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Quevilly fans flock ahead of French Cup semi

The side from Normandy have already knocked out Ligue 1 teams Rennes and Boulogne on their way to becoming only the third fourth division club to reach the last four of the competition.

"Paris Saint-Germain don't scare anybody, especially not in a semi-final. There's only one game left between us and Stade de France and hopefully we'll get there," toothless fan Eric told Reuters.

A banner reading "All with USQ" hung at the town hall where team scarves were being handed out free by municipality staff.

"We've been asked by the French Federation if we wanted to book 19,500 seats for the final at Stade de France, we answered yes," Quevilly chairman Michel Mutel told Reuters. Fewer than 23,000 people live in the Rouen suburb.

"I demand a lot from them but now they have been rewarded by this run. But (this semi-final) is not an end in itself, we have to continue to go forward and to win, because that is what sport is all about," Brouard told Reuters near the pitch surrounded by wooded hills where the players trained.

"We're serene and quiet... It's just a football game," Brouard said.

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