Paris ¨C France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal was made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin as Cristiano Ronaldo saw red.
Norway must also be patient after Italy struck late in Moldova to prevent it from stamping its ticket to next year¡¯s tournament in North America.
France¡¯s victory came in an emotionally-charged Parc des Princes, which observed a minute¡¯s silence to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks in and around Paris on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015.
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