Defeat dumps France out of World Cup

France 1 South Africa 2

Defeat dumps France out of World Cup
Tue, 22 Jun, 2010 - 18:05

France 1 South Africa 2

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.

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CourtsSoccerWorld Cup 2010Place: Free State StadiumPerson: Raymond DomenechPerson: Patrice EvraPerson: Alou DiarraPerson: Laurent BlancPerson: Yoann GourcuffPerson: Bongani KhumaloPerson: Katlego MphelaPerson: Florent MaloudaPerson: EvraPerson: Nicolas AnelkaPerson: DomenechPerson: GourcuffPerson: Andre-Pierre GignacPerson: Moneeb JosephsPerson: Hugo LlorisPerson: Siphiwe TshabalalaPerson: KhumaloPerson: MphelaPerson: Oscar RuizPerson: Macbeth SibayaPerson: TshabalalaPerson: Bernard ParkerPerson: Steven PienaarPerson: LlorisPerson: MaloudaPerson: ParkerPerson: Franck RiberyEvent: World CupOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: South AfricaOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: Uruguay
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