World Cup Results: Au revoir France?

Betfacts / Joe Dyer / 17 June 2010 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

Manchester United's Javier Hernandez celebrates scoring the opener

Woeful France confirm rumours of unrest and bad spirit with defeat to Mexico that leaves World Cup hopes hanging by a thread

"France need to thump host nation South Africa in their final match to give themselves a hope of reaching the knockout stages. They can be backed at [13.0] to qualify after trading at a low of [1.33]."

France are staring at the prospect of a group stage exit after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Mexico left them with just one point from their opening two matches.

The beaten finalists of 2006 are now likely to suffer the second consecutive early exit from a major tournament after dropping out of Euro 2008 with just one point from their three group games.

France now need to thump host nation South Africa in their final match to give themselves a hope of reaching the knockout stages. They can be backed at [13.0] to qualify after trading at a low of [1.33].

Mexico, who play group leaders Uruguay in the final match, were matched at [5.7] to beat Les Bleus with the 2-0 final scoreline backed at [48.0]. Manchester United's Javier Hernandez was a [14.0] bet to score first.

Tags: France, Group A, Mexico, South Africa, World Cup