PARIS - France beat Turkey 3-2 in the semi-final match of the FIFA Confederations Cup last night.
In Paris: Stade de France
Scorers:
France - Thierry Henry 11, Robert Pires 26, Sylvain Wiltord 43
Turkey - Gokdeniz Karadeniz 42, Tuncay Sanli 48
Missed penalty: Okan Yilmaz 88
Halftime: 3-1 ; Attendance: 41,195
Teams:
France: 23-Gregory Coupet; 15-Lilian Thuram, 5-Wiliam Gallas, 8-Marcel Desailly (captain), 13-Mikael Silvestre; 6-Olivier Dacourt, 18-Benoit Pedretti, 11-Sylvain Wiltord (10-Ludovic Giuly 78), 7-Robert Pires (17-Olivier Kapo 70); 22-Sidney Govou (9-Djibril Cisse 66), 12-Thierry Henry
Turkey: 1-Rustu Recber (12-Omer Catkic 36); 15-Ibrahim Uzulmez, 3-Bulent Korkmaz (captain), 4-Fatih Akyel, 5-Alpay Ozalan; 6-Ergun Penbe, 22-Gokdeniz Karadeniz, 20-Selcuk Sahin (8-Volkan ARslan 84), 10-Yildiray Basturk (19-Necati Ates 81); 16-Okan Yilmaz, 9-Tuncay Sanli
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
The game was played in very emotional atmosphere after Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed and died during his side's 1-0 victory over Colombia in the first semi-final in Lyon.
The French will play the African champions in the final in Paris on Sunday while Turkey will take on Colombia in third place playoff on Saturday at St Ettienne.
(MS-AÖ) 27.06.2003