France - South Africa 2010 World Cup Finals

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France qualified for the 2010 World Cup Finals on 18th November, 2009.

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France in the World Cup Finals

World Cup Finals:
France make their 13th appearance at the World Cup Finals.

France's Best World Cup Performance

Winning the trophy on home soil at France 98.

France World Cup Preparations

France prepares for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.

France begin their 2010 World Cup preparations with three-day's altitude training in the French ski resort of Tignes, before heading off to their second training camp in Tunisia, on 27th May.

Pre World Cup Friendly Matches:

Wed, 26th May: France vs Costa Rica (2:1) - Lens, France.

Sun, 30th May: Tunisia vs France (1:1) - Rades, Tunisia.

Fri, 4th June: France vs China (0:1) - Saint-Pierre, Réunion.

Pezula Resort Hotel & Spa - France's World Cup Hotel.

France - 2010 World Cup Fixtures and Results

Group A

Group Stage

Friday, 11th June:

Uruguay vs France
Cape Town (0:0)

Thursday, 17th June:

France vs Mexico
Polokwane (0:2)

Tuesday, 22nd June:

France vs South Africa
Bloemfontein (1:2)

Knockout Stage

France 2010 World Cup Squad

Les Bleus

Goalkeepers:

1 Hugo Lloris (Lyon)
16 Steve Mandanda (Marseille)
23 Cedric Carrasso (Bordeaux)

Defenders:

2 Bacary Sagna (Arsenal, England)
3 Eric Abidal (Barcelona, Spain)
4 Anthony Reveillere (Lyon)
5 William Gallas (Arsenal, England)
6 Marc Planus (Bordeaux)
13 Patrice Evra (Manchester United, England)
17 Sebastien Squillaci (FC Sevilla, Spain)
22 Gael Clichy (Arsenal, England)

Midfielders:

8 Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
14 Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon)
15 Florent Malouda (Chelsea, England)
18 Alou Diarra (Bordeaux)
19 Abou Diaby (Arsenal, England)

Forwards:

7 Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich, Germany)
9 Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos, Greece)
10 Sidney Govou (Lyon)
11 Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse)
12 Thierry Henry (Barcelona, Spain)
20 Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
21 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea, England) - sent home.

Manager:
Raymond Domenech (France)

Players to watch:
Franck Ribery and Florent Malouda.
If all else fails, keep an eye on Thierry Henry's hand.

Destination France

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