Marc Lièvremont, France coach has said the global community wants to observe England lose Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
Lièvremont, who has been hugely condemned in France for his team's floppy performances at the event so far, was given a peculiar show of support at Friday's pre-match press conference when French reporters and presenters wore fake moustaches in honor to the coach's own genuinely hairy top lip.
And Lièvremont says his players will have the supporting of the rest of the rugby world when they line up at EdenPark.
He said: "Certainly the enmity still lives between us, but when it comes to the English I feel it founds with all the nations in the world.
"If I'm to consider all the messages of hold up from the New Zealanders, the Argentines and the Australians that we find in the street.
"They are combined against England but that's also what formulates England strong, this capability to exceed themselves to combine jointly against the rest of the world."
In the mean time, the under pressured coach further said that, in spite of having a poor record against England, his side can qualify the semi-finals.
"The French have not at all really done that well against England in matches where there's a lot at stake," he said.
"Although our tem organized to do it to win the Grand Slam in 2010, when we were sprawling against England and located the resources to come back.
"In the past, France has conventionally required this type of electroshock to give its best."
France, following their embarrassing crush to Tonga, has dragged together with a bonding session over a few beers following the 19-14 defeat.
We considered embarrassed to go off the pitch to jeers from supporters who've come to favor us here," Lièvremont said after that setback.
I still feel in my squad and in a team's capability to come back and show some pride."
"We're stepping into the ring for a top match," France lock Pascal Pape said. "Everybody feels we're going to get hammered. We're in the role of a competitor who's doing all he can to reason a big setback."
France No 8 Imanol Harinordoquy added: "This can be the match that creates all the distinction for us, for the fans, for France.
"When you keep inspiring the muck, you end up getting stuck in it. Let's stop speaking about the past and move forward.
"There'll be a lot of contact, I'm certain about that. We require to have a stable defense, good control and to score points when we get an opportunity."
