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Marseille's French forward Loic Remy (R) fights for the ball with Bourg-Peronnas' defender Redouane Settaout (L) during the French cup football match Marseille versus Bourg-Peronnas on February 15, 2012 in Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France.
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It will be stronger because if you look at the groups and all the teams, particularly the three European teams who reached the World Cup semi-finals; the technical level is at the top, the organisation of the teams is at the top. Also some teams who didn't play well at the World Cup will now be back at the top. Portugal, France and Italy will be better. It will be a really tough tournament.
The teams that finished first, second and third in the World Cup came from Europe. Also you can see other really important teams; France, Russia, Portugal. At this moment this is tougher than the World Cup.
The one that I will never forget was when, in 2007, the knightly All Blacks had been knocked out by France in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final - it was like grief counselling.More quotes »
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