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- Evra to explain Les Blues woes
France captain Patrice Evra will call a press conference later this week to fully detail the reasons behind Les Bleus' disastrous World Cup campaign.
Raymond Domenech's team lost 2-1 to South Africa on Tuesday to finish bottom of Group A in a campaign in which Nicolas Anelka was sent home following a dispute with View more »- France 1-2 South Africa
World Cup Group AFrance 1 Malouda 70 South Africa 2 Khumalo 20, Mphela 37
France can down tools for good. The World Cup nightmare is over, with the final on-field chapter reflecting the misery of what had gone before. At least Les Bleus mustered a goal to break their duck at World Cup 2010, just as it was look View more »- Patrice Evra to reveal all on farcical campaign
The France squad boarded their plane to Paris on Tuesday, facing a growing national backlash after one of the most farcical campaigns in World Cup history.
French football federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes said that France's World Cup debacle has destroyed "50 years of values" and the national team's wild View more »- France 1-2 South Africa - Miserable France crash out
- France exited the World Cup at the first round stage with barely a whimper after this humbling defeat by the host nation at the Free State Stadium. On a day of drama Raymond Domenech stripped Patrice Evra of the captaincy and handed the armband to Alou Diarra instead. Then the coach, set to be replaced by Laurent Bla View more »
- Parreira rages at referee
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira slammed referee Massimo Busacca after seeing Bafana Bafana's hopes of making the last 16 of the World Cup suffer a blow with a 3-0 defeat to Uruguay.
Uruguay took a first-half lead through Diego Forlan, who then doubled his side's advantage from the penalty spot 10 minute View more »- Forlan at the double for Uruguay
Host nation South Africa were left facing the prospect of an early World Cup exit after slumping to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of a Diego Forlan-inspired Uruguay in Pretoria.
Forlan scored Uruguay's opening two goals, the first a deflected 25-yard effort and the second from the penalty spot late on after an inciden View more »- South Africa 0 Uruguay 3
Party pooper: Diego Forlan scored two and set up the other for uruguay against hosts South Africa
The vuvuzela has been muted. Having had a public holiday to await the game that should have taken their team to the brink of the second round, South Africa awakes on Thursday morning to the sobering realisation that Bafan View more »- Forlan show leaves hosts on brink
- Host nation South Africa were left facing the prospect of an early World Cup exit after slumping to defeat at the hands of a Diego Forlan-inspired Uruguay in Pretoria tonight. Forlan scored Uruguay's opening two goals, the first a deflected 25-yard effort and the second from the penalty spot late on after an incident View more »
- South Africa v Uruguay: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group A game between South Africa and Uruguay at the Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off 19.30 BST.
Group A
South Africa v UruguayLoftus Versfield Stadium, PretoriaKick-off: Wed June 16, 7.30pm BSTTV: BBC1 7pm, BBC1 HD 7pm
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South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira believes his side will be more confident going into Wednesday's potentially crucial World Cup showdown with Uruguay having got their first game under their belts.
Parreira revealed he is likely to keep faith with the majority of the side that drew 1-1 in their Group A ope View more »
