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Good evening and welcome to our LIVE coverage of tonight's vital Group I qualifier between France and Spain in Paris. Kick-off at 8pm!

World Cup Qualification UEFA / 1st Round
Stade de France / 26.03.2013
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    Toby Keel

    Updated 26/03/2013 at 21:50 GMT


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    FULL TIME! FRANCE 0-1 SPAIN. Pedro's decisive goal gives Spain the all-important win in Paris. They needed all three points, and got them. Crisis? What crisis.
    90+3
    Spain have a free-kick, surely this is the three points now. France can't get out of their own half.
    90+2'
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    Three minutes added on here, and Iniesta comes off for Mata for Spain.
    90+1
    Busquets nearly gets on the end fo Navas' through ball, but his chipped effort is over Lloris but nowhere near goal.
    89'
    Spain have a free-kick, to Deschamp's dismay, and they will surely be looking to run the clock down now.
    87'
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    GREAT SAVE VALDES! Valbuena's free kick is headed to goal by Matuidi, but Valdes makes a fantastic stop and earns a free kick in the melee that insues.
    86'
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    Arbeloa is booked for the foul, he cynically brought down Menez in a dangerous area.
    85'
    Spain not looking to run the clock down just yet. And France have a free-kick just on the edge of Spain's area.
    84'
    Navas has been a revelation for Spain since coming on, his speed and trickery allows Spain to keep the ball on the wing while remaining dangerous.
    83'
    Sissoko finds Ribery, who cuts inside and fizzes a shot just wide of Valdes' goal. So close for France, who are putting up a fight here.
    82'
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    Benzema is replaced, to a chorus of boos for his poor performance, with Moussa Sissoko coming on.
    82'
    Alonso blasts the ball over from 20 yards after being set up by Iniesta.
    81'
    Koscielny stands his ground brilliantly against Navas. He's had a decent night, the Arsenal defender.
    80'
    France are still coming forward, but they'll find it hard when Spain counter attack, which they are now...
    78'
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    RED CARD: Paul Pogba, what can you say. It's two bad challenges in the space of a minute for the Frenchman, and France are in trouble here. Stupidity of the highest order from Pogba, and he is sent off for a second yellow.
    77'
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    Fabregas, who has just come on the pitch for Pedro, is booked for time wasting.
    75'
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    Pogba receives a booking for jumping with his knee pretty much over Alonso's head. Painful one for the Spaniard, silly by the 20-year-old Frenchman.
    74'
    Big chance for France: the corner isn't met by Valdes, and the ball drops to Varane but he's in an awkward position with the goal gaping. Great defending by Gerard Pique again.
    73'
    Pogba resuces France with Spain looking dangerous, and France build a decent attack. Ribery and Menez find themselves with space, and they've got a corner...
    72'
    Valbuena's corner meets Menez at the near post, but he can't flick his header in the right direction, and the ball sails over Valdes' net.