France, Italy achieve best Cup feats, says Domenech
6/7/2006 15:02
France and Italy, who meet in the World Cup final on Sunday, have already
achieved the two best feats at the tournament, said French coach Raymond
Domenech.
"There were two achievements during this tournament, it was our
success over Brazil because that was something that not anybody can do,"
Domenech told a news conference after France defeated Portugal 1-0 in
Wednesday's semifinal thanks to a penalty kick by Zinedine Zidane.
"The other
great moment was the win of the Italians over the Germans yesterday in Dortmund
because they did it in style. Hats off and bravo to them," he said.
France
knocked out five-time winners Brazil 1-0 in the quarterfinals, while Italy ended
hosts Germany's run with two late goals in extra time on Tuesday for a 2-0
semifinal success.
"We are very proud of what we have achieved so far and I
can say that I'm personally highly proud of my players," Domenech said.
"But
now we have a last match to play and our goal is to win this final. I have often
said that our goal was to be in Berlin on July 9 but now I can tell you that we
want to be there to celebrate."
Xinhua
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