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World Cup diary: Keystone Cops try to catch pitch invader at France training

Slapstick security guards amuse Les Bleus fans at public training session

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Eventually the lad was caught. Photo: AP
James Porteous

France's public training session on Friday turned into an episode of Keystone Cops Brazil - policiais Keystone? - after a fan jumped the ropes and tried to get to the players.

Two security guards who looked no strangers to a hearty churrasco lumbered after the boy only to plow straight into each other as he nipped between them, prompting wild cheers from the fans watching and more than a few giggles from the players.

The boy made it to the arms of defender Eliaquim Malanga before the guards finally got to him.

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Watch the action below. For some reason, no-one has yet dubbed the Benny Hill theme tune over it - c'mon internet, you're slipping.

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