France v Switzerland, 13 June 2006
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Valentin Ivanov |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group G |
| Venue | Gottlieb Daimler, Stuttgart |
| Attendance | 52,000 |
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Kick-Off: 18:00 Local (17:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)
Man of the Match:
Claude Makélélé (France)
France got their World Cup campaign off to a disappointing start with an uninspiring draw against Switzerland.
Both teams found it hard in stifling conditions and lacked any real creative spark until the closing stages.
Switzerland came closest to scoring, with Alexander Frei fluffing an easy chance and Fabien Barthez brilliantly denying substitute Daniel Gygax.
Thierry Henry was denied a penalty when his shot was handled by Patrick Mueller but the referee waved his claims away.
France and Switzerland also met in qualifying for 2006 World Cup finals, and both games also ended in draws - 0-0 in Paris and 1-1 in Berne.
0
France
Manager: Raymond Domenech
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Fabien Barthez
Defender
Eric Abidal
Defender
William Gallas
Defender
Willy Sagnol
Defender
Lilian Thuram
Midfielder
Claude Makélélé
Midfielder
Franck Ribéry
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Midfielder
Zinédine Zidane
(captain)
Forward
Thierry Henry
Forward
Sylvain Wiltord
Substitutions:
| Louis Saha for Franck Ribéry | 70 |
| Vikash Dhorasoo for Sylvain Wiltord | 84 |
Cards:
| Eric Abidal | 64 | Y |
| Zinédine Zidane | 72 | Y |
| Willy Sagnol | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Grégory Coupet
Goalkeeper
Mickaël Landreau
Defender/Right back
Pascal Chimbonda
Defender
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Defender
Gael Givet
Defender
Mikaël Silvestre
Midfielder
Vikash Dhorasoo
Midfielder
Alou Diarra
Forward
Sidney Govou
Forward
Florent Malouda
Forward
Louis Saha
Forward
David Trézéguet
Comments:
France have now failed to score in their last four World Cup finals games. The 1998 winners are just one game short of equalling Bolivia's record of five consecutive goalless games in 1930 and 1934.
0
Switzerland
Manager: Jakob Kuhn
Starting lineup:
Pascal Zuberbühler
Goalkeeper
Philipp Degen
Defender
Philippe Senderos
Defender/Centre back
Tranquillo Barnetta
Midfielder
Ricardo Cabanas
Midfielder
Ludovic Magnin
Midfielder
Patrick Müller
Midfielder
Johann Vogel
Midfielder
(captain)
Raphaël Wicky
Midfielder
Alexandre Frei
Forward
Marco Streller
Forward
Substitutions:
| Daniel Gygax for Marco Streller | 56 |
| Johann Djourou for Patrick Müller | 75 |
| Xavier Margairaz for Raphaël Wicky | 82 |
Cards:
| Ludovic Magnin | 42 | Y |
| Tranquillo Barnetta | 45 | Y |
| Philipp Degen | 56 | Y |
| Ricardo Cabanas | 72 | Y |
| Alexandre Frei | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Diego Benaglio
Goalkeeper
Fabio Coltorti
Defender
Johann Djourou
Defender
Stephane Grichting
Defender
Christoph Spycher
Defender/Midfielder
Valon Behrami
Midfielder
David Degen
Midfielder
Blerim Dzemaili
Midfielder
Daniel Gygax
Midfielder
Xavier Margairaz
Midfielder
Hakan Yakin
Forward
Mauro Lustrinelli