路透社消息，雖然法國隊僅僅勉強躋身16強，主帥雷蒙多梅內克松卻表示，打進決賽才是他們的目標。

　　2比0戰勝多哥後，多梅內克説：“我們終於松了一口氣。剛剛回到賓館時我就想，本以為我們得乘坐11點的飛機回國呢。現在看來至少我們可以多呆幾天了。”

　　目前法國隊隊員年齡偏大，雖然不能像以前那樣光彩照人，但至少不會像02年那樣小組賽就草草出局。多梅內克説：“我們正在進步，現在還不是拿出我們全部實力的時候，7月9號的決賽再看我們的表現吧。”

　　鏈結:http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-worldfrancedomenech&prov=reuters&type=lgns

　　原文:World-Relieved France coach still targets final

　　By Patrick Vignal

　　HAMELIN, Germany, June 24 (Reuters) - France coach Raymond Domenech was relieved after his team squeezed into the last 16 at the World Cup and said reaching the final remained his objective.

　　"Yes, there was a feeling of relief," Domenech said on Saturday, a day after the 1998 champions beat Togo 2-0 to finish runners-up in Group G and set up a second round match with Spain on Tuesday in Hanover.

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　　"I felt it when we came back to the hotel at three in the morning," he said. "I thought we could have had to pack to board a plane at eleven. Instead we can stay for at least a few more days and that's great."

　　France, relying on an ageing team, have failed to shine so far but have at least avoided another early exit after leaving the 2002 finals without a win or a goal from the group stage.

　　Their qualification also means the great Zinedine Zidane, who will retire after the tournament and was suspended on Friday, has not played his last match yet.

　　"We're improving and I believe we'll continue to do so," said Domenech. "It's not now that we want to play the perfect match. It's in the final on July 9."

　　France, who beat Spain in the 1984 European Championship final, have played their neighbours 27 times, recording 10 wins, 11 defeats and six draws, but they have never met at a World Cup.

　　"Spain are a strong team with great players and they score a lot of goals," said Domenech, who is of Spanish descent. "I don't know what their weaknesses are. We have to find out."

　　Asked about Spain coach Luis Aragones's disparaging comments about Thierry Henry in 2004, Domenech said: "I always shake my counterpart's hand after the game. What he has said or done before is not relevant at that moment."

　　Updated on Saturday, Jun 24, 2006 11:31 am EDT

　　作者-丁曉晨-北京第二外國語學院英語系

責編：段曉冬