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Mar 26, 2013 at 8pm UK
 
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Blaise Matuidi: 'France can beat Spain'

Matuidi: 'We can beat Spain'
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Blaise Matuidi is confident that France can get the better of Spain at home in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.

France international midfielder Blaise Matuidi has insisted that his side can defeat Spain at home on Tuesday.

Les Bleus will host the reigning European and world champions at Stade de France in a World Cup Group I qualifier.

"We realised that we have a lot of quality [in the win against Georgia] and that we can pose problems for any team out there," Matuidi told Ligue1.com.

"Still, the return leg [against Spain] will be complicated; Spain will be looking for revenge for the 1-1 draw last year. But we know what to expect because it won't be any different from the previous time we played them.

"They are a side who like to have possession and dictate terms but we have what it takes to counter them."

France are currently two points clear of second-placed Spain at the top of Group I.

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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania31114
Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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