South Africa's World Cup dream has ended: Bafana won the last group match against France 2-1 but because Uruguay only defeated Mexico by one goal it's all over for the hosts after the group stage. That makes them the first host nation to crash out of the group stages in World Cup history. France have also been eliminated. Their disastrous World Cup campaign has been "highlighted" by Nicolas Anelka's expulsion and the rant between captain Patrice Evra and the fitness coach. Evra was left out of the starting line up for the last group game as well as Thierry Henry, Eric Abidal, Florent Malouda and Sidney Govou. Both sides adapted an offensive style of play for the match and this resulted in an entertaining display. The fans didn't have to wait long for the first goal: Bongani Khumalo easily headed the ball against the ropes after France goalie Hugo Lloris misjudged Siphiwe Tshabalala's corner kick. It was all over for the French five minutes after that: Yoann Gourcuff received a red card for elbowing McBeth Sibaya. South Africa doubled the lead before half time when Katlego Mphela benefitted from some sloppy defence by Les Bleus: 0-2. Bafana's hopes of reaching the last 16 increased when Luis Suarez scored for Uruguay, two minutes before the break. Mphela could have increased that hopes even more, a few minutes into the second half but his strike only hit the post. The hopes of the South Africans were dashed twenty minutes before the end of the match when Florent Malouda scored France's first goal at this World Cup France Vs South Africa Full Highlights Wc 2010

• published: 23 Jun 2010
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