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Portugal, France book WC berths
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Antoine Griezmann’s France booked spots at the 2018 World Cup finals on Tuesday while the Netherlands crashed out.
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Portugal beat Switzerland 2-0 in Lisbon thanks to a Johan Djourou own goal and an Andre Silva strike.
France needed goals from Griezmann and Giroud in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Belarus at the Stade de France.
“We have had a difficult route and tonight wasn’t easy either but we’ve achieved our aim,” coach Didier Deschamps said.
Arjen Robben scored twice in a 2-0 win over Sweden in Amsterdam and said afterwards he was retiring from international football.
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