Whilst the England football management are bemoaning the difficulties of their World Cup draw for Brazil 2014 (Uruguay, Italy, Costa Rica) French officials are quietly rejoicing that France has probably been drawn in the weakest group. With Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras lined up les Bleus are already favourites to go through (Swiss readers may dispute that!).
An added bonus for TF1 viewers (and advertisers) is that all three matches are mid evening, whereas England's opener versus Italy will be at 3.00 am...
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