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One of the girls from the pre-match entertainment at the Palais des Sports Pierre Mendes in Grenoble struts her stuff |
Philippe Barca-Cysique makes a dig for France |
French coach Philippe Blain dishes out the instructions to his team |
Frantz Granvorka listens to French coach Philippe Blain during a timeout |
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Laurent Capet unleashes another spike on the Czech Republic |
One of France's best performers on the night, Laurent Capet serves from the baseline |
Premysel Kubala and Michal Rak of the Czech Republic find Laurent Capet's spike too much |
Dalibor Polak tries to beat the defence of Frantz Granvorka |
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Premysel Kubala unleashes a spike past Laurent Capet and French captain Dominique Daquin |
French captain Dominique Daquin led his team from the front as he spikes another point |
Dominique Daquin in true spiking mode |
The skipper of the Czech Republic Ivo Dubs on attack |
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The French show their appreciation to their home crowd at the Palais des Sports Pierre Mendes in Grenoble (from left to right) Lo´c Lemarrec, Mathias Patin, Dominique Daquin, Jean-Charles Monneraye, Andy Ces (obscured), Philippe Barca-Cysique (obscured), Guillaume Samica and Frantz Granvorka |
The French team in their pre-match huddle (from left to right) Guillaume Samica, Hubert Henno, Andy Ces, Frantz Granvorka, Sebastien Frangolacci, Lo´c Lemarrec and Mathias Patin |
Sebastien Frangolacci makes a dig for France |
Frantz Granvorka gets low and bumps for France |
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Frantz Granvorka on attack past the defense of Martin Lebl and Petr Zapletal of the Czech Republic |
Frantz Granvorka makes it past the defense of Martin Lebl and Petr Zapletal of the Czech Republic |
Premysel Kubala on attack for the Czech Republic |
Premysel Kubala plays his part in defence for the Czech Republic |
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Mathias Patin sets for Jean-Charles Monneraye |
Mathias Patin sets for French captain Dominique Daquin |
Dalibor Polak tries to beat the defence of Frantz Granvorka |
The national anthems before the game |
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The coach of the Czech Republic Pavel Rerabek(right) dishes out the instructions |
A view of the Palais des Sports Pierre Mendes in Grenoble |
The cycle track which circles the volleyball court at the Palais des Sports Pierre Mendes in Grenoble |
