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Basically everything has already been said about France and their game. They focus on the tough 6-0 zone defense, which is clear from their results. The first half against Germany fell apart so the game finished at 23 goals (167). France then played Korea at 22 and Argentina at 19. They then played at 24 against Congo after conceding 10 in the first half but that game cannot be significant to this one today. The most significant game is the last group stage match against Brazil. The first half finished at 19 goals after the defense was in the focus and this game won't be any different, judging by what the french have been saying ahead of this match. France focus on defense totally as well, which means the results are increasingly more important for them. They stayed at 21 against Kazakhstan and finished at 30 in the fast-paced game against Russia. They then got limited to 25 against Romania, the team with better offense quality than France. Spain finished the first half against Puerto Rico at 25 since the opponents played fast pace and no defense. Spain played Norway in the final group match to finish at 30 goals, thanks to the Norwegian pace. Spain are now to face a completely different team. France do not attempt to outrun the opponents in games as important as this one. They will try with counter attacks but those should be scarce, which means France will slow the pace down and play attacks of at least 45 seconds. Spain are no different when it comes to pace and it's realistic for us to see another battle. Especially since keeping the hope of reaching Rio is at stake here.