France
were crowned champions of the inaugural Betsafe Star Sixes with a 2-1 win over
Denmark in Sunday night's final at the O2 Arena.
The
French team, captained by Arsenal legend Robert Pires, beat Spain 5-2 in the
semi-finals before rounding off the star-studded four-day tournament with their
narrow victory over the Danes.
Ludovic
Giuly bundled home the opener from close range, with Youri Djorkaeff striking
what turned out to be the decisive goal after Daniel Jensen had equalised for
Denmark.
The
third-placed play-off was a one-sided affair, with Spain romping to an 11-3
victory over Gilberto Silva's Brazil, who had suffered an unexpected 4-2 defeat
to Denmark in the other semi-final.
Denmark's
Chris Sorenson was voted star of the tournament while Spain's Michel Salgado
was presented with the top scorer award after netting nine times.
Nigeria's
veterans were thrashed 8-1 by Spain and subsequently eliminated from the maiden
edition of the six-a-side Star Sixes Football Tournament in London.
Nigeria
reached the quarter-final stage after finishing third in Group B with three
points, thereby making it into the knockout stages as one of the two best
losers with Germany who amassed four points in Group C.
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