Their efforts bore fruit at the 70th minute as Bacary Sagna slid Franck Ribery in on the right of the penalty area and he squared for Florent Malouda to roll into an empty net.

For most of the game and off the pitch, France were a mess. They lost captain Patrice Evra after he was left out of their line-up in the wake of the damaging Nicolas Anelka drama.

Chelsea striker Anelka was kicked out of the team after he insulted coach Raymond Domenech, whose side then refused to train in protest.

South Africa made history by staging Africa's first World Cup and becoming the first hosts to be shut out of the second round.

Uruguay qualified from Group A with seven points and Mexico, the 1-0 losers to Uruguay on Tuesday, made the cut, too.

South Africa came third with four points but less goals, with France last on one draw and two losses.

South Africa's Tsepo Masilela (Front) fights for the ball with a player of France during the Group A match between France and South Africa at the 2010 World Cup football match in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 22, 2010. South Africa won 2-1.

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