Classic Highlights: New Zealand battle with France for the World Cup!

In 2011, New Zealand and France walked onto the world stage as they battled to become the Rugby World Cup champions.
The game would go on to be split by a single point in one of the most enthralling matches in rugby history! Here are all the highlights from a classic encounter.

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[nicolasmaligner]

Thanks a lot World Rugby for reminding us that we French will always be playing against 16.

[flopo]

Congrats to Craig Joubert, best NZ player on the pitch that night!

[scooter]

Amazing that Joubert was allowed to carry on refereeing after that, let alone his embarrassing display 4 years later with Scotland v Australia.

[viliametiko]

That win by the All Blacks was overshadowed by the most cringeworthy of a handshake ...😂

[JamesMullarneyIsAFraud]

Weepu tried pretty hard to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[TopFudge]

Nice they included the 3 way handshake

[touffulyge]

I wish for no team to get robbed a WC that way

[ManofMunster]

Paddy O’Brien must have been very proud of Joubert’s efforts - gave it everything he had to end the NZ WC drought

[NorthWalesKid]

The ref should have got a winners medal for helping NZ win that day

[martinbarry]

One of the worst refereeing performances of all time. This was a travesty

[Samizouza]

They had a flyhalf crisis but still didn't stop them from bringing it home on the bus from Eden Park their sacred fortress, France almost did a 1994 repeat at the very same venue despite becoming bridesmaids.

[marsimus]

watching this to make me feel better about losing by one point again tonight: at least it was only in the quarter finals this time!

[dinolorenzon]

Quizas aqui se comente solo en ingles. Soy italiano y escribo desde Perù en castellano-espanol. Muchas veces he visto los highlights de esta final mundial entre NZ y Francia, pero ese penalty de McDonalds nunca lo metio' entre los palos del H. Mundial robado a Francia. NZ lo merecio' por su juego y resultados a lo largo de esa competicion, però la final fue un regalo immenso a los All Blacks que habian organizzato ese Mundial de rugby.

[wtness]

The ref was by far the contributing factor to the AB's win. Well done to him!

[Sweetlover]

The France penalty kick is a killer. Thanks for that scare. See you again on NZ

[Pandemonis]

@World Rugby You dare bring this back up ? We ALL KNOW who won this finale, but in 2023 Craig Joubert wont be refereeing it.

He's sort of non-unvited in France, . to put it mildly. We're rugby supporters, so we can accept a few mistakes, but these ones were too many, and we still have it bitter.

[mickser]

The ref won NZ the game. Shameful then shameful now. Joubert should have been banned permanently with that performance

[lautarob]

how pleasant is to see France in 2nd place

[dalibormlynek]

You needed a Pollard for that last penalty 🙂

[LockedDownSpectator]

Just show the Kiwis this match in full if they wanna complain about Wayne Barnes. We hate to see it.