France edge past England, Spain upset Italy

الخميس، 27 مارس 2008 - 04:16

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Franck Ribery's first-half penalty condemned England to their first defeat under Fabio Capello after a 1-0 victory in a friendly at Stade de France on Wednesday.

The Bayern Munich winger converted a spot kick in the 32nd minute after Nicolas Anelka was brought down by England keeper David James.

The match marked David Beckham's 100th appearance for England.

The LA Galaxy winger was included in the starting line-up before being replaced by David Bentley three minutes past the hour mark.

Elsewhere, a David Villa volley gave Spain a 1-0 victory over world champions Italy 14 minutes from time.

The Valencia striker capitalized on a poor clearance by Fabio Cannavaro to smash an unstoppable volley into the top corner.

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