EURO 2008 INFO

The team of France began Euro 2008 with a tie of 0-0 face to Romania on Monday in Zurich at a closed meeting where the two formations have created any real opportunity frank.

If the offensive inefficiency seems to be a problem for the workings Bleus terribly missing oil, recent history reminds men that Raymond Domenech had started the World Cup 2006 on the same score to face Switzerland, and then climb until the final.

The France will face the Netherlands on June 13 in Berne and then Italy on 17 in Zurich during its last two matches in Group C of the first round.

If the breeder said that three matches zero could be synonymous with qualification for the quarter-finals, the Blues would be well advised to quickly find the path nets.

Domenech, who has applauded this tie to the final whistle, reserved surprise as the head of the non-tenure Thierry Henry, intermittent training this past week. Nicolas Anelka has evolved to edge, along with Karim Benzema, a tenured 20 years for his first major competition as Zinédine Zidane had been facing the same Romanians during Euro 1996 in England.

A Newcastle 12 years ago almost to the day, France had won 1-0, with the only remaining witness Lilian Thuram, captain Monday in the absence of Patrick Vieira. For its 141st selection record, Thuram has regained his fellow defending World Cup finalist 2006, William Gallas, Willy Sagnol and Eric Abidal.

The match was found locked entrance, without any real opportunities, almost soporifique. Faced with Romanians together, agreeing to let dominate, fluidity has failed in Bleus.

An opening of Claude Makelele - voted best man of the match - to Florent Malouda has forced the goalkeeper Bodgan Lobont out of its surface, but Anelka, heir to the hot balloon, has distilled a cold (17th).

The claque "Tricolori" Romanian allowed to win, in the stands, his matches against the french supporters. Without teammates, however, from the Captain Cristian Chivu to the collision. Absent since 2000 to major international competitions, training Victor Piturca has waited until the cons without discovering.

For fouls Benzema, the French were awarded a free kick 30 metres. Signs of a distribution of roles uncertain, nobody showed up for the shoot and finally Malouda struck without conviction in the wall (29th).

Makelele and Jeremy Toulalan, replacing Vieira, wounded but ultimately retained in the group of 23, have raked many balloons.

On a center of the left Malouda, Anelka, well placed, sent a ball but above the transverse (33rd).

Anelka, lack of success in the past 22 meetings, overflowed on the right of a large bridge, but he preferred to draw instead focus on withdrawal, and he found a small net (37th).

Ribéry, he has focused on withdrawal, but shooting just supported Benzema was picked up by the goalkeeper (43rd).

And just before half-time, William Gallas has taclé with about a surface Adrian Mutu a dangerous position (45th).

The match was packed at the beginning of second period.

Malouda has made slalom before firing over the cross (49th).

Adrian Mutu, 17 goals in Series A, forced Sagnol to a fault at the entrance to the surface. The Munich has been warned and Mutu fired in the wall (51st).

On a new ball won by Toulalan, Ribéry escaped on the right and he centred for Benzema with a strike from 18 meters was captured by Lobont (57th).

Given the impotence of his attackers, Domenech started the last player to have scored in an action game: Bafetimbi Gomis, the surprise of the group of 23, which replaced Anelka, disappointing (72nd).

Even the good shots francs nothing. Chivu, an expert on the subject, struck in the clouds after an absence of Makelele on Daniel Niculae (78th).

The absence of Thierry Henry, record goal team in France (44), has perhaps contributed to this score without relief.