Switzerland emerged as a well-organized side. France faced difficulties in finding a way through. The Swiss have a reason to smile as they have maintained a clean sheet in 23 matches at the finals. In the first round of the 2002 South Korea/Japan World Cup, the French went out without scoring a goal. Another match without a goal and France will match Bolivia's record of five matches in finals without a goal.

Thierry Henry was forced to play as a lone striker. In the first half, he almost made it with three shots and a header. Zinadine Zidane came out with some of the best French moves. He'll retire after the finals. In the 24th minute it seemed

that Switzerland would score a goal. Tranquillo Barneta sent a free kick, which both Philippe Senderos and Alexander Frei failed to touch. The ball hit the post and could not be materialized into a goal. In the 65th minute, Fabien Barthez kept out a header from substitute midfielder Daniel Gygax with a near-post block. If Alex Frei and Daniel Gygax had not missed the excellent

chances then Switzerland would have definitely succeeded in scoring atleast two goals. Russian referee Valentin Ivanov handed out eight yellow Cards . The Swiss team is content as they were successful in restricting their rivals from scoring the crucial two points.