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Welcome to LIVE coverage of the World Cup final between New Zealand and France from Eden Park in Auckland!

World Cup / Final 1-2
Eden Park / 23.10.2011
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Alex Chick

Updated 23/10/2011 at 09:47 GMT


29'
Booming kick from Trinh-Duc out of his own end zone. He finds touch close to the 10-metre line. But this All Black pressure is relentless at the moment.
28'
Weepu finds touch with a kick that bobbles out 10 metres from the French line.
27'
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MISSED KICK! A horrible slice from Weepu, who has made really poor contact with two of his three place kicks and missed them all!
26'
Penalty New Zealand! They get turnover ball, then force the penalty and this should (SHOULD) be an easy kick for Weepu.
25'
It's scrappy but France win the ball and Yachvili boots clear. Only to the edge of the 22.
24'
Dagg finds touch five metres from the French line. Great kick, and this lineout is a mus-win for Les Bleus/Blancs.
23'
Good high take by Kahui, and New Zealand buld again. They are ratcheting up the pressure.
22'
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Parra is off the field injured again! Not sure what the problem is, but here comes Trunh-Duc for a second time.
21'
New Zealand have gone through 10 phases of possession and are just inside the French 10-metre line.
20'
Poux is penalised for entering the scrum incorrectly, and that looks exceptionally harsh. New Zealand getting the rub of Craig Joubert's decisions at the moment.
18'
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He's back! Parra replaces Trinh-Duc, and somehow France must have convinced the officials that was a blood bin replacement. I didn't see any claret...
18'
New Zealand make a dangerous break, moving the ball down the line from right to left. Jane is originally brought down, but some hands in the ruck give France a chance to kick away.
17'
How will France respond? They can count themselves a little unlucky to be behind after a very good start.
16'
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MISSED CONVERSION: Weepu makes better contact this time, but pushes the ball to the right of the posts.
15'
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TRY! Tony Woodcock for New Zealand! A simple move - Kaino catches the lineout and hands it off to Woodcock who bundles over. The big number one opens the scoring!
14'
Dusautoir fields a long lineout but holds on to the ball as he is tackled - penalty New Zealand. And Weepu absolutely crushes it out of play 10 metres from the French line. Brilliant kick.
13'
Nonu does not roll away after the tackle, and France can clear their lines. This is not the one-way traffic some people expected.
12'
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And that's the end of Parra's World Cup final. Francois Trinh-Duc is on. And that really does look naughty by McCaw.
11'
Parra caught a knee to the head from Richie McCaw and is somewhat dazed. A cynic might suggest McCaw didn't exactly try to get his knee out of the way.
10'
Great kick by Rougerie, who clears the New Zealand line and sends it bouncing out 10 metres from the All Black line. The host nation under some early pressure.
9'
Jane looks to take a quick lineout, but Palisson hares downfield to make the New Zealander think again.