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France national football team
World Cup | Qualifiers
Nov 19, 2013 at 8pm UK
 
Ukraine national football team

3-0

Sakho (22'), Benzema (33'), Gusev (72' og.)
FT(HT: 2-0)

France's Yohan Cabaye happy to silence critics

France midfielder Yohan Cabaye says that he is pleased with his side's manner of response against Ukraine on Tuesday.

Yohan Cabaye has said that he is pleased to have silenced the critics who gave France no chance of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals.

Didier Deschamps's side lost 2-0 to Ukraine in the first leg of their playoff tie last Friday, but won the second leg 3-0 in Paris on Tuesday to progress to next summer's tournament 3-2 on aggregate.

"We came in for a lot of flak in recent days and we responded in the best possible way on the field," Ligue1.com quotes the Newcastle United midfielder as saying.

"It's possibly the happiest moment of my career and the team played a great game."

Mamadou Sakho scored twice for France and Karim Benzema added the other against Ukraine.

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France's Mamadou Sakho celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal against Ukraine during their World Cup play-off match on November 19, 2013
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