As he himself noted, Italy's win against France in the World Cup final on July 9th was as narrow as his own victory in the election in April.

他指出，7月9日世界杯决赛中意大利队战胜法国队，其过程之艰险，与他自己4月份在选举中胜出毫无二致。

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New Zealand’s rugby team, the All Blacks, pipped France by eight points to seven in the Rugby World Cup final in Auckland on October 23rd.

新西兰国家橄榄球队在十月二十三日奥克兰举行的橄榄球世界杯总决赛中以8比7艰难战胜法国队，勇夺冠军。

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In the 1998 World Cup final, he scored 2 goals in the final to lead France to its first victory.

1998年世界杯决赛中，他独中两球，帮助法国队赢得了比赛。

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Lewsey scored 22 tries for England, including a crucial one in last year's World Cup semi-final against France.

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The Samoan-born forward made 48 appearances in the All Blacks' back-row, starting against Argentina in 2003 and ending in New Zealand's 20-18 2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in Cardiff.

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England recorded a 24-13 victory in the 2008 Six Nations tournament and won the World Cup semi-final 14-9 at the Stade de France in October 2007.

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