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- France held by 10-man Uruguay
France endured another lacklustre start to a World Cup campaign as they were unable to find a way past Uruguay during a goalless draw in Cape Town.
Raymond Domenech's side, who drew their first two group games in 2006 before going on to reach the final, struggled for ideas against a well-drilled South American out View more »- France draw a blank
- France endured another lacklustre start to a World Cup campaign as they were unable to find a way past Uruguay in a goalless draw in Cape Town. Raymond Domenech's side, who drew their first two group games in 2006 before going on to reach the final, struggled for ideas against a well-drilled South American outfit. Wi View more »
- Uruguay coach springs team surprise
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has named his team for the World Cup Group A clash against France on Friday with defender Mauricio Victorino and midfielder Egidio Arevalo Rios surprise choices.
Turn up for the books: Uruguay coach has made two surprise choices for his team's opening match against France.
They are the View more »- Uruguay vs. France
Uruguay's Luis Suarez, right, is one player France will have to try to stop.
Day 1, Match 2Uruguay vs. France, Group A
Date and LocationJune 11, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
Broadcast detailsLive on CBC and CBCSports.ca (2:15 p.m. ET). Consult CBC's full broadcast schedule.
What's at stakeMuch like South Africa View more »- Uruguay coach refusing to play numbers game
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez claims he is not making any calculations on how many points his side will need to qualify for the knock-out stages of the World Cup although he admits defeat to France in their opener would make things difficult.
Laid back: Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez is refusing to estimate how many poi View more »- France heading for early exit, says Marcel Desailly
Marcel Desailly (right) celebrates France winning the World Cup in 1998
And on Sunday their former captain, Marcel Desailly, added to the sense of crisis by declaring that he did not expect Les Bleus to even reach the last 16, never mind have any prospect of winning the tournament. He tipped Uruguay and a resurgent So View more »- Abidal admits he has work to do with Gallas
France defender Eric Abidal admits he is yet to gel completely in the centre of the back four with William Gallas.
Les Bleus have failed to keep a clean sheet in their World Cup warm-up games, conceding three goals against Costa Rica, Tunisia and China and Abidal knows he has to improve.
"It's always hard for a View more »- Domenech shrugs off shock defeat
France coach Raymond Domenech has played down the importance of Friday night's defeat to China but admits there is cause for concern.
The defeat capped a series of disappointing results which has seen them held to a 1-1 draw by Tunisia and come from behind to narrowly beat Costa Rica 2-1.
But Domenech insists h View more »- Thierry Henry: Off the Pitch
Thierry Henry and Arsene Wenger1999As Thierry Henry prepares for his first season in the MLS, SI presents some rare photos of the future New York Red Bull.
In this photo, Henry, 22, poses with Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger after joining the team.
Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka and Riot Police2000Henry holds t View more »- France 0-1 China
A famous win for the Great Wall side...
France stumbled once more in their build up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa by losing 1-0 to underdogs China in Saint-Pierre, Reunion.
Shandong Luneng midfielder Deng Zhuoxiang scored just his second international game with fifteen minutes left to sink Raymond Domenech' View more »
