The French team sees things a little more clearly. Still hanging on the identity of the last guest in their group at the World Cup, the Blues now know that it will not be Suriname. The teammates of Jean-Paul Boëtius, former promise of Feyenoord, were beaten by Bolivia last night in the semi-finals of the intercontinental play-offs, in Monterrey (1-2).
Despite van Gelderen’s opener (48th, 0-1), the Bolivians, who finished 7th in the South American group, turned the tables in the space of seven minutes. Paniagua (72nd, 1-1) then Miguelito (79th, 2-1) from the penalty spot allowed La Verde to punch their ticket to the final round. It will be against Iraq on Tuesday. The winner will join Group I of the next World Cup, alongside France, Norway and Senegal.
