France Beats Ukraine 3-2 in Aggregate Goals and Qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Football Wed Nov 20,2013

Record unemployment, tax hikes and a stagnant economy -- they were all forgotten briefly on Wednesday Nov 20,2013 as France united in celebration of its football team's gutsy comeback against Ukraine to find a berth in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Football to be held in Brazil

Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, "Les Bleus" became the first side to overturn a two-goal deficit in a qualifying play-off.

 

"Impossible n'est pas Francais" (Impossible is not French) read a banner in the national stadium. That was to become one of the themes of the night as a wave of euphoria swept over social media and the nation buzzed from the badly needed shot to its collective self-esteem.

In the 1st leg,France lost to Ukraine 0-2 and in the 2nd leg France beats Ukraine 3-0 and thereby win on 3-2 aggregate goals and qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Football

Goal scorers for France in the 2nd leg - Mamadou Sakho (22 & 72)and Karim Benzema(34th minute)

France's biggest TV station, TF1, had particular reason to celebrate. A match audience of 13.5 million viewers was the biggest for a qualifier in 20 years and the company's shares surged eight percent on Wednesday morning as investors breathed a sigh of relief over its acquisition of broadcasting rights for the finals.