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France coach Raymond Domenech is expecting a battle to the finish in qualification for the next round of Euro 2008's and out of the 'Group of Death'. France could only manage a bore 0-0 draw with Romania on Monday.
"It will be a battle until the very end, we've known that from the start," Domenech told reporters. "I've been saying since the draw the group would be complicated with solid, well-organised and well-prepared teams.
"I would have preferred to win 10-0 but football is not like that. Playing the Dutch and Italy won't be easy but it won't be easy for them either to play France.
"We were not fresh enough. We could not express ourselves fully because we did not want to give them opportunities to counter attack. It was tight, tense. First matches are often like that."
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