, we've got that vital second goal.
09:42And I was saying before Thierry that to get the ball in from the flanks was the thing, I really
09:46felt that was the way round but I didn't think that the goalkeeper would make such a hash of that
09:50one and make a present of it to Tresoguer.
09:54It was certainly an error of judgment for the goalkeeper, it just squirmed out of his grasp.
10:00Yes, a goalkeeper reacting so quickly.
10:02Yes, a goalkeeping error.
10:09To that, scooting it forward to Ari, here's Zidane.
10:19He's sending Zidane off is it?
10:22I don't believe this.
10:25He is sending, he is sending Zidane off.
10:30Well this is incredible, he said he stamped on him after the tackle was mid, let's have a look at
10:34it.
10:36Maybe we missed it first time around but, well, it did look as if he did.
10:43Just listen to the reaction of the flanks crowd, Zidane very much their idol, and he has been set off.
10:53But the referee's view of it was, oh you stumped on him and you got off.
10:58Well this is in slow motion, so you can't see how strong he was.
11:02Was it seen to stand out on him?
11:04It's seen to stand out.
11:07Sully.
11:16It's a bit.
11:18To that.
11:25But there he has got to go, Sully and he's through here.
11:28thierdi Ourae!!
11:32Red Bull defending by the Saudis, superb finishing by Thierry Horry, his second of the night, and his third in
11:41two games.
11:43Very cool finish from a young player.
11:47It was a long ball that caught the defenders, really stretched out, and once you got past the last defender,
11:53it was always looked as if it was going to be a goal.
11:57Well, they've had problems finding the right men to play up front. Maybe this man is the solution.
12:03It was a mistake by the defender, obviously, from the goalkeeper's kick-out, but that was a cool finish.
12:07He slugged it between goalkeeper and Forrest.
12:10Al-Awaida, who led him through, aren't we?
12:14Well, that was a classy finish.
12:17So, plenty of composure, just picking his moment to slide it beyond Adaya.
12:28It's all very pedestrian from the Saudis.
12:31This is Suleiman.
12:34He's crossed out with by Marcel Desailles.
12:37Deshaun.
12:41You've seen a lot of Thierrys.
12:45Goldecta Lubick for the Saudis.
12:54Thierrys.
12:56Yokeyev with that subrayal touch-off.
13:00And Izarazu with a static finish.
13:12Well, I think Lizarazu, apart from Desaun, has been one of the stars of this team tonight.
13:17I think he's just had a wonderful game.
13:19He's, you know, he's probably the best left-back I've seen in the tournament so far.
13:23I think he deserves to get the goal.
13:27And he watched this when Thierrys comes out.
13:29Lovely little ball play down there.
13:30Yokeyev, little back heel.
13:31And the full-back had just carried on running.
13:34Cardied on running.
13:34Got themselves six or seven yards out.
13:37And was there to finish it off.
13:38Though that, that was very intelligent play.
13:41Yokeyev, who tightened his run to stay on-site.
13:45Izarazu streaking through the middle.
13:47And the finish was explosive.
13:49Björn Hadea.
13:57A comprehensive win for the French by four goals for Nile.
14:02Two goals for Thierry Henry.
14:04After his run on the opening night.
14:07And of course, for France, a night salad by the sending-off of Zinedine Zidane.
14:12For the moment, it's all celebrations in the Stade de France.
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