Vieira: France can still qualify

France trailed disconsolately out of Seoul's World Cup Stadium with Patrick Vieira summing up the mood: "We had a bad day."

It was not merely bad, it was awful, as Senegal humbled Les Bleus 1-0 with a brilliant performance.

The result means France must now beat Uruguay and Denmark to be certain of making the second round.

Arsenal star Vieira, himself born in Senegal, said: "It's a big disappointment for us because we were expecting we would have done well.

"We know winning the first match is important and now we have to win our next two games to qualify.

"Senegal were a good team, they were well-organised, and it was very difficult for us to find the solution. That little bit of luck was on their side this time.

"The whole team was disappointed and we know we didn't perform like we should and like we can.

"The next game is really important and we have to be focused on playing like a team.

"This was a bad day for us but it's not over, because there are two more games left."