National News
2010-06-24 15:28
Thierry Henry has met President Nicolas Sarkozy to give an explanation for the French team's disastrous showing at the World Cup.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 19:17
Florent Malouda has become the latest player to quit the disgraced French camp ahead of their scheduled return to France.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 11:33
France's exit from the SWC was greeted with derision by the French media and few tears were shed for coach Raymond Domenech.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 07:21
SA's coach Carlos Alberto Parreira says Raymond Domenech refused to shake his hand after his team's win over Les Bleus.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 19:30
Gone: the first host nation to fail to make a World Cup second round. But forgotten? Disgraced, even? Most definitely not.
National News
2010-06-22 15:10
If Portugal can score seven goals, so can Bafana Bafana, fans have said as they started arriving at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
National News
2010-06-22 14:20
A French minister has reduced the country's disgraced World Cup stars to tears as she gave them a dressing down over their tantrums.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 10:19
Bookmakers have installed France as favourites to beat Bafana Bafana in their crunch final Group A game of the SWC in Bloemfontein.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 07:15
Amid chaos in the French SWC camp, ex-skipper Lucas Radebe has questioned Bafana Bafana's ability to compete at this level.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 16:51
Former French star Zinedine Zidane has said that he disagreed with the current squad's controversial decision to refuse to train.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 12:54
The French SWC squad has resumed training a day after they went on strike over the expulsion of striker Nicolas Anelka.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 08:39
It's easy to argue the insurrection by France's SWC squad shows their spirit of revolution is alive - and refusing to practice free-kicks.
Tournament News
2010-06-20 19:18
France's squad released a statement protesting at the exclusion of star Nicolas Anelka for an outburst at coach Raymond Domenech.
Tournament News
2010-06-20 12:19
France coach Raymond Domenech says disgraced striker Nicolas Anelka could have remained in South Africa if he'd apologised.
Tournament News
2010-06-19 11:43
Nicolas Anelka unleashed a volley of insults at coach Raymond Domenech after being criticised during the 2-0 defeat to Mexico.
Tournament News
2010-06-18 07:52
France defender and captain Patrice Evra says he feels like France has become "a small football nation, and it hurts."
Tournament News
2010-06-17 22:40
Mexico stunned France in their SWC Group A match to leave the 1998 winners and 2006 finalists on the brink of elimination.
Tournament News
2010-06-11 22:58
Lacklustre France have failed to turn their superior possession into chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Uruguay.
Tournament News
2010-06-11 19:47
Teams for Friday's World Cup Group A match between Uruguay and France at Cape Town Stadium have been announced.
National News
2010-06-10 19:38
A shack dwellers' organisation says it will try to build shacks outside Cape Town Stadium to highlight its demand for proper homes.
Tournament News
2010-06-06 13:15
France coach Raymond Domenech has played down his squad's troubled buildup to the World Cup, culminating in a 1-0 defeat to China.
Tournament News
2010-06-02 14:19
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Tournament News
2010-05-27 09:54
France coach Raymond Domenech revealed what may become a winning formation for his side during their victory over Costa Rica.
Tournament News
2010-05-24 09:12
Patrick Vieira's international career appears to be over after he was omitted from France's 30-man provisional SWC squad.
2010 World Cup
2010-05-05 12:12
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Tournament News
2010-04-12 15:15
Raymond Domenech has refused to give assurances over Thierry Henry's place in France's 23-man squad for the Soccer World Cup.
Tournament News
2010-06-24 13:57
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has received France striker Thierry Henry for talks following the team's first round exit at the SWC.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 13:48
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to hold an hour-long meeting with France striker Thierry Henry following the country's SWC exit.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 16:34
French coach Raymond Domenech's refusal to shake the hand of SA counterpart Carlos Alberto Parreira left his reputation in tatters.
National News
2010-06-22 22:59
Bafana Bafana have made South Africa proud and helped unite the nation, President Jacob Zuma has said.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 19:05
Hosts SA suffered SWC heartbreak despite a stirring win over 10-man France, crashing out of the competition on goal difference.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 15:17
Britain's Sky News says the French football team will leave straight for the airport if they fail to win against South Africa.
National News
2010-06-22 14:24
Roads around the Free State Stadium are closed and police are out in full force in anticipation of the Bafana Bafana-France game.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 12:04
Playing against a team that has nothing left to play for but pride puts Bafana in a precarious position, writes George Dearnaley.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 20:54
Some of the France team may not want to play against South Africa following a row over the expulsion of striker Nicolas Anelka.
National News
2010-06-21 15:12
A major bank has suspended its sponsorship of the French World Cup football team after internal divisions exploded into a crisis.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 10:14
France's Nicolas Anelka has arrived back in London after being sent home from the SWC after a foul-mouthed rant at coach Raymond Domenech.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 07:55
Didier Drogba has rallied to support Chelsea team-mate Nicolas Anelka following the striker's expulsion from the French SWC squad.
Tournament News
2010-06-20 17:23
France team director Jean-Louis Valentin said the French SWC team are refusing to train following a dispute on the practice field.
Tournament News
2010-06-19 20:17
France captain Patrice Evra says there is "a traitor" among France's SWC staff who must have leaked details of Nicolas Anelka's rant.
National News
2010-06-18 15:32
The World Cup may not be over, but after Bafana Bafana's performance against Uruguay, many South Africans are no longer "feeling it".
Tournament News
2010-06-18 08:51
French legend Zinedine Zidane lashed out at coach Raymond Domenech after a campaign ending shock defeat against Mexico.
National News
2010-06-13 13:18
SA traffic officers whisked football star Thierry Henry's customs-detained boots to the team an hour before the team's first match.
Tournament News
2010-06-11 21:36
France and Uruguay were locked 0-0 at halftime, with Sidney Govou wasting a golden chance to give the French the lead.
National News
2010-06-11 15:17
Football fans from Africa to Australia and Latin America have packed downtown Cape Town to the piercing din of vuvuzelas.
Tournament News
2010-06-15 11:34
Bookmakers have installed Mexico as favourites to beat Bafana Bafana in the opening game of the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Tournament News
2010-06-05 09:18
France have arrived in South Africa for the World Cup, already facing criticism after a poor result in a warm-up friendly.
Tournament News
2010-05-31 12:25
French striker and top goalscorer Thierry Henry looks set to adopt a new role as coach Domenech rearranges the French attack.
Tournament News
2010-05-25 19:14
France's Nicolas Anelka has no intention of letting his chance to finally shine at a SWC slip after not getting selected before.
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2010-05-25 13:21
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Tournament News
2010-05-04 11:44
France defender William Gallas is confident he will recover from a calf injury in time for next month's Soccer World Cup.
Tournament News
2010-06-24 13:34
France's team returned to Paris under heavy police protection after their humiliating first round exit from the Soccer World Cup.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 11:35
Irish newspapers have revelled in France's humiliating exit from the Soccer World Cup describing it as poetic justice.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 09:59
George Dearnaley is happy to admit he got his Bafana v France prediction horribly wrong - but is a very proud fan today.
Tournament News
2010-06-23 07:31
French fans in Paris groaned and booed for their own team and even cheered for South Africa as they watched the critical match.
National News
2010-06-22 15:51
Argentina supporters in Polokwane for the game against Greece would love to see Bafana qualify for the second round of the World Cup.
Tournament News
2010-06-22 15:11
France have left out captain Patrice Evra for their final group game against South Africa in Bloemfontein.
National News
2010-06-22 12:54
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has rallied South Africa around the national side for their make-or-break World Cup match against France.
2010 World Cup
2010-06-22 07:36
The way the French have been imploding over the last few days suggests there might be some hope for Bafana, writes Mark Gleeson.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 20:01
Disgraced striker Nicolas Anelka may finally have met his match - Germaine Domenech, the mother of France's embattled coach.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 11:28
The French press have poured scorn on the SWC squad saying their refusal to train has shamed the whole country.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 08:43
France and South Africa head into their final Soccer World Cup group game in Bloemfontein desperately trying to save national pride.
Tournament News
2010-06-21 08:19
France's SWC campaign has descended into chaos with a boycott of a training session and the resignation of a senior team official.
Tournament News
2010-06-20 20:20
Franck Ribery said he was in "tears" when expelled striker Nicolas Anelka left the team and that the hunt was on for the "traitor".
Tournament News
2010-06-19 17:31
France striker Nicolas Anelka has been thrown out of the Soccer World Cup for insulting coach Raymond Domenech.
National News
2010-06-18 08:52
Mexican fans celebrating their team's victory over France have bartered and begged for rooms to escape the bitter cold in Polokwane.
Tournament News
2010-06-18 07:55
Embattled France coach Raymond Domenech has admitted that his star-studded, crisis-hit team desperately need a miracle.
Tournament News
2010-06-12 20:55
Holders Italy were astonished that France's Patrick Vieira and not an Italian player was asked to hand over the SWC trophy.
Tournament News
2010-06-11 20:29
France coach Raymond Domenech left Thierry Henry and Florent Malouda on the bench for their World Cup opener against Uruguay.
National News
2010-06-11 09:36
Underestimating the underdogs and inflated egos could cost England, France and Mexico dearly at the 2010 World Cup, says a psychic.
Tournament News
2010-06-08 14:43
William Gallas will not speak to media during the SWC, possibly due to his annoyance at the selection of Patrice Evra as captain.
Tournament News
2010-06-03 14:55
France coach Raymond Domenech said Thurdsay he is confident that his team, who were runners up in 2006, can shine at this SWC.
Tournament News
2010-05-29 17:11
Raymond Domenech is being urged by his players to let them play attacking football, because they enjoy the new 4-3-3 formation.
Tournament News
2010-05-24 10:31
France and Arsenal defender William Gallas has escaped serious injury after being involved in a buggy accident over the weekend.
2010 World Cup
2010-05-12 10:34
As war loomed across Europe, the 1938 World Cup went ahead in France causing outraged boycotts amongst the South American nations.
Tournament News
2010-04-23 12:22
France are not among the top three teams at the SWC and will not lift the trophy, UEFA president Michel Platini has said.