That won't be easy. All the pressure is on France's substitute defender, Frank LeBoeuf , stepping in for defensive anchor Laurent Blanc , who received a red card in the 2-1 semifinal victory over Croatia. French midfield ace Zinedine Zidane must find ways to maneuver through Brazil's much-maligned but still fearsome defensive belly. It can't keep relying on its defenders to score. All three things have to happen for France to win and, frankly, I don't think they will.
Brazil is too confident, too experienced, and quite simply too good.
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