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Henry injured

But the absence of Henry, who injured stomach and groin muscles on March 7 during Arsenal's 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League, is a massive blow for France.

"There is no like-for-like replacement," Domenech said. "I can't say right now whether we'll play with one or two center forwards."

France is tied with Scotland at the top of Group B with nine points each, ahead of World Cup champion Italy.

Although Lithuania has only four points and is in fifth place, Domenech wants a win.

"For the time being, this is our final," Domenech said. "We are playing for qualification for the Euros. It's an important match.

"To qualify, you have to win, and to win you need this spirit," Domenech added. "Qualification won't be easy. We have to turn the page on the World Cup final."

Comments From Indians

Comments From Indians about the todays match,

Do and die for India

Now it’s do and die situation for India tomorrow. India is in a must win situation to go to Super eight. They require to beat Sri lanka on Friday at Trinidad & Tobago, Port of Spain, Oval. All Indian need to show , must show their character tomorrow. They can do it, they can very well do it. They have beaten Sri lanka in the past in India .They need to repeat the same level of competition to win against them.


It’s not easy as Sri lanka knows that India is under pressure. They would like to dominate. Srilanka also won’t like to lose, otherwise they may not go to super eight. India need to repeat their performance in 1999 when they beat them black and blue. Both Dravid and Sourav went on to score big hundred in England. They need to draw inspiration from these games. They have the players who can make that difference. India need to be cool and at the same time does not forget their mission- “ Vision World Cup-2007”.Indian bowlers require to bowl well. They haven’t bowled that well till now barring the practice match against the host when they bowled out West Indies for a paltry 85 runs only.


They themselves are to be blamed for the situation in which they are in now. They have the best batsmen in their line up from Sehwag, Sourav, Dravid, Sachin,Yuvraj and Dhoni who can do their job easy. Looking at the schedule, no body should have thought that India will be in such darkness in so early part of the tournament. But , never mind. They need to go ahead for the sake 100million fans who are supporting them and giving them inspiration to march forward. They should go all out and blast Sri lanka away. Vaas and Malinga and later Murali, they need to be careful initially. Jayasuriya and Sangakkara should be kept in check and bowlers must bowl wicket to wicket, no width at all. Whole of India will be praying for an Indian win. I am sure we will come out victorious. Tomorrow we should enjoy watching a fantastic contest between bat and ball. That’s why cricket is so popular in India. But we should not consider as our religion and should not think our cricketers as God. If India wins the toss, should bowl first and keep Srilanka in check within 225 and get the runs as quickly as possible. Kumble should bowl well to get some wickets and keep batsmen in check. Agarkar is not that impressive. They should opt for Zaheer, Munaf and Kerala express Sreesanth who may be expensive, but can be penetrative. Hope they consider this aspect as well. Zaheer need to bowl well and Munaf also.

Me: I think Indians have fly back home.

Bangal Tigers Bang The Indians

Indian defeat

India left themselves with a mountain to climb in the 2007 Cricket World Cup after their five-wicket defeat at the hands of Bangladesh at the Queen’s Park Oval here on Saturday. The result of this game means that their match against Sri Lanka on Friday next is a virtual final – at this early stage of the tournament.It was an all-round letdown by the Indians, made worse by the fact that first and foremost, they let themselves down and did no justice to their talent and potential. This is a team capable of playing far better cricket than they put on show on Saturday, and skipper Rahul Dravid was later moved to calling it “one of the worst days in my 11-year long international career”.The way India batted – after winning the toss, mind you – belied the fact that they have three men with over 10,000 runs each in one-day international cricket in their ranks. In contrast, the three Bangladesh batsmen who built the win were all teenagers, opener Tamim Iqbal (17), Mushfiqur Rahim (19) and Sakib Al Hasan (19).Yet, it was an outstanding performance with the ball by Mashrafe Mortaza who finished with 4 for 38 to really set up this huge win for Bangladesh.On the day the nation observed the birthday of Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the assassinated founder President of Bangladesh, the sub-continental side joined Ireland (celebrating St Patrick’s Day) on the list of giant-killers at this tournament. For the record, the Irish have sent Pakistan tumbling out of the tournament with a shock win and made a strong case for themselves in the Super Eights.Here in Port of Spain, Bangladesh played much the better cricket to run out deserving winners. Chasing 192 to win, they put forward a composed effort all the way and at no stage looked flustered or hurried as they ran the target down. Close to 12 dot balls went by before Rahim slashed the winning boundary off Munaf Patel.Dravid’s choice to bat first was the first shock of the day. His captaincy too was patchy, much like India’s overall performance and he let Bangladesh off the hook on more than one occasion, especially early on with Munaf having earned a breakthrough.After the decision at the toss, the second shock came in the form of Mortaza’s blistering pace and raw aggression that shook up the top order. Thereafter, with Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh in a retrieving partnership and just as India looked like they were headed for the safety of a 220-plus score, they fell apart again.After Mortaza and Syed Rasel had pegged the Indians back, it was the turn of the spinners to step up and play their part. Mohammad Rafique is a crafty campaigner and he received superb support from fellow left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak who landed a telling blow by dismissing Sachin Tendulkar early in the Indian innings.Ganguly and Yuvraj looked like they were pulling India out of the fire but their successive departures and a late order collapse that saw five wickets fall in the space of 14 balls and two runs scored was too much of a handicap to overcome.In the Bangladesh reply, it was a spirited blast by Tamim, who smashed a blistering 51 from just 53 deliveries that got the side off to a flier.He first took on Zaheer Khan, clouting India’s spearhead for 15 runs in an over as runs came at a hectic pace and then turned his sights on Ajit Agarkar, who will be disappointed at the way he bowled..Tamim drove and cut with assurance and authority, blasting two sixes besides seven fours before he was claimed caught behind by Munaf Patel. Even as the mayhem was on at the other end, wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim played the anchor to perfection. He batted with calm authority to remain not only unbeaten at the end, but to also take the honour of hitting the winning runs. Rahim’s 56 came from 107 deliveries and contained three boundaries and two well-timed sixes.Sakib Al Hasan too played a key role in the Bangladesh win, stroking his way to an 81-ball 53 before he was stumped off Virender Sehwag.India now need to get their act together fast. Bermuda are next, so that should give the Boys in Blue the opportunity to compose themselves before the crunch game against Sri Lanka. For that to happen, Dravid will have to assert himself much more than he did on Saturday. He will also have to take a call on Sehwag who did his own case no good by falling cheaply and with no signs indicating that he is indeed coming out of his extendedrun-famine.